Stochastic
Technical analysisAlso called: Stochastic oscillator
An oscillator measuring where the close sits within the recent trading range, expressed as a percentage.
In plain terms
It asks a different question from RSI — where you finished, not how one-sided the moves were. In a trend it pins at an extreme for weeks, so it belongs in ranges only.
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Technical analysisThe 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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Technical analysisAn oscillator showing where the close sits within the recent trading range, scaled inversely.
In plain terms
Mathematically almost identical to Stochastic %K. If you already have one on the chart, the other adds nothing.
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