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A relative strength oscillator that shows whether your stock is outperforming or underperforming its benchmark.

Relative Strength Pro is a TradingView indicator that measures a stock’s performance against a chosen benchmark. It uses the Mansfield Relative Strength formula, with the S&P 500 as the default benchmark. The tool plots a color-coded RS line, moving average, momentum histogram, strength zones, and crossover signals. A clean info table shows the ticker, benchmark, RS value, momentum direction, and strength rating. Six built-in alerts track key relative-strength shifts, including zero-crosses, MA crossovers, and rating changes.

Overview

Relative Strength Radar is a TradingView indicator that compares one asset’s performance against a chosen benchmark. It uses the Mansfield Relative Strength formula to show whether the symbol is outperforming or underperforming. The indicator plots a color-coded RS line, moving average, histogram, strength zones, and crossover markers. A composite rating classifies the symbol as STRONG, OUTPERFORM, NEUTRAL, UNDERPERFORM, or WEAK. It includes six alerts and works across all asset classes, making it useful as a comparative-performance filter with trend, volume, and risk management.

Who It's For

Relative Strength Radar is built for traders and portfolio managers who want to identify market leaders and laggards. It suits stock traders, swing traders, position traders, sector rotators, and CANSLIM-style growth investors. Traders can use it to apply the principle of buying strength and avoiding weakness. Crypto and forex traders can compare coins, pairs, or assets against a broader benchmark or basket. Intermediate traders can use it as a screening filter, while advanced traders can combine it with structure, entries, and risk management.

Why It's Useful

Relative Strength Radar helps traders judge whether an asset is truly strong or only rising with the market. It compares the symbol against a benchmark to show if it is outperforming or underperforming. The RS line, moving average, histogram, zones, signals, and rating make leadership and weakness easy to see. This helps traders focus on stronger names, avoid laggards, and time sector or asset rotation more effectively. It supports better capital allocation by aligning trades with the areas where relative momentum is strongest.

Use Cases

Leadership identification
Laggard avoidance
Sector rotation analysis
Watchlist scanning and ranking
Stock vs index comparison
Stock vs sector ETF comparison
Crypto vs Bitcoin / total market comparison
Forex pair vs index comparison
Entry timing on outperformance breakouts
Exit timing on relative-strength breakdowns
Pullback entries inside a Strong Zone
Trend confirmation alongside price action
Multi-timeframe relative-strength analysis
Portfolio screening for growth and momentum
CANSLIM-style leadership filtering
Risk management and capital allocation
Alert automation and webhook-driven workflows
Bot integration for relative-strength strategies

Relative Strength Radar (NOT RSI) — User Manual

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FAQ

What does this tool do?+

Relative Strength Radar measures whether the symbol on your chart is outperforming or underperforming a chosen benchmark over a defined lookback period. It plots a colour-coded RS line with a moving average, a momentum histogram, threshold-based Strong and Weak zones, zero-cross and MA-crossover signals, a composite STRONG / OUTPERFORM / NEUTRAL / UNDERPERFORM / WEAK rating, and a compact info table showing all key values at once.

Is this the same as the RSI indicator?+

No. Despite the similar name, this is NOT the Relative Strength Index (RSI). RSI is a single-asset momentum oscillator that measures whether a symbol is overbought or oversold. Relative Strength Radar is a two-asset comparison tool based on Mansfield Relative Strength — it compares your chart symbol against a separate benchmark like the S&P 500. The two indicators answer completely different questions and are typically used together, not as replacements.

Which markets does this tool support?+

It works on any market TradingView supports — stocks, ETFs, crypto, forex, futures, indices, and commodities. The most common use case is stocks against a broad index like SPX, NIFTY 50, or FTSE 100, but you can set the benchmark to any symbol, including a sector ETF, Bitcoin, gold, or even another individual stock for pair-trading style comparisons.

Which timeframes can I use it on?+

All timeframes are supported. Daily and weekly charts are the most popular for relative-strength work because they filter out intraday noise and reflect institutional positioning. Swing traders typically use the daily chart; position traders and investors lean on weekly; intraday traders can also apply it on 15m–1H for shorter rotational plays.

Is this tool beginner-friendly?+

The visuals — green/red line, zones, info table, and rating label — are simple enough for beginners to read. However, the concept of relative strength itself is more advanced than basic price-trend indicators, so the tool is best suited for intermediate-to-advanced traders, or beginners who are actively learning concepts like leadership, laggards, and sector rotation.

How should I use this tool?+

Add the indicator to your chart, set the benchmark (SPX is the default), and read the info table. Focus on names where RS is above zero and above its moving average, ideally inside or moving toward the Strong Zone. Avoid or short names where RS is below zero, below its moving average, and entering the Weak Zone. Use zero-cross and MA-cross signals to time entries and exits, and confirm with price structure on the main chart.

Can I use this tool as a standalone trading system?+

No. Relative Strength Radar is a comparative-performance filter, not a complete trading system. It tells you which symbols are leading and lagging, but it does not provide precise entry triggers, stop placement, or position sizing. Always combine it with proper risk management, market structure analysis, and at least one confirmation tool such as a trend indicator, volume analysis, or support and resistance.

What strategies can I apply with this tool?+

It fits leadership trading, laggard avoidance, sector rotation, pair trading, CANSLIM-style growth investing, momentum and trend-following strategies, pullback entries within strong names, and any portfolio-screening workflow that prioritises capital allocation to the strongest performers.

Which other tools should I combine with it?+

Pair Relative Strength Radar with a trend indicator like TrendArc, volume tools, volatility tools such as ATR, support and resistance indicators, momentum oscillators (RSI, MACD), risk calculators, and multi-timeframe screeners. Together these form a complete leadership-and-execution workflow.

Does this tool guarantee profits?+

No. No trading tool can guarantee profits. Relative Strength Radar is a decision-support indicator; outcomes depend on the trader’s overall strategy, risk management, market conditions, and discipline.