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Technical Indicators and Overlays
Technical Indicators and Overlays are the often squiggly lines found above belo! and on"
to#"of the #rice information on a technical chart. This section describes the various kinds of
technical indicators and overlays that are available here at StockCharts.com.
Introduction to Technical Indicators and Oscillators " $n in"de#th introduction to the
various kind of technical indicators and oscillators out there. $ %must read% article for
StockCharts.com users.
Introduction to &arket Indicators " $n in"de#th introduction to #o#ular market
indicators found on StockCharts.com.
$ccumulation'(istribution )ine " $ technical indicator that attem#ts to quantify the
flo! of money into and out of a given stock.
$roon " $roon is a techincal indicator system that attem#ts to sho! if a stock is
trending or not.
$verage (irectional Inde* +$(,- " $ technical indicator system that attem#ts to
quantify ho! strongly a stock is trending.
$verage True .ange +$T.- " $ technical indicator that attem#ts to sho! a stock/s
volatility.
0ollinger 0ands " $ chart overlay that sho!s a stock/s volatility and direction.
0ollinger 0and 1idth " $ technical indicator that sho!s a stock/s volatility based on
the !idth of its 0ollinger 0ands.
Commodity Channel Inde* +CCI- " $ technical indicator that attem#ts to dis#lay
cyclical turns in a stock or commodity.
Chaikin &oney 2lo! +C&2- " $ technical indicator that combines #rice and volume
in an attem#t to sho! money flo! into and out of a given stock.
Chaikin Oscillator " $ technical indicator that sho!s buying and selling #ressure on a
#articular stock.
&oving $verage Convergence'(ivergence +&$C(- " $ #o#ular technical indicator
system that combines several moving averages to better sho! a stock/s trend and
momentum.
&oney 2lo! Inde* +&2I- " $ technical indicator that attem#ts to sho! the strength of
a given stock/s trend.
&oving $verages " $ detailed article on the ty#es of moving averages and their
strengths and !eaknesses.
&oving $verage 3nvelo#es " Technical overlays that turn a moving average into a set
of lines that form a channel.
On 0alance 4olume +O04- " One of the first technical indicators that attem#ted to
measure money flo! into and out of stocks.
5arabolic S$. " $ technical chart overlay that attem#ts to sho! !here #rice sto#s
should be set.
5ercentage 4olume Oscillator +54O- " The 55O indicator a##lied to volume instead
of #rice.
5rice Channels " Technical overlays that form boundaries above and belo! the #rice
line based on #revious highs and lo!s.
5rice Oscillators +55O- " Technical indicator that/s similar to the &$C(. The 55O is
the #ercentage"based version.
5rice .elative " Technical indicator that com#ares the #erformance of t!o stocks to
each other by dividing their #rice data.
5rice by 4olume " $ technical overlay that resembles a hori6ontal histogram and
sho!s !hich #rice levels a stock has been heavily trading at.
.abbitt 7".ank " $ #ro#rietary techincal indicator that combines technical and
fundamental information into a single number. (evelo#ed by 5aul .abbitt.
.ate of Change +.OC- and &omentum " $ technical indicator that sho!s the s#eed at
!hich a stock/s #rice is changing.
.elative Strength Inde* +.SI- " $ #o#ular technical indicator that tries to quantify a
stock/s current direction and strength.
Standard (eviation +4olatility- " $ statistical indicator that describes a stocks
volatility.
Stochastic Oscillator +2ast Slo! and 2ull- " $ #o#ular techincal indicator that tracks
a stock/s u# and do!n movements closely. This article describes all three ty#es of
Stochastic oscillators.
Stoch.SI " $ technical indicator that hel#s traders see !hat the .SI indicator is doing
more effectively.
T.I, " $ technical indicator that uses a tri#le"smoothed moving average to filter #rice
movements.
8ltimate Oscillator " $ technical indicator that combines three moving averages into
one number so that long"term medium"term and short"term #rice movements can be
quantified.
1illiams 9. " $ #o#ular technical indicator that uses Stochastics to determine
overbought and oversold levels.
:ig:ag " $ #rice overlay that sho!s filtered #rice movements that are greater than a
given #ercentage.
