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Momentum API — Acceleration in Real Time

Momentum(14) measures rate-of-change over the last 14 periods. Detect acceleration before the move shows up in other oscillators.

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What is the Momentum API?

The Momentum indicator measures the rate of change in price over a fixed lookback period. Specifically, Momentum(14) = (Current Close / Close 14 bars ago) × 100. When the value is above 100, price is higher than 14 bars ago — bullish momentum. Below 100 means bearish. It's one of the simplest and most reliable acceleration indicators, and our API delivers the pre-calculated value so your bot acts on the signal immediately.

Pre-Calculated, Redis-Cached

Indicator values are computed server-side on every new candle. Your app queries the result — no TA library, no candle history needed.

7 Timeframes

M1, M5, M15, M30, H1, H4, D1 — the same endpoint serves scalpers and position traders alike.

Forex, Crypto, Commodities

EURUSD, GBPUSD, XAUUSD, BTCUSD, USDJPY — data available for every symbol in our data.

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REQUEST 
curl -X GET \
  "https://tickatlas.com/v1/indicator?symbol=EURUSD&indicator=Momentum_14&timeframe=H1" \
  -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"
200 OK 
{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "symbol": "EURUSD",
    "timeframe": "H1",
    "indicator": "Momentum_14",
    "value": 0.00135,
    "bid": 1.08401,
    "ask": 1.08414,
    "updated_at": 1711548000,
    "server_time": "2024-03-27T14:00:00+00:00"
  }
}

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  • n8n
  • Zapier
  • Google Sheets
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How is Momentum calculated?

Momentum(14) = (Close / Close[14]) × 100. When the result is above 100, the current close is higher than 14 bars ago. When below 100, it is lower. Simple, transparent, and directly useful for detecting acceleration or exhaustion.

Is this the same as ROC (Rate of Change)?

They are closely related. ROC expresses the change as a percentage: (Close - Close[n]) / Close[n] × 100. Momentum uses the ratio form. Both measure the same underlying concept — our API returns the standard Momentum formulation.

What is a strong momentum reading?

Values significantly above or below 100 indicate strong momentum. The significance threshold depends on the symbol and timeframe — for context, compare current values against historical values using the /v1/indicator/history endpoint.

Can I detect momentum divergence with this API?

Yes. Fetch Momentum_14 history alongside price data from /v1/ohlc. If price makes a new high but Momentum makes a lower high, that is a classic bearish divergence — detectable in your own code with a few lines of comparison logic.

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