Top 20 Trading Indicators
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Technical trading has grown in popularity over the last few years as computers are able to handle complex math and algorithms. An easy way for traders to take advantage of those is by using indicators. Indicators can help to time entry and exit points. Here is a list of some of the most reliable trading indicators.
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1.
Candlesticks
Candlesticks are simply the personification of price, and is the most reliable of any indicator.
22 points - added 13 years ago by kris -
2.
Simple Moving Averages
There are two purposes of Simple Moving Averages: to show the general trend of chart and to smooth out the price action. You will be hard pressed to find a trader who does not use Simple Moving Averages.
19 points - added 13 years ago by kris -
3.
Bollinger Bands
Bollinger Bands are a quick and easy way to see when the price is at one of two extremes: overbought or oversold.
18 points - added 13 years ago by kris -
4.
Donchian Channels
Donchian Channels shows the highs and lows for the last 20 candles, it is a very popular indicator used by breakout traders.
17 points - added 13 years ago by kris -
5.
Volume
Volume lets you know how many people are trading and whether there will be a lot of volatility.
16 points - added 13 years ago by kris -
6.
Market Internals
15 points - added 13 years ago by kris -
7.
ADX
14 points - added 13 years ago by kris -
8.
Relative Strength Index
13 points - added 13 years ago by kris -
9.
Stochastics
13 points - added 13 years ago by kris -
10.
Moving Average Convergence Divergence
12 points - added 13 years ago by kris -
11.
Pivot
10 points - added 13 years ago by kris -
12.
TIKI
9 points - added 13 years ago by kris -
13.
Average Directional Index
8 points - added 13 years ago by kris -
14.
Momentum
7 points - added 13 years ago by kris -
15.
Williams %R
6 points - added 13 years ago by kris -
16.
Commodity Channel Index
6 points - added 13 years ago by kris -
17.
Breadth Thrust
4 points - added 13 years ago by kris -
18.
Advance/Decline Line
4 points - added 13 years ago by kris -
19.
Choas Gator
2 points - added 13 years ago by kris -
20.
Darvas Boxes
1 point - added 13 years ago by kris -
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