diff --git a/piker/fsp/__init__.py b/piker/fsp/__init__.py
index 0cb58867..0b73b071 100644
--- a/piker/fsp/__init__.py
+++ b/piker/fsp/__init__.py
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ async def cascade(
             n.start_soon(increment_signals, feed, dst)
 
             async for processed in out_stream:
-                log.info(f"{fsp_func_name}: {processed}")
+                log.debug(f"{fsp_func_name}: {processed}")
                 index = src.index
                 dst.array[-1][fsp_func_name] = processed
                 await ctx.send_yield(index)
diff --git a/piker/fsp/_momo.py b/piker/fsp/_momo.py
index 26e72b58..6c701ef2 100644
--- a/piker/fsp/_momo.py
+++ b/piker/fsp/_momo.py
@@ -122,6 +122,22 @@ def rsi(
     return rsi, up_ema[-1], down_ema[-1]
 
 
+def wma(
+    signal: np.ndarray,
+    length: int,
+    weights: Optional[np.ndarray] = None,
+) -> np.ndarray:
+    if weights is None:
+        # default is a standard arithmetic mean
+        seq = np.full((length,), 1)
+        weights = seq / seq.sum()
+
+    assert length == len(weights)
+
+    # return np.convolve(ohlcv.array['close'], weights, 'valid')
+    return np.convolve(signal, weights, 'valid')
+
+
 # @piker.fsp(
 #     aggregates=['30s', '1m', '5m', '1H', '4H', '1D'],
 # )
@@ -136,9 +152,14 @@ async def _rsi(
     """
     sig = ohlcv.array['close']
 
+    # wilder says to seed the RSI EMAs with the SMA for the "period"
+    seed = wma(ohlcv.last(period)['close'], period)[0]
+
     # TODO: the emas here should be seeded with a period SMA as per
     # wilder's original formula..
-    rsi_h, last_up_ema_close, last_down_ema_close = rsi(sig, period, None, None)
+    rsi_h, last_up_ema_close, last_down_ema_close = rsi(sig, period, seed, seed)
+    up_ema_last = last_up_ema_close 
+    down_ema_last = last_down_ema_close 
 
     # deliver history
     yield rsi_h
@@ -150,9 +171,13 @@ async def _rsi(
         for tick in iterticks(quote):
             # though incorrect below is interesting
             # sig = ohlcv.last(period)['close']
+
+            # get only the last 2 "datums" which will be diffed to
+            # calculate the real-time RSI output datum
             sig = ohlcv.last(2)['close']
 
             # the ema needs to be computed from the "last bar"
+            # TODO: how to make this cleaner
             if ohlcv.index > index:
                 last_up_ema_close = up_ema_last
                 last_down_ema_close = down_ema_last
@@ -164,25 +189,13 @@ async def _rsi(
                 up_ema_last=last_up_ema_close,
                 down_ema_last=last_down_ema_close,
             )
-            print(f'rsi_out: {rsi_out}')
             yield rsi_out[-1:]
 
-def wma(
-    signal: np.ndarray,
-) -> np.ndarray:
-    if weights is None:
-        # default is a standard arithmetic mean
-        seq = np.full((length,), 1)
-        weights = seq / seq.sum()
 
-    assert length == len(weights)
-
-
-async def wma(
+async def _wma(
     source,  #: AsyncStream[np.ndarray],
     length: int,
     ohlcv: np.ndarray,  # price time-frame "aware"
-    weights: Optional[np.ndarray] = None,
 ) -> AsyncIterator[np.ndarray]:  # maybe something like like FspStream?
     """Streaming weighted moving average.
 
@@ -191,32 +204,10 @@ async def wma(
     ``weights = np.arange(1, N) * N*(N-1)/2``.
     """
     # deliver historical output as "first yield"
-    yield np.convolve(ohlcv.array['close'], weights, 'valid')
+    yield wma(ohlcv.array['close'], length)
 
     # begin real-time section
 
-    # fill length samples as lookback history
-    # ringbuf = RingBuffer(format='f', capacity=2*length)
-    # overflow = ringbuf.push(ohlcv['close'][-length + 1:])
-    # assert overflow is None
-
-    # lookback = np.zeros((length,))
-    # lookback[:-1] = ohlcv['close'][-length + 1:]
-
-    # async for frame in atleast(length, source):
     async for quote in source:
         for tick in iterticks(quote, type='trade'):
-            # writes no matter what
-            overflow = ringbuf.push(np.array([tick['price']]))
-            assert overflow is None
-
-            # history = np.concatenate(ringbuf.pop(length - 1), frame)
-
-            sig = ohlcv.last(length)
-            history = ringbuf.pop(ringbuf.read_available)
-            yield np.convolve(history, weights, 'valid')
-
-            # push back `length-1` datums as lookback in preparation
-            # for next minimum 1 datum arrival which will require
-            # another "window's worth" of history.
-            ringbuf.push(history[-length + 1:])
+            yield wma(ohlcv.last(length))