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📈 Want to know how many stocks are truly in bullish territory? The Bullish Percent Index (BPI) tracks the percentage of stocks on buy signals, helping you measure market sentiment and spot key turning points. ✔️ A favorite among seasoned technical analysts.

Bullish Percent Index (BPI)

Post published:14/06/2025

Bullish Percent Index (BPI) A breadth indicator derived from the percentage of stocks on P&F Buy signals. What Is the Bullish Percent Index? The Bullish Percent Index (BPI) is a…

⚖️ Is buying or selling pressure dominating the market? The Arms Index (TRIN) helps traders spot market extremes and short-term reversals with volume-weighted accuracy. 🔍 A powerful tool for intraday and swing traders.

Arms Index (TRIN)

Post published:13/06/2025

What Is the Arms Index (TRIN)? The Arms Index, also known as the TRIN or Short-Term TRading INdex, is a breadth indicator developed by Richard W. Arms in 1967. The…

📊 Want to know if market volume is truly behind the move? The Advance-Decline Volume Percent tells you how much buying or selling power is driving the trend. ✔️ A must-use indicator for serious technical traders.

Advance-Decline Volume Percent

Post published:12/06/2025

Advance-Decline Volume Percent A breadth indicator that measures the percentage of net advancing within a particular group, such as a SPDR or index ETF. you want to learn more about…

📈 Not all rallies are created equal — volume tells the real story. The Advance-Decline Volume Line reveals if the majority of trading volume supports the trend. 🔍 Use it to confirm strength or spot hidden weakness.

Advance-Decline Volume Line

Post published:11/06/2025

Advance-Decline Volume Line A cumulative breadth indicator derived from Net Advancing Volume. What Is the Advance-Decline Volume Line? The Advance-Decline Volume Line (AD Volume Line) is a breadth indicator based…

📊 Want a quick snapshot of market strength or weakness? The Advance-Decline Percent gives you real-time insight into market breadth with just one number. ✔️ Learn how it helps confirm trends or warn of reversals.

Advance-Decline Percent

Post published:10/06/2025

Advance-Decline Percent An index ETF or SPDR is an example of a breadth indicator that calculates the proportion of net advances within a specific group. What Is the Advance-Decline Percent Indicator? The Advance-Decline Percent is a breadth indicator that measures the percentage of net advances. After the market close, StockCharts.com calculates this…

📉 Is the market rally really strong — or just driven by a few stocks? The Advance-Decline Line (A/D Line) reveals the truth behind the trend! 🔍 Learn how this powerful indicator uncovers market strength or weakness.

Advance-Decline Line

Post published:09/06/2025

Advance-Decline Line The Advance-Decline Line (AD Line) is a breadth indicator based on Net Advances. What Is the Advance-Decline Line? The Advance-Decline Line (AD Line) is a breadth indicator based…

📊 New to trading or investing? Start with the basics of market indicators — your roadmap to understanding the economy and predicting market moves. 🔍 Know what drives price action beyond the charts!

Introduction to Market Indicators

Post published:08/06/2025

Introduction to Market Indicators Market Indicators are used to measure the health of a group of related stocks, usually by measuring group participation in a trend. The group can be…

📊 The market in 2025 is driven by more than just price action. Stay ahead with the latest economic indicators that matter — inflation, interest rates, and more. 📉📈 🔍 Know what smart traders and investors are watching this year!

Market Indicators in-2025

Post published:07/06/2025

Market Indicators in-2025 Market Indicators are datasets that contain metadata about the health of various markets or groups of related stocks. Examples include “Advancers,” “Decliners” and the “McClellan Summation Index.”…

📈 Want to level up your chart analysis? Learn how to use indicators like RSI & MACD and overlays like moving averages to spot trends, momentum, and entry points. 🎯

Technical Indicators & Overlays

Post published:06/06/2025

Technical Indicators & Overlays Introduction Technical Indicators are the often squiggly lines found above, below and on-top-of the price information on a technical chart. Indicators that use the same scale…

📊 Not all support & resistance levels are obvious! Learn proven methods — from trendlines to Fibonacci retracements — to identify key price zones with confidence. 🚀

Methods to Establish Support and Resistance?

Post published:05/06/2025

Highs and Lows Support can be established with the previous reaction lows, while resistance can be established by using the previous reaction highs. The below chart of Halliburton (HAL) shows…