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Zig Zag – Technical Indicator
Zig Zag DefinitionThe zig zag indicator is a bit more serious than its name would imply. The zig zag is a very basic indicator which attempts to reduce the amount of "noise" in a trending security. The...
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Bull Bear Ratio Definition and Formula
Bull/Bear Ratio DefinitionOnce a week a poll is conducted by Investor's Intelligence of over 100 top investment advisors. The poll asks the advisors whether they are bullish, bearish, or neutral on the...
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Chaikin Money Flow Indicator – 2 Simple Trading Strategies
Chaikin Money Flow Indicator ReviewChaikin Money Flow IndexIllustrated above is a zoomed in screenshot of the Chaikin Money Flow (CMF) index from the Tradingsim platform. As you can see, the indicator...
View ArticlePositive Volume Index – Technical Indicator
Positive Volume Index DefinitionThe positive volume index (PVI) is an indicator which tracks volume as it increases from the previous day. It was first introduced by Norman Fosback in the book Stock...
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4 Tips for Trading with the Fan Principle
Fan Principle DefinitionThe fan principle is based on the use of multiple trend lines to judge a major reversal in the market. The fan principle on first glance looks very busy on the chart, but it can...
View ArticleAdvance/Decline Index – Market Breadth Indicator
What is the Advance/Decline IndexThe advance/decline index is the total number of advancing and declining security prices in the stock market. This value is calculated in real-time and is one of the...
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ADX
ADX DefinitionThe ADX (Average Directional Index) is a creation from technical analysis legend J. Welles Wilder. The ADX is a lagging indicator used to assess the strength of a trend. The ADX can be...
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Bullish Percent Index – Technical Analysis Indicator
Bullish Percent IndexThe bullish percent index (BPI) is a market breadth indicator. The indicator is calculated by taking the total number of issues in an index or industry that are generating point...
View ArticleKagi Charts – Technical Analysis Charting Method
What are Kagi Charts?Kagi charts display the price action for a security. This method was developed by the Japanese in the late 1800s. Kagi charts are similar to point and figure charts in that it is...
View ArticlePrice Rate of Change (ROC) – Technical Indicator
Price Rate of Change DefinitionThe Price Rate of Change (ROC) displays the value of the current price relative to the price of n periods ago. The Price Rate of Change can be expressed in either points...
View ArticleVolume Rate of Change – Technical Analysis Indicator
Volume Rate of Change DefinitionThe volume rate of change (ROC) is a technical indicator used to gauge the volatility in a security's volume. The volume rate of change is a powerful indicator when...
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How to Use the Aroon Indicator in Both Trending and Range Markets
The Aroon indicator was developed by Tushar Chande, who also created the Chande Momentum Oscillator and the Qstick.When it comes to day trading, strategies based on the Aroon indicator are some of the...
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How to Day Trade with the Commodity Channel Index (CCI)
Commodity Channel Index DefinitionThe commodity channel index (CCI) is an oscillator used to identify cyclical trends in a security. It gained its name because it was originally used to analyze...
View ArticleProjection Oscillator – Technical Analysis Indicator
Projection Oscillator DefinitionThe projection oscillator was developed by Dr. Mel Widner and is intended as a modification of the projection bands. The thing that makes the projection oscillator...
View ArticleTick Volume – Technical Analysis Indicator
Tick Volume DefinitionTick volume is measuring every trade whether up or down and the volume that accompanies those trades for a given time period. If you are a day trader or a short term swing trader,...
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How to Trade with the Money Flow Index
If you have been day trading with price action and volume - two of our favorite tools - then the Money Flow Index (MFI) indicator would not feel alien to you. Once you move pass the fancy name, the...
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How to Trade Volatility
Volatility is your friend when trading the market. It is like dark matter in the universe; you can't see it, but it's the very essence of the market. There are a number of volatility indicators, one...
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How to Use the Average True Range Indicator
Average True Range Trading StrategiesHey, day traders this is Al Hill from Tradingsim.com. Let me just say off the bat that I’m a little under the weather but please do not let that give the indication...
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4 Strategies for How to Use the Volume Oscillator
Fans of the Tradingsim blog know that I am big on volume. Volume is probably one of the oldest off chart technical indicators you will find in technical analysis. So, as I'm looking through the...
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Top 4 Awesome Oscillator Day Trading Strategies
Awesome OscillatorI don't know about you, but what was Bill Williams thinking when he came up with the name awesome oscillator?With names floating around as complex and diverse as moving average...
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