Introduction to Technical Indicators
Introduction
Technical analysis is a fundamental part in trading and investing.
Participants in the market identify patterns in trend behavior using combined data points, shaping their trading strategies accordingly.
Traders also consider various factors in technical analysis, such as predicting future trends from historical data, recognizing chart patterns, and assessing overall market sentiment.
Indicators stand out as one of the most effective tools in technical analysis.
A technical indicator is a mathematical tool applied to price and volume data, creating a visual representation that enhances our understanding of the market's condition.
It presents market data in a user-friendly manner, so the observer can swiftly recognize the current state of the market.
TabTrader provides a diverse range of indicators neatly categorized into five groups for easy navigation: Trend, Momentum, Relative Strength, Mean Reversion, and Volume.
Some of the indicators can fall into more than one group by type.
Types of Indicators
Trend
The type of indicators that identifies and confirms the direction of the market trend are known as trend indicators.
By analyzing price trends over a specific period of time, trend indicators provide valuable insights into whether an asset is experiencing an upward, downward, or sideways trend.
Trend indicators presented in TabTrader include Exponential Moving Average, Ichimoku Cloud, Moving Average Convergence Divergence, and others.
Momentum
Momentum indicators show how strong the price is moving: whether a trend is speeding up or slowing down.
Momentum indicators are often used to confirm the strength of an existing trend or a potential trend reversal.
Momentum indicators presented in TabTrader include Stochastic RSI, Accelerator Decelerator Oscillator, Aroon, and others.
Relative Strength
Compares the magnitude of recent gains to recent losses.
By calculating the ratio of average gains to average losses over a specified period, this indicator helps to identify overbought or oversold conditions of an asset.
Relative Strength indicators presented in TabTrader encompasses Relative Strength Index, Elliot Wave Oscillator, Average True Range, ect.
Mean Reversion
Identifies overbought or oversold market conditions, suggesting a potential reversal or correction in prices.
Mean Reversion indicators presented in TabTrader come with Awesome Oscillator, Bollinger Bands, Ichimoku Cloud.
Volume
Measures market activity by tracking data on the quantity of sold and bought assets.
They show how strong and lasting price trends are by confirming how much the market is involved.
Volume indicators presented in TabTrader are from trading Volume to Cumulative Delta, On Balance Volume, Volume Adjusted Moving Average, ect.
Free Indicators vs. PRO Indicators
Explore over 30 popular basic and advanced indicators in TabTrader — fully customizable and user-friendly, enhancing your overall app experience. Note that the availability of indicators is tied to your subscription plan.
Free Indicators
TabTrader offers a spectrum of vital indicators within the FREE subscription plan:
from the foundational Simple Moving Average to more advanced tools like Bollinger Bands and Relative Strength Index.
Our FREE set includes all five essential indicator types to meet the minimum requirements for technical analysis.
FREE:
PRO Indicators
With our PRO subscription plan, you gain access to an exclusive set of premium indicators providing advanced insights for technical analysis.
This includes the Volume Delta series, Ichimoku Cloud, Stochastics, index-based indicators, and other sophisticated tools.
Elevate your analytical capabilities by upgrading to PRO for a comprehensive toolkit.
PRO:
- Aroon
- Aroon Oscillator
- Average Directional Movement Index
- Average True Range
- Chaikin Money Flow
- Commodity Channel Index
- Cumulative Volume Delta
- Directional Movement Index
- Elliot Wave Oscillator
- Fisher Transform
- Hull Moving Average
- Ichimoku Cloud
- Intraday Momentum Index
- Keltner Channels
- Median Price
- Money Flow Index
- On Balance Volume
- Parabolic Sar
- Stochastic Oscillator
- Stochastic RSI
- Volume + Delta
- Volume Delta
- Volume Weighted Average Price
