03.4 Indicator

Indicator
  • To find the right time to enter.
  • Set at default setting – in mathematic form – in mathematic formula.
Parabolic SAR

  • Indicator that can help us determine where a trend might be ending is the Parabolic SAR (Stop And Reversal)
  • Parabolic SAR places dots, or points, on a chart that indicate potential reversals in price movement.
How to Trade Using Parabolic SAR
  • When the first dots are below the candles, it is a buy signal.
  • When the first dots are above the candles, it is a sell signal.
Stochastic
  • Stochastic is another indicator that helps us determine where a trend might be ending.
  • Stochastic is an oscillator that measures overbought and oversold conditions in the market.
How to Trade Using the Stochastic
  • Stochastic tells us when the market is overbought or oversold. The Stochastic is scaled from 0 to 100.
  • When the Stochastic lines are above 80 (the red dotted line in the chart above), then it means the market is overbought.
  • When the Stochastic lines are below 20 (the blue dotted line), then it means that the market is oversold.
Moving average
  • Moving averages smooth the price data to form a trend following indicator. They do not predict price direction, but rather define the current direction with a lag.
  • Closing price.
  • The trend.
More active, closer to candlestick
  • Moving average – 5 periods.

An example
  • Moving average (5) is the most active line, if this line cross up to moving average (20)
    – There is a signal of uptrend market.
  • Moving average (5) is the most active line, if this line cross down to moving average (20)
    – There is a signal of downtrend market.

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