Technical Indicators

Use these indicators as conditions in your strategy. Just reference them by name — no code needed. Default periods are used if you don't specify one.

Trend

Default SMA/EMA period: 200 days if not specified.

Indicator	Default	Description
Simple Moving Average (SMA)	200-day	Smooths price over N days to identify long-term trend direction
Exponential Moving Average (EMA)	200-day	Like SMA but weights recent prices more heavily — reacts faster to changes
SMA Crossover	50/200	Golden cross (bullish) or death cross (bearish) when fast SMA crosses slow SMA
EMA Crossover	12/26	Faster-reacting crossover signal used for shorter-term trend changes

Default RSI period: 14. Default MACD: 12/26/9. Default Stochastic: 14/3.

Indicator	Default	Description
RSI (Relative Strength Index)	Period: 14	Measures speed of price changes on 0-100 scale. Below 30 = oversold, above 70 = overbought
MACD	12, 26, 9	Shows relationship between two EMAs. Crossovers signal momentum shifts
MACD Histogram	12, 26, 9	Visualizes distance between MACD and signal line. Positive = bullish momentum
Stochastic %K / %D	K: 14, D: 3	Compares closing price to high-low range. Below 20 = oversold, above 80 = overbought
Rate of Change (ROC)	Period: 12	Percentage price change over N periods. Measures acceleration of price movement
CCI (Commodity Channel Index)	Period: 20	Measures deviation from average price. Below -100 = oversold, above 100 = overbought
ADX (Average Directional Index)	Period: 14	Measures trend strength (not direction). Above 25 = strong trend, below 20 = weak/sideways

Default Bollinger: 20-period, 2 standard deviations. Default ATR: 14.

Indicator	Default	Description
Bollinger Bands	20, 2σ	Price envelope that expands/contracts with volatility. Touches often signal reversals
Bollinger %B	20, 2σ	Where price sits within the bands. Below 0 = below lower band, above 1 = above upper
Bollinger Width	20, 2σ	Distance between bands as % of middle. Narrow = squeeze (breakout coming)
ATR (Average True Range)	Period: 14	Average daily price range in dollars. Used for stop-loss sizing and volatility filters
Keltner Channels	Period: 20	Similar to Bollinger but uses ATR instead of standard deviation. Smoother bands
Historical Volatility	Period: 21	Annualized standard deviation of returns. Measures how much price fluctuates

Default volume average: 50-day rolling. Default multiplier: 1.5x.

Indicator	Default	Description
Volume vs Average	50-day, 1.5x	Compares current volume to rolling average. High volume confirms price moves
Volume Surge	50-day, 2x	Detects unusual spikes in trading activity. Confirms breakouts and reversals
On-Balance Volume (OBV)	—	Cumulative volume indicator. Rising OBV with rising price confirms uptrend
Chaikin Money Flow (CMF)	Period: 20	Measures buying/selling pressure over time. Positive = accumulation, negative = distribution

These use raw price data — no indicator computation needed.

Indicator	Description
Price Drop %	Percentage decline from previous close. Detects sharp selloffs
Price Gain %	Percentage gain from previous close. Detects sharp rallies
52-week High/Low	How close price is to its yearly extremes. Near highs = momentum, near lows = value
Price vs SMA	Whether price is above or below a moving average. Basic trend filter
Parabolic SAR	Trailing stop that flips between above/below price. Signals trend reversals
Pivot Points	Support and resistance levels calculated from prior day's high, low, close

Buy oversold, sell overbought.

Buy AAPL when RSI(14) drops below 30, sell all when RSI crosses above 70

Follow momentum shifts.

Buy SPY when MACD crosses above the signal line, sell when it crosses below

Stay in uptrends, exit downtrends.

Buy QQQ when price crosses above the 200-day SMA, sell when it drops below

Buy when price touches the lower band in an uptrend.

Buy NVDA when price is within 5% of the lower Bollinger Band and above the 200-day SMA

Confirm breakouts with volume.

Buy TSLA when price makes a new 52-week high and volume is 2x above the 50-day average

Stack multiple conditions for higher conviction.

Buy AMZN when RSI(14) < 35 and MACD histogram is positive and price is above the 200-day SMA