Trading Indicators — Complete Guide

The Relative Strength Index (RSI) is a bounded momentum oscillator that measures the speed and magnitude of recent price changes on a 0-100 scale.

The Moving Average Convergence Divergence indicator (MACD) was developed by analyst Gerald Appel in the late 1970s and became one of the most widely followed momentum indicators of the modern era.

The Stochastic Oscillator was developed in the late 1950s by futures trader and educator George C.

The Commodity Channel Index (CCI) was developed by Donald Lambert and first published in a 1980 issue of Commodities Magazine (now Futures Magazine).

Ichimoku Kinko Hyo — often translated as "one glance equilibrium chart" — is a comprehensive Japanese trend system developed by Tokyo newspaper writer Goichi Hosoda in the late 1930s.

The Average Directional Index (ADX) is a trend-strength indicator also developed by J.

The Simple Moving Average (SMA) is the oldest and most widely used technical indicator in global markets.

The Exponential Moving Average (EMA) is a weighted moving average that assigns exponentially decreasing importance to older prices.

The Parabolic Stop and Reverse (SAR) is a trend-following indicator developed by J.

Bollinger Bands were developed in the early 1980s by John Bollinger, CFA, CMT, and have become one of the most popular volatility-based indicators in global markets.

The Average True Range (ATR), another Wilder creation from his 1978 book, is the industry standard for measuring market volatility.

On-Balance Volume (OBV) was developed by financial author Joseph E.

The Volume Weighted Average Price (VWAP) is an intraday benchmark that calculates the average price of an instrument, weighted by volume, over a session.

Fibonacci retracement levels are horizontal lines drawn at specific percentages of a prior price move to identify likely support and resistance zones on a pullback.

Pivot Points are horizontal support and resistance levels calculated from the prior session's high, low, and close.