The Average Directional Index (ADX) is one of the few technical indicators that measure the... Read More

The Average Directional Index (ADX) is one of the few technical indicators that measure the strength of the trend independent of price. This means that the value of ADX tells you whether the stock,... Read More

Recently, I realized almost everyone I talk to expects tomorrow to look a lot like today.  As... Read More

Recently, I realized almost everyone I talk to expects tomorrow to look a lot like today.  As an investor, that’s a sign I like to see.  People generally seem to believe their jobs... Read More

Babies cry sometimes.  Now, I know all of you already know that. As a parent to young boys, I... Read More

Babies cry sometimes.  Now, I know all of you already know that. As a parent to young boys, I certainly know it.  But when babies cry, there’s something we often don’t know:... Read More

When it comes to streaming to the TV, the first name investors may think of is probably Netflix... Read More

When it comes to streaming to the TV, the first name investors may think of is probably Netflix (Nasdaq: NFLX), probably followed by Amazon (Nasdaq: AMZN) or Hulu. But the stock I recently... Read More

The Directional Movement Index (DMI) is a required input for the Average Directional Index (ADX)... Read More

The Directional Movement Index (DMI) is a required input for the Average Directional Index (ADX) indicator. The Positive Directional Index (+DI) and the Negative Direction Index (-DI) are found... Read More

Momentum in its simplest form is the Rate of Change (ROC), the percentage change in price over a... Read More

Momentum in its simplest form is the Rate of Change (ROC), the percentage change in price over a specified time frame. Many other momentum measures have been developed but all modify this basic... Read More

Last week, the Dow Jones Industrial Average finished lower for the fifth week in a row.  That... Read More

Last week, the Dow Jones Industrial Average finished lower for the fifth week in a row.  That sounds important — and it is — but I will get to that in a moment. First, I want to step... Read More

Market breadth indicators are based on the number of stocks going up or down and the... Read More

Market breadth indicators are based on the number of stocks going up or down and the Advance-Decline (A-D) Line is the simplest way to measure breadth. Every day, the number of stocks that closed... Read More

The Relative Strength Index (RSI) is among the most popular technical indicators. It is a price... Read More

The Relative Strength Index (RSI) is among the most popular technical indicators. It is a price oscillator that is used to spot oversold and overbought markets. #-ad_banner-#Despite being called the... Read More

I’ve been thinking a lot about October 1987 recently.  I’m sure many of you... Read More

I’ve been thinking a lot about October 1987 recently.  I’m sure many of you remember that month. But for those of you might be a little too young (or maybe the memory just... Read More