Technical indicators, explained simply

Each page covers the calculation, how to read it, and concrete screener-rule examples. All of these indicators are available on charts and in the screener.

• RSI (Relative Strength Index)

  The most popular momentum oscillator: it bounds the strength of a move between 0 and 100 and flags overbought and oversold conditions.

• MACD (Moving Average Convergence Divergence)

  A momentum indicator built on two exponential moving averages: its crossovers and histogram measure the acceleration and exhaustion of trends.

• Ichimoku Kinko Hyo

  A complete analysis system in a single indicator: five lines and a cloud that show trend, key levels and momentum at a glance.

• Bollinger Bands

  A volatility envelope around a moving average: the bands widen when the market gets busy and tighten when it calms down.

• Simple Moving Average (SMA)

  The oldest and most widely used trend indicator: an average of recent closes that smooths out market noise and acts as a dynamic reference line.

• Exponential Moving Average (EMA)

  A moving average that gives more weight to recent candles: it hugs price more closely than the SMA and reacts earlier to trend changes.

• Stochastic Oscillator

  A bounded oscillator measuring where price closes relative to its recent extremes: near the highs, the market is strong; near the lows, it is weak.

• ADX (Average Directional Index)

  The indicator that answers the question that comes before all others: is there a trend? Its +DI and -DI lines then reveal its direction.

• ATR (Average True Range)

  The reference indicator for measuring volatility: it tells you how much an asset moves per candle on average, saying nothing about direction.

• VWAP (Volume Weighted Average Price)

  The average that weights each price by traded volume: the VWAP shows the average price the market actually paid and serves as a benchmark for institutional players.

• Volume

  The fuel behind price moves: volume reveals the conviction behind each candle and separates solid breakouts from false starts.

• Price: the raw data behind all technical analysis

  Before any indicator, there is price. The close, open, high and low of each candle are the building blocks of your screener rules.

• Multi-timeframe Ichimoku (MTF)

  Display the daily Ichimoku cloud directly on your hourly chart: higher timeframe levels become visible right where you trade.