Most novice traders undergo similar phases. After learning the chart basics, they fall in love with various indicators, often cluttering their charts to the point that they look like an unorganized ...

Prior to the recent presidential election, investors saw the market's "fear gauge" -- the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) -- spike sharply, reflecting growing expectations for market volatility. To hone ...

Named after John Bollinger, a very successful technical analyst, Bollinger Bands® are a common tool among modern-day traders. Most trading platforms have them as a built-in feature, easily overlaid on ...

Bollinger Bands are a technical analysis tool that traders use to predict when there may be a buying or selling opportunity for a security. Bollinger Bands comprise three lines on a stock chart. The ...

Trading is neither an exact science nor art. It is a mixture of both. There are scores of publicly available indicators and each claims to be the best. However, none of them are perfect or designed to ...