Identify Stock Market Participant Groups by Price & Indicator Patterns The StockCharts.com indicator Accum/Dist was designed to help track the large-lot versus small-lot activity. Decades ago, when the concept of distinguishing between the large lots versus the small lots started being discussed by the Sell Side Institutions, the Stock Market …
They Trigger on Algorithms Designed to Locate Cluster Orders The uptrend and the downtrend are not mirror images of each other, nor can you use the exact same indicators, indicator period settings, or subordinate indicators. The downtrend can drop and gap down on low stock Volume because a percentage stop …
Identifying Large Lots Dominating Buy Side or Sell Side of Momentum Run The most common mistake Retail Traders make in choosing stocks for Swing Trading is to not identify whether the large lots are dominating the buy side or the sell side during the price action momentum run upward. This …
Identify Momentum Price Action Ahead of Runs One of the most exasperating experiences for many StockCharts.com Users is to open their charts to find a stock that has run or gapped with momentum energy price action. These huge one-day gains occur when High Frequency Traders (HFTs) fill the queues ahead …
Changing Topping and Bottoming Formations In the past few years Technical Analysis has undergone some significant changes. Many traditional technical patterns are either not forming as often, not as reliable, or are simply not found on the charts. Bottoming and Topping Formations have undergone the most substantial changes. Some Bottoms …