This page lists all chart indicators with a basic description and links to more detailed information when available. More in depth information can be found in the Documentation Center.
The Bollinger Bands are a set of lines plotted two standard deviations away from a simple moving average (SMA) of the security's price
Displays a collection of support and resistance lines in the current timeframe. Both trendlines and horizontal lines will be displayed when available.
A Chartmill Channel is a horizontal channel wherein prices move sideways. Chartmill Channels automatically finds the most optimal balance between 'as long as possible' and 'as small as possible'
A simple moving average (SMA) is an arithmetic moving average calculated by adding recent closing prices and then dividing that by the number of time periods in the calculation average.
The Smoothed Moving Average emphasizes smoothness even more so than the SMA, trying to smooth out the erratic behavior of the market in order to see the trend.
An exponential moving average (EMA) is a type of moving average (MA) that places a greater weight and significance on the most recent data points.
The volume weighted average price (VWAP) gives the average price a security has traded at throughout the period, based on both volume and price.
The Anchored VWAP gives the average price a security has traded at throughout the period, starting from a specified point in time.
The Alligator indicator applies convergence-divergence relationships to build trading signals.
The Ichimoku Kinko Hyo, or Ichimoku for short, is a technical indicator that is used to gauge momentum along with future areas of support and resistance.
Donchian Channels are three lines generated by moving average calculations that comprise an indicator formed by upper and lower bands around a mid-range or median band. The upper band marks the highest price of a security over N periods while the lower band marks the lowest price of a security over N periods.
The Chandelier Exit (or stop) sets a trailing stop-loss based on the Average True Range (ATR). The stop will keep a N-ATR distance from the maximum price and will never decline.
The Fractal Exit (or stop) sets a trailing stop-loss based on the '5 bar pattern'. The stop will move up after swing points and will never decline.
The Fractal Exit (or stop) sets a trailing stop-loss based on the '7 bar pattern'. The stop will move up after swing points and will never decline.
The Chandelier Short Exit (or stop) sets a trailing (buy) stop-loss based on the Average True Range (ATR). The stop will keep a N-ATR distance from the minimum price and will never rise.
The Fractal Short Exit (or stop) sets a trailing stop-loss based on the '5 bar pattern'. The stop will move up after swing points and will never rise.
The Fractal Short Exit (or stop) sets a trailing stop-loss based on the '7 bar pattern'. The stop will move up after swing points and will never rise.
Marks the pocket pivot signals on the chart. A pocket pivot is formed when the stock is coming off a moving average on higher volume than usual.
The ChartMill trend indicator as an overlay. It has a color code to indicate whether the trend is neutral, negative or positive.
Marks the distribution days on the chart.
A Keltner Channel is an envelope channel around security price. It includes a moving average center line and two boundary bands.
Plots lines above and below the current price at the specified times the ATR distance.
Visualizes the bull or bear, flag or pennant pattern on the chart if there is one.
This indicator plots the path of the endpoint of a linear regression line back through the chart.
A moving average envelope, which is created using two moving averages that define upper and lower price range levels.
An exponential moving average envelope, which is created using two exponential moving averages that define upper and lower price range levels.
Displays the consolidated support and resistance on the chart. Consolidated support and resistance is the result of an evaluation and combination of trendlines, horizontal lines, channels, moving averages and their strengths in multiple timeframes.
Displays the volume profile or Volume By Price on the price axis. It shows how much volume was traded in a price range for the data shown on the chart.
The Ichimoku Kinko Hyo, or Ichimoku for short, is a technical indicator that is used to gauge momentum along with future areas of support and resistance.
The relative strength index (RSI) is a momentum indicator that measures the magnitude of recent price changes to evaluate overbought or oversold conditions in the price of a stock
A relative strength indicator, comparing the stock to the S&P index, as described by Thomas Dorsey.
The relative strength as used by Stan Weinstein in his famous book. It compares the stock to the S&P index.
The Force Index as developed by Alexander Elder measures the force, or power, of a stock move based on the direction and volume.
The Stochastic RSI is created by applying the Stochastic oscillator formula to a set of relative strength index (RSI) values rather than to standard price data. Using RSI values within the Stochastic formula gives traders an idea of whether the current RSI value is overbought or oversold.
The Money Flow Index (MFI) is a technical oscillator that uses price and volume for identifying overbought or oversold conditions in an asset. It can also be used to spot divergences which warn of a trend change in price.
The Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) is a trend-following momentum indicator that shows the relationship between two moving averages of a security’s price.
The Negative Volume Index is a technical indication line that integrates volume and price to graphically show how price movements are affected from down volume days.
Positive volume index (PVI) is an indicator used in technical analysis that provides signals for price changes based on positive increases in trading volume.
