EODHD Academy

Indicators that Matter

What an indicator really is — a transformation of price and volume, never an oracle — and the handful worth knowing: moving averages, RSI and stochastics, MACD, Bollinger Bands, ATR and volume, together with the lag, redundancy and curve-fitting that limit every one of them.

4 units · 16 lessons · 59 min read · plus hands-on practice, at your pace

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What is a technical indicator, really?

What an Indicator Is · 5 min read · practitioner

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Unit 1 What an Indicator Is

  1. What is a technical indicator, really? 5 min
  2. Why does every indicator lag the price? 4 min
  3. If five indicators agree, how many opinions do you have? 3 min
  4. Why does changing 14 to 20 change the whole picture? 4 min
Practice Check · Unit 1 A short check · cannot be failed Start

Unit 2 Trend Indicators

  1. How does a simple moving average actually work? 3 min
  2. Why do traders reach for an exponential moving average? 3 min
  3. What does a moving average crossover actually measure? 3 min
  4. Can a moving average act as support or resistance? 3 min
Practice Check · Unit 2 A short check · cannot be failed Start

Unit 3 Momentum & Oscillators

  1. How is RSI calculated, and what does it actually say? 4 min
  2. Does "overbought" mean the price is about to fall? 3 min
  3. What do stochastics measure that RSI doesn't? 4 min
  4. What makes MACD a trend and a momentum indicator at once? 4 min
Practice Check · Unit 3 A short check · cannot be failed Start

Unit 4 Volatility, Volume & Limits

  1. What do Bollinger Bands actually measure? 4 min
  2. How do you measure how much a stock moves on a typical day? 4 min
  3. What do volume-based indicators add that price alone can't? 4 min
  4. Indicators that matter — course checkpoint 4 min
Practice Check · Unit 4 A short check · cannot be failed Start

Last Course exam

One exam, the whole course Unlocks when you have read all 16 lessons

Passing it earns the course certificate. It also counts toward the Trader track (course 2 of 9): pass every course exam in a track to earn its track certificate.