Chart Trend Indicators

Futures chart trends are a term used to describe the persistence of price movement in one direction over time. Trends move in three directions: up, down and sideways. Within a trend, markets do not move consistently in one direction, but tend to be erratic; thus trends are characterized by a series of peaks and troughs. Trend indicators smooth variable price data to create a composite of market direction.

:::::>Moving averages (MA)