Plain-English guides to technical indicators, settings, chart behavior, and practical trading rules for trend following and breakout strategies.
SPY climbed steadily from $589.22 on 3 February 2025 to $604.17 on 19 February, a clean uptrend on the price chart. But look at the volume structure. On 3 February,…
PY dropped from $596.11 on 16 December 2024 to $575.96 on 18 December, losing over 20 points in two sessions. The equity put/call ratio spiked well above 1.0 as traders…
TSLA closed at $354.11 on 18 February 2025. Three days later, it had dropped to $337.80. Within a week, it was at $281.95. If you anchored a VWAP to the…
NVDA closed at $149.38 on 6 January 2025 with a daily range of $4.34 (high $152.11, low $147.77). The next day, the range exploded to $13.12 (high $153.08, low $139.96),…
TSLA closed at $242.84 on 4 November 2024. The $248-$250 zone had capped the stock for two sessions, with highs of $248.90 on 4 November and $255.28 on 5 November…
You open your chart at 9:30 AM and price is hovering at a level you did not draw. It bounces off that level twice, then breaks through and accelerates. You…
You draw a support line on your chart. Price touches it, and you feel clever. Then it slices through like the line was never there. The next day, price stalls…
AAPL sells off 12% in three weeks during September 2023. A trader draws Fibonacci retracements from the July high to the August low. The 61.8% level lines up with a…
Most volatility indicators tell you that a big move happened. Bollinger Band Width tells you one is coming. That is the distinction that makes this indicator worth learning. Traders who…
Aroon Oscillator is a trend-focused indicator built from the Aroon Up and Aroon Down lines. Its job is to show whether recent price action is being driven more by fresh…