ao

API documentation for pandas_ta.momentum.ao Python function.

ao(high, low, fast=None, slow=None, offset=None, **kwargs)

Awesome Oscillator (AO)

The Awesome Oscillator is an indicator used to measure a security’s momentum. AO is generally used to affirm trends or to anticipate possible reversals.

Sources:

https://www.tradingview.com/wiki/Awesome_Oscillator_(AO) https://www.ifcm.co.uk/ntx-indicators/awesome-oscillator

Calculation:

Default Inputs:

fast=5, slow=34

SMA = Simple Moving Average median = (high + low) / 2 AO = SMA(median, fast) - SMA(median, slow)

Args:

high (pd.Series): Series of ‘high’s low (pd.Series): Series of ‘low’s fast (int): The short period. Default: 5 slow (int): The long period. Default: 34 offset (int): How many periods to offset the result. Default: 0

Kwargs:

fillna (value, optional): pd.DataFrame.fillna(value) fill_method (value, optional): Type of fill method

Returns:

pd.Series: New feature generated.