Indicators
What the common indicators actually compute, what they can and cannot tell you, and where they mislead.
6 articles
Volume: The Conviction Behind the Move
Volume shows how many shares or contracts traded — the participation behind a price move. Learn how to read volume on breakouts, trends and reversals, and why it confirms rather than predicts.
Read article →Fibonacci Retracement: Where Pullbacks Tend to Pause
Fibonacci retracement marks levels where a pullback may stall before the trend resumes. Learn the key ratios, how to draw them, and why they work best as zones, not exact lines.
Read article →Bollinger Bands: A Picture of Volatility
Bollinger Bands wrap price in a moving average and two volatility bands. Learn how the bands widen and squeeze, what touching a band really means, and why they are not buy/sell lines.
Read article →MACD: How Two Moving Averages Become a Momentum Signal
MACD turns the gap between two moving averages into a momentum reading. Learn the MACD line, signal line, histogram, what a crossover means, and why it lags in a range.
Read article →RSI: Reading Momentum, Not Predicting Tops
The Relative Strength Index measures how fast and far price has moved. Learn how RSI is built, what overbought and oversold really mean, and why divergence matters more than the number.
Read article →Moving Averages: Smoothing Out the Noise
A moving average turns choppy price into a smooth line that shows the underlying trend. Learn how SMA and EMA work, what common periods mean, and how to read crossovers.
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