ADX stands for Average Directional Movement Index, an oscillator driven by a mathematical derivation used in technical analysis to assess the strength of a price trend in a financial security.

Technical analysis is the study of the price movement and patterns of a security. By scrutinizing a security's past price action, primarily through charts and indicators, traders can forecast future ...

Fundamental analysis tries to determine value and estimate the future market price based on a stock's underlying fundamentals. Technical analysis relies on charts to forecast prices. The goal of ...

When you first open a stock chart, the complexity can be paralyzing. There are hundreds of mathematical tools — or technical indicators — available, all promising to unlock the market’s secrets. But ...

There are two prime ways to analyze a stock: fundamental and technical analysis. While one looks at using historical trading data to analyze price and volume movements, the other analyzes business ...

To analysts who make calls on the stock market based on the state of the economy, corporate profit prospects, industry trends and the like, divining the direction of share prices by poring over charts ...

Rachael has a Bachelor’s degree in mass media from Wilson College, Mumbai and a Master’s degree in English from Pune University. Have you ever stared at a stock chart, a chaotic dance of green and red ...

Most charts are useless, but these five can make you a better stock picker. Boiler bands. Head and shoulders. Death cross. Cup and handle. These are some of the terms associated with technical ...

Katie Stockton founded Fairlead Strategies and is a technical analysis expert, with over 20 years of experience on Wall Street. Stockton shares the secret behind her methodology and as well as 3 top ...

Boiler bands. Head and shoulders. Death cross. Cup and handle. These are some of the terms associated with technical analysis. The idea behind this "investing" style is that pricing patterns repeat ...