How to use Bollinger Bands for trading effectively
Bollinger Bands indicator Bollinger Bands, a chart indicator invented by John Bollinger in the 1980s, are volatility bands set above and below a moving average.
Category: Technical Indicators
MACD Indicator | How to use MACD Indicator to trade better…
What is MACD Indicator (Moving Average Convergence /Divergence) Moving average convergence/divergence or MACD in short is one of the most reliable trading indicator used in technical analysis, created by Gerald Appel in the late 1970s. The MACD indicator demonstrates the duration of a trend, strength, direction, and momentum of the price changes which helps in […]
Supertrend Indicator Strategy
In a previous post, we have discussed how to use Supertrend and how it performs better than many of the trending indicators out there.
Investar Beta – with Heikin Ashi, Ichimoku, Elliot Wave tool and more…
We are pleased to announce a new version of Investar Beta with the following features:
Using ADX to identify trend
Average Directional Index or ADX is an oscillator that is used to determine the strength of a trend. It is a good indicator that gives a confirmation of trend. Since, trend is an important concept in Technical Analysis, it can be a good indicator in any Technical Analyst’s arsenal.
Supertrend Indicator: How to use Supertrend Indicator
We’re often asked by intraday traders as to what indicator works well in intraday and the indicator that comes first in the list is Supertrend. In this post, we see how to use the Supertrend indicator (recently introduced in Investar 4.0) and compare it to various other techniques discussed earlier in this blog like “RSI […]
Choosing the right Indicator Parameters
A lot of times we at Investarindia.com get questions like: 1) Which Moving Average parameters should I use to get the best results? 2) What parameter should I use for XYZ indicator.
How to use Open Interest in Future/Option trading
Open Interest is the third most important indicator after price and volume. It is defined as is the number of contracts outstanding at the end of a day. Open Interest is very important for any Future and Option Trader.
Using Multiple indicators to reduce false signals
In a previous post, we had explained about the two main type of technical indicators: oscillators and trending indicators, giving an example of an oscillator (RSI) and a trending indicator (EMA) and shown the reader how the Buy/Sell signals occur in each. Each of the indicators have there pros and cons, but which one is […]
About Oscillating and Trending Indicators
Often times, I find traders use technical indicators and follow their Buy/Sell signals blindly, without really understanding how that indicator is to be used. One of the first thing you have to know when you use an indicator is to know what category it falls in. The majority of indicators out there are either the […]