---
url: /indicators/trix.md
description: >-
  Created by Jack Hutson, TRIX is a rolling rate of change for a 3 EMA smoothing
  of the price over a lookback window.  TRIX is often confused with Triple EMA
  (TEMA).
package: FacioQuo.Stock.Indicators
docs_version: v3
canonical: https://dotnet.stockindicators.dev/indicators/trix
generated: 2026-09-30T04:41:06.055Z
commit: ae1f432eaa0b03ae9f39e032c69434b557efa4a2
---

# Triple EMA Oscillator (TRIX)

Created by Jack Hutson, [TRIX](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trix_\(technical_analysis\)) is the rate of change for a 3 EMA smoothing of the price over a lookback window.  TRIX is often confused with [TEMA](/indicators/tema.md).
[\[Discuss\] 💬](https://github.com/facioquo/stock-indicators-dotnet/discussions/234 "Community discussion about this indicator")

```csharp
// C# usage syntax for Trix
IReadOnlyList<TrixResult> results =
  bars.ToTrix(lookbackPeriods);
```

## Parameters

| param | type | description |
| ----- | ---- | ----------- |
| `lookbackPeriods` | *`int`* | Number of periods (`N`) in each of the exponential moving averages.  Must be greater than 0. |

### Historical price bars requirements

You must have at least `4×N` or `3×N+100` periods of `bars`, whichever is more, to cover the [warmup and convergence](https://github.com/facioquo/stock-indicators-dotnet/discussions/688) periods.  Since this uses a smoothing technique, we recommend you use at least `3×N+250` data points prior to the intended usage date for better precision.

`bars` is a collection of generic `TBar` historical price bars.  It should have a consistent frequency (day, hour, minute, etc).  See [the Guide](/guide/getting-started.md#historical-bars) for more information.

## Response

```csharp
IReadOnlyList<TrixResult>
```

* This method returns a time series of all available indicator values for the `bars` provided.
* It always returns the same number of elements as there are in the historical price bars.
* It does not return a single incremental indicator value.
* The first `3×N-3` periods will have `null` values since there's not enough data to calculate.

> [!WARNING]
> **🚩 ⚞ Convergence warning**
>
> The first `3×N+250` periods will have decreasing magnitude, convergence-related precision errors that can be as high as ~5% deviation in indicator values for earlier periods.

### `TrixResult`

| property | type | description |
| -------- | ---- | ----------- |
| `Timestamp` | *`DateTime`* | Date from evaluated `TBar` |
| `Ema3` | *`double`* | 3 EMAs of the price |
| `Trix` | *`double`* | Rate of Change of 3 EMAs |

### Utilities

* [.Condense()](/utilities/results.md#condense)
* [.Find(lookupDate)](/utilities/results.md#find-by-date)
* [.RemoveWarmupPeriods()](/utilities/results.md#remove-warmup-periods)
* [.RemoveWarmupPeriods(removePeriods)](/utilities/results.md#remove-warmup-periods)

See [Utilities and helpers](/utilities.md) for more information.

## Chaining

This indicator may be generated from any chain-enabled indicator or method.

```csharp
// example
var results = bars
    .Use(CandlePart.HL2)
    .ToTrix(..);
```

Results can be further processed on `Trix` with additional chain-enabled indicators.

```csharp
// example
var results = bars
    .ToTrix(..)
    .ToRsi(..);
```

See [Chaining indicators](/guide/chaining.md) for more.

## Streaming

Use the buffer-style `List<T>` when you need incremental calculations without a hub:

```csharp
TrixList trixList = new(lookbackPeriods);

foreach (IBar bar in bars)  // simulating stream
{
  trixList.Add(bar);
}

// based on `ICollection<TrixResult>`
IReadOnlyList<TrixResult> results = trixList;
```

Subscribe to a `BarHub` for advanced streaming scenarios:

```csharp
BarHub barHub = new();
TrixHub observer = barHub.ToTrixHub(lookbackPeriods);

foreach (IBar bar in bars)  // simulating stream
{
  barHub.Add(bar);
}

IReadOnlyList<TrixResult> results = observer.Results;
```

See [Buffer lists](/guide/styles/buffer.md) and [Stream hubs](/guide/styles/stream.md) for full usage guides.