<table> <thead> <tr><th>Category</th><th>Example</th><th>What it tells you</th><th>Best for</th></tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr><td>Trend Following</td><td>MACD, ADX</td><td>Strength and direction of trend</td><td>Catching sustained moves</td></tr> <tr><td>Oscillators</td><td>RSI, Stochastic</td><td>Overbought / oversold conditions</td><td>Range-bound markets / reversals</td></tr> <tr><td>Volatility</td><td>Bollinger Bands, ATR</td><td>Expansion or contraction of price</td><td>Breakout strategies, stop placement</td></tr> <tr><td>Volume</td><td>OBV, Volume Profile</td><td>Conviction behind price move</td><td>Confirming breakouts / divergences</td></tr> </tbody> </table>
<p>Patterns fall into two families: <strong>reversal</strong> and <strong>continuation</strong>.</p> technical analysis of the financial markets epub
<ul> <li><strong>Uptrend:</strong> Higher highs + higher lows → Buy on pullbacks.</li> <li><strong>Downtrend:</strong> Lower highs + lower lows → Sell on rallies.</li> <li><strong>Sideways (range):</strong> No clear direction → Fade extremes or wait.</li> </ul> What it tells you<
<h2>Indicators: Tools, Not Rules</h2>
<footer> <p>© 2026 Market Chronicle — This content is for educational purposes only. Past performance does not guarantee future results.</p> </footer> Strength and direction of trend<
<div class="pull-quote"> “The markets are a voting machine in the short term, but a weighing machine in the long term. Technical analysis reads the votes.” </div>
