Pro courseIntermediate12 minReading the Market
Technical Indicators
Technical indicators are formulas that turn past prices and volume into lines on a chart. This module shows what the most popular ones measure, how to calculate them by hand, and why they are helpers for reading the chart, not magic signals.
- 1Moving averages: SMA and EMAHow simple and exponential moving averages are calculated, with a worked 5-day SMA example, and why every moving average lags the price.3 min
- 2Momentum indicators: RSI and MACDWhat RSI and MACD measure, how they are calculated with simple numbers, and why overbought does not mean the price must fall.3 min
- 3Volatility tools: Bollinger Bands and ATRHow Bollinger Bands and Average True Range measure volatility, with worked numbers, and how ATR helps size stop-loss distances.3 min
- 4Volume, the limits of indicators and overfittingHow volume indicators work, why every indicator is derived from price and adds no magic, and how stacking indicators leads to overfitting.3 min
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