Technical Analysis

Technical analysis pages explain how traders describe price behavior, chart signals, trend strength, and short-horizon market momentum.

Use Indicators and Oscillators for calculation-based signals, Trends, Support, and Price Action for directional and level-based terms, Ranges, Highs, Lows, and Gaps for price landmarks, and Technical Trading Methods and Tactics for style-level terms.

In this section

• Indicators and Oscillators
  Technical-analysis pages for calculated indicators, oscillators, bands, and volume-based signals.
  • Momentum And Strength Indicators
    Trading terms for momentum, relative strength, money flow, divergence, and technical indicator interpretation.
    • Divergence: The Discrepancy Between Asset Price Movement and Indicator
      Divergence refers to the discrepancy between the price movement of an asset and an indicator, signaling potential trend reversals in financial markets.
    • Know Sure Thing (KST): A Multi-Rate Momentum Oscillator Used in Technical Analysis
      Learn what the Know Sure Thing oscillator measures, how it blends multiple rate-of-change periods, and why traders use it to judge momentum shifts.
    • Momentum in Trading: Definition, Tools, and Risks
      Comprehensive guide to understanding momentum in trading, including its definition, various tools used for analysis, and associated risks.
    • Momentum: Rate of Acceleration in Economic, Price, or Volume Movement
      Understanding the concept of momentum in various aspects such as economics, finance, and physics, including its historical context and practical applications.
    • Money Flow Index (MFI): Definition, Uses, and Trading Strategies
      A comprehensive guide to the Money Flow Index (MFI), a technical analysis tool that combines volume and price data to generate trade signals. Learn about its definition, key uses, trading strategies, and how to interpret overbought and oversold levels.
    • Relative Strength Index (RSI): Explanation, Formula, and Analysis
      An in-depth exploration of the Relative Strength Index (RSI) indicator, including its formula, analysis methods, and application in identifying overbought or oversold market conditions.
    • Relative Strength: Definition and Application in Investing and Stock Analysis
      Explore the concept of relative strength, a key technique in momentum investing. Learn how it focuses on investing in securities that outperform the market or benchmarks, and understand its application in stock analysis.
    • Technical Indicators: Definition, Uses in Analysis, Types, and Examples
      A comprehensive guide to technical indicators, exploring their definition, applications in analysis, various types, and practical examples.
  • Pattern And Volume Indicators
    Trading terms for fractal indicators, Kijun Line analysis, and volume analysis.
    • Fractal Indicator: Understanding Patterns and Trading Strategies
      The Fractal Indicator identifies recurring price patterns on different time frames, providing traders with potential trade opportunities through marked patterns on the chart.
    • Kijun Line (Base Line): Comprehensive Definition, Formula, and Trading Strategies
      Understand the Kijun Line (Base Line) component of the Ichimoku Cloud indicator, including its definition, calculation formula, and various trading strategies to effectively use it in the stock market.
    • Volume Analysis: Understanding and Calculating Trade Volumes
      An in-depth look at volume analysis in trading, including methods for calculation, significance, and practical examples.
  • Volatility Bands And Oscillators
    Trading terms for Bollinger Bands, oscillators, parabolic SAR, rate of change, and volatility ratios.
    • Bollinger Bands: An Essential Technical Analysis Tool
      A comprehensive guide to Bollinger Bands, a critical momentum indicator in technical analysis, depicting two standard deviations above and below a simple moving average.
    • Parabolic SAR Indicator: Comprehensive Guide to Definition, Formula, and Trading Strategies
      The parabolic SAR indicator is a tool used by traders to determine trend direction and potential reversals in price. This guide provides an in-depth look at its definition, formula, application, and trading strategies.
    • Price Rate of Change (ROC) Indicator: Comprehensive Definition and Formula
      A detailed exploration of the Price Rate of Change (ROC) Indicator, its formula, applications in identifying price trends, and examples in stock market analysis.
    • Ultimate Oscillator: Comprehensive Guide and Trading Strategies
      In-depth exploration of the Ultimate Oscillator, including its definition, formula, application in trading strategies, and the significance of divergences in generating buy and sell signals.
    • Volatility Ratio: Meaning, Calculation, Signals, and Applications
      A comprehensive guide to understanding the Volatility Ratio, its calculation methods, interpretation of signals, and practical applications in trading and investing.
• Ranges, Highs, Lows, and Gaps
  52-week high, 52-week range, gapping, historic low, OHLC chart, and volume terms.
  • 52-Week High: The Highest Price a Security Reached Over the Last Year
    Learn what a 52-week high shows, why traders watch it, and why it is context rather than an automatic buy signal.
  • 52-Week Range: The One-Year Trading Range for a Security
    Learn what the 52-week range shows, why traders use it, and how it helps frame momentum and support-resistance analysis.
  • Gapping: Definition, Types, Examples, and Trading Strategies
    An in-depth explanation of gapping in financial trading, including its definition, various types, real-world examples, trading strategies, and its implications for traders.
  • Historic Low: Understanding the Lowest Price Paid for a Security
