Relative Strength Index (RSI-14)Momentum

Timeframe M1 · unit pts

What it measures

The RSI-14 tracks the ratio of average upward price changes to average downward price changes over the last 14 bars, expressed as a 0-to-100 scale. Here it is shifted so that 0 represents the exact midpoint (the raw RSI = 50).

How Janira reads it (bullish vs bearish)

Positive values (raw RSI > 50) indicate that recent gains have been larger than recent losses. Negative values (raw RSI < 50) indicate the opposite. Extreme readings above +30 (raw > 80) or below -30 (raw < 20) signal that one side has dominated strongly.

In plain language

Imagine a tug-of-war scoreboard: when buyers pull harder than sellers over the last 14 minutes, the number goes positive; when sellers dominate it goes negative. Near zero means the two sides are evenly matched.

Scenarios

• Reading above +20 (raw RSI > 70): buyers have consistently overpowered sellers. The oscillator is in the zone historically associated with elevated buying pressure - sometimes called 'overbought' territory, though it can persist in strong trends.
• Reading near 0 (raw RSI 45-55): momentum is balanced. Neither buyers nor sellers have a clear short-term edge at this moment.
• Reading below -20 (raw RSI < 30): sellers have dominated the last 14 bars. This zone is historically associated with elevated selling pressure, sometimes called 'oversold'.
• Divergence pattern: price makes a new high but RSI makes a lower high. This structure shows that the most recent rally was driven by fewer buyers than the previous one - the momentum behind the move is weakening.

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Janira computes Relative Strength Index (RSI-14) 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.