Learn how to measure the magnitude of price changes in 11 minutes Gordon Scott has been an active investor and technical analyst or 20+ years. He is a Chartered Market Technician (CMT). Investopedia / ...

MetaTrader 4, or MT4, is one of the most widely used trading platforms across the globe. First introduced in 2005 by MetaQuotes Software, it was designed with retail traders in mind. The key to its ...

With advancements in technology, technical trading has become more popular. Many brokerages now offer charting with built-in technical indicators. There are free sites out there as well. Not all ...

Looking at a stock chart is a great way to gain instant visual insight into the performance and momentum of a stock market index like the S&P 500. Yet, even broad-market visualizations need context.

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How the Relative Strength Index (RSI) Works As a momentum indicator, the relative strength index compares a security's strength on days when prices go up to its strength on days when prices go down.