Technical Analysis

The interpretation of market activity using technical analysis provides hints to the investor as it tries to predict the future behavior of the stock price. Generally speaking, the technical investor will use a combination of price, volume and time-sensitive technical indicators to maximize their profits. 

Technical Indicators

Technical indicators are usually functions of open, high, low and closing prices, trading volume and input parameters. As a result technical indicators usually provide a value that helps anticipate future changes of stock price. Below you may find descriptions of some of the popular technical indicators as well as their interpretations.

Moving Averages
Bollinger Bands
Envelopes
Volume
Relative Strength Index
Fast Stochastic Oscillator
Slow Stochastic Oscillator
Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD)
Moving Average Oscillator
Accumulation/Distribution
On Balance Volume
Directional Movement Index
Chaikin Oscillator
Volatility
Williams %R

You may plot these and other technical indicators using Stock Predictor.

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