Technical Indicators
RSI, MACD, VWAP, Bollinger Bands, and more
39 articles in this category
RSI Indicator: Complete Guide to the Relative Strength Index
The Relative Strength Index (RSI) is one of the most popular momentum oscillators. Learn how to use it for overbought/oversold signals and divergence.
MACD Indicator: How to Read & Trade Moving Average Convergence Divergence
The MACD is a trend-following momentum indicator used by traders worldwide. Learn signal line crossovers, histogram analysis, and divergence strategies.
VWAP: Volume Weighted Average Price — The Day Trader's Anchor
VWAP is the most important intraday indicator for day traders. Learn how institutions use it and how you can trade with it as dynamic support and resistance.
Bollinger Bands: How to Trade Volatility Squeezes & Breakouts
Bollinger Bands measure volatility and identify overbought/oversold conditions. Learn to trade squeezes, breakouts, and mean reversion setups.
Moving Averages Explained: SMA, EMA & How to Use Them
Moving averages are the foundation of technical analysis. Learn how SMA and EMA work, which periods to use, and proven crossover strategies.
Fibonacci Retracement: Levels, Drawing & Trading Strategy
Fibonacci retracement levels help traders identify pullback zones and potential reversal areas. Learn to draw and trade with Fib levels like a pro.
ATR (Average True Range): Measuring Volatility for Better Stops
ATR measures market volatility and helps you set better stop losses. Learn how to use ATR for position sizing and volatility-adjusted trading.
ADX Indicator: How to Measure Trend Strength
The ADX indicator tells you how strong a trend is — not its direction. Learn to use ADX readings to filter trades and avoid choppy markets.
Ichimoku Cloud: Complete Guide to This All-in-One Indicator
The Ichimoku Cloud provides trend direction, support/resistance, and momentum in one view. Learn all five components and how to trade with them.
Stochastic Oscillator: Overbought & Oversold Signals
The Stochastic Oscillator compares closing price to the trading range. Learn to use overbought/oversold signals and crossovers for better timing.
On-Balance Volume (OBV): Using Volume to Confirm Trends
OBV tracks cumulative buying and selling volume to confirm trends. Learn how this simple indicator can reveal hidden strength or weakness in any stock.
Volume Profile: How to Read & Trade High-Volume Price Levels
Volume Profile shows where the most trading activity occurs at each price level. Learn to identify value areas, POC, and high-volume nodes.
Parabolic SAR: Trailing Stop Indicator for Trend Traders
The Parabolic SAR provides dynamic trailing stops that follow price action. Learn to use SAR dots for trend direction and automatic exit signals.
Keltner Channels: Volatility Bands vs Bollinger Bands
Keltner Channels use ATR to create volatility bands around an EMA. Learn how they compare to Bollinger Bands and how to trade the TTM Squeeze.
Williams %R: Momentum Oscillator for Overbought/Oversold
Williams %R is a fast momentum oscillator that identifies overbought and oversold levels. Learn how it works and how it compares to the Stochastic.
Accumulation/Distribution Line: Following Smart Money
The Accumulation/Distribution line measures cumulative money flow to reveal whether smart money is buying or selling. Learn to read and trade with it.
Chaikin Money Flow (CMF): Measuring Buying & Selling Pressure
Chaikin Money Flow measures the volume-weighted buying and selling pressure over a period. Learn how to use CMF to confirm trends and find entries.
Money Flow Index (MFI): Volume-Weighted RSI Explained
The Money Flow Index combines price and volume to create a more robust overbought/oversold oscillator. Learn how MFI improves on traditional RSI signals.
Wyckoff Method: Accumulation, Distribution & Market Phases
The Wyckoff Method reveals how smart money operates through four market phases. Learn accumulation, distribution, and how to trade alongside institutions.
Donchian Channels: The Original Breakout Indicator
Donchian Channels plot the highest high and lowest low over a set period, making breakouts easy to spot. Learn this classic trend-following indicator.
Aroon Indicator: Measuring Trend Strength & Direction
The Aroon indicator uses Aroon Up and Aroon Down lines to identify whether a trend is forming, continuing, or fading. Learn to interpret its signals.
Elder Ray Index: Bull & Bear Power for Trend Analysis
The Elder Ray Index separates buying and selling pressure into Bull Power and Bear Power histograms. Learn how to use them for trend and reversal analysis.
Force Index: Combining Price & Volume for Trade Signals
The Force Index multiplies price change by volume to quantify the strength behind moves. Learn how to use it for trend confirmation and divergence signals.
Golden Cross: The Bullish Signal Every Trader Watches
The golden cross — when the 50-day MA crosses above the 200-day — is one of the most watched bullish signals.
Death Cross: What It Means & How Reliable It Is
The death cross is the bearish counterpart to the golden cross. But it's wrong more often than you'd think.
Elliott Wave Theory: How to Count Waves & Trade Them
Elliott Wave Theory maps market cycles as 5-wave impulse moves and 3-wave corrections. Here's how to count them.
CCI Indicator: Commodity Channel Index for Momentum Trading
CCI measures how far price has deviated from its statistical mean. Readings above +100 or below -100 signal strong momentum.
TTM Squeeze: Detecting Explosive Breakouts Before They Happen
When Bollinger Bands squeeze inside Keltner Channels, an explosive move is loading. TTM Squeeze detects it.
McClellan Oscillator & Advance/Decline Line: Market Breadth Explained
Market breadth tells you whether the whole market is participating in a move — or just a handful of stocks.
Vortex Indicator: Identifying Trend Starts & Reversals
The Vortex Indicator uses two lines — +VI and -VI — to identify when a new trend is starting.
TRIX & ROC: Rate of Change Indicators for Filtering Noise
TRIX triple-smoothes an EMA to eliminate noise. ROC measures raw momentum. Both help confirm trend direction.
Awesome Oscillator: A Momentum Histogram for Trend Confirmation
The Awesome Oscillator uses two moving averages of bar midpoints to confirm trend momentum. Learn to read the histogram.
TWAP: Time-Weighted Average Price for Institutional Execution
TWAP is the average price over a time period. Learn how institutions use TWAP algorithms to fill large orders without moving the market.
Standard Deviation Indicator: Measuring Volatility in Real Time
The standard deviation indicator shows real-time volatility by measuring price dispersion from the mean.
EMA: Exponential Moving Average Explained
The EMA reacts faster to price changes than the SMA by weighting recent data more heavily.
Stochastic Oscillator: Formula, Settings & Signal Line
The stochastic measures where the close falls within a range. Learn the %K/%D formula and fast vs slow variants.
WMA: Weighted Moving Average Explained
The WMA gives more weight to recent prices using a linear scale, sitting between the SMA and EMA in responsiveness.
Hull Moving Average (HMA): Faster Signals, Less Lag
The HMA was designed to eliminate lag while staying smooth. It uses a unique nested weighted MA calculation.
What Is VWAP?
VWAP is the average price a security has traded at throughout the day, weighted by volume — the single most important indicator for day traders.