What is stochastic oscillator?Stochastic
An indicator showing where the close sits within the high-low range of the last N days (KD / KDJ).
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- Oscillators & MomentumStochastic Oscillator (KD / KDJ)
Where does the close sit within the recent range? The K and D lines swing back and forth between 0 and 100.
- Indicators in Practice & BacktestingIndicator Confluence
Any single indicator is often wrong. When trend, momentum and volume all point the same way, the signal tends to be more reliable, but rarer.
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