Indicator · Pine Script v5 · Own pane

Adaptive Relative Strength Index - John F. Ehlers

by palitojendthen

This indicator implements John F.

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GitHub stars20on the repository
Pine versionv5runs as is
Lines of code143
Settings4inputs
LicenceNone statedfile: MPL-2.0
Last update1 year ago12 Jul 2025

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Source Code

143 lines of Pine Script v5 from indicator/adaptive_rsi.pine, published under MPL-2.0 (file header). Keep the author's credit and licence lines when you reuse it.

adaptive_rsi.pine
// This source code is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public License 2.0 at https://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/
// © palitoj_endthen

//@version=5
indicator(title = 'Adaptive relative Strength Index - John F. Ehlers', shorttitle = 'adaptive_rsi', overlay = false)


// input
src = input.source(defval = close, title = 'Source', group = 'Options', tooltip = 'Determines the source of input data, default to close')
hp_period = input.int(defval = 48, title = 'High-pass Period', group = 'Value', tooltip = 'Determines the length of High-pass period')
overbought = input.float(defval = .7, title = 'Overbought Level', group = 'Value', tooltip = 'Determines the Overbought Level/Area, default to 0.7')
oversold = input.float(defval = .3, title = 'Oversold Level', group = 'Value', tooltip = 'Determines the Oversold Level/Area, default to 0.7')

// variable
length = 50
avg_length = 0
m = 0.00
n = 0.00
x = 0.00
y = 0.09
alpha1 = 0.00
hp = 0.00
a1 = 0.00
b1 = 0.00
c1 = 0.00
c2 = 0.00
c3 = 0.00
filt = 0.00
sx = 0.00
sy = 0.00
sxx = 0.00
syy = 0.00
sxy = 0.00
max_pwr = 0.00
dominant_cycle = 0.00
close_up = 0.00
close_down = 0.00
denom = 0.00
my_rsi = 0.00


// array
var corr = array.new_float(length)
var cosine_part = array.new_float(length)
var sine_part = array.new_float(length)
var sq_sum = array.new_float(length)
var r1 = array.new_float(length)
var r2 = array.new_float(length)
var pwr = array.new_float(length)


// adaptive rsi
// high-pass filter cyclic components whose periods are shorter than 48 bars
pi = 2*math.asin(1)
alpha1 := (math.cos(.707*2*pi/hp_period) + math.sin(.707*2*pi/hp_period)-1) / math.cos(.707*2*pi/hp_period)
hp := (1-alpha1/2)*(1-alpha1/2)*(src-2*src[1]+src[2])+2*(1-alpha1)*nz(hp[1])-(1-alpha1)*(1-alpha1)*nz(hp[2])

// smooth with super smoother filter
a1 := math.exp(-1.414*pi/10)
b1 := 2*a1*math.cos(1.414*180/10)
c2 := b1
c3 := -a1*a1
c1 := 1-c2-c3
filt := c1*(hp+hp[1])/2+c2*nz(filt[1])+c3*nz(filt[2])

// pearson correlation for each value of lag
for lag = 0 to 48
    // set the averaging length as m
    m := avg_length
    if avg_length == 0
        m := lag
    // initialize correlation sums
    sx := 0.00
    sy := 0.00
    sxx := 0.00
    syy := 0.00
    sxy := 0.00
    // advance samples of both data streams and sum pearson components
    for count = 0 to m
        x := filt[count]
        y := filt[lag+count]
        sx := sx+x
        sy := sy+y
        sxx := sxx+x*x
        sxy := sxy+x*y
        syy := syy+y*y
    // compute correlation for each value of lag
    if (m*sxx-sx*sx)*(m*syy-sy*sy) > 0
        array.set(corr, lag, ((m*sxy-sx*sy)/math.sqrt((m*sxx-sx*sx)*(m*syy-sy*sy))))

for period = 10 to 48
    array.set(cosine_part, period, 0)
    array.set(sine_part, period, 0)
    for n2 = 3 to 48
        array.set(cosine_part, period, nz(array.get(cosine_part, period))+nz(array.get(corr, n2))*math.cos(360*n2/period))
        array.set(sine_part, period, nz(array.get(sine_part, period))+nz(array.get(corr, n2))*math.sin(360*n2/period))
    array.set(sq_sum, period, nz(array.get(cosine_part, period))*nz(array.get(cosine_part, period))+nz(array.get(sine_part, period))*nz(array.get(sine_part, period)))

for period2 = 10 to 48
    array.set(r2, period2, nz(array.get(r1, period2)))
    array.set(r1, period2, .2*nz(array.get(sq_sum, period2))*nz(array.get(sq_sum, period2))+.8*nz(array.get(r2, period2)))

// find maximum power level for normalization
max_pwr := .991*max_pwr
for period3 = 10 to 48
    if nz(array.get(r1, period3)) > max_pwr
        max_pwr := nz(array.get(r1, period3))
for period4 = 3 to 48
    array.set(pwr, period4, nz(array.get(r1, period4))/max_pwr)

// compute the dominant cycle using the cg of the spectrum
spx = 0.00
sp = 0.00

for period5 = 10 to 48
    if nz(array.get(pwr, period5)) >= .5
        spx := spx+period5*nz(array.get(pwr, period5))
        sp := sp+nz(array.get(pwr, period5))

if sp != 0
    dominant_cycle := spx/sp
if dominant_cycle < 10
    dominant_cycle := 10
if dominant_cycle > 48
    dominant_cycle := 48

// adaptive rsi starts here, using half the measured dominant cycle for tuning
for count2 = 0 to int(dominant_cycle/2-1)
    if filt[count2] > filt[count2+1]
        close_up := close_up+(filt[count2]-filt[count2+1])
    if filt[count2] < filt[count2+1]
        close_down := close_down+(filt[count2+1]-filt[count2])

denom := close_up+close_down

if denom != 0 and denom[1] != 0
    my_rsi := c1*(close_up/denom+close_up[1]/denom[1])/2+c2*my_rsi[1]+c3*my_rsi[2]


// visualize
hline(overbought, color = color.new(color.blue, 50), linestyle = hline.style_dashed)
hline(oversold, color = color.new(color.blue, 50), linestyle = hline.style_dashed)
plot(my_rsi, color =  color.maroon, linewidth = 3)

Overview

Ehlers' Adaptive Relative Strength Index in a separate chart pane. It filters price data using a high-pass filter and a SuperSmoother filter, then applies Pearson correlation across multiple lags to extract the dominant cycle via spectral power analysis. The calculated dominant cycle period dynamically tunes the oscillator's calculation window. Configurable settings allow users to change the price source, high-pass filter period, and overbought or oversold threshold levels. The indicator does not generate automated execution signals.

Details

Published by

palitojendthen on GitHub

Type

Indicator, Pine Script v5

Draws

Separate pane below the chart

Category

Oscillators & momentum

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

indicatortechnical-analysispinescripttrading-algorithms

Settings

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

SettingTypeDefaultVariable
Sourcesourceclosesrc
High-pass Periodint48hp_period
Overbought Levelfloat.7overbought
Oversold Levelfloat.3oversold
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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