Tillson T3 Moving Average
Created by Tim Tillson, the T3 indicator is a smooth moving average that reduces both lag and overshooting. [Discuss] 💬
// C# usage syntax
IReadOnlyList<T3Result> results =
bars.ToT3(lookbackPeriods, volumeFactor);Parameters
| param | type | description |
|---|---|---|
lookbackPeriods | int | Number of periods (N) for the EMA smoothing. Must be greater than 0 and is usually less than 63. Default is 5. |
volumeFactor | double | Size of the Volume Factor. Must be greater than 0 and is usually less than 2. Default is 0.7 |
Historical price bars requirements
You must have at least 6×(N-1)+100 periods of bars to cover the warmup and convergence periods. Since this uses a smoothing technique, we recommend you use at least 6×(N-1)+250 data points prior to the intended usage date for better precision.
bars is a collection of generic TBar historical price bars. It should have a consistent frequency (day, hour, minute, etc). See the Guide for more information.
Response
IReadOnlyList<T3Result>- This method returns a time series of all available indicator values for the
barsprovided. - It always returns the same number of elements as there are in the historical price bars.
- It does not return a single incremental indicator value.
🚩 ⚞ Convergence warning
The first 6×(N-1)+250 periods will have decreasing magnitude, convergence-related precision errors that can be as high as ~5% deviation in indicator values for earlier periods.
T3Result
| property | type | description |
|---|---|---|
Timestamp | DateTime | Date from evaluated TBar |
T3 | double | T3 Moving Average |
Utilities
See Utilities and helpers for more information.
Chaining
This indicator may be generated from any chain-enabled indicator or method.
// example
var results = bars
.Use(CandlePart.HL2)
.ToT3(..);Results can be further processed on T3 with additional chain-enabled indicators.
// example
var results = bars
.ToT3(..)
.ToRsi(..);See Chaining indicators for more.
Streaming
Use the buffer-style List<T> when you need incremental calculations without a hub:
T3List t3List = new(lookbackPeriods, volumeFactor);
foreach (IBar bar in bars) // simulating stream
{
t3List.Add(bar);
}
// based on `ICollection<T3Result>`
IReadOnlyList<T3Result> results = t3List;Subscribe to a BarHub for advanced streaming scenarios:
BarHub barHub = new();
T3Hub observer = barHub.ToT3Hub(lookbackPeriods, volumeFactor);
foreach (IBar bar in bars) // simulating stream
{
barHub.Add(bar);
}
IReadOnlyList<T3Result> results = observer.Results;See Buffer lists and Stream hubs for full usage guides.