This is your permanent reference for all 52 indicators covered in this course. Use it when building a new setup — run down the Group column to find a candidate, check Repaint before using it on live bars, and cross-reference the lesson number when you need the full mechanics. The Key Signal Rule column is a one-line decision anchor, not a complete trading rule — the individual lesson carries the full specification.

Bookmark this page. Every time you add a new indicator to a system or audit an existing one, start here.

All 52 Indicators — Complete Reference

# Indicator Group Difficulty Output Range Repaint Data Need Best Timeframe Key Signal Rule
1 SMA — Simple Moving Average Trend Beginner Price scale None Simple Daily, Weekly Price above SMA(200) = uptrend; Golden Cross = bullish regime
2 EMA — Exponential Moving Average Trend Beginner Price scale None Simple 1H, 4H, Daily EMA(9) above EMA(21) with positive slope = long bias
3 MACD — Moving Avg Convergence Divergence Trend Beginner Centered (positive/negative) None Simple 4H, Daily Histogram turns positive = bullish momentum shift
4 ADX — Average Directional Index Trend Beginner 0–100 None Simple All timeframes ADX above 25 = trend strong enough to trade directionally
5 Ichimoku Cloud Trend Intermediate Price scale Moderate Simple Daily, Weekly Price above cloud with bullish cloud = long bias
6 Supertrend Trend Beginner Price scale Low Simple 1H, 4H, Daily Flip from red to green = bullish trend change signal
7 Heiken Ashi Trend Beginner Price scale Yes Simple 4H, Daily Consecutive green bars with no lower wicks = strong uptrend
8 Keltner Channels Trend Intermediate Price scale None Simple Daily Price breakout above upper band = trend continuation signal
9 RSI — Relative Strength Index Momentum Beginner 0–100 None Simple All timeframes RSI below 30 = oversold; above 70 = overbought; divergence = reversal
10 Stochastic Oscillator Momentum Beginner 0–100 Low Simple 1H, 4H Percent K crosses percent D above 20 after dipping below = buy signal
11 ROC — Rate of Change Momentum Beginner Centered at zero (percent) None Simple Daily ROC crossing zero from below = positive momentum shift
12 Awesome Oscillator Momentum Beginner Centered at zero None Simple 4H, Daily Histogram changes from red to green above zero = bullish momentum
13 Ultimate Oscillator Momentum Intermediate 0–100 None Simple 4H, Daily Above 70 = overbought; below 30 = oversold; divergence is primary signal
14 Williams Percent R Momentum Beginner -100 to 0 None Simple 1H, 4H Above -20 = overbought; below -80 = oversold
15 RVI — Relative Vigor Index Momentum Intermediate Centered at zero None Simple Daily Signal line cross of RVI from below = bullish entry timing
16 ATR — Average True Range Volatility Beginner Price scale (positive) None Simple All timeframes ATR rising = volatility expanding; use 1.5x ATR for stop distance
17 Bollinger Bands Volatility Beginner Price scale None Simple All timeframes Band squeeze followed by expansion = breakout setup
18 Donchian Channels Volatility Beginner Price scale None Simple Daily, Weekly Price breaks above upper channel = 20-period high breakout signal
19 Historical Volatility (HV) Volatility Intermediate Percent annualized None Moderate Daily HV below 15% = low vol regime; HV above 40% = elevated risk environment
20 Parkinson Volatility Volatility Intermediate Percent annualized None Moderate Daily Lower than HV = quiet intraday range; gap risk not captured
21 GARCH Volatility Advanced Conditional variance (percent) None Heavy Daily GARCH forecast rising = expect higher vol in next 1–5 sessions
22 IV Rank / IV Percentile Volatility Intermediate 0–100 None Heavy Daily, Weekly IV Rank below 25 = buy premium; above 75 = sell premium
23 Volume Volume Beginner Shares or contracts None Simple All timeframes Volume spike 1.5x average on breakout candle = conviction signal
24 OBV — On-Balance Volume Volume Beginner Cumulative (unbounded) None Simple Daily OBV rising while price is flat = accumulation; divergence = warning
25 VROC — Volume Rate of Change Volume Beginner Percent centered at zero None Simple Daily VROC above 50% on breakout bar = strong conviction
