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Friday, September 30, 2011

Technical Indicators

Technical indicators are a method of analysis resulting from the calculation of a formula of the previous data for the purpose of predicting future price movements. Chart patterns and technical indicators are often referred to as the method of the west, while the candlestick is the method of the east. But they can all be used simultaneously to complement each other.

Some traders are using technical indicators as a tool of the main (primary tools), some are just using it as a tool of confirmation (secondary tools) against other methods, such as confirmation of the signal obtained from chart patterns and candlesticks. For time efficiency in the search for candidate stocks, these indicators can also be used as filters in charting software, and the new filter is then examined one by one manually.

Technical indicators broadly divided into two groups, namely lagging indicators and leading indicators. Lagging indicators are indicators that serve to detect trends, such as Moving Averages. While the leading indicator is the indicator which serves to read the momentum of a market being oversold or overbought whether, for example, RSI (Relative Strength Index).

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