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Indicator encyclopedia

Formula, settings, a real chart on quotes and working code for every indicator.

No indicator behaves the same in every market regime. That is why each write-up shows the indicator on real EUR/USD quotes — rendered in its own native way.

20 indicators

RSI

Momentum
Relative Strength Index

An overbought/oversold oscillator based on average gains and losses.

MACD

Trend
Moving Average Convergence Divergence

The difference between two EMAs — identifies trend momentum and direction.

Bollinger Bands

Volatility
Bollinger Bands

A volatility channel around a moving average ± a standard deviation.

Stochastic Oscillator

Momentum
Stochastic Oscillator

Compares the closing price with the price range over a period.

EMA

Trend
Exponential Moving Average

An exponential moving average that weights recent prices more heavily.

SMA

Trend
Simple Moving Average

A simple average of the closing price over N periods.

Volume

Volume
Volume

The number of trades executed — confirmation of move strength.

ATR

Volatility
Average True Range

Average true range — a volatility measure for sizing stops.

ADX

Trend
Average Directional Index

Trend strength regardless of its direction.

Ichimoku Cloud

Trend
Ichimoku Cloud

A comprehensive five-line system for trend, momentum and levels.

Fibonacci Retracement

Trend
Fibonacci Retracement

Horizontal retracement levels based on the Fibonacci sequence.

Parabolic SAR

Trend
Parabolic Stop And Reverse

A trailing indicator for identifying trend reversal points.

CCI

Momentum
Commodity Channel Index

The deviation of price from its statistical mean.

OBV

Volume
On-Balance Volume

Cumulative volume adjusted for price direction.

Williams %R

Momentum
Williams Percent Range

A momentum oscillator, similar to Stochastic on an inverted scale.

VWAP

Volume
Volume Weighted Average Price

A volume-weighted average price — an intraday trading benchmark.

Donchian Channel

Volatility
Donchian Channel

A channel from the highest high and lowest low over N periods — a classic trend breakout tool.

Keltner Channel

Volatility
Keltner Channel

A volatility channel based on EMA and ATR — an alternative to Bollinger Bands.

ROC

Momentum
Rate of Change

The percentage rate of price change over N periods — a simple momentum indicator.

Heikin-Ashi

Trend
Heikin-Ashi

Modified Japanese candles that average price for a cleaner view of the trend.

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