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Trend Indicators Exponential Moving Average A responsive moving average that closely tracks price movements. The EZ-File allows you to easily adjust the moving average length by changing a single variable cell. see image Regression A linear approximation of price movements over time that is excellent for catching tops and bottoms. see image Triangular Moving Average (TMA) A moving average in which the middle values are weighted more than the early and late values to enhance smoothing. see image Sine-Weighted Moving Average (SWMA) A moving average using a sine factor to take into account both time and price movements. Very good at catching tops and bottoms, while filtering out unnecessary noise. see image Average Directional Movement Index (ADX) Measures the directionality of price movement over time to identify trending and non-trending periods. see image Vertical Horizontal Filter (VHF) Measures the directionality of price movement over time by capturing the relative location of price compared to its range in a set lookback period. Simpler and more sensitive than ADX above. see image Oscillators Commodity Channel Index (CCI) An indicator which measures price excursions from an average of the 11 previous price periods. Good for catching tops and bottoms. see image Percentage Price Oscillator (PPO) Similar to the MACD indicator, but normalized on a percentage basis for easy comparison across different securities. see image Stochastic Oscillator A highly sensitive indicator used to catch tops and bottoms early. see image Williams %R Measures the relative location of closing price in relation to the high-low range over a set time period. see image Volatility Indicators Standard Deviation The fundamental indicator used to measure volatility over time. see image Bollinger Bands Used to visually judge the relationship between price and volatility changes. see image Average True Range (ATR) Dynamically measures the typical range between price high/low/close over a set period. see image

Momentum and Strength Indicators Moving Average Convergence-Divergence (MACD) An indicator that shows changes in the relative movements of shorter and longer moving averages. Good for identifying changes in momentum. see image Relative Strength Index (RSI) Measures price relative to past prices. The indicator is front-weighted for sensitivity, but filters out noise well. see image Chaikin Oscillator This indicator combines both price and volume to measure momentum from a security's accumulation and distribution in the market. see image Momentum Oscillator A simple indicator which compares later prices to earlier prices to gauge strength and momentum. see image Rate of Change (ROC) A simple indicator which compares later prices to earlier prices to gauge the speed and direction of price movements. see image Volume Indicators On Balance Volume (OBV) This indicator adds and subtracts volume to a running total, depending on whether price moves up or down. A good confirming indicator. see image Money Flow Index (MFI) Similar to OBV, but enhanced by the addition of momentum characteristics based on relative location of price. Can be used as both a primary and confirming indicator. see image Accumulation/Distribution Line (AD) Measures the amount of buying and selling pressure by weighting it with the relative location of price. see image Chaikin Money Flow (CMF) This indicator enhances the usefulness of the AD by dividing a running total by a running total of volume. see image Percentage Volume Oscillator (PVO) This indicator is excellent for judging changing levels of interest and momentum in a security's movement. see image Intermarket and Breadth Indicators Percentage Price Relative (PPR) This indicator compares the relative price movements of two different securities or indices to help allocate capital better and give insight into future price moves. see image Intermarket Spread Measures the gap between the prices of two different securities or indices to identify arbitrage or directional investment opportunities. see image Dual-Market Percentage Price Oscillator (DM-PPO) A Percentage Price Oscillator applied to the moving averages of two different securities or indices to identify tops and bottoms in directional momentum and strength. see image