Know Sure Thing (KST)Momentum

Timeframe M1 · unit pts

What it measures

KST sums four Rate-of-Change (ROC) values at periods 10, 13, 15, and 20, each weighted 1, 2, 3, and 4 respectively. This design blends short-term and medium-term price momentum, giving more importance to the more recent short periods via smaller weights and to meaningful confirmation via the longer periods via larger weights.

How Janira reads it (bullish vs bearish)

A positive KST means that the weighted combination of momentum at four lookback windows is net positive - multiple time horizons agree that price is above where it was. Negative means multiple horizons agree on downward movement. Near zero means the four ROC values are mixed or balanced.

In plain language

KST asks: 'do four different time windows all agree that the market has gone up (or down)?' It weights longer-term agreement more heavily. If all four say 'up' strongly, KST is very positive. If they're split or cancel out, KST is near zero.

Scenarios

KST positive and its signal line (9-bar EMA, computed externally) is below it: all four ROC periods point upward and the smoothed trend confirms - multi-horizon bullish momentum.
KST declining from a high positive value toward zero: the aggregate weighted momentum is still positive but weakening - momentum is intact but decelerating across multiple time horizons.
KST crossing zero from positive to negative: the weighted sum of four ROC values has tipped negative - multiple time horizons now show price below their reference points.
KST at extreme negative with ROC(10) starting to recover: the shortest lookback is turning first while longer horizons are still negative - a potential early signal of improvement in very short-term momentum.

More momentum indicators

Relative Strength Index (RSI-14)Relative Strength Index (RSI-7)Stochastic %K (period 14)Stochastic %D (3-period smooth of %K-14)Stochastic RSI (period 14)Commodity Channel Index (CCI-20)Williams %R (period 14)Rate of Change (ROC-12)

Janira computes Know Sure Thing (KST) deterministically from live price action, the same way for every reading - no discretion, no hidden weighting. This page explains the method; it is not a live reading and not advice.