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How to Use Williams %R (Williams Percent Range)
The Williams Percent Range, also called Williams %R, is a momentum indicator that shows you where the last closing price is relative to the highest and lowest prices of a given time period. As an oscillator, Williams %R tells you when a currency pair might be “overbought” or “oversold.” Think of it as a less popular and more sensitive version of Stochastic. As a momentum…
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How to Use RSI (Relative Strength Index)
Relative Strength Index, or RSI, is a popular indicator developed by a technical analyst named J. Welles Wilder, that helps traders evaluate the strength of the current market. RSI is similar to Stochastic in that it identifies overbought and oversold conditions in the market. It is also scaled from 0 to 100. Typically, readings of 30 or lower indicate oversold market conditions and…
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How to Use the Stochastic Indicator
The Stochastic oscillator is another technical indicator that helps traders determine where a trend might be ending. The oscillator works on the following theory: During an uptrend, prices will remain equal to or above the previous closing price. During a downtrend, prices will likely remain equal to or below the previous closing price. This simple momentum oscillator was created by George Lane in the late 1950s. Stochastics…
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How to Use Parabolic SAR
Up until now, we’ve looked at technical indicators that mainly focus on catching the beginning of new trends. Although it is important to be able to identify new trends, it is equally important to be able to identify where a trend ends. After all, what good is a well-timed entry without a well-timed exit? One indicator…
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How to Use the MACD Indicator
What is MACD? MACD is an acronym for Moving Average Convergence Divergence. This technical indicator is a tool that’s used to identify moving averages that are indicating a new trend, whether it’s bullish or bearish. After all, a top priority in trading is being able to find a trend, because that is where the most money is made. With a MACD chart,…
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How to Use Keltner Channels
Keltner Channels is a volatility indicator introduced by a grain trader named Chester Keltner in his 1960 book, How To Make Money in Commodities. A revised version was later developed by Linda Raschke in the 1980s. Linda’s version of the Keltner Channel, which is more widely used, is quite similar to Bollinger Bands in that it also consists of three lines.…
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How to Use Bollinger Bands
Congratulations on making it to the 5th grade! Each time you make it to the next grade you continue to add more and more tools to your trader’s technical analysis (TA) toolbox. “What’s a trader’s toolbox?” you ask. Simple! Let’s compare trading to building a house. You wouldn’t use a hammer on a screw, right?…
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Summary: Using Moving Averages
There are many types of moving averages. The two most common types are a simple moving average and an exponential moving average. Simple moving averages are the simplest form of moving averages, but they are susceptible to spikes. Exponential moving averages put more weight on recent prices, which means they place more emphasis on what traders are doing…
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How to Trend Trade with Guppy Multiple Moving Average (GMMA)
The Guppy Multiple Moving Average (GMMA) indicator provides an interesting approach using moving average ribbons. As a trend trader, it’s not enough to just identify the direction of a trend and catch the trend. Trend trading success depends not only properly identifying the trend direction and catching the trend after it has started, but also on getting out as soon as possible after the trend has reversed.…
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How to Analyze Trends With Moving Average Ribbons
What is a moving average ribbon? A moving average ribbon is a series of moving averages of different lengths plotted on a chart. The basic idea behind the concept of “moving average ribbons” is that instead of using one or two moving averages on a chart, you are using a bunch of moving averages, usually between 6 to 16 moving…