Indicator · Pine Script v6 · Own pane

Absolute Price Oscillator (APO)

by mihakralj

The Absolute Price Oscillator (APO) script calculates the difference between a fast exponential moving average (EMA) and a slow EMA for a specified source series.

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GitHub stars99on the repository
Pine versionv6current
Lines of code49
Settings3inputs
LicenceApache-2.0
Last update4 weeks ago27 Sep 2026

Add It to Your TradingView Chart

  1. 1Copy the scriptPress Copy script above, or the copy button on the code below.
  2. 2Open the Pine EditorOpen a TradingView chart and choose Pine Editor at the bottom of the screen.
  3. 3Paste over the templateCreate a new indicator, select all of the template text and paste. Press Save and give it a name.
  4. 4Add it to the chartPress Add to chart, then adjust the settings with the gear icon next to its name.

Source Code

49 lines of Pine Script v6 from lib/oscillators/apo/apo.pine, published under Apache-2.0. Keep the author's credit and licence lines when you reuse it.

apo.pine
// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0
// © mihakralj
//@version=6
indicator("Absolute Price Oscillator (APO)", "APO", overlay=false)

//@function Calculates Absolute Price Oscillator (APO) as difference between fast and slow EMAs
//@param source Series to calculate APO from
//@param fastLength Period for fast EMA
//@param slowLength Period for slow EMA
//@returns APO value (fast EMA - slow EMA)
apo(series float source, simple int fastLength, simple int slowLength) =>
    if fastLength <= 0 or slowLength <= 0
        runtime.error("Lengths must be greater than 0")
    if fastLength >= slowLength
        runtime.error("Fast length must be less than slow length")
    float alphaFast = 2.0 / (fastLength + 1.0)
    float alphaSlow = 2.0 / (slowLength + 1.0)
    var float emaFast = na var float emaSlow = na, var float e = 1.0
    var bool warmup = true, var float result = na
    if not na(source)
        if na(emaFast)
            emaFast := source, emaSlow := source, result := 0
        else
            emaFast := alphaFast * (source - emaFast) + emaFast
            emaSlow := alphaSlow * (source - emaSlow) + emaSlow
            if warmup
                e *= (1.0 - alphaSlow)
                float c = e > 1e-10 ? 1.0 / (1.0 - e) : 1.0
                float aFast = emaFast * c
                float aSlow = emaSlow * c
                result := aFast - aSlow
                if e <= 1e-10
                    warmup := false
            else
                result := emaFast - emaSlow
    result

// ---------- Main loop ----------

// Inputs
i_source = input.source(close, "Source")
i_fastLength = input.int(12, "Fast Length", minval=1)
i_slowLength = input.int(26, "Slow Length", minval=1)

// Calculation
apo_value = apo(i_source, i_fastLength, i_slowLength)

// Plot
plot(apo_value, "APO", color.new(color.yellow, 0), 2)

Overview

Absolute Price Oscillator (APO) uses explicit EMA calculations featuring warmup compensation to handle early bar initialization, throwing runtime errors if settings are misconfigured. Users can customize the price source, fast length, and slow length parameters. The resulting oscillator values are plotted in a separate pane below the price chart to assist in momentum analysis.

Details

Published by

mihakralj on GitHub

Type

Indicator, Pine Script v6

Draws

Separate pane below the chart

Category

Oscillators & momentum, Moving averages

Markets

Any symbol

Timeframes

Any timeframe

Risk Notes

No repainting, lookahead or stacked entries were found in its code or README. That says nothing about how well it works: test it first.

Topics

algorithmic-tradingcsharpdotnetpinescriptpythonquantitative-financesimdta-libtechnical-analysistechnical-indicators

Settings

The inputs you can change from the gear icon on the chart. Defaults are the author's.

SettingTypeDefaultVariable
Sourcesourceclosei_source
Fast Lengthint12i_fastLength
Slow Lengthint26i_slowLength
Third-party code. ForexR did not write, test or endorse this script, and the summary above was generated automatically from its code and README. Indicators describe the past, and a strategy's backtest can look better than live trading, especially when a script repaints. Check it in the Strategy Tester and on a demo account before you rely on it.

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