you re mine:波动与指标8之：强弱指标（RSI）的运用

强弱指标（RSI)是一个用得比较多而且大家熟悉的一个动力指标，在股票证券技术分析中做为股票或证券超买超卖的信号用。

The indicator is plotted between a range of zero to 100 where 100 is the highest overbought condition and zero is the highest oversold condition. The RSI helps to measure the strength of a security's recent up moves compared to the strength of its recent down moves. This helps to indicate whether a security has seen more buying or selling pressure over the trading period.

The standard calculation uses 14 trading periods as the basis for the calculation which can be adjusted to meet the needs of the user. If the trading periods used is lowered then the RSI will be more volatile and is used for shorter term trades.

强弱指标一般基于14个交易周期或时段（译注：14天，14周，等等）计算，14也可以随用户需要改成其他值。交易周期小（译注：如用10，7，5等等），强弱指标会变化得快一些，可用作短期交易。

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强弱指标的计算

How the RSI is used
Like most indicators there are two general ways in which the indicator is used to generate signals - crossovers and divergence. In the case of the RSI, the indicator uses crossovers of its overbought, oversold and centerline.

强弱指标的使用

像其他指标一样，强弱指标主要可用来得到两个信号：交叉点和发散段。 强弱指标的超买区，超卖区，和中心线与交叉点和发散段有密切关系。

The first technique is to use overbought and sold lines to generate buy-and-sell signals. In the RSI, the overbought line is typically set at 70 and when the RSI is above this level the security is considered to be overbought. The security is seen as oversold when the RSI is below 30. These values can be adjusted to either increase or decrease the amount of signals that are formed by the RSI.

A buy signal is generated when the RSI breaks the oversold line in an upward direction, which means that it goes from below the oversold line to moving above it. A sell signal is formed when the RSI breaks the overbought line in a downward direction crossing from above the line to below the line. A more conservative approach can be used by setting the overbought and oversold levels at 80 and 20, respectively.

Another crossover technique used in formulating signals is using the centerline (50). This technique is exactly the same as using the overbought and oversold lines to formulate signals. This technique will often form signals after a movement in the direction they are predicting but are used more as a confirmation then a signal compared to the other techniques. A downward trend is confirmed when the RSI crosses from above 50 to below 50. An upward trend is confirmed when the RSI crosses above 50.

其次，可在中心线（50线）上找交叉点。其做法和用超买超卖线时一样。这些交叉点主要是用来确认预测的变化趋势。RSI由上向下穿过中心线时，给出一个下跌趋势的信号。相反则为上升趋势信号。

Divergence can be used to form signals as well. If the RSI is moving in an upward direction and the security is moving in a downward direction it signals to technical traders that buying pressure is increasing and the downtrend may be coming to an end. Divergence can also be used to signal a reversal in an upward trend where the RSI is decreasing signaling increasing selling pressure in an upward trend.

最后，发散（译注：指股价和RSI变化背道而驰）也可以作为信号用。RSI呈现上升状而股价呈下降态时，表明买入压力在增加，股价下降趋势可能近期内会结束。可以为一些技术性买卖的股民提供一个信号。相反，RSI呈现下降状，表明卖出压力增加，股价上升的势头有转向的可能。

The RSI is a standard component on any basic technical chart. The relative strength indicator focuses on the momentum underlying the security and is a great secondary measure to be used by traders. It is important to note that the RSI is often not used as the sole generation of buy-and-sell signals but used in conjunction with other indicators and chart patterns.