Designed by Wells Wilder for the daily commodity charts, the ADX is now used by technical traders in several markets to gauge the strength of a trend.
ADX uses a positive (+DI) and negative (-DI) direction indicator in addition to the trend line.
The trend is valid when ADX is above 25; according to Wilder, the trend is weak or the price is not trending when the ADX is below 20.
The absence of a trend does not mean that the price is not moving. This may not be the case, but the price may also change trend or be too volatile for a clear direction to be determined.
The Accumulation/Distribution Line (A/D) measures the supply and demand of an asset or security by looking at where price closed in a period range and then multiplying that by volume.
A bullish engulfing pattern is a candlestick pattern that forms when a small black candlestick the next day is followed by a large white candlestick whose body completely overlaps or engulfs the body of the previous day’s candlestick.
The Directional Movement Index (DMI) is a technical indicator that measures both the strength and direction of price movement and is designed to reduce false signals.
Donchian Channels is a technical indicator designed to identify bullish and bearish extremes that encourage reversals, as well as up and down breakouts, breakouts and emerging trends.
The Double Exponential Moving Average (DEMA) is a type of technical indicator used to identify a potential uptrend or downtrend in the price of a stock or other asset.
Gann angles are based on a 45 degree angle, known as a 1:1 angle. Gann believed that the 45-degree angle is important and that trends above it are strong, while trends below it are weaker.
The Gann fan, created by early market specialist W. D. Gann, consists of a series of slanted lines. The trader chooses a starting point and the lines go into the future.
The Guppy Multiple Moving Average (GMMA) is a technical indicator that identifies changing trends, breakouts and trading opportunities in the price of an asset by combining two groups of moving averages (MA) with different time frames.
The Head and Shoulders pattern is a technical indicator with a graphical pattern of three peaks, where the two extremes are close in height, and the middle one is the highest.
Heikin-Ashi is a candlestick pattern technique that aims to reduce some of the market noise by creating a chart that emphasizes the trend direction better than conventional candlestick charts.