ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Here is a new variation on the classic stochastic oscillator, based on price maxima and minima over a range of days. It indicates overbought and oversold levels and helps to identify bull and bear trend changes...
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Combine some classic indicators in this unique way and you will get buy and sell signals to consider using while in the presence of strong trends...
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Here in part 3, we explore the relative strength volatility-adjusted exponential moving average...
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...You can use calculations of the relative strength of price, volume, and volatility to filter price movement and help define turning points. In this three-part series, we'll examine three applications of relative strength: the relative strength exponential moving average, the relative strength volume-adjusted exponential moving average, and the relative strength volatility-adjusted exponential moving average. Here in part 1, we'll start with the relative strength exponential moving average...
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Here in part 2 of this 3-part series, we explore the relative strength volume-adjusted exponential moving average...
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Here is a new tool you can use that combines a linear regression indicator with exponential moving averages to filter price movement and help define turning points...
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Here, we introduce a type of trading band you can use on your charts. These bands are based on the rate-of-change oscillator...
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...These dynamic bands change as volatility increases and decreases. Use them to signal potential entry points in uptrends and downtrends or to help identify overbought and oversold levels in flat markets...
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...In this follow-up to last month's article on moving average bands (MAB), we present an indicator based on the distance between the bands. MAB width lines can foreshadow strong market moves or a change in trend...
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Last month in part 1, we looked at using an oscillator based on momentum to compare the momentums of two markets on a chart for insights into those markets. In this part, we'll look at what centerline crossovers tell us about the state of the overall stock market when we compare the momentums of stock indexes...
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...In part 1, we looked at using a momentum oscillator to compare the momentums of two markets for insights into those markets. In part 2, we looked at comparing the momentums of different stock market indexes. In this third and final part, we look at comparing the momentum of a volatility index against the momentum of the market to find out what it can tell us...
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Here is a way you can compare at a glance the momentum of two different market indexes or securities in the same chart. It could also be used to help generate trading signals. In this first part of a three-part series, we'll look at comparing index momentums...
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Here is a smoothed version of the classic OBV indicator with a signal line. You can use it to look for signal line crossovers and divergences...
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...The moving average convergence/divergence (MACD) is a well-known oscillator used to signal trend changes and indicate trend direction. Combining the stochastic oscillator and MACD allows you to define overbought/oversold MACD levels. Here's how to do it...
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Trading bands (also called price envelopes or channels) can help you read the trend on a chart. Here's a version that is well-suited for trend following...
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Trends provide opportunities to eke out some profits from the market. But how do you know when a trend is a trend? Here's one indicator that could help you figure that out...
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Indicators play a big role in a technical trader's life. They act as a GPS to help you navigate around price movements. But there's no one way to use them. Here's how you can combine two stochastic oscillators and use them with moving averages and support/resistance levels to help identify corrections and trend reversals...
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Modifying a traditional indicator can make you look at a chart differently. You can compare indexes, look at price movements during extended periods of time, and make trading decisions based on your observations...
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...The biggest challenge for any trader is identifying turning points in price movements. You never know if you'll end up getting whipsawed out of a trade. Here's one way to avoid those whipsaws...
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Two can be better than one. This momentum-based trading system uses two indicators and helps identify divergences and trends...
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Traders hunt for volatility, but how can you find it? Here's one technique you can apply that'll help you see volatility while a stock is trending...
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...The moving average convergence/divergence oscillator (MACD), developed by Gerald Appel, is one of the more popular technical analysis indicators. The MACD is typically used on a single timeframe, but what if we looked at two timeframes on one chart...
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...It's versatile--you can use it to identify overbought/oversold levels, divergences, and trends. Here are some ways you can use it...
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Spotting emerging trends, defining correction periods, and anticipating reversals can benefit your trading in many ways. Here's a look at a trading system that uses momentum indicators to define trend direction...
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Sure, you know moving averages inside out, but maybe it's time to change things up a bit. Here, we look at how you can apply a moving average to an existing moving average...
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...When is there more buying or selling pressure? Here's an indicator that answers that question...
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Here's a modification of the average true range (ATR) that provides an added dimension when it comes to detecting volatility in the markets...
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Here's a momentum volume oscillator that's similar to the relative strength index (RSI), but there's a difference. Let's take a look at how this indicator works...
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...J. Welles Wilder's classic relative strength index has enjoyed a large following of technical analysts over the years. Here's a slow version of it....