Everything we've written about indicators. Read, then practise it free on StockYatra.
StockYatra 2.1 brings pro charts to your phone: 46 indicators, RSI and MACD panes, hollow candles, Renko, line break and OHLC bars, plus a full-screen order ticket.
What a moving average is, how a simple (SMA) and exponential (EMA) moving average differ, how to pick a length, what golden and death crosses are, and why crossovers fail in sideways markets.
A plain-language guide to RSI and MACD: how each is calculated in principle, how to read overbought, oversold, crossovers and divergence, and the market conditions where both give bad signals.
Moving averages smooth price into a trend line. Learn SMA vs EMA, common periods like the 50 and 200-day, and how crossovers signal trend changes.
A beginner’s guide to the three most popular technical indicators — moving averages, RSI and MACD. Learn what each measures and how to use them.