Use of indicators video tutorials

The video guide below is about indicators which you can use for technical analysis. This type of analysis increases the efficiency of your long-term trading.

Indicators are main tools of technical analysis based on study of the historical price data applying statistical and mathematical methods to the charts. Technical indicators are able to make all the calculations for trader and help forecast the price movement.

Indicators can be divided into two main groups: trend indicators that define the current market trend and oscillators that show the dynamics of sideways trend development.

The video instruction can guide you through the extended list of technical indicators and help set and change their parameters.

Please note that indicator signals are only recommendations as the accurate forecast of the price movement is impossible. In this regard we recommend using several analytical tools for making final decision.

Bollinger Bands Indicator

Bollinger Bands technical indicator which shows the range and speed of price change, allowing to cover the most part of market instrument price movement. Bollinger Bands give buy or sell signal, but do not determine further direction of market instrument. Learn more about the indicator functioning from our video record.

Market Fractals Indicator

Determines and marks out price extremums allowing to estimate the market tendency. Market Fractals indicator developed by a famous trader and author of technical analysis books Bill Williamson. Fractal consists of sequence with at least 5 bars, where an average one has the highest peak and the lowest bottom, due to that the indicator shows high accuracy. More detailed indicator descriptions with chart examples are available in the video below.

Moving Average Indicator

The video record tells about one of the most popular and user-friendly indicators - Moving Average reflecting an average indicator value for some period of time. The indicator's weakness is false signals at a flat trend or a signal delay.

MACD Oscillator

The accurateness of MACD Oscillator prediction mostly depends on market volatility, as the instrument's work is built on the method of deducting a smaller moving average from the biggest one and averaging the received result. More details on the oscillator are given in the video record.

Parabolic SAR Indicator

One of possible applications of Parabolic SAR trend indicator, which signalizes about favorable trade closing, can become its usage as a trailing stop. Examples of working with indicator are given in the video record.

RSI Oscillator

In this video record you can properly explore the application mechanism of the RSI oscillator giving a trader the signals of price reversal at early stages. Fundamentally, the instrument functions on the principle of inevitable shift of any direction to the opposite one.

Stochastic Oscillator

This video material will disclose the features of using the Stochastic oscillator in trading which determines the price tendencies and closing price reversals within the last series of peaks and bottoms. The oscillator may give false signals to open versus the trend.

Alligator Indicator

The Alligator trend indicator consisting of three moving averages of different period signalizes a new trend start. The video clip opens up the fundamentals of efficient use of this popular indicator in financial market operations.