Oscillator (technical analysis)

An oscillator is a technical analysis indicator that varies over time within a band (above and below a center line, or between set levels). Oscillators are used to discover short-term overbought or oversold conditions.

Common oscillators are MACD, ROC, RSI, CCI.

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Technical analysis

Concepts

Charts

Patterns

Chart

Candlestick

Simple	Doji Hammer Hanging man Inverted hammer Marubozu Shooting star Spinning top

Complex	Hikkake pattern Morning star Three Black Crows Three white soldiers

Indicators

Support & resistance	Bottom Fibonacci retracement Pivot point (PP) Top

Trend	Average directional index (A.D.X.) Commodity channel index (CCI) Detrended price oscillator (DPO) Know sure thing oscillator (KST) Ichimoku Kinkō Hyō Moving average convergence/divergence (MACD) Mass index Moving average (MA) Parabolic SAR (SAR) Smart money index (SMI) Trend line Trix Vortex Indicator (VI)

Momentum	Money flow index (MFI) Relative strength index (RSI) Stochastic oscillator True strength index (TSI) Ultimate oscillator Williams %R (%R)

Volume	Accumulation/distribution line Ease of movement (EMV) Force index (FI) Negative volume index (NVI) On-balance volume (OBV) Put/call ratio (PCR) Volume–price trend (VPT)

Volatility	Average true range (ATR) Bollinger Bands (BB) Donchian channel Keltner channel CBOE Market Volatility Index (VIX) Standard deviation (σ)

Breadth	Advance–decline line (ADL) Arms index (TRIN) McClellan oscillator

Other	Coppock curve Ulcer index

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Oscillator (technical analysis)

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