Momentum

MOM measures the rate of change in prices over a specified period.

Method

tm.ta.mom(source, timeperiod)

Inputs

Parameter	Argument type	Description	Default Value
source	pd.Series	Input data series	-
timeperiod	int	Number of periods for the indicator	10

Outputs

Output	Type
mom	np.ndarray

Example usage

strategy.py

import tradomate as tm

@tm.strategy()
def my_strategy(config: tm.TradomateConfig, data: tm.TradomateData):

    # Trying out Momentum
    mom = tm.ta.mom(data.close, timeperiod=10)

    # Get the last value and print
    last_value = mom.iloc[-1]
    tm.log(f"Last value of Momentum is {last_value}")

    # Plot the values of mom
    tm.plot(mom, title="Momentum", overlay=False)