kc_middle

Keltner Channels Middle Line (MA)

kc_middle(source, length, matype="ema")

Parameters

Name Type Description
source field Price field for the middle line (typically close)
length int Period for the middle line MA

Formula

KC Middle = MA(source, length)

Examples

kc_mid = kc_middle(close, 20);  # EMA-based (default)
kc_mid = kc_middle(close, 20, matype="sma");  # SMA-based
close > kc_mid;  # Price above middle line (bullish)

Returns

float

Range

length is bound by matype's MA family: 2-210 ema (default), 2-105 wilder, or 2-400 windowed sma/wma

Notes

EMA is the TradingView-default smoothing; other MA types trade off responsiveness for smoothness

See Also

kc_upper, kc_lower

References

TradingView: part of ta.kc(); middle line uses EMA by default

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