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Bill M. Williams (1932–2019) [1] was an American trader and author of books on trading psychology, technical analysis, and chaos theory [2] in trading the stock, commodity, and foreign exchange (Forex) markets. His study of stock market data led him to develop a number of technical analyses that identify trends in the financial markets ...
Average true range (ATR) is a technical analysis volatility indicator originally developed by J. Welles Wilder, Jr. for commodities. [ 1 ][ 2 ] The indicator does not provide an indication of price trend, simply the degree of price volatility. [ 3 ] The average true range is an N-period smoothed moving average (SMMA) of the true range values.
Technical indicator. In technical analysis in finance, a technical indicator is a mathematical calculation based on historic price, volume, or (in the case of futures contracts) open interest information that aims to forecast financial market direction. [1] Technical indicators are a fundamental part of technical analysis and are typically ...
Based on a study of 43,297 backtested trades, the CCI indicator was found to be effective with specific settings on particular timeframes. Testing the indicator over a 20-year period from 01/02/2003 to 01/31/2023 found CCI outperformed a buy-and-hold strategy on the S&P 500. The research suggests the most reliable settings were CCI(50) crossing ...
Price action trading. Price action is a method of analysis of the basic price movements to generate trade entry and exit signals that is considered reliable while not requiring the use of indicators. It is a form of technical analysis, as it ignores the fundamental factors of a security and looks primarily at the security's price history.
Fibonacci retracement is a popular tool that technical traders use to help identify strategic places for transactions, stop losses or target prices to help traders get in at a good price. The main idea behind the tool is the support and resistance values for a currency pair trend at which the most important breaks or bounces can appear.
Bollinger Bands (/ ˈbɒlɪndʒər /) are a type of statistical chart characterizing the prices and volatility over time of a financial instrument or commodity, using a formulaic method propounded by John Bollinger in the 1980s. Financial traders employ these charts as a methodical tool to inform trading decisions, control automated trading ...
Example of historical stock price data (top half) with the typical presentation of a MACD(12,26,9) indicator (bottom half). The blue line is the MACD series proper, the difference between the 12-day and 26-day EMAs of the price. The red line is the average or signal series, a 9-day EMA of the MACD series.