Trend indicators

An envelope refers to two lines plotted above and below a security's price.It is drawn by drawing a Simple Moving Average and 2 SMA around it at a fixed distance. The Envelope or envelope channel indicator is a technical analysis tool. It helps to spot the upper and...

The advance/decline (A/D) line is a breadth indicator that plots the difference between advancing stocks and declining stocks.A/D line should move in the same direction as major indexes to confirm the move.If it doesn't, it's a sign the rally or decline is nearing its...

The Hull moving average indicator or HMA indicator helps to identify the current trend in the market.It is an extremely fast and smooth moving average. The Hull moving average indicator or HMA indicator helps to identify the current trend in the market. Allan Hill...

The Schaff Trend Cycle (STC) indicator is an oscillator.It helps to identify the market trends with improved speed and accuracy. The Schaff Trend Cycle (STC) indicator is an oscillator indicator that helps to identify the market trends with improved speed and...

Trendlines connect two price points at least and may extend further forward to indicate support and resistance areas.It helps traders understand the trend and possible reversals. Trendlines are an indicator that helps to identify and confirm trends. It is a simple but...

The Chande Kroll Stop indicator is made of two lines.It automatically allows placement of protective stops based on both upward and downward volatility. Tushar Chande and Stanley Kroll suggested the Chande Kroll Stop indicator in their book “The New Technical Trader”....

The Williams Fractal indicator detects patterns known as fractals.The fractals are made of five or more bars.It helps traders spot potential bullish and bearish price reversals. Traders are integrating new methods into their market analysis to get an edge. This...

The Williams Alligator indicator is composed of 3 lines. Each line is a Moving Average is a different period (5-8-13).It helps traders understand the market trend and potential reversal. When the fastest line is above the middle one which is above the slow one, trend...

The Relative Vigor Index indicator is an oscillator.It measures the strength behind a price move.It compares the end price range and offers a reading of the strength of price movement up or down. The Relative Vigor Index compares the end price range and offers a...

The Mass Index indicator helps traders determine trend reversals.It examines the difference between low and high prices in a security over a period.It calculates with the exponential moving average (EMA) of price over a nine-days period and the exponential moving...

The Pivot Point indicator automatically draws potential resistance/support levels.It make use of the high, low, and close of the previous period to estimate future support/resistance levels. Pivot points are important levels chartists that traders use to detect...

Moving Average Crossover signals a trend reversal.The most popular one is between the 50-MA & 200-MA.The bullish cross is the golden cross and the bearish cross is the death cross. What are the Moving Average Crossovers? Moving Average (MA) Crossover indicator...

The Ichimoku Cloud is composed of five lines. The include a:nine-period average, 26-period average, average of those two averages, 52-period average, and a lagging closing price line.The Cloud is a key part of the indicator. When price is below the cloud the trend is...

The Balance of Power indicator measures the strength of buyers in the market against sellers.It does so by assessing how able each side are to drive prices to an extreme level. Balance of Power = (Close price – Open price) / (High price – Low price)The result can be...

The Average Directional Index is built on top of the Directional Movement Index.When ADX > 25, the trend is considered to be strong.When ADX < 20, the trend is considered weak or trendless. What is the Average Directional Index (ADX)? Average Directional...

The Directional Movement Index (DMI) is composed of 2+1 linesThe -DI line shows the selling pressure (-DI),The +DI line shows the buying pressure And the DX line shows the difference between the two othersWhen +DI is above -DI, it means the price is mainly having...

The Parabolic SAR indicator helps traders spot trend direction and potential reversals.It appears on charts as a series of dots/cross above (when price is going down) or below (when price is going up) security’s price.It’s mainly used as a trailing stop. What is the...

The Zig Zag indicator helps traders reduce market noise. It highlights underlying trends with its higher highs or lower lows.The indicator works best in strongly trending markets. What is the Zig Zag indicator?  The Zig Zag indicator is a very well-known tool by...

The Mcginley Dynamic indicator is an indicator that is based on moving average line indicator with a soothing mechanism. Its soothing mechanism is so effective that it tracks prices far better than any other indicator. There is an inherent problem in all moving...

The Aroon indicator is composed of two line:An up line which measures how far is the previous highA down line wich measures how far is the previous lowWhen AroonUp is above AroonDown, it gives a bullish biais.When AroonUp is below AroonDown, it gives a bearish biais....

A SMA (Simple Moving Average) indicator calculates the average of prices for a given number of periods.The SMA is used alone (for its slope) or with others MAs (for the crossing). What is the Moving Average indicator? In technical analysis, the moving average is an...