The Momentum & MACD Panels
Read RSI, Stochastic, MACD, and the rest of the oscillator stack on the platform
Trends die when momentum dies. Oscillators measure the SPEED of price change rather than its level — and changes in momentum almost always precede changes in price. The Momentum and MACD panels collect every major oscillator on a single screen.
Imagine a car decelerating before it stops. The wheels are still turning forward, but the deceleration is the first signal that the direction is about to change. Oscillators do the same job for price: they measure deceleration before it shows up as a reversal.
RSI measures the average up-day move versus the average down-day move over N bars (default 14). Output is bounded 0-100. Above 70 is conventionally 'overbought,' below 30 'oversold.
' The platform color-codes the row red when overbought, green when oversold. The trap: in strong trends, RSI can stay above 70 for weeks while price keeps climbing. RSI level alone is not a trade.
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What this lesson covers
- 1RSI — Relative Strength Index
- 2MACD — Three Rows, One Story
- 3Divergence — The Highest-Conviction Oscillator Signal
- 4RSI and MACD Construction
- 5Real-world: GameStop (GME) January 2021 — Momentum Extreme
- 6Summary