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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My Financial Analysis of Stocks

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  • We Panic Sold Today was a really bad day in the market. The Dow Jones opened at negative 1000 points. It seems as if the coronavirus is gaining steam and is about to ...
    Posted Mar 18, 2020, 9:23 AM by Intelligent Investor
  • I'm Calling Tops, It's Over, The Bull Market Is Over, Here Comes The Bear Market, A Recession Is Coming We weren't sure yesterday that the bull market is over. In the morning today, the Dow Jones was up about 300 points, and I thought we were just having ...
    Posted Mar 1, 2020, 10:47 AM by Intelligent Investor
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    Posted Mar 18, 2020, 9:26 AM by Intelligent Investor
  • Beyond Meat (BYND) and Dunkin (DNKN), A Tale Of 2 Speculative Stocks Last year, we bought Dunkin' Donuts (DNKN) and Beyond Meat (BYND). We couldn't find any bargains, so we invested a small amount in these 2 speculative stocks.I've ...
    Posted Mar 18, 2020, 9:27 AM by Intelligent Investor
  • Stocks That We Bought and Sold for the Past Year to Date Sold John Deere (DE), it is a cyclical business and the trade war the U.S. has with China isn't making things any better. Berkshire Hathaway also sold their ...
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