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Indicators

Technical indicator guides organized by category -- moving averages, oscillators, trend, volatility, and more.

Moving Averages

SMA, EMA, WMA, DEMA, TEMA, and more -- how each is calculated and when to use them.

SMA (Simple Moving Average)

The most straightforward moving average -- equal-weight average over N candles, golden/death crosses, and common period choices.

EMA (Exponential Moving Average)

A moving average that weights recent candles more heavily -- how the smoothing factor works and when to prefer EMA over SMA.

Double and Triple Exponential Moving Averages -- how they reduce lag beyond standard EMA and when the extra speed helps.

RSI, Stochastic, CCI, Williams %R, and other bounded indicators for overbought/oversold signals.

RSI (Relative Strength Index)

The most popular oscillator -- Wilder's smoothing, 70/30 levels, divergence, and why overbought does not mean sell.

Stochastic Oscillator

Where the price closed within its recent range -- fast vs slow variants, %K/%D crossovers, and how it differs from RSI.

CCI (Commodity Channel Index)

Measures deviation from a statistical mean -- unbounded unlike RSI, Lambert's constant, and trend vs mean reversion usage.

Trend Indicators

ADX, MACD, Parabolic SAR, Ichimoku Cloud -- tools for identifying and confirming trends.

MACD (Moving Average Convergence Divergence)

Built from EMAs -- MACD line, signal line, histogram, zero-line crossovers, and why it bridges trend and momentum.

ADX (Average Directional Index)

Measures trend strength (not direction) on a 0-100 scale -- DI+/DI- for direction, and the classic ADX/DI trading system.

Five components in one -- Tenkan-sen, Kijun-sen, Senkou Spans, Chikou Span, and how to read the cloud.

Stop and Reverse dots that trail price -- how the acceleration factor works and when PSAR whipsaws.

Time since highest high and lowest low -- Aroon Up/Down crossovers and the Aroon Oscillator for trend timing.

Volatility Indicators

Bollinger Bands, ATR, Keltner Channels -- measuring and trading market volatility.

Bollinger Bands

SMA with standard deviation bands -- squeezes, band walks, breakouts, and why touching the band is not a signal.

ATR (Average True Range)

Measuring volatility in absolute terms -- True Range, Wilder's smoothing, stop-loss placement, and position sizing.

Momentum Indicators

ROC, TRIX, APO, PPO -- measuring the speed of price change and spotting divergences.

ROC (Rate of Change)

The simplest momentum indicator -- percentage price change over N candles, zero-line crossovers, and the 4 ROC variants.

Volume Indicators

OBV, Accumulation/Distribution, Chaikin Oscillator -- using volume to confirm or question price moves. Not yet available in the strategy builder.

OBV (On-Balance Volume)

Cumulative volume that adds on up candles and subtracts on down candles -- trend confirmation, divergence, and why the absolute number does not matter. Not yet available in the strategy builder.

Price Indicators

AVGPRICE, TYPPRICE, WCLPRICE, MEDPRICE, MIDPOINT, MIDPRICE -- building-block price transforms used by other indicators.

Cycle Indicators

Hilbert Transform indicators -- dominant cycle period, phase, phasor, and sine for identifying repeating price patterns.

Regression Indicators

Linear regression applied to price -- best-fit trend lines, slope, angle, and the Time Series Forecast.

Statistical Indicators

Rolling standard deviation, variance, beta, and correlation -- per-candle statistical measures applied to price windows.

Candlestick Patterns

Overview of 61 candlestick patterns -- bullish, bearish, and reversal signals.

Bullish Reversal Candlestick Patterns

Hammer, Morning Star, Three White Soldiers and 12 more -- patterns that signal a potential shift from downtrend to uptrend.

Bearish Reversal Candlestick Patterns

Shooting Star, Evening Star, Three Black Crows and 9 more -- patterns that signal a potential shift from uptrend to downtrend.

Candlestick Patterns: Bidirectional, Continuation & Gap

Engulfing, Harami, Marubozu, Kicking and more -- patterns that depend on trend context, confirm continuations, or involve gaps.

Indecision Candlestick Patterns

Doji, Spinning Top, High-Wave and more -- candles where neither buyers nor sellers dominated.