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# Awesome Oscillator

Add the Awesome Oscillator in Quantower to gauge momentum and spot trend shifts using the difference between two moving averages

## Description

Awesome Oscillator is another kind of Moving average convergence/divergence indicator just with predefined input parameters. AO calculates the difference between the 34-period SMA and the 5-period SMA, smoothed with a 5-period moving average.

![](https://4186075531-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LD6FsRvQ3jgwJIg6O7r%2F-LEJcze8l8tZqOqzbRdV%2F-LEJf3Y9bcdb5ONji-vT%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=d54f80d9-f83a-4e4c-a6d2-2af97a9e42f2)

## Formula

5-period SMA - 34-period SMA

## Most useful cases

* **Divergence/Convergence** - Divergence/Convergence pattern is a form of price action when new high(low) of the price not confirmed with a new high/low of  AO. Such price and indicator’s behavior can be interpreted as the weakness of current existing trend.

![](https://4186075531-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LD6FsRvQ3jgwJIg6O7r%2F-LEJcze8l8tZqOqzbRdV%2F-LEJfpPKKPIYF6VGLH5j%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=09ee5570-7abf-494f-964c-f7dd90139b9e)

* **Crossing zero line** - this is a trend-reversing signal and it can be very useful in case of determining a correction of existing trend, the beginning of a new trend wave or starting a new trend.


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