# Cumulative RSI

This indicator simply sums up the previous n-periods (e.g., 2 days) worth of RSI values.

Credit for the idea belongs to Larry Connors in his book [*Short Term Trading Strategies That Work*](https://moshferatu.dev/moshferatu/short-term-trading-strategies-that-work) (2008).

## Parameters

**RSI Period**: The period to use in the RSI calculation. (Default: 2)

**RSI Smoothing**: The smoothing to use in the RSI calculation. (Default: 1, no smoothing)

**Cumulative Period**: The number of RSI values to add up. (Default: 2)

## Plots

**Cumulative RSI**: The sum total of the previous RSI values. (Default: Yellow Solid Line 3px)

## Screenshots

![Cumulative RSI](https://static.moshington.com/images/indicators/cumulative-rsi/cumulative_rsi.png)

## Strategies

The [Cumulative RSI strategy](https://moshferatu.dev/moshferatu/ninjatrader/src/branch/main/strategies/cumulative-rsi) is based on this indicator.

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