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Financial Times Guide to Technical Analysis, The
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Financial Times Guide to Technical Analysis, The

by Jacinta Chan
October 2012
Beginner
240 pages
5h 7m
English
FT Publishing International
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6

Leading technical indicators in the market

What topics are covered in this chapter?

The leading technical indicators covered here are:

  • momentum
  • relative strength index (RSI)
  • directional movement (DM)
  • parabolic stop and reverse (SAR)
  • stochastics
  • on balance volume (OBV).

What are the objectives?

  • To anticipate overbought market conditions and generate a sell signal accordingly.
  • To anticipate oversold market conditions and generate a buy signal accordingly.

Introduction

It is important to know about the leading indicators that other world traders use so that we can anticipate the next wave of buying on support or selling on resistance. A leading indicator anticipates if the market is overbought or oversold.

A leading indicator based on ...

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