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Keltner Channels

Keltner Channels

‘Keltner Channels’ is an indicator that measures market volatility. The original Keltner Channels were described by trader Chester Keltner in a book from 1960. However, the indicator has since been modernized, so today it closely resembles the Bollinger Bands© indicator, which is more well-known. Keltner Channels consist of three lines:…
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PEAD strategy

PEAD strategy

There is always excitement when the earnings season approaches and individual companies are to ‘reveal’ their bottom lines. Often, the price moves sharply up or down if the earnings surprise analysts. As a trader, it can be difficult to trade during the earnings season. Still, there is a sound trading…
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Pivot strategy

Pivot strategy

This daytrader strategy, in brief, consists of a moving average and seven so-called pivot lines. The trade is initiated when a specific pivot line is breached, and the trade is stopped again when the price crosses the moving average. The pivot lines constitute some extremely important price levels in most…
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Stable morning trend

Stable morning trend

As a day trader, you constantly dream of being able to predict current trends in the stock market. Is the market going up or down? If you believe in the former, you usually need to hurry to buy into the major stock indices in the morning, and then lean back…
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Moving Average

Moving Average

Moving averages are one of the most fundamental tools in technical analysis. Among other uses, moving averages can be used to determine the trend in a market, whether it is upward, downward, or moving sideways. Looking at a moving average over the last 50 hours provides a long perspective for…
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Ichimoku Kinko Hyo

Ichimoku Kinko Hyo

Ichimoku Kinko Hyo, also known as the Ichimoku Cloud, is a technical indicator used to measure momentum, identify the direction of the trend, and to get an overview of future support and resistance points. Ichimoku Kinko Hyo was developed by the Japanese Goichi Hosoda. It took him 20 years to…
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PKS-oscillator

PKS-oscillator

PKS is also known as The Stochastic Slow. It is simply a Stochastic oscillator that is slower than a normal Stochastic. This oscillator compares a product’s most recent closing price with the price range it has moved in over a period. The idea is that a stock appears weak if…
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Williams %R

Williams %R

If you want a simple indication of whether a security is overbought or oversold, Williams %R may be the perfect indicator. Williams %R, also known as ‘Williams Percent Range’, is a momentum indicator that compares a stock’s recent closing price with the price range the instrument has moved in over…
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Stochastic strategies

Stochastic strategies

The stochastic oscillator – also called stochastics – is one of the most recognized indicators for assessing market direction in technical analysis. The stochastic oscillator is a technical indicator that enables a trader to estimate the end of a trend as well as the beginning of another trend. Before starting…
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Price Breaks

Price Breaks

Price breaks offer great opportunities for the technical trader. But very often, a trade around a price break ends as a huge disappointment and lost money. This article helps you understand how to trade price breaks correctly. Most traders who use technical analysis are always on the lookout for so-called…
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