    A thorough exploration of the concept of 'Historic Low', the lowest price paid for a security over a specified period or since it began trading. Understand the significance, applications in investment strategy, and related terms.
  • Low: The Minimum Trading Price of an Asset During a Specific Period
    Understanding the concept of 'Low' in trading and finance, including historical context, types, key events, mathematical models, and more.
  • OHLC Chart: Understanding and Interpretation for Effective Price Action Strategies
    A comprehensive guide to understanding OHLC charts, their components, and how to interpret them for effective price action strategies in trading and finance.
  • Opening Range: Comprehensive Overview and Practical Examples in Technical Analysis
    Detailed analysis of the opening range—understanding its significance, how it is calculated, and its application in technical analysis with examples.
  • Volume: Multifaceted Term Across Disciplines
    The term 'Volume' refers to the total number of stock shares, bonds, or commodities futures contracts traded in a particular period, a set of issues of a periodical, or the amount of space occupied in three dimensions.
• Technical Trading Methods and Tactics
  Technical analysis, modern technical analysis, scalping, and bear-raiding terms.
  • Bear Raiding: Short-selling Activities Intended to Drive Down a Stock’s Price
    Bear raiding is a strategy in stock markets where traders engage in short-selling activities to force a stock’s price down. This tactic can impact stock prices significantly and is viewed with mixed opinions in the finance community.
  • Modern Technical Analysis: An In-Depth Overview
    Modern Technical Analysis encompasses advanced tools and indicators such as RSI, Fibonacci retracement levels, and moving averages to predict market trends and inform trading decisions.
  • Scalping in Trading: Definition, Strategy Usage, and Examples
    An in-depth exploration of scalping in trading, covering its definition, how the strategy is used, and relevant examples. Learn how traders profit from small price changes and the considerations for implementing scalping.
  • Technical Analysis: Understanding and Utilizing Statistical Data for Investing
    A comprehensive guide on technical analysis, a trading discipline that seeks to identify trading opportunities by analyzing statistical data from trading activity.
• Trends, Support, and Price Action
  Technical-analysis pages for trend direction, pullbacks, reversals, support, resistance, and price behavior.
  • Accumulation, Pullbacks, and Reversals
    Accumulation, pullback, and reversal terms used when price action changes direction or pauses.
    • Accumulation: Understanding Securities Trading
      Accumulation in securities trading indicates potential price rise, opposite of distribution.
    • Pullback in Trading: Definition, Examples, and Key Insights
      A comprehensive guide on pullbacks in trading, including definitions, examples, historical context, and important considerations for traders.
    • Reversal in Trading: Definition, Examples, and Strategies
      A comprehensive guide to understanding reversal in trading, including its definition, examples, and strategies for technical traders.
  • Support, Resistance, and Horizontal Lines
    Support, resistance, support level, resistance level, and horizontal line terms used in price action analysis.
    • Horizontal Line in Technical Analysis: Definition, Uses, and Examples
      A detailed exploration of horizontal lines in technical analysis, including their definition, uses, examples, and importance in identifying support and resistance levels on price charts.
    • Resistance Level: A Crucial Concept in Technical Analysis
      Learn about Resistance Level, a key concept in financial markets where a rising price is expected to halt due to a concentration of selling interest.
    • Support in Technical Analysis
      Price area where buyers have historically appeared strongly enough to slow or reverse a decline.
    • Understanding Support Levels in Stock Trading and How to Trade Them
      An in-depth look at support levels in stock trading, including their definition, identification, and practical strategies for trading based on support levels.
  • Trend Direction and Following
    Downtrend, uptrend, trend line, trend following, and trend trading terms used in technical analysis.
    • Downtrend: Comprehensive Definition, Key Patterns, Practical Examples, and Trading Strategies
      A detailed examination of downtrends in financial markets, covering their definitions, identifying patterns, providing examples, and outlining effective trading strategies.
    • Market Trend: Understanding Market Movements Over Time
      The concept of a market trend refers to the general direction in which market prices move over a specified period. This article covers the historical context, types, key events, mathematical models, applicability, and more.
    • Trend Following: A Broader Trading Strategy Focused on Following Market Trends
      Trend Following is a trading strategy that capitalizes on the momentum of market trends. It is commonly used in various financial markets including stocks, commodities, and forex. Learn about its applications, methods, and historical context.
    • Trend Line: A Tool for Predicting Future Price Movements
      An in-depth exploration of trend lines, used by technical analysts to chart past direction and predict future movements of securities or commodities.
    • Trend Trading: Definition, Strategy, and Profit Potential
      An in-depth guide to trend trading, including its definition, strategy, historical context, and how it aims to capture gains in markets by identifying and following trends.
    • Uptrend in Technical Analysis: Strategies, Examples, and Insights
      Discover the fundamentals of uptrends in technical analysis, including strategies to trade during upward trajectories, real-world examples, and expert insights.