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Technical Indicators in Forex Trading Strategies

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Technical indicators are calculations which are based on the price and volume of a security. They are used both to confirm the trend and the quality of chart patterns, and to help traders determine the buy and sell signals.The indicators can be applied separately to form buy and sell signals, as well as can be used together, in conjunction with chart patterns and price movement.

 

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They can be applied separately to form buy and sell signals, as well as can be used together, in conjunction with the market. However, not all of them are used widely by traders. The following indicators mentioned below are of utmost importance for analysts and at least one of them is used by each trader to develop his trading strategy:

 

  • Moving Average
  • Bollinger Bands
  • Relative Strength Index (RSI)
  • Stochastic Oscillator
  • Moving Average Convergence/Divergence (MACD)
  • RSI-Bars
  • ADX
  • Momentum

 

You can easily learn how to use each indicator and develop trading strategies by indicators.