If you could have just one indicator, which would it be?

Discussion in 'Technical Analysis' started by JTrades, Sep 20, 2014.

  1. JTrades

    JTrades

    If you could have just one technical indicator, which would it be?
     
  2. ronblack

    ronblack

    Depends on the timeframe. For swing RSI, for trendfollowing MA. There are not many options out there. Most indicators are similar and all of them lag price activity.
     
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  3. Carl K

    Carl K

    Fibonacci & being able to draw Supply/Demand on a chart, for Trend trading.
    "Average True Range" for trading Noise.
     
    Last edited: Sep 20, 2014

  4. Agreed.

    Another contender might be Donchian Channel for breakouts/trend trading (although you'd have had a few rough years recently waiting for the good times to roll again)...
     
  5. Al_Bundy

    Al_Bundy

    I'd choose MA.
     
  6. Redneck

    Redneck

    A consistently positive PnL

    Technical or not - it is the ultimate indicator..., always accurate..., and real time

    RN
     
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    Tough question J Trades; trend wise answer=10 year/all data , candle charts -price+ end of day/end of month-price.

    Also as IBD [Investor Business Daily does], 50 dma-price , 200 dma-price, 50 dma-volume..........................................................................Donchian channels help.; wisdom is profitable to direct. Dont really need moving averages, but they are so good about underline prive, overline price.
     
  8. JTrades

    JTrades

    Ah yes, but how to use it? Increase size when the green number is big (increase risk using recent profits as a buffer)?
     
    Last edited: Sep 25, 2014
  9. Redneck

    Redneck



    Nope - this trade's result has nothing to do with the next


    Increase size as one's PnL.., and skills increase (dealing with greater size/ capital has its own pitfalls which must be traversed)



    RN
     
  10. kut2k2

    kut2k2

    You can't use it. A consistently growing PnL is the goal, not a technical indicator aka a tool used to achieve the goal. If traders would stop distorting the language, they'd make progress faster.

    Technical indicators are about timing, not about sizing.
     
    Last edited: Sep 25, 2014
    #10     Sep 25, 2014
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