CCI measures the difference between the current price and its statistical average, identifying cyclical turns and momentum extremes. Originally designed for commodities, CCI is now widely used across crypto, forex, and stock markets with equal effectiveness. Combine CCI divergence with trend-following strategies for higher-probability entries. Check out our indicators hub for complementary momentum tools like the RSI and MACD.
CCI = (Typical Price − SMA of Typical Price) / (0.015 × Mean Deviation). The 0.015 constant ensures roughly 70-80% of readings fall between −100 and +100. Default period is 20.
The True Strength Index applies a double-smoothing technique to price momentum, producing a clean oscillator that reveals overbought/oversