# RSI of Other Sources RSI of Other Sources is an indicator on [Vela](https://vela.luxalgo.com/chart), our next-generation charting platform, written in Pine Script®. Points Wilder's 14-period RSI formula at a series of your choice: On-Balance Volume by default, or Volume, VWAP Distance, Momentum, Rate of Change, another symbol, or any custom plot. The derived line is drawn beside a same-length price RSI for instant comparison, with 70/30 thresholds, optional input smoothing, and six crossing alerts. - Indicator in the LuxAlgo Library, by LuxAlgo, published Mar 6, 2026. - Access: free. - Concepts: [RSI of Other Sources](https://www.luxalgo.com/library/concept/rsi-of-other-sources/) (primary) - Open on Vela: https://vela.luxalgo.com/chart?pineScriptCodeId=b5wltpbd7xmiw21i75cvp54w - Page: https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/rsi-of-other-sources/ **RSI of Other Sources** is the definitive clean take on [RSI of other sources](https://www.luxalgo.com/library/concept/rsi-of-other-sources/): Wilder's formula, unchanged, pointed at whatever series you select. On-Balance Volume is the default; Volume, VWAP Distance, Momentum, Rate of Change, another symbol's close, or any custom plot can take its place. The derived line sits on the familiar 0-100 scale, colored by its side of 50 with a gradient fill, next to a muted Price RSI of the same length so the two reads compare at a glance. ## How to Trade the RSI of Other Sources? - **Midline crosses**: the derived RSI above 50 means bar-to-bar changes in the selected series are tilting positive. With OBV selected, that is volume flow expanding, not price rising. - **Derived vs Price RSI splits**: when the two lines disagree, the price move lacks support from the selected series, the disagreement this tool exists to surface. - **Overbought / Oversold crossings**: entries into and exits from the dashed threshold zones, remembering every source keeps its own extremes. Six alerts cover both midline crosses plus entry and exit at each threshold. ## RSI of Other Sources Settings - **Applied To** (default On-Balance Volume): the series the RSI formula runs on. - **RSI Length** (default 14): Wilder smoothing lookback, shared by the comparison line. - **Custom Source** (default close): used by the Custom Source option and as the base for Momentum and Rate of Change. - **Momentum/ROC Length** (default 10). - **Other Symbol** (default empty, meaning the chart symbol). - **Input Smoothing** (default None, length 14): optional SMA/EMA/WMA/RMA applied before gains and losses are measured. - **Overbought** (default 70) / **Oversold** (default 30). - **Price RSI Comparison** and **Gradient Fill** are on by default. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### Is RSI of Volume just the Money Flow Index? No. The [Money Flow Index](https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/money-flow-index/) bakes volume into a price-based calculation's gain and loss sums. This build runs untouched RSI arithmetic directly on the raw series you pick, so RSI of Volume asks whether participation itself is accelerating. ### Should I keep 70/30 on a derived series? Treat them as starting points. A cumulative input such as OBV can hold extreme readings far longer than closes do, while a choppier one may rarely reach them. Study the derived line over deep history and reset the thresholds from the range it actually occupies. ### What does Input Smoothing change? It averages the selected series before the gain/loss balance is measured, removing whipsaws at the cost of speed. That differs from smoothing the oscillator afterward: pre-smoothing changes which bar-to-bar changes the RSI ever sees. ## Related indicators - [RSI Divergence: Out-of-Sample Optimizer](https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/rsi-divergence-out-of-sample-optimizer/) (RSI): markdown at https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/rsi-divergence-out-of-sample-optimizer.md - [Ultimate RSI](https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/ultimate-rsi/) (RSI): markdown at https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/ultimate-rsi.md - [RSI Failure Swing](https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/rsi-failure-swing/) (Momentum & Oscillators): markdown at https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/rsi-failure-swing.md - [RSI-2](https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/rsi-2/) (Momentum & Oscillators): markdown at https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/rsi-2.md - [RSI Candlestick Oscillator](https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/rsi-candlestick-oscillator/) (RSI): markdown at https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/rsi-candlestick-oscillator.md - [RSI Multi Length](https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/rsi-multi-length/) (RSI): markdown at https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/rsi-multi-length.md - [Adaptive Bounds RSI](https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/adaptive-bounds-rsi/) (RSI): markdown at https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/adaptive-bounds-rsi.md - [RSI Prediction by Range Segmentation](https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/rsi-prediction-by-range-segmentation/) (RSI): markdown at https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/rsi-prediction-by-range-segmentation.md --- Source: https://www.luxalgo.com/library/indicator/rsi-of-other-sources/ (LuxAlgo Library). Free to use with attribution: https://www.luxalgo.com/library/license/