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Calculates the Directional Movement Index.

talib.DX(inPriceHLC)
talib.DX(inPriceHLC, optInTimePeriod)

Examples

Compute the Directional Movement Index from the latest K-lines.

javascript
function main() { var records = exchange.GetRecords() if (!records) return var ret = talib.DX(records) Log(ret) }
python
import talib def main(): records = exchange.GetRecords() if not records: return ret = talib.DX(records.High, records.Low, records.Close) Log(ret)

Returns

TypeDescription

numeric array

Indicator values, the same length as the input; the leading values without enough data are NaN.

Arguments

NameTypeRequiredDescription

inPriceHLC

Record array

Yes

K-line array; the high, low and close fields are used. In Python, pass records.High, records.Low, records.Close in this order.

optInTimePeriod

number

No

Calculation period. Default 14.

See Also

Remarks

TA-Lib equivalent: DX(Records[High,Low,Close],Time Period = 14) = Array(outReal).