KST Oscillator (Know Sure Thing)

The Know Sure Thing (KST) is a momentum oscillator developed by Martin Pring to make it easier for traders to interpret rate-of-change data. It is a summed, weighted moving average of four different rate-of-change (ROC) periods, designed to capture major market cycles.

KST

=KST(data)

Example Usage

=KST(A2:F500)

Parameters

Parameter Type Description Status
data
Range
The input range of columns containing the Date, Open, High, Low, Close, and Volume data.
 Required

Returns

A multi-column array containing:

  1. Date
  2. KST: The KST line.
  3. Signal: The 9-period SMA of the KST line.
KST Oscillator Formula Result in Google Sheets