Popular Indicators
Analyze market trends, identify potential trading opportunities, and make informed trading decisions. Below is a list of the most popular indicators used to get an edge over the market.
Trend
ADX (Average Direction Moving Index)
Kijun-Sen+
Moving Averages (EMA / SMA)
Parabolic SAR (leading)
Ichimoku Cloud
Superichi
ZLSMA
TRAMA
Momentum
Volume
Chaikin Oscillator
OBV On Balance Volume
Rate of Change
VWAP
Volatility
ATR Average True Range
Bollinger Bands (leading)
Standard Deviation
Relative Volume
Donchian Channel
Keltner Channel
TTM Squeeze
Chart Studies
Liquidity Swings
Fluid Trades
Trend Lines
Support & Resistance
Fibonacci Lines
Below is a list of all indicators including Youtube vidoes on how the work and different strategies for each of the indicators.
Combining trading indicators
Separating Professional traders from amateurs
- Know which indicators belong to which category
- Combine indicators in a meaningful way
- better trading decisions
#1 Mistake – Using different indicators which belong to the same indicator class
#2 Mistake – Only using trend indicators. You’ll easily end up giving too much weight to the information provided by the indicators and you can miss other important things|
Trade signals aren’t stronger if several indicators point in the same direction
The best strategy with multiple indicators combine indicators that show different type of information
#3 Mistake – Using over 3 indicators, less is more
Do not filter out all losing trades with the use of indicators, it will filter winning ones as well
Good use of indicators
1 Trend + momentum
Moving average (trend) + Stochastic 200 EMA (confirmation or entry point)
When price is above 200EMA long trade stochastic is
2 Trend + Volume
OBV with moving average
Add long term moving average to the OBV (on-balance-volume) To help determine the direction of the trend – as its crossover offer and excellent outlook on the prevailing trend on the market.
When the OBV is above the moving average, search for long positions, in the direction of the main trend
When the OBV is below the moving average, take only short positions
3. Momentum + Volatility
Use Bollinger bands and the RSI indicator to search for divergence when the Bollinger bands are flat
Use of indicators is based on trading strategy based on trading style and risk tolerance.
If you seek long-term moves with large profits, then you may focus on trend-following strategy and therefore utilize trend-following indicators such as moving average.
(LongTerm Trader: Trend Indicators)
If you are interested in small moves with frequent small gains, you might be more interested in a strategy based on volatility
(Short-Term Trader: Volatility & Momentum Indicators)
Each trader has a unique style, temperament, risk tolerance and personality
It is up to YOU to learn about the variety of technical analysis tools, research how they perform according to YOUR individual needs and develop a strategy based on the results
Leading vs lagging Indicators
Leading Indicators
Lagging Indicators
Combining SMA Crossover and RSI Indicators for Better Trading Insights
Introduction: Technical analysis is a favored method used by traders for financial market analysis and forecasting. Two commonly used technical indicators are the Simple Moving Average (SMA) crossover and the Relative Strength Index (RSI). While these indicators are powerful individually, combining them can offer traders even better insights into market trends and potential trading opportunities.
Understanding SMA Crossover and RSI Indicators
Subheadline 1: The SMA Crossover Indicator The SMA crossover indicator identifies the direction of a trend by analyzing two moving averages. When the shorter-term moving average crosses above the longer-term moving average, it signals a bullish trend, and vice versa.
Subheadline 2: The RSI Indicator The RSI indicator measures the speed and change of price movements and ranges from 0 to 100. It is usually considered overbought when above 70 and oversold when below 30.