# Momentum Momentum: the source minus its value N bars ago, a direct measure of the speed of price change. ## How to read it - Above zero: price is higher than N bars ago; below zero: lower. - A rising line means the move is accelerating; flattening means it is slowing. - Divergences with price warn of a weakening trend. ## Key settings - Length 10, source close. ## Good to know - Drawn in its own pane below the chart.