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What is RSI?

a 0-100 momentum gauge.

The number

RSI is a 0-100 momentum gauge.

What it means

over 70 means overheated and due for a breather, under 30 means washed out and due for a bounce, 50 is the bull-bear line.

Why it matters

it's the fastest way to see whether a move is running on fumes or still has room.

From the desk

The desk watches this alongside the nine Pulse Score signals when reading a coin. See Methodology for how the score fuses its inputs.

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a momentum-direction indicator built from two moving averages

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EMA

an exponential moving average, a trend line that weights recent prices more

Explainer generated Sep 24, 2026 from the desk glossary. Not financial advice.