# Technical Indicators

Trading indicators are grouped into a few **widely accepted categories**. The sections below outline their purpose and how the currently supported indicators can be used in strategies.

You do not need to use indicators from every category; most strategies rely on a small subset chosen to match their time horizon and market behavior.

Standard categories include:

### 1. Trend Indicators

Used to identify the **direction and strength** of a trend.

**Typical questions they answer:** *Is the market trending up, down, or sideways?*

**Common examples:**

* Moving Averages (SMA, EMA, WMA)
* MACD
* ADX
* Ichimoku Cloud
* Parabolic SAR

### 2. Momentum Indicators

Measure the **speed of price movement** and potential exhaustion.

**Typical questions they answer:** *Is the move strong or weakening?* 

**Common examples:**

* RSI
* Stochastic Oscillator
* CCI
* Momentum
* Rate of Change (ROC)

### 3. Volatility Indicators

Measure **how much price fluctuates**, not direction.

**Typical questions they answer:** *How risky or unstable is the current market?*

**Common examples:**

* ATR
* Bollinger Bands
* Keltner Channels
* Standard Deviation
* Donchian Channels

### 4. Volume Indicators

Analyze **trading activity and participation**.

**Typical questions they answer:** *Is the move supported by real participation?*

**Common examples:**

* Volume
* On-Balance Volume (OBV)
* VWAP
* Accumulation / Distribution
* Money Flow Index (MFI)

### 5. Oscillators (Range / Mean-Reversion)

Often a **subset of momentum**, but commonly treated separately.

**Typical questions they answer:** *Is the asset overbought or oversold?*

**Common examples:**

* RSI
* Stochastic
* Williams %R
* Ultimate Oscillator

### 6. Support & Resistance Indicators

Help identify **price levels of interest**.

**Typical questions they answer:** *Where might price react or reverse?*

**Common examples:**

* Pivot Points
* Fibonacci Retracements
* Donchian Channels
* Volume Profile

### 7. Pattern & Structure Indicators

Detect **repeating price behaviors or formations**.

**Typical questions they answer:** *Is a known behavioral pattern forming?*

**Common examples:**

* Candlestick patterns (engulfing, doji, hammer)
* Chart patterns (flags, triangles, head & shoulders)
* Fractals
* Market structure breaks

### 8. Breadth & Market-Wide Indicators

**Common examples:**

* Advance / Decline line
* New highs vs lows
* Higher higher vs Lower highs
* Lower lows vs Higher Lows
* Put/Call ratio

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Indicators provide structured inputs to strategies and do not execute actions or make decisions on their own.
{% endhint %}


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