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Moving averages are one of the most common indicators in the world of technical analysis. And they’re often the ingredients of more complex indicators like MACD. Today’s script shows how long prices have been moving in a given direction. Similar to our earlier Price Streak script, MA Streak counts the number of sessions that the average is rising or falling. It...

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Relative strength is one of the most useful indicators in the market, highlighting when stocks and sectors are outperforming or underperforming a broader index. Traditional RS compares the percentage change of one symbol over a given time frame and subtracts the percentage change of the S&P 500 over the same period. This is handy, but it can produce false...

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Moving averages are perhaps the most common indicator in the world of technical analysis, highlighting trends over time by smoothing out values. Because they show direction, moving averages inevitably rise or fall. These changes are often obvious in retrospect, but now they can be spotted as they happen with our MA Speed script. This indicator calculates one of...

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Moving averages are one of the most basic tools for technical analysts. They can be useful for both trend analysis and for mean reversion. But how can you know when price is historically overbought or oversold relative to a moving average? Distance from MA can help. This indicator calculates the distance from a moving average as a percentage and plots the result...

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Price is never wrong, but sometimes reading it can be tricky. Movements in the broader market or a sector can distract from a symbol that's been steadily trending in one direction or another. Sometimes the beginning of a move can also be so subtle that it flies under most people's radar. Price Streak can help overcome these limitations by tracking consecutive...

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Volume can help confirm signals we might discover using other methods of technical analysis. This indicator tracks volume intelligently. Its logic spots above-average turnover and then tests against the price change. BrkVol highlights sessions with heavy volume and directional moves. This can help take out the noise and help confirm the trend. Tesla is a...