Introduction to Technical Indicators and Oscillators
An in-depth introduction to the various kind of technical indicators and oscillators out there. A "must read" article for StockCharts.com users
A chart overlay that shows the upper and lower limits of 'normal' price movements based on the Standard Deviation of prices.
A comprehensive indicator that defines support and resistance, identifies trend direction, gauges momentum and provides trading signals.
A chart overlay that shows upper and lower limits for price movements based on the Average True Range of prices.
Moving Averages - Simple and Exponential
Chart overlays that show the 'average' value over time. Both Simple Moving Averages (SMAs) and Exponential Moving Averages (EMAs) are explained.
A chart overlay consisting of a channel formed from simple moving averages.
Parabolic SAR- A chart overlay that shows reversal points below prices in an uptrend and above prices in a downtrend.
A chart overlay that shows a channel made from the highest high and lowest low for a given period of time.
A chart overlay with a horizontal histogram showing the amount of activity at various price levels.
Volume-weighted Average Price (VWAP)
An intraday indicator based on total dollar value of all trades for the current day divided by the total trading volume for the current day.
A chart overlay that shows filtered price movements that are greater than a given percentage
Accumulation Distribution Line
Combines price and volume to show how money may be flowing into or out of a stock.
Shows whether a stock is trending or oscillating.
Average Directional Index (ADX)
Shows whether a stock is trending or oscillating.
Measures a stock's volatility.
Shows the relationship between price and Bollinger Bands.
Shows the distance between the upper band and the lower band.
Shows a stock's variation from its 'typical' price.
Shows the degree of correlation between two securities over a given time frame.
Combines price and volume to show how money may be flowing into or out of a stock. Alternative to Accumulation/Distribution Line.
Combines price and volume to show how money may be flowing into or out of a stock. Based on Accumulation/Distribution Line.
Detrended Price Oscillator (DPO)
A price oscillator that uses a displaced moving average to identify cycles.
A simple price-and-volume oscillator.
A momentum oscillator based on the difference between two EMAs.
A momentum oscillator that shows the difference between MACD and its signal line.
A volume-weighted version of RSI that shows shifts is buying and selling pressure.
Combines price and volume in a very simple way to show how money may be flowing into or out of a stock.
Percentage Price Oscillator (PPO)
A percentage-based version of the MACD indicator.
The PPO indicator applied to volume instead of price.
Technical indicator that compares the performance of two stocks to each other by dividing their price data.
Shows the speed at which a stock's price is changing.
Shows how strongly a stock is moving in its current direction.
StockCharts Technical Rank (SCTR)
Provides a technical rank based on six technical indicators. Can be use to find stocks showing relative strength or avoid stocks showing relative weakness.
Measures the rise-over-run for a linear regression
Standard Deviation (Volatility)
A statistical measure of a stock's volatility.
Shows how a stock's price is doing relative to past movements. Fast, Slow and Full Stochastics are explained.
Combines Stochastics with the RSI indicator. Helps you see RSI changes more clearly.
A triple-smoothed moving average of price movements.
Combines long-term, mid-term and short-term moving averages into one number.
Uses Stochastics to determine overbought and oversold levels
Introduction to Market Indicators
An in-depth introduction to popular market indicators found on StockCharts.com.
A breadth indicator derived from the AD Ratio and AD Volume Ratio.
A cumulative breadth indicator derived from Net Advances.
A cumulative breadth indicator derived from Net Advancing Volume.
A breadth indicator derived from the percentage of stocks on PnF buy signals
A breadth indicator that shows new highs as a percentage of new highs plus new lows.
A MACD type oscillator of Net Advances.
A cumulative indicator based on the McClellan Oscillator.
A breadth indicator showing the difference between new highs and new lows. Percentage, cumulative and smoothed versions can be used.
A breadth oscillator that measure the percentage of stocks above a specific moving average.
A sentiment indicator found by dividing put volume by call volume.
A 10-day moving average of the High-Low Index, which is a breadth indicator.
Indicators of implied volatility designed to measure fear and complacency for a range of indices and ETFs.