26 MFI — Money Flow Index Volume Intermediate 0–100 Low Simple 4H, Daily Below 20 = oversold with volume; above 80 = overbought with volume
27 Accumulation/Distribution Line Volume Beginner Cumulative (unbounded) None Simple Daily A/D line diverging from price = distribution or accumulation shift
28 Volume Profile Volume Intermediate Volume at price levels None Moderate 4H, Daily High-volume node = strong S/R; Point of Control = highest-conviction level
29 VWAP — Volume Weighted Avg Price Volume Beginner Price scale None Moderate Intraday (1m–1H) Price above VWAP = institutional long bias for the session
30 Market Profile / POC Volume Advanced Volume distribution None Heavy Daily Value Area High/Low defines session acceptance range for next session
31 S/R Levels S/R Beginner Price scale None Simple All timeframes Price tests a prior swing high or low for the third time = high-probability reaction
32 Pivot Points S/R Beginner Price scale None Simple Intraday Price opens above PP = bullish session bias; R1/S1 are first targets
33 Fibonacci Retracement S/R Beginner Price scale None Simple 4H, Daily 61.8% retracement in a confirmed trend = highest-probability entry zone
34 Fibonacci Extension S/R Beginner Price scale None Simple 4H, Daily 127.2% and 161.8% extensions = primary profit targets beyond prior swing
35 Camarilla Pivots S/R Intermediate Price scale None Simple Intraday Price above H3 = breakout signal; price below L3 = breakdown signal
36 DPO — Detrended Price Oscillator Mean Rev Intermediate Centered at zero Yes Simple Daily DPO crossing zero = short-term cycle turning point
37 Z-Score Mean Rev Intermediate Standard deviations None Simple Daily Z-Score above 2 = fade the move (sell); below -2 = fade the drop (buy)
38 Stochastic RSI Mean Rev Intermediate 0–1 (or 0–100) Moderate Simple 4H, Daily StochRSI crosses above 0.2 after touching 0 = oversold reversal signal
39 Connors RSI Mean Rev Intermediate 0–100 None Simple Daily Below 10 = extreme oversold; above 90 = extreme overbought; fade the extreme
40 Hurst Exponent Mean Rev Advanced 0–1 None Heavy Daily, Weekly Above 0.55 = trending regime; below 0.45 = mean-reverting regime
41 Beta Correlation Beginner Centered at 1 (ratio) None Simple Weekly Beta above 1.5 = reduce position size by factor of Beta vs target
42 Relative Strength vs Benchmark Correlation Beginner Price ratio (unbounded) None Simple Daily, Weekly RS line rising = outperforming benchmark; add to or initiate long
43 Pearson Correlation Coefficient Correlation Intermediate -1 to +1 None Moderate Daily, Weekly Above 0.8 = strong positive correlation; below -0.8 = strong negative
44 Cointegration (Johansen Test) Correlation Advanced p-value (0–1) None Heavy Daily p-value below 0.05 = pair is cointegrated; trade the spread
45 Dynamic Correlation Correlation Advanced -1 to +1 (rolling) None Heavy Daily Correlation collapsing toward zero = pair trade opportunity opening
46 Order Flow Imbalance Microstructure Advanced Percent or ratio None Heavy 1m, 5m Buy imbalance above 60% on tick data = institutional buying pressure
47 Bid-Ask Spread Microstructure Intermediate Price (ticks or dollars) None Heavy Intraday Spread widening sharply = liquidity stress; reduce size or avoid entry
48 Market Depth (Level 2) Microstructure Intermediate Volume at bid/ask levels None Heavy Intraday Large bid stack holding a price = support; large ask stack = resistance
49 VPIN — Volume-Synchronized PIN Microstructure Advanced 0–1 None Heavy Daily VPIN above 0.5 = elevated informed trading; expect directional move
50 Kyle's Lambda Microstructure Advanced Price impact per unit volume None Heavy Daily Lambda rising = market absorbing less volume per price tick = thinning
51 Cumulative Delta Microstructure Intermediate Net volume (positive/negative) None Heavy 5m, 15m Price rises while Cumulative Delta falls = bearish divergence; fade the high
52 GEX / Dealer Gamma Exposure Microstructure Advanced Dollar gamma (billions) None Heavy Daily Negative GEX = dealers amplify moves; positive GEX = dealers dampen moves

