THE TRADING LIBRARY

Trading Articles: Technical Analysis and Trading Indicators

Explore educational articles about trading charts, indicators, and trading methods. Learn how to read price action, interpret momentum, and plan trades with attention to risk.

Start with the articles below. More topics are being added as the library grows.

• Candlestick Charts

  Understand candlestick charts, their origins, candle bodies and wicks, and common patterns for reading price action alongside broader market context.

• Renko Charts

  Explore how Renko chart bricks form, how box size changes the view of a trend, and the practical limitations of using price-based charts in trading.

• RSI

  Learn how the Relative Strength Index measures momentum, how to interpret overbought and oversold levels, and why divergence needs careful confirmation.

• Swing Trading

  Explore swing trading through market structure, moving averages, volume confirmation, position sizing, and risk-to-reward planning for multi-day trades.

• Stochastic Oscillator

  Discover where price closes within its recent range, how %K and %D are calculated, and how to interpret crossovers, divergence, and overbought or oversold readings.

• MACD: A Complete Guide

  Learn how the MACD line, signal line, and histogram reveal momentum, with illustrated crossovers and divergence, practical applications, and key limitations.

• Moving Averages

  Explore simple and exponential moving averages, how they reveal trends, and how to interpret crossovers, support, resistance, and lag.

• ADX

  Understand how ADX measures trend strength, how +DI and -DI show direction, and when to choose trend or range strategies.

• Average True Range (ATR)

  Learn how True Range captures gaps and how ATR helps measure volatility, place stop-losses, and size positions.

• Ichimoku Cloud

  Learn the five Ichimoku lines, cloud signals, and 9-26-52 settings, with illustrated examples of trend, momentum, support, resistance, and confirmation.

• Supertrend

  Learn how Supertrend combines ATR and median price to follow trends, manage trailing stops, and identify the risk of false signals in sideways markets.

• Fibonacci Retracement

  Explore Fibonacci retracement ratios, how to draw pullback levels on a chart, and why support, resistance, and confirmation matter when planning a trade.

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