A volatility measurement indicator introduced by J. Welles Wilder in his book: New Concepts in Technical Trading Systems. Wilder originally developed the ATR for commodities but the indicator is also be used for stocks and indices. The ATR measures a commodity or security’s volatility. High ATR values reflects high volatility while low ATR readings indicate
A market momentum indicator that subtracts the declining issues from the advancing issues on the New York Stock Exchange. This information is used to determine the strength of the market on a daily basis. It is usually smoothed to make it an overbought and oversold indictor. Strong up days show readings of more than +1,000
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