Forex Indicators

• Metatrader Stochastics Settings - A Simple Stochastics Trading System

  April 20, 2012 at 11:01 AM

  This is the second article in our Stochastics indicator series. If you haven’t already, we suggest that you check out the first article about the Stochastics Indicator. Read More

• Stochastics Indicator Explained – What are Stochastics?

  April 20, 2012 at 10:56 AM

  The “Stochastics” indicator is a popular member of the “Oscillator” family of technical indicators. George Lane created the Stochastics oscillator when he observed that, as markets reach a peak, the closing prices tend to approach the daily highs, and vice-versa. Read More

• MACD Indicator Explained – What is the MACD Indicator?

  April 19, 2012 at 4:47 AM

  The “Moving Average Divergence-Convergence”, or “MACD”, indicator is a member of the “oscillator” family of technical indicators. Gerald Appel, a stock analyst in New York, created it. Read More

• Parabolic SAR Strategy - How to Use the SAR in Forex Trading

  April 19, 2012 at 4:46 AM

  This is the second article in our Parabolic SAR series. If you haven’t already we suggest that you check out the first article about the Parabolic SAR Indicator. Read More

• Momentum Strategy - How to Use the Momentum Indicator in Forex Trading

  April 19, 2012 at 4:45 AM

  This is the second article in our Momentum series. If you haven’t already we suggest that you check out the first article about the Momentum Indicator. Read More

• RSI Strategy - How to Use the RSI in Forex Trading

  April 19, 2012 at 4:44 AM

  This is the second article in our RSI series. If you haven’t already we suggest that your check out the first article about the RSI Indicator. Read More

• Parabolic SAR Indicator Explained – What is the SAR Indicator?

  April 19, 2012 at 4:43 AM

  The “Parabolic Stop and Reverse”, or “SAR”, indicator was developed by J. Welles Wilder to assist in determining the end of a trend and to supplement other trend-following systems. Traders use the indicator to designate optimal exit points. Read More

• Relative Vigor Index Indicator Explained – What is the RVI Indicator?

  April 19, 2012 at 4:40 AM

  The “Relative Vigor Index”, or “RVI”, is a popular member of the “Oscillator” family of technical indicators. Although the creator of the Relative Vigor Index is unknown, its design is very similar to Stochastics except that the closing price is... Read More

• Metatrader Aroon Indicator Settings - A Simple Aroon Indicator Trading System

  April 19, 2012 at 4:38 AM

  This is the third article in our Aroon Indicator series. If you haven’t already, we suggest that you check out the first article about the Aroon Indicator. Read More

• Williams Percent Range Explained – What is the “%R” Indicator?

  April 19, 2012 at 4:37 AM

  The “Williams Percent Range”, or “%R”, indicator is a popular member of the “Oscillator” family of technical indicators. Larry Williams created the %R oscillator along the same lines as the Stochastics indicator, but without the “smoothing” component and with a... Read More

• Simple Moving Average Strategy - How to Use the SMA in Forex Trading

  April 19, 2012 at 4:36 AM

  This is the second article in our SMA series. If you haven’t already we suggest that you check out the first article about the SMA Indicator. Read More

• Exponential Moving Average Strategy - How to Use the EMA in Forex Trading

  April 19, 2012 at 4:34 AM

  This is the second article in our EMA series. If you haven’t already we suggest that you check out the first article about the EMA Indicator. Read More

• Commodity Channel Index Indicator Explained – What is the CCI Indicator?

  April 19, 2012 at 4:33 AM

  The “Commodity Channel Index”, or “CCI”, indicator is a popular member of the “Oscillator” family of technical indicators. Donald Lambert created the CCI to measure the difference between the mean price of a currency and the average of the mean... Read More

• Commodity Channel Index Strategy - How to Use the CCI in Forex Trading

  April 19, 2012 at 4:31 AM

  This is the second article in our CCI series. If you haven’t already we suggest that you check out the first article about the CCI Indicator. Read More

• Metatrader Commodity Channel Index Settings - A Simple CCI Trading System

  April 19, 2012 at 4:30 AM

  This is the third article in our CCI series. If you haven’t already, we suggest that you check out the first article about the CCI Indicator. Read More

• DeMarker Indicator Explained – What is the DeMarker Indicator?

  April 19, 2012 at 4:29 AM

  The DeMarker, or “DeM”, indicator is another member of the “Oscillator” family of technical indicators. Tom Demarker created the DeM in an attempt to measure the demand for the underlying currency pair. Read More

• DeMarker Strategy - How to Use the DeMarker indicator in Forex Trading

  April 19, 2012 at 4:28 AM

  This is the second article in our Demarker series. If you haven’t already we suggest that you check out the first article about the DeMarker Indicator. Read More

• Metatrader DeMarker Settings - A Simple DeMarker Trading System

  April 19, 2012 at 4:27 AM

  This is the third article in our Demarker series. If you haven’t already, we suggest that you check out the first article about the DeMarker Indicator. Read More

• RSI Indicator Explained – What is the RSI Indicator?

