What are Oscillators

Oscillators are technical analysis tools that are banded and changes over time. They are banded between 2 extreme values or above and below a center line. Oscillators are used to determine trend, momentum, strength, as well as overbought, and oversold levels.

 

Example 1: Bollinger Bands

Bollinger Bands
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Example 2: Relative Strength Index (RSI) Oscillator

RSI Oscillator
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Example 3: Stochastic Oscillator

Stochastic Oscillator
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Example 4: MACD Oscillator

MACD Oscillator
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