Understand what's behind the lines on your chart.
Plain-language guides to the calculated indicators traders use alongside price — MACD, Bollinger Bands, ATR and more.
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About Technical Indicators
Technical Indicators on Pairmetric explains the calculated tools traders plot alongside a price chart — moving-average-based indicators like MACD, volatility tools like Bollinger Bands and ATR, momentum oscillators like the Stochastic, and reference tools like Fibonacci retracements.
These guides are written to explain what each indicator measures and its common uses and limitations, and pair naturally with the Technical Analysis section's chart-reading fundamentals.
These guides are written to explain what each indicator measures and its common uses and limitations, and pair naturally with the Technical Analysis section's chart-reading fundamentals.
Technical Indicators FAQ
There isn't a single 'best' indicator — different tools answer different questions (trend, momentum, volatility), and many traders combine a small number of them rather than relying on just one.
Yes. MACD, RSI, Bollinger Bands, the Stochastic Oscillator, ATR and Fibonacci retracement tools are all built into the MetaTrader 5 platform's standard charting package.
No. Indicators are calculations based on past price data, used to describe current conditions like trend or momentum — they don't guarantee what happens next.
No. Technical Indicators is provided for general educational purposes only. Please read our Risk Disclosure before making any trading decisions.
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