Most indicators highlight a particular aspect of price or volume behavior.

Charting indicators that I find most useful.

Respect, whipsaws, divergence, and failure swings.

A key principle when using indicators: set the time frame to reflect the cycle being traded...

Fibonacci numbers are named after Leonardo Fibonacci, a twelfth century Italian mathematician, who discovered the unique properties of a particular number sequence.

Linear regression fits a straight line to the selected data using a method called the Sum Of Least Squares. The Sum Of Least Squares ...

Incredible Charts offers several options for comparing stock and/or index prices

A potent stock selection tool, Price Comparison charts the performance of a stock against an index or a related stock.

Compare bond yields or interest rates that share the same price axis.

A powerful tool for stock selection, Price Ratio is often referred to as relative strength or comparative strength. It compares the performance of a stock relative to an index or a related stock.

Relative Strength (Intercept) calculates relative strength of a second stock/index according to a selected base (intercept) date

The Moving Average is a powerful measure of trend direction, achieved by smoothing price data. Moving Averages can also be used on median,typical and weighted closing prices as well as other indicators.

Simple moving averages are easy to construct, but prone to distortion.

Exponential moving averages achieve the benefits of weighted moving averages combined with ease of construction.

Weighted moving averages are difficult to construct, but reliable.

Wilder moving averages are used mainly in indicators developed by J. Welles Wilder. Essentially the same as an exponential moving average, but use different weightings, for which users need to make allowance.

Moving average systems normally employ filters to reduce whipsaws.

A new variation on the moving average system is to calculate moving averages on the Highs or Lows, rather than on the Close.

When tracking the primary trend you are faced with a wide choice of moving averages.

Fast and slow moving averages provide a powerful measure of trend strength and direction.

A more sophisticated system that uses a third moving average to identify ranging markets.

Daryl Guppy uses multiple moving averages to measure trends and identify likely reversals. The indicator compares multiple short-term and long-term exponential moving averages.

Ivan Ballin's variation of Daryl Guppy's Multiple Moving Averages.

Sometimes referred to as Percentage Bands, price envelopes are plotted at a set percentage above and below a moving average.

Chester Keltner's trend-following system uses bands plotted at a multiple of average true range to filter moving average crossovers.

The Commodity Channel Index (CCI) highlights overbought and oversold markets and likely turning points.

This immensely powerful indicator isolates the short cycle and provides excellent trend signals.

George Topalides' Moving Average Oscillator compares closing price to the moving average

MACD (Moving Average Convergence Divergence) is a powerful refinement of the two moving averages system, providing reliable signals of trend changes.

The MACD Histogram (Moving Average Convergence Divergence Histogram) provides far earlier and more responsive signals than the original MACD. Unfortunately it is also more volatile.

ushar Chande's Aroon Oscillator identifies new trends

Edwin Coppock designed this oscillator with one sole purpose: to identify the commencement of bull markets.

A sophisticated indicator by Welles Wilder, Directional Movement is one of few indicators that signals whether a trend is suitable to trade.

Richard Donchian's Donchian Channels identify new trends

Martin Pring's KST Indicator identifies major trend changes

The Linear Regression Indicator reacts faster than a moving average to trend changes

The Moving Average is a powerful measure of trend direction, achieved by smoothing price data. Moving Averages can also be used on median,typical and weighted closing prices as well as other indicators.

Daryl Guppy uses multiple moving averages to measure trends and identify likely reversals. The indicator compares multiple short-term and long-term exponential moving averages.

Developed by J. Welles Wilder, the Parabolic SAR indicator provides excellent entry and exit points in trending markets.

Ivan Ballin's variation of Daryl Guppy's Multiple Moving Averages.

John Bollinger's Bollinger %b and Band Width highlight suitable entry and exit points in a trend

Developed by Dr Alexander Elder, the Elder-ray indicator measures buying and selling pressure in the market. The Elder-ray is often used as part of the Triple Screen trading system.

Donald Dorsey predicts trend reversals by comparing trading range over a 9 day period.

Momentum measures trend strength and identifies likely reversal points. A simple but effective measure of rate of change of prices.

Norman Fosback uses Negative Volume Index (NVI) with Positive Volume Index (PVI) to identify bull markets.

Introduced by Norman Fosback, Positive Volume Index identifies bull and bear markets by measuring activity on days when volume is higher.

A refinement of Momentum - Rate of Change is designed to fluctuate as a percentage around the zero line.

A very popular momentum oscillator developed by Welles Wilder, RSI (Relative Strength Index) compares upward and downward movements in closing price.

The Slow Stochastic provides more reliable signals than the original indicator. It applies further smoothing to reduce volatility and improve accuracy.

Smoothed Rate of Change (SROC) was first introduced by Fred G Schutzman in Futures magazine, April 1991. The oscillator performs a similar function to the Momentum and Rate Of Change indicators.

Developed by George Lane to track market momentum, the stochastic oscillator comprises two lines: %K and %D.

Designed for trading trends, TRIX uses a triple-smoothed moving average to eliminate cycles shorter than the indicator period.

Twiggs Momentum Oscillator is a smoothed version of the Rate Of Change oscillator, its primary purpose is to identify fast trending stocks.

Created by Adam White, Vertical Horizontal Filter (VHF) identifies trending and ranging markets.

Williams %R is similar to Stochastic %K - except that Williams %R is plotted using negative values.

Larry Williams highlights accumulation and distribution by comparing daily trading ranges. Signals are taken on divergences.

Measures the commitment of bulls and bears, giving advance warning of trend changes.

Another popular indicator by Marc Chaikin based on the Accumulation Distribution line.The Chaikin Money Flow indicator often warns of breakouts and provides useful trend confirmation.

Marc Chaikin's chaikin oscillator monitors the flow of money in and out of the market.

Developed by Richard W Arms, this powerful indicator highlights the relationship between price and volume.

The greatest advance in the last decade, equivolume exposes price and volume interaction.

Developed by Dr Alexander Elder, the Force index combines price movements and volume to measure the strength of bulls and bears in the market.

Money Flow Index measures trend strength and warns of likely reversal points.

Developed by Joseph Granville, OBV provides a powerful measure of accumulation and distribution by comparing volume to price movements.

Measures the strength of trends and warns of reversals...

Twiggs Money Flow is Colin Twiggs' derivation of the popular Chaikin Money Flow indicator.

Williams Accumulation Distribution is traded on divergences. When price makes a new high and the indicator fails to exceed its previous high, distribution is taking place.

Volume highlights unusual trading activity and provide powerful confirmation of price signals.

The rate of change formula can also be applied to volume, where it highlights changes in volume activity.

An easy to use oscillator that highlights changes in volume activity.

Welles Wilder developed Average True Range to measure commitment in a trending market.

Invented by John Bollinger, the bands offer powerful support for signals from trend or momentum indicators. Bollinger Bands are calculated at a specified number of standard deviations above and below the moving average, causing them to widen when prices are volatile and contract when prices are stable.

Developed by Marc Chaikin, volatility is measured as the range between high and low prices.

Welles Wilder's True Range calculation

Volatility is a statistical measure called the coefficient of variation.

This ratio is similar to that used by Jack Schwager in his book Schwager on Futures: Technical Analysis to identify wide-ranging days.