Category: Technical Analysis

There are many indicators out there that track and measure all kinds of things, but few are less understood than the Ichimoku indicator. With five different components that are calculated in five different ways, it’s no surprise that many traders […]

One of the very first indicators that new traders learn about is the Moving Average. There are several different types of moving averages: Simple Moving Average (SMA), Exponential Moving Average (EMA), and Hull Moving Average (HMA), to name a few, […]

Let’s face it, there are very few people who really know and understand the inner workings of a company better than its executives, directors, and other high-ranking employees. They’re privy to information of all kinds, both good and bad, and […]

Want to know the real success data behind some of the most common beginner day trading strategies out there? In this article, we take a deep dive into five of the most Googled setups for active day traders and put […]

Do you have a favorite momentum oscillator? A very tough question indeed, but there is one that has been the popular choice of most day and swing traders since it was first developed by J. Welles Wilder Jr in 1978; […]

One of the most widely used indicators amongst both retail and professional traders alike is the TTM Squeeze™ indicator. The TTM Squeeze™ Indicator contains both volatility and momentum components which traders can use to help gauge when and how price […]

Nebraskan Gooner (an STP Episode 2 guest) has put together a comprehensive tutorial on the basic fundamentals of trading for beginners interested in entering the markets. Before anyone can become a proficient trader, quite a few core principles need to […]

Traders have been searching for reliable trend reversal indicators for as long as technical analysis has been around. While the directional movement index (DMI) predicts trend direction or significant price moves, the vortex indicator incorporates the concept of flow and […]

Of the thousands of indicators out there, few are more popular or widely used than the Volume-Weighted Average Price, or VWAP. The simple reason for this is that volume is the factor that drives momentum which, in turn, pushes prices […]

Chart patterns are used within the study of technical analysis to help traders understand and interpret market sentiment as well as to develop trading plans. Unlike technical indicators, identifying and analyzing chart patterns is qualitative (subjective) rather than quantitative. One […]