Indicators and Oscillators

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| Technical Analysis INDICATORS AND OSCILLATORS Some people have an inherent fear of indicators and oscillators, but they are the meat and potatoes of technical trading, and extremely useful. You needn't be intimidated: It's not necessary to understand the underlying math, and any trading software will show you these indicators and where they lie on any chart. Here are some of the most common indicators and oscillators. Your trading software should have these already built in. Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) is defined as a trend-following momentum indicator that shows the relationship between two moving averages of a security's price. Read Now » Relative Strength Index – RSI The Relative Strength Index (RSI) is a momentum indicator that measures the magnitude of recent price changes to analyze overbought or oversold conditions. Read Now » Stochastic Oscillator A stochastic oscillator is a technical momentum indicator that compares a security's closing price to its price range over a given time period. Read Now » Accumulation/Distribution Indicator - A/D Accumulation/distribution (A/D) is an indicator that uses volume and price to assess the strength of a stock's price trend and spot potential reversals. Read Now » Aroon Indicator The Aroon indicator is a two-lined technical indicator that is used to identify trend changes and the strength of a trend by using the time elapsed since a high or low. Read Now » Bollinger Band® A Bollinger Band® is a set of lines plotted two standard deviations (positively and negatively) away from a simple moving average of the security's price. Read Now » Leading vs. Lagging vs. Coincident Indicators Economic statistics may be leading indicators, lagging indicators, or coincident indicators. That is, they illuminate what may happen next, what just happened, or what is happening. Read Now » On-Balance Volume: The Way To Smart Money This momentum indicator was designed to predict when major market moves would occur. Read Now » ADX: The Trend Strength Indicator The average directional index (ADX) is a trend indicator that can lead traders to reduced risk and increase profit potential. Read Now » CONNECT WITH INVESTOPEDIA Email sent to: geezers.mail@gmail.com To update your newsletter preferences or unsubscribe, click here. 114 West 41st St, floor 8 New York NY 10036 © 2020, Investopedia, LLC, All Rights Reserved | Privacy Policy