Oscillators give traders an idea of how momentum is developing on a specific currency pair. When price treks higher, oscillators will move higher. When price drops lower, oscillators will move lower...
On a candlestick chart you have a candle for every period - for example, on a five minute chart you will have a candle every five minutes whether the price moved or not. In a P&F chart, a new notation is made only when price moves by a certain amount...
Strategy Tester For Traders General overview of the possibilities. Overview of results : Visualize a Strategy in the MetaTrader 5 Tester If you are thinking to buy a product on the Market : How to Test a Tading Robot before buying...
Similar to the 200-day Moving Average, large institutions often look at long term Linear Regression Channels. A Linear Regression Channel consists of three parts: Linear Regression Line: A line that best fits all the data points of interest...
Pivot points indicator consists of a central pivot which is surrounded by 3 resistance levels below and 3 support levels above. Pivot points initially were used by floor traders to analyze and trade the equities and futures exchange markets...
Trend following indicators were created to help traders trade currency pairs that are trending up or trending down. We have all heard the phrase “the trend is your friend.” These indicators can help point out the direction of the trend and can tell us if a trend actually exists...
Created by stock analyst Marc Chaikin, a pioneer of the use of computers for stock analysis, recognized for developing the ADL Provides a reading of volatility based on the range between high and low prices, where a wider range means higher volatility Helps identify and anticipate bottoms and top...
Heikin-Ashi chart looks like the candlestick chart, but the method of calculation and plotting of the candles on the Heikin-Ashi chart is different from the candlestick chart. In candlestick charts, each candlestick shows four different prices: Open, Close, High and Low price...
Ichimoku is a technical or chart indicator that is also a trend trading system in and of itself...
Developed by Robert Krausz. This indicator was originally used to trade Stocks and Commodities. The Gann HiLo Activator Indicator is plotted over the price chart...
In financial markets, jargon often plays a key role. Jargon helps show familiarity and comfort with a particular subject matter, and nowhere is this jargon more apparent than when discussing the ‘position,’ of a trade...
Swing trading is very popular for Forex traders for two main reasons. Firstly, Forex swing trading strategies usually contain entry and exit techniques that require checking the chart perhaps only once or twice each day, or at most every few hours...
Good way to use moving averages is to use them as dynamic support and resistance levels. We like to call it dynamic because it’s not like your traditional horizontal support and resistance lines. They are constantly changing depending on recent price action...
Accumulation Distribution uses volume to confirm price trends or warn of weak movements that could result in a price reversal. Accumulation: Volume is considered to be accumulated when the day's close is higher than the previous day's closing price...
A very good article to learn how to use this site. For a general overview of changements and improvements in MT5 platform, read MetaTrader 5 - More Than You Can Imagine...
Trading Classic Chart Patterns by Thomas Bulkowski Use popular chart patterns profitably In his follow-up to the well-received Encyclopedia of Chart Patterns, Thomas Bulkowski gives traders a practical game plan to capitalize on established chart patterns...
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Moving average crossovers are a common way traders use Moving Averages. A crossover occurs when a faster Moving Average crosses either above a slower Moving Average (i.e. a longer period Moving Average) which is considered a bullish crossover or below which is considered a bearish crossover...
To understand the cause of a margin call is the first step. The second and more beneficial step is learning understanding how to stay far away from a potential margin call. The short answer as to understand what causes a margin call is simple, you’ve run out of usable margin...
The Commodity Channel Index (CCI) measures deviations from the moving average while showing overbought and oversold conditions When CCI crosses up above the -100 line, a buy signal is generated Don’t get thrown off by the lengthy name “Commodity Channel Index” as it is not a new 24-hour cable bro...
