The volatility indicator is a technical tool that measures how far security stretches away from its mean price, higher and lower. It computes the dispersion of returns over time in a visual format ...

Volume indicators are technical tools to evaluate a security’s bull and bear power. Most look specifically at buying vs. selling pressure to determine which side is in control of price action. Others ...

If you ever wanted to quantify the strength of a trend based on its volume levels – as well as the degree of buying and selling pressure – there’s a handy indicator that can help you do the job. The ...

Multi-factor investing has become very popular in recent years. The term “smart beta” has been coined to categorize a number of these multi-factor indexes along with other interesting new forays into ...

This week's Alpha Trader podcast features hosts Aaron Task and Stephen Alpher talking with Marc Chaikin, founder and CEO of Chaikin Analytics. Ahead of the chat with Chaikin, Task and Alpher discuss ...

Oftentimes traders allow emotion to drive their decision whether to buy or sell a stock. Anything from panic to elation to ingrained sentiment can compel traders to make inconsistent and questionable ...