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Every term is defined twice: once the way a filing would put it, and once the way somebody would explain it to you across a table. The second one is usually the one that sticks.

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Histogram

Technical analysis

The bars in a MACD display, plotting the gap between the MACD line and its signal line.

In plain terms

The component that turns first, and the noisiest of the three. Shrinking bars while price still rises mean the driver has lifted off the accelerator.

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MACD

Technical analysis

Moving Average Convergence Divergence — the gap between a fast and a slow EMA, plus a signal line and histogram.

In plain terms

Two averages arguing. The histogram turns first and is the most useful part.

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Indicator redundancy

Technical analysis

The condition in which several indicators appear to confirm one another while being different arrangements of the same underlying price data.

In plain terms

RSI, Stochastic, Williams %R, CCI and the MACD histogram all agreeing is one opinion reported five times. New information has to come from a different input — volume, breadth, relative strength.

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Indian stock market glossary · Market Vidyalaya