Comprehensive guide to technical indicators for Indian market trading. Covers RSI, MACD, Moving Averages, Bollinger Bands, Stochastic, ADX, and more with optimal settings and strategies.
The Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) is a momentum-trend indicator developed by Gerald Appel in 1979. It measures the relationship between two exponential moving averages of price, plotted as a line along with a signal line and histogram. MACD works in two modes: short-term crossovers between the MACD and signal lines, and longer-term regime changes … Read more
The Relative Strength Index (RSI) is a momentum oscillator that measures how fast and how far prices have moved recently. Developed by J. Welles Wilder in 1978, it ranges from 0 to 100 and is one of the most widely used indicators in technical analysis. Readings above 70 suggest overbought conditions; readings below 30 suggest … Read more
A moving average alone tells a trader whether short-term momentum is up or down. Four moving averages stacked in order tell a trader whether the whole trend is confirmed across every timeframe from short to long. When the 20, 50, 100, and 200 EMAs all align bullish and price closes above them, the signal is … Read more
Volume Weighted Average Price (VWAP) is the running average price of a security weighted by how much volume traded at each price. Unlike a simple moving average, VWAP accounts for the fact that a big trade at Rs 500 means more than a small trade at Rs 495. It tells you what price most of … Read more
A moving average crossover is the moment one moving average line crosses another. When the faster (shorter-period) moving average crosses above the slower one, it is a golden cross. When the fast crosses below the slow, it is a death cross. These two events are among the most discussed signals in technical analysis — and … Read more
Every charting platform offers both Simple Moving Averages and Exponential Moving Averages with the same default period — 20 days. Same input, same number, same line colour. But when a trend reverses, one of them turns before the other, and that matters in real Rupees. Quick Answer: SMA (Simple Moving Average) gives equal weight to … Read more
Open any experienced Indian retail trader’s daily chart on Kite, TradingView, or Angel One and there is a near certainty that at least one Exponential Moving Average line is visible. The EMA is the most used technical indicator on NSE daily charts, and for good reason: it reacts to reversals 30 to 40 percent faster … Read more