CHAPTER 1

Evidence of the Most Popular Technical Indicators

Paul Ciana, CMT

Bloomberg LP

The application of various technical indicators is nothing new to the majority of financial market participants. The opportunity to trade a moving average cross or an overbought market is a frequent observation during normal market hours worldwide. The challenge that many ponder is which technical indicators to use. In an effort to resolve that challenge, market participants wonder what others are using. If this information can be identified and verified, market participants will likely monitor those indicators to understand what others are thinking and seeing. Therefore, it might be possible to develop a trading strategy based on the most popular technical ...

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