Detrended Price Oscillator
a.k.a. DPO
An indicator that strips the trend out of price to make shorter cycles, from peak to peak, easier to see.
In plain English
An indicator that strips the trend out of price to make shorter cycles, from peak to peak, easier to see.
The Detrended Price Oscillator (DPO) compares price with a shifted moving average, removing the long trend so the up-and-down cycles stand out.
It is used to estimate the typical length of swings rather than to time entries. It is not a trend tool; that is the bit it deliberately removes.
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