Generally speaking, there are three types of trends, upwards, downwards, and sideways. The most popular indicators used to identify trends are the RSI and moving averages. If the price is above the moving average, it indicates an uptrend, and if it is below, it indicates a downtrend. As we noted earlier, the RSI indicates when a stock is overbought or oversold.
The RSI is useful in helping trend traders determine when a trend has matured and is due for a reversal. It should be noted that markets can remain overbought or oversold for extended periods, and the RSI does not indicate that the trend will change immediately. A range trader will attempt to purchase shares as close to 90 as possible and then sell these shares as close to as possible. Range traders will rinse and repeat the strategy until they believe the stock is no longer trading within that range.
Support and resistance levels are critical indicators for range traders as they help traders outline the price range a stock is trading in. A candlestick is a way of displaying information about price movements. Each candlestick has three basic features. The body represents the open and close range for that particular time period. The wick details the intra-day high and low. Many candlestick chart patterns can provide traders with many insights into the market and help them identify trading opportunities.
This type of trading strategy requires you to pay particular attention to the wider market forces of supply and demand. As we mentioned above, volume refers to the number of shares being traded. If there is a lot of buying volume, i. However, if there is a lot of sell volume, then the price is likely to fall. Volume traders look at volume and attempt to determine which way a stock will move by assessing how much volume is being traded and whether it is buying or selling volume.
For example, assume company A typically has a volume of — shares being traded. Suddenly, 10 minutes after the market opens, there is a spike in volume, and 80, shares are purchased. This would indicate that the stock is about to rise due to the number of shares that are being purchased. Finding trending stocks before the rest of the market is never easy, but it can be a potent part of your investing strategy.
Now that you know the basics of indicators and are aware of some of the strategies technical analysts use to trade the markets, the next step is to identify a stock trend to trade.
How do technical analysts identify stock trends? Since the stock is trending, then by definition, you can not be the first investor in the stock, but there are various strategies you can employ to ensure that you get into the stock early and can ride the trend to a profitable exit. One of the simplest strategies is to keep an eye out for unusually high volume in a stock. Traders can find high-volume signals on most stock screeners.
Many technical traders also seek to identify trends using moving average indicators. The most common is when the price of a stock breaks above its day moving average. The basic premise of this strategy is that there is some catalyst causing a spike in investor interest that may push up the stock price. Regardless of whether you trade using fundamentals or technical analysis, the more factors being considered when opening or closing a trade, the more likely the trade will yield a profitable result.
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