Ask any technical trader and they will tell you the right indicator is needed to effectively determine a change of course in a stock's price patterns. However, anything one "right" indicator can do to ...

Investopedia contributors come from a range of backgrounds, and over 25 years there have been thousands of expert writers and editors who have contributed. Somer G. Anderson is CPA, doctor of ...

This week I joyously conclude our discussion of Technical Indicators. Danielle seems to find a way to get me to admit the pros of Technical Indicators, and I will let you in on why those pros aren't ...

Technical analysis is often the bread and butter of short-term traders because specialized trading tools can quickly analyze price data and trends. While long-term investors are usually more concerned ...

As an individual investor, you already know the power of momentum indicators. Tools like the Relative Strength Index (RSI) and the Stochastic Oscillator are indispensable for judging whether a stock ...

Timing is everything in trading. Catching a market move just as it begins, or avoiding a downturn before it accelerates, can be the difference between a profitable and a painful trade. But how do ...

The stochastic indicator is similar to the parabolic SAR in that it's hard to calculate but easy to interpret. The theory behind the stochastic oscillator, a well-known momentum indicator is that ...