VWAP Indicator: Formula, Anchors, and What Tests Reveal
Learn how VWAP works, why its anchor and price source matter, and what matched historical tests reveal about volume weighting.
Indicators
How common trading indicators work: formulas, signal rules, and what testing across many settings shows.
Turtle Trading Strategy: Rules, Breakouts, and What Tests Reveal
Learn the original Turtle trading rules, then explore why a stricter breakout entry sometimes produced more trades once a volatility exit changed the path.
Stochastic Oscillator: Formula, Settings, and What Tests Reveal
Understand stochastic %K and %D, fast and slow settings, and what extensive backtests reveal about smoothing and oversold signals.
Parabolic SAR: Settings, Strategy, and What Tests Reveal
Learn Parabolic SAR settings and buy and sell signals, and why a higher acceleration cap can change timing without adding trades.
On-Balance Volume (OBV): Formula, Signals, and What Tests Reveal
Learn the OBV formula, how to interpret divergence and trend confirmation, and what broad matched tests reveal about volume weighting.
Ichimoku Cloud: Formula, Settings, and What Tests Reveal
Understand Ichimoku's five lines, 9/26/52 settings, and how extensive tests reveal why cloud alignment changes trading signals.
Exponential Moving Average (EMA): Formula, Settings, and EMA vs. SMA
Learn how EMA weighting differs from SMA, why the period is not a fixed window, and how decision bands change the activity of a faster average.
CCI Indicator: Formula, ±100 Signals, and What Tests Reveal
Understand the Commodity Channel Index formula, common thresholds, and why changing lookback changes a ±100 signal in broad historical tests.
Average True Range (ATR): Formula, Settings, and Trailing Stops
Learn the ATR formula, common 14-period setting, ATR percentage, and why recalculating an ATR trailing distance can loosen a stop unless it ratchets.
Alligator Trading Strategy: Settings, Signals, and What Tests Reveal
Learn Bill Williams' Alligator settings, trend signals, and fractal entries, with extensive backtests of the timing and exit choices behind the three lines.
ADX Indicator: Formula, DMI Signals, and What Tests Reveal
Learn how ADX and the DMI lines measure trend strength and direction, and what extensive tests reveal about smoothing and rising-ADX filters.
Bollinger Bands: Formula, Signals, and What Tests Reveal
Learn the Bollinger Bands formula, common 20/2 settings, and how extensive tests reveal the interaction between lookback length, band width, and trading signals.
MACD Indicator: Formula, Settings, and What Tests Reveal
Learn the MACD formula and 12/26/9 settings, then see why a slower signal line can make a buffered trading rule busier.
Relative Strength Index (RSI): Formula, Signals, and What Tests Reveal
Learn the RSI formula, common 30/70 signals, and how its smoothing changes the meaning of overbought, recovery crossings, and trading activity.
Simple Moving Average (SMA): Formula, Signals, and What Tests Reveal
Learn the simple moving average formula, how traders use SMA signals, and what extensive testing reveals about smoothing, repeated crossings, and buffers.
Testing MACD Until It Broke
A technical research walk-through from a simple MACD crossover to a specialized trend-following strategy.