Group Quick Rules

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**Trend:** Use a Trend group indicator only when ADX is above 20. Below that, the market is ranging and trend signals are noise.
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**Momentum:** Momentum oscillators are most useful for entry timing within a confirmed trend — not for calling reversals in isolation. Always pair with a direction filter.
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**Volatility:** Always use a Volatility indicator for stop placement and position sizing. Never set stops at round numbers or arbitrary percentages — let ATR or Bollinger Bands define the stop distance.
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**Volume:** Volume validates price. A move without volume is a move without conviction. Check volume on every breakout — not on every bar.
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**Support/Resistance:** The more times a level has been tested without breaking, the stronger it is — until it is not. A level that has been tested six or more times is not stronger; it is weaker. Each test burns through the order stack sitting there.
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**Mean Reversion:** Mean reversion tools require a confirmed ranging regime. Before fading an extreme Z-Score or Connors RSI reading, verify ADX is below 20. In a strong trend, extremes persist.
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**Correlation:** Correlation is a normal-market tool. In risk-off events and market crashes, correlations across assets converge toward 1.0. Pairs trades and diversification assumptions built on historical correlation break exactly when you most need them to hold.
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**Microstructure:** Microstructure indicators require tick-level or Level 2 data unavailable on most retail platforms. Use them when you have the data. Do not approximate them with slower data — the signal degrades to noise.

The 4 Non-Negotiable Rules

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**The 4 Non-Negotiable Rules for Using Indicators**

1. **Know your market regime before selecting indicators.** ADX tells you whether the market is trending. Trend indicators in a ranging market and mean reversion tools in a trending market both produce losing trades systematically.

2. **One indicator per function — never two indicators measuring the same thing.** RSI plus Stochastic is not double confirmation. They both measure momentum. When they agree, you have redundant evidence. When they disagree, you have noise. Pick one.

3. **Backtest on out-of-sample data before trading with real capital.** The data you used to select and tune your indicators cannot be the same data you use to evaluate their performance. Curve-fitted parameters fail on new markets. Use a hold-out period you have never looked at.

4. **Repaint indicators require live candle confirmation before entry.** Heiken Ashi, DPO, Stochastic RSI in certain configurations — these look perfect in historical view because their values changed retroactively. Never act on a signal from a repainting indicator on the current (unclosed) bar. Wait for the bar to close and the value to lock.

You Have Completed the Course

You now have working knowledge of all 52 indicators that define technical analysis — from the arithmetic of a simple moving average to the mathematical structure of cointegration and the game-theoretic logic of Kyle's Lambda. Each indicator has a mechanical definition, a formula, parameters you can tune, a set of conditions where it works, and a set of conditions where it fails.

The most important thing you learned is not any single indicator. It is that every indicator is a lens — it reveals one dimension of market behavior and hides the others. Systematic traders outperform because they combine lenses without overlap and apply each lens only under the conditions where it is valid.

Your next steps from here:

The Oyamori Edges Catalog is the applied layer — 31 specific trade setups built on the indicator foundations in this course, each with entry rules, position sizing, and historical edge statistics.

The Options Trade Masterclass covers the volatility indicators from Group 3 in operational depth — how IV Rank, GARCH forecasts, and Bollinger squeeze translate into specific options structures (straddles, spreads, calendars, iron condors) with defined risk and defined premium target.

Return to this reference table whenever you start a new setup. It costs you 30 seconds to check that you are using one indicator per function and that you have the right group for your market regime. That check has prevented more bad trades than any single indicator ever will.