Technical Analysis Glossary

A/D line tracks volume-weighted money flow. Using it with price on NSE charts and tagging divergences in your journal.

ADX measures trend strength without direction. Filter ranging vs trending weeks for Nifty strategies.

ATR measures average true range. Volatility sizing on F&O and cash.

ATR measures average volatility range. Stop placement and position sizing on Nifty, Bank Nifty, and stocks.

Bollinger Bands wrap price in volatility-based envelopes. Squeeze, walk the band, and mean-reversion vs trend tags.

Breakout trading enters when price clears a defined range or level. Volume, false breaks, and tagging failed vs successful breaks.

Candlesticks show open, high, low, close per period. Reading bodies, wicks, and patterns on Nifty charts with journal tagging.

CCI measures deviation from statistical mean. Overbought/oversold oscillator.

Chaikin MF blends price location and volume. Accumulation gauge on stocks.

Confluence is multiple independent signals aligning. Quality filter for discretionary entries.

Cumulative delta sums aggressive buy minus sell volume. Order flow pressure on index futures.

Cup and handle is a bullish continuation pattern. Swing entries on NSE leaders and handle depth rules.

Dark cloud cover is bearish two-candle reversal. Closes below prior midpoint.

Death cross is short MA crossing below long MA. Risk-off context for swing books.

Divergence is price vs indicator disagreement. MACD/RSI tags on Reliance swings.

Doji shows open≈close indecision. Context at Nifty levels and stock reversals.

Donchian channel tracks N-bar high/low. Breakout systems on commodities and indices.

Double bottom signals potential reversal after two lows. Neckline confirmation and volume on Indian equities.

Double top is twin peaks resistance pattern. Distribution signal on stock daily charts.

Elliott wave counts impulsive and corrective waves. Subjective — fix rules if tagging on Nifty.

EMA weights recent prices more. Trend filter on Nifty and stock swing tags.

Engulfing body wraps prior body. Reversal signal at Bank Nifty intraday levels.

Evening star is bearish three-candle reversal at highs. Distribution on extended rallies.

FVG is imbalance zone from three-candle gap in price delivery. ICT-style levels on NSE charts.

Fib extensions project targets beyond swings. Profit targets on Nifty trend legs.

Fibonacci retracements mark potential pullback levels. 38.2%, 50%, 61.8% usage on Nifty trends and journal validation.

Flag is consolidation after sharp move. Continuation on momentum NSE names.

Footprint shows volume at price inside candle. Microstructure read on liquid NSE futures.

Golden cross is short MA crossing above long MA. Bullish regime tag on Nifty daily.

Gravestone doji has long upper wick, open≈close at low. Rejection candle.

Hammer is bullish rejection candle with long lower wick. Dip buys on NSE pullbacks.

Hanging man warns of top after uptrend. Small body with long lower tail.

Harami is inside candle showing indecision. Pause before Nifty continuation.

Harmonic patterns use Fib ratios for XABCD structures. Gartley, bat, crab on charts.

Head and shoulders is a reversal pattern with neckline break. Validation on daily NSE charts and false breakdown risk.

Heikin-Ashi smooths candles for trend visualization. Different from standard OHLC on charts.

HH/HL defines uptrend structure; LH/LL downtrend. Structure tags on Nifty swings.

Ichimoku combines trend, support, and momentum in one view. Kumo, Tenkan, Kijun — tagging rules for Nifty swing traders.

Inside bar is range inside prior bar. Compression before Nifty expansion.

Keltner channel uses EMA and ATR bands. Trend and breakout context on Bank Nifty.

MACD tracks momentum via moving-average spreads and a signal line. Signal-line crosses, histogram fades, and tagging in TradeLyser.

Market internals include TICK, TRIN, breadth — US-centric; India uses advance-decline and similar.

MSB is break of prior swing structure signaling potential trend change. SMC vocabulary on charts.

Marubozu is full-body candle with little wick. Momentum bar on breakout days.

MFI is volume-weighted RSI. Pressure read on NSE stocks.

Morning star is three-candle bullish reversal. Dip reversals on NSE daily charts.

Moving averages smooth price to show trend direction. SMA vs EMA, common periods on Nifty daily charts, and journal tagging.

Multi-timeframe analysis aligns bias from higher TF with entries on lower. Nifty daily bias, 15m entries.

OBV cumulates volume by close direction. Trend confirmation on Indian equities.

Overbought means stretched to upside. RSI/stoch context on extended Nifty moves.

Oversold means stretched downside. Bounce setups vs falling knife on NSE.

Parabolic SAR dots trail price for stop-and-reverse style exits on trends.

Pin bar is rejection candle with long wick. Price action entry on NSE.

Pivot points calculate intraday support/resistance from prior session. Popular on Nifty cash session open.

POC is highest volume price in profile. Magnet level on Nifty session profile.

Price action reads candles and structure without heavy indicators. Core tagging for discretionary NSE traders.

Relative strength compares performance vs benchmark. Leader selection on NSE.

Relative volume compares today to average. Breakout filter on liquid names.

Renko charts filter noise by fixed brick moves. Trend clarity for systematic traders.

Resistance is a zone where selling historically caps price. Planning exits and fades on Nifty and Reliance charts.

ROC measures % price change over N bars. Momentum oscillator on NSE symbols.

RSI measures recent up vs down momentum on a 0–100 scale. Overbought/oversold myths, divergence logging, and Nifty intraday context.

Shooting star has long upper wick at highs. Rejection after Nifty spike.

SMA is arithmetic mean of closes. Classic trend line on NSE daily charts.

Spinning top shows small body and long wicks. Indecision in Nifty range.

Stochastic compares close to recent range. Overbought/oversold on Bank Nifty 5m vs daily Reliance — tag and validate.

Supertrend combines ATR and mid-price for trend direction. Popular on Indian intraday charts.

Supply/demand zones mark origin of sharp moves. Institutional-style levels on charts.

Support is a price zone where buying interest historically absorbed selling. Logging levels, false breaks, and Reliance/Nifty examples.

Tape reading interprets time & sales and flow. Short-term skill on liquid NSE products.

Three black crows is bearish momentum sequence. Distribution warning on stocks.

Three white soldiers is three strong bullish candles. Momentum continuation signal.

Trendline connects swing highs or lows. Structure for stops on Indian indices.

Triangle is converging range. Breakout direction trade on indexed and single names.

Tweezer tops are matching highs on two candles. Double rejection at level.

Value area contains ~70% of session volume around POC. Balance zone on profile charts.

Volume confirms participation on NSE moves. Relative volume, breakouts, and tagging on TradeLyser trades.

Volume profile shows traded volume by price level. POC and value area on Nifty futures.

VWAP is the volume-weighted average price for the session. Institutional benchmark for intraday Nifty and liquid NSE stocks.

Wedge is converging trendlines. Rising wedge bearish, falling wedge bullish bias.

Wick is thin line beyond candle body showing rejection range. Pin bars and doji context.

Williams %R is momentum oscillator like inverted stochastic. Overbought/oversold on range days.

Wyckoff method reads accumulation/distribution phases. Context for range breakouts on stocks.