Tag: Divergence

Moving Average Convergence/Divergence (MACD)
MACD was originally developed by Gerald Appel in the 60s as a method for identifying changes in price trend. The indicator gives the trader a sense of change in momentum. It is a trend following momentum indicator that shows the relationship...  Read the full article

Accumulation/Distribution (A/D)
Accumulation/Distribution (A/D) is a volume and price indicator. Volume is a leading indicator of price action. A/D indicates supply and demand for a currency pair by guaging if traders are buying (accumulating) or selling (distributing). The...  Read the full article

Linear Regression Slope (LRS)
Linear Regression Slope (LRS) is a statistical engine that helps to represent the direction of a trend. LRS calculates the slope value of regression lines using the current bar and the previous n-1 bars where n=”regression periods”....  Read the full article

Demand Index
Demand Index is a leading indicator developed by James Sibbet. The indicator is a complex calculation that combines price and volume. Mr. Sibbet defined six “rules” for the Demand Index A divergence between the Demand Index and...  Read the full article

MACD Trading Strategy
Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) is a trend-following momentum indicator that shows the relationship between two moving averages of prices. The strongest signal of all comes as a rule from MACD divergence. Examples: (1) When the...  Read the full article