You are here: StockCharts.com ChartSchool Technical Indicators and Overlays
Technical Indicators and Overlays
Technical Indicators and Overlays are the often squiggly lines found above belo! and on"
to#"of the #rice information on a technical chart. This section describes the various kinds of
technical indicators and overlays that are available here at StockCharts.com.
Introduction to Technical Indicators and Oscillators " $n in"de#th introduction to the
various kind of technical indicators and oscillators out there. $ %must read% article for
StockCharts.com users.
Introduction to &arket Indicators " $n in"de#th introduction to #o#ular market
indicators found on StockCharts.com.
$ccumulation'(istribution )ine " $ technical indicator that attem#ts to quantify the
flo! of money into and out of a given stock.
$roon " $roon is a techincal indicator system that attem#ts to sho! if a stock is
trending or not.
$verage (irectional Inde* +$(,- " $ technical indicator system that attem#ts to
quantify ho! strongly a stock is trending.
$verage True .ange +$T.- " $ technical indicator that attem#ts to sho! a stock/s
volatility.
0ollinger 0ands " $ chart overlay that sho!s a stock/s volatility and direction.
0ollinger 0and 1idth " $ technical indicator that sho!s a stock/s volatility based on
the !idth of its 0ollinger 0ands.
Commodity Channel Inde* +CCI- " $ technical indicator that attem#ts to dis#lay
cyclical turns in a stock or commodity.
Chaikin &oney 2lo! +C&2- " $ technical indicator that combines #rice and volume
in an attem#t to sho! money flo! into and out of a given stock.
Chaikin Oscillator " $ technical indicator that sho!s buying and selling #ressure on a
#articular stock.
&oving $verage Convergence'(ivergence +&$C(- " $ #o#ular technical indicator
system that combines several moving averages to better sho! a stock/s trend and
momentum.
&oney 2lo! Inde* +&2I- " $ technical indicator that attem#ts to sho! the strength of
a given stock/s trend.
&oving $verages " $ detailed article on the ty#es of moving averages and their
strengths and !eaknesses.
&oving $verage 3nvelo#es " Technical overlays that turn a moving average into a set
of lines that form a channel.
On 0alance 4olume +O04- " One of the first technical indicators that attem#ted to
measure money flo! into and out of stocks.
5arabolic S$. " $ technical chart overlay that attem#ts to sho! !here #rice sto#s
should be set.
5ercentage 4olume Oscillator +54O- " The 55O indicator a##lied to volume instead
of #rice.
5rice Channels " Technical overlays that form boundaries above and belo! the #rice
line based on #revious highs and lo!s.
5rice Oscillators +55O- " Technical indicator that/s similar to the &$C(. The 55O is
the #ercentage"based version.
5rice .elative " Technical indicator that com#ares the #erformance of t!o stocks to
each other by dividing their #rice data.
5rice by 4olume " $ technical overlay that resembles a hori6ontal histogram and
sho!s !hich #rice levels a stock has been heavily trading at.
.abbitt 7".ank " $ #ro#rietary techincal indicator that combines technical and
fundamental information into a single number. (evelo#ed by 5aul .abbitt.
.ate of Change +.OC- and &omentum " $ technical indicator that sho!s the s#eed at
!hich a stock/s #rice is changing.
.elative Strength Inde* +.SI- " $ #o#ular technical indicator that tries to quantify a
stock/s current direction and strength.
Standard (eviation +4olatility- " $ statistical indicator that describes a stocks
volatility.
Stochastic Oscillator +2ast Slo! and 2ull- " $ #o#ular techincal indicator that tracks
a stock/s u# and do!n movements closely. This article describes all three ty#es of
Stochastic oscillators.
Stoch.SI " $ technical indicator that hel#s traders see !hat the .SI indicator is doing
more effectively.
T.I, " $ technical indicator that uses a tri#le"smoothed moving average to filter #rice
movements.
8ltimate Oscillator " $ technical indicator that combines three moving averages into
one number so that long"term medium"term and short"term #rice movements can be
quantified.
1illiams 9. " $ #o#ular technical indicator that uses Stochastics to determine
overbought and oversold levels.
:ig:ag " $ #rice overlay that sho!s filtered #rice movements that are greater than a
given #ercentage.