Bollinger Bands are a technical analysis tool invented by John Bollinger in the 1980s. Having evolved from the concept of trading bands, Bollinger Bands can be used to measure the highness or lowness of the price relative to previous trades. The purpose of Bollinger Bands is to provide a relative definition of high and low. By definition, prices are high at the upper band … [Read more...]
Parabolic SAR : technical indicator
The parabolic SAR is a technical indicator that is used by many traders to determine the direction of an asset's momentum and the point in time when this momentum has a higher-than-normal probability of switching directions. Sometimes known as the "stop and reversal system", the parabolic SAR was developed by the famous technician Welles Wilder, creator of the relative strength … [Read more...]
Average True Range, ATR
Average True Range or ATR is one popular volatility indicator which can be used by traders of all kinds. It was introduced by J. Welles Wilder in 1978 in his book “New Concepts in Technical Trading Systems”. Although the indicator was developed for commodity futures market, it can be used to trade all financial instruments including stocks and forex currencies.ATR. It is a … [Read more...]
Average Directional Movement Index Technical Indicator (ADX)
Average Directional Movement Index Technical Indicator (ADX) helps to determine if there is a price trend. It was developed and described in detail by Welles Wilder in his book "New concepts in technical trading systems". However, the main purpose of the ADX is to determine whether a stock, future, or currency pair is trending or is in a trading range. Determining which mode a … [Read more...]
DMI, Directional Momentum Index
Directional Momentum Index ,DMI.is an indicator used in technical analysis to determine if a financial instrument, such as a stock, is trending in particular direction. It is broken into the positive directional indicator (+DI), negative directional indicator (-DI) and Average Directional Index (ADX). The value of the index can be zero. The higher the value of the DMI, the … [Read more...]