The chartmill Value indicator signals extremes in price formation and allow you to find points where mean reversion can be expected.
The ATR is a measure of volatility introduced by market technician J. Welles Wilder Jr. The ATR value indicates the avarage daily price movement of the stock.
The ATR expressed as a percentage. The ATR is a measure of volatility introduced by market technician J. Welles Wilder Jr. The ATR value indicates the avarage daily price movement of the stock.
On-balance volume (OBV), as developed by Joseph Granville, is a technical trading momentum indicator that uses volume flow to predict changes in stock price.
Accumulation/distribution is a cumulative indicator that uses volume and price to assess whether a stock is being accumulated or distributed.
The Chaikin oscillator is named for its creator Marc Chaikin. The oscillator measures the accumulation-distribution line of moving average convergence-divergence (MACD)
Twiggs Money Flow is based on the popular Chaikin Money Flow indicator, created by Colin Twiggs.
The Average Volume over the specified period.
The Trend Strength Indicator. Trading in the direction of a strong trend reduces risk and increases profit potential. The average directional index (ADX) is used to determine when the price is trending strongly.
The average width of the Bollinger bands.
Percent Bollinger (%B) is an indicator derived from Bollinger Bands indicator. The %B indicator quantifies where price is in relation to the bands.
Bill Williams' Awesome Oscillator (AO) is an indicator used to measure market momentum. AO calculates the difference of a 34 Period and 5 Period Simple Moving Averages
Bill Williams' Acceleration/Deceleration Technical Indicator (AC) measures acceleration and deceleration of the current driving force.
The Chartmill Bear Indicator spots bearish divergencies in price patterns.
The Bull Bear Indicator spots bullish divergencies in price patterns.
Measures accumulation and distribution of Small and Large players according to Pascal Willain's Effective Volume
Measures accumulation and distribution of Small, Large and All players according to Pascal Willain's Effective Volume
Measures accumulation and distribution of All players according to Pascal Willain's Effective Volume
Measures accumulation and distribution of Large players according to Pascal Willain's Effective Volume
Accumulated the total volume traded over the indicated period.
The ChartMill Trend Indicator displays whether the current trend is positive, neutral or negative.
Displays the number of distribution days (down on higher volume than the day before) in a moving window of the specified amount of periods.
Williams %R, also known as the Williams Percent Range, is a type of momentum indicator that moves between 0 and -100 and measures overbought and oversold levels
The Stochastic Oscillator is a momentum indicator that shows the location of the close relative to the high-low range over a set number of periods
The Slow Stochastic Oscillator is a momentum indicator that shows the location of the close relative to the high-low range over a set number of periods.
The Stochastic Oscillator is a momentum indicator that shows the location of the close relative to the high-low range over a set number of periods.
The indicator calculates the difference between the sum of recent gains and the sum of recent losses and then divides the result by the sum of all price movement over the same period.
The Trend Intensity indicator measures the strength of the trend. It is calculated as the value of the 7 day moving average divided by the 65 day moving average.
The true strength index is a technical momentum indicator that helps traders identify short-term price swings while trading in the direction of the trend.
This indicator is based on the Large Effective Volume of a large set of US stocks. All stocks with an average volume of at least 1 million participate in the indicator.
AAII does a weekly survey and publishes weekly bullish, bearish and neutral investor sentiment. This indicator shows the Bullish Sentiment.
AAII does a weekly survey and publishes weekly bullish, bearish and neutral investor sentiment. This indicator shows the bearish sentiment.
AAII does a weekly survey and publishes weekly bullish, bearish and neutral investor sentiment. This indicator shows the bullish, bearish and neutral sentiment.
A modified version of the ChartMill Value indicator, based on work by Brian Johnson.
The percentage price oscillator (PPO) is a technical momentum indicator that shows the relationship between two moving averages.
A variable Accumulation/Distribution indicator, developed by Larry Williams.
The RSI value line on the Dynamic RSI indicator is exactly the same as the RSI value on the regular RSI indicator. The overbought and oversold levels are not fixed, but determined by Bollinger bands around the RSI value line.
Displays the historical ChartMill Relative Strength Value on the chart.
Displays the current and historical Weinstein stage on the chart.
Displays the length of the current and historical Weinstein stages on the chart.
Displays the current and historical values of the ChartMill Setup Rating on the chart.
Displays the current and historical values of the ChartMill Technical Rating on the chart.
The Aroon indicator is a technical indicator that is used to identify trend changes in the price of an asset, as well as the strength of that trend.
An Aroon Oscillator is a trend-following indicator that uses aspects of the Aroon Indicator to gauge the strength of a current trend and the likelihood that it will continue.