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Positive Directional Movement (+DI) - Indicator Formula

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+DI indicates the bullish component of the historical series movement and is normally used in conjunction with the other W.Wilder indicators, namely ADX and -DI.

The interpretative theory also establishes the following rules:

In the case of ADX and +DI with increasing trends against a declining movement of the -DI the system expresses the intensification of a bullish trend;

if the ADX has a lateral or slightly decreasing trend, while +DI and -DI tend to a sort of convergence, the system shows the start of a congestion phase:

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