Technical Analysis

Chart patterns, indicators, and price action analysis.

30 terms in this category

A

Accumulation/Distribution

Accumulation/Distribution is a volume-based indicator measuring cumulative money flow, showing whether a stock is being accumulated or distributed.

ADX (Average Directional Index)

ADX measures trend strength on a scale of 0-100, without indicating direction. Higher ADX means stronger trend; lower means weak or no trend.

ATR (Average True Range)

ATR measures average price volatility over a period, showing how much an asset typically moves, used for stop loss placement and position sizing.

C

CCI (Commodity Channel Index)

CCI measures price deviation from its average, oscillating typically between +100 and -100 to identify overbought and oversold conditions.

Chaikin Money Flow

Chaikin Money Flow is a volume-weighted indicator measuring buying and selling pressure over a period, oscillating between -1 and +1.

Cup and Handle

Cup and handle is a bullish continuation pattern resembling a tea cup, with a rounded bottom followed by a small pullback before breakout.

D

Death Cross

A Death Cross occurs when the 50-day moving average crosses below the 200-day moving average, signaling a potential bearish trend.

Donchian Channel

Donchian Channel plots the highest high and lowest low over a period, creating a channel that identifies breakout levels.

E

EMA (Exponential Moving Average)

EMA gives more weight to recent prices than older prices, making it faster to respond to price changes than SMA.

F

Fibonacci Retracement

Fibonacci retracement uses horizontal lines at key ratios (23.6%, 38.2%, 50%, 61.8%) to identify potential support and resistance levels.

Flag Pattern

Flag pattern is a short-term continuation pattern with a sharp move (pole) followed by a rectangular consolidation (flag) before continuation.

G

Gap

A gap is an area on a chart where no trading occurred, created when price opens significantly above or below the previous close.

Golden Cross

A Golden Cross occurs when the 50-day moving average crosses above the 200-day moving average, signaling a potential bullish trend.

I

Ichimoku Cloud

Ichimoku Cloud is an all-in-one indicator showing support, resistance, trend direction, and momentum using five calculated lines.

Inside Bar

Inside bar is a candlestick pattern where the current candle's high and low are completely within the previous candle's range.

K

Keltner Channel

Keltner Channel is a volatility-based indicator with bands plotted around an EMA, using ATR for band width instead of standard deviation.

M

MACD

MACD (Moving Average Convergence Divergence) is a momentum indicator showing the relationship between two moving averages of price.

MFI (Money Flow Index)

Money Flow Index is a volume-weighted RSI that measures buying and selling pressure, oscillating between 0 and 100.

O

Overbought

Overbought describes a condition where price has risen too quickly and may be due for a pullback or reversal.

Oversold

Oversold describes a condition where price has fallen too quickly and may be due for a bounce or reversal.

P

Parabolic SAR

Parabolic SAR is a trend-following indicator that places dots above or below price, providing potential stop levels and trend direction.

Pivot Points

Pivot points are calculated support and resistance levels based on previous day's high, low, and close prices.

R

Resistance

Resistance is a price level where selling interest is strong enough to prevent further advance, causing price to reverse or consolidate.

ROC (Rate of Change)

Rate of Change is a momentum indicator measuring the percentage change in price over a specified period, showing speed of price movement.

RSI (Relative Strength Index)

RSI is a momentum oscillator measuring speed and change of price movements on a scale of 0-100, indicating overbought or oversold conditions.

S

Support

Support is a price level where buying interest is strong enough to prevent further decline, causing price to bounce or consolidate.

V

VWAP

VWAP (Volume Weighted Average Price) is the average price weighted by volume, showing the true average price traders paid during a session.

W

Wedge Pattern

Wedge pattern is a converging trendline pattern where both support and resistance slope in the same direction, signaling potential reversal.

Wick (Shadow)

A wick (shadow) is the thin line above or below a candlestick body, showing the high and low prices reached during that period.

Williams %R

Williams %R is a momentum indicator measuring overbought/oversold conditions, ranging from 0 to -100, similar to an inverted Stochastic.