Momentum

The Momentum indicator measures the rate of change in a security’s price over a specified period. It is calculated by subtracting the closing price from n periods ago from the current closing price. Traders use this to gauge the strength of a trend and identify potential reversal points.

MOMENTUM

=MOMENTUM(data, period)

Example Usage

=MOMENTUM(A2:F500, 14)

Parameters

Parameter Type Description Status
data
Range
The input range of columns containing the Date, Open, High, Low, Close, and Volume data.
 Required
period
Number
The number of periods for the calculation. Default is 14.
 Optional

Returns

A two-column array of dates and their corresponding Momentum values.

Momentum Formula Result in Google Sheets