Know Sure Thing

Know Sure Thing was developed by Martin J. Pring in the 1990s. The KST uses four rate of change values to determine the trend of the market. The user may change the input (close), methods (SMA, EMA) and multiple period lengths. This indicator’s definition is further expressed in the condensed code given in the calculation below.

How To Trade Using Know Sure Thing

If the KST crosses above the SIGNAL line a buy signal will be generated. Conversely, if the KST crosses below the SIGNAL line a sell signal will be given.

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Go to the top menu, choose Study>General>Know Sure Thing

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Calculation

//input = price, user defined, default is closing price
//method1 = moving average (ma), user defined, default is SMA
//method2 = moving average (ma), user defined, default is EMA
//signalPeriod = user defined, default is 8
//ma1 default = 10, r1 default = 10, w1 default = 1
//ma2 default = 10, r2 default = 15, w1 default = 2
//ma3 default = 10, r3 default = 20, w1 default = 3
//ma4 default = 15, r4 default = 30, w1 default = 4
//index = current bar number, roc = rate of change

roc1 = roc(index, r1, input)*100);
roc2 = roc(index, r2, input)*100);
roc3 = roc(index, r3, input)*100);
roc4 = roc(index, r4, input)*100);
KST = ma(method1, index, ma1, ROC1)*w1 + ma(method1, index, ma2, ROC2)*w2 +
          ma(method1, index, ma3, ROC3)*w3 + ma(method1, index, ma4, ROC4)*w4;
SIGNAL = ma(method2, index, signalPeriod, KST);
//Signals
buy = crossedAbove(KST, SIGNAL);
sell = crossedBelow(KST, SIGNAL);