  April 19, 2012 at 4:24 AM

  The “Relative Strength Index”, or “RSI”, indicator is a popular member of the “Oscillator” family of technical indicators. J. Welles Wilder created the RSI in order to measure the relative changes that occur between higher and lower closing prices. Read More

• Metatrader Alligator Settings - A Simple Alligator Trading System

  April 19, 2012 at 4:23 AM

  This is the third article in our Alligator series. If you haven’t already, we suggest that you check out the first article about the Alligator Indicator. Read More

• Fibonacci Ratios Explained – What are the “Fibs”?

  April 19, 2012 at 4:21 AM

  “Fibonacci Ratios” are more an application than an indicator. This popular tool has its roots in the thirteenth century when the mathematician, Leonardo Fibonacci, identified many of the key numbers in his observations. Ralph Nelson Elliott and W. D. Read More

• Metatrader Williams Percent Range Settings - A Simple Williams Percent Range Trading System

  April 19, 2012 at 4:20 AM

  This is the third article in our Williams Percent Range indicator series. If you haven’t already, we suggest that you check out the first article about the Williams Percent Range Indicator. Read More

• Metatrader Momentum Settings - A Simple Momentum Trading System

  April 19, 2012 at 4:18 AM

  This is the third article in our Momentum indicator series. If you haven’t already, we suggest that you check out the first article about the Momentum Indicator. Read More

• Metatrader Relative Vigor Index Settings - A Simple RVI Trading System

  April 19, 2012 at 4:15 AM

  This is the third article in our Relative Vigor Index indicator series. If you haven’t already, we suggest that you check out the first article about the Relative Vigor Index Indicator. Read More

• Metatrader Parabolic SAR Settings - A Simple SAR Trading System

  April 19, 2012 at 4:14 AM

  This is the third article in our Parabolic SAR series. If you haven’t already, we suggest that you check out the first article about the Parabolic SAR Indicator. Read More

• Metatrader Bollinger Band Settings - A Simple Bands Trading System

  April 19, 2012 at 4:09 AM

  This is the third article in our Bollinger Bands series. If you haven’t already, we suggest that you check out the first article about the Bollinger Bands Indicator. Read More

• Metatrader Heiken Ashi Settings - A Simple Heiken Ashi Trading System

  April 19, 2012 at 4:08 AM

  This is the third article in our Heiken Ashi series. If you haven’t already, we suggest that you check out the first article about the Heiken Ashi Indicator. Read More

• Heiken Ashi Strategy - How to Use the Heiken Ashi Indicator in Forex Trading

  April 19, 2012 at 4:08 AM

  This is the second article in our Heiken Ashi series. If you haven’t already we suggest that you check out the first article about the Heiken Ashi Indicator. Read More

• Heiken Ashi Indicator Explained – What are Heiken Ashi?

  April 19, 2012 at 4:07 AM

  The Heiken Ashi indicator is an application that has gained in popularity recently after being relatively unknown. It was developed a few decades ago to improve upon the interpretation of Candlestick formations, which have been studied for centuries starting with... Read More

• SMA Indicator Explained – What is a Simple Moving Average?

  April 19, 2012 at 4:06 AM

  The “Simple Moving Average”, or “SMA”, indicator is one of the oldest and most common indicators used across all financial markets, including the forex market. Its origins are unknown, but its use was designed to smooth out the effects of... Read More

• Metatrader Exponential Moving Average Settings - A Simple EMA Trading System

  April 19, 2012 at 4:04 AM

  This is the third article in our EMA series. If you haven’t already, we suggest that you check out the first article about the EMA Indicator. Read More

• Williams Percent Range Strategy - How to Use the “%R” in Forex Trading

  April 19, 2012 at 4:03 AM

  This is the second article in our Williams Percent Range series. If you haven’t already we suggest that you check out the first article about the Williams Percent Range Indicator. Read More

• Momentum Indicator Explained – What is the Momentum Indicator?

  April 19, 2012 at 4:02 AM

  The “Momentum” indicator is another member of the “Oscillator” family of technical indicators. The creator of the Momentum indicator is unknown, but Martin Pring has written much about the indicator. Read More

• Fibonacci Ratios Strategy - How to Use the “Fibs” in Forex Trading

  April 19, 2012 at 4:01 AM

  This is the second article in our Fibonacci Ratios series. If you haven’t already we suggest that you check out the first article about the Fibonacci Application. Read More

• Metatrader Fibonacci Settings - A Simple Fibonacci Trading System

  April 19, 2012 at 4:00 AM

  This is the third article in our Fibonacci Ratio series. If you haven’t already we suggest that you check out the first article about the Fibonacci Application. Read More

• Relative Vigor Index Strategy - How to Use the RVI in Forex Trading

  April 19, 2012 at 3:57 AM

  This is the second article in our Relative Vigor Index series. If you haven’t already we suggest that you check out the first article about the Relative Vigor Index Indicator. Read More

• Metatrader ADX Settings - A Simple ADX Trading System

  April 19, 2012 at 3:55 AM

  This is the third article in our ADX series. If you haven’t already, we suggest that you check out the first article about the ADX Indicator. Read More

• Metatrader RSI Settings - A Simple RSI Trading System

  April 19, 2012 at 3:54 AM

  This is the third article in our RSI series. If you haven’t already, we suggest that you check out the first article about the RSI Indicator. Read More

• Metatrader Simple Moving Average Settings - A Simple SMA Trading System

  April 19, 2012 at 3:53 AM

  This is the third article in our SMA series. If you haven’t already, we suggest that you check out the first article about the SMA Indicator. Read More

• EMA Indicator Explained – What is an Exponential Moving Average?

  April 19, 2012 at 3:52 AM

  The “Exponential Moving Average”, or “EMA”, indicator was developed to counter the lagging weakness of the SMA indicator by weighting more recent prices more heavily. Its origins are unknown, but its use was designed to smooth out the effects of... Read More

• Bollinger Bands Strategy - How to Use the Bands in Forex Trading

  April 19, 2012 at 3:50 AM

  This is the second article in our Bollinger Bands series. If you haven’t already we suggest that you check out the first article about the Bollinger Bands Indicator. Read More

• Bollinger Bands Indicator Explained – What are Bollinger Bands?

  April 19, 2012 at 3:48 AM

  The Bollinger Bands indicator, named after its creator John Bollinger, is a popular member of the “Trend” family of technical indicators. Bollinger designed his bands in order to measure if prices were high or low on a comparative basis with... Read More

• ATR Strategy - How to Use the ATR in Forex Trading

  April 18, 2012 at 5:27 AM

  This is the second article in our ATR series. If you haven’t already we suggest that your check out the first article about the ATR Indicator. Read More

• Metatrader ATR Settings - A Simple ATR Trading System

  April 18, 2012 at 5:25 AM

  This is the third article in our ATR series. If you haven’t already, we suggest that you check out the first article about the ATR Indicator. Read More

• ATR Indicator Explained – What is the ATR Indicator?

  April 18, 2012 at 5:25 AM

  The “Average True Range”, or “ATR”, indicator was developed by J. Welles Wilder to measure the volatility of price changes, initially for the commodities market where volatility is more prevalent, but it is now widely used by forex traders as well. Read More

• Aroon Indicator Explained - What is the Aroon Indicator?

  April 18, 2012 at 5:23 AM

  The “Aroon Indicator” is a popular member of the “Oscillator” family of technical indicators. Tushar Chanda developed the Aroon Indicator in 1995 to help traders determine the strength of a trend and whether pricing behavior was favoring a trend or... Read More

• Aroon Indicator Strategy - How to Use the Aroon Indicator in Forex Trading

  April 18, 2012 at 5:22 AM

  This is the second article in our Aroon Indicator series. If you haven’t already we suggest that you check out the first article about the Aroon Indicator. Read More

• Alligator Strategy - How to Use the Alligator in Forex Trading

  April 18, 2012 at 5:19 AM

  This is the second article in our Alligator series. If you haven’t already we suggest that you check out the first article about the Alligator Indicator. Read More

• Alligator Indicator Explained – What is the Alligator Indicator?

  April 18, 2012 at 5:18 AM

  Bill Williams introduced the Alligator indicator in 1995. The Alligator is as much a metaphor as it is an indicator. It consists of three lines, overlaid on a pricing chart, that represent the jaw, the teeth and the lips of... Read More

• ADX Strategy - How to Use the ADX in Forex Trading

  April 18, 2012 at 5:08 AM

  This is the second article in our ADX series. If you haven’t already we suggest that your check out the first article about the ADX Indicator. Read More

• ADX Indicator Explained – What is the ADX Indicator?

  April 18, 2012 at 5:06 AM

  The “Average Directional Movement Index”, or “ADX”, indicator is a member of the “Trend” family of technical indicators. J. Welles Wilder created the ADX in 1978 in order to measure the strength of trend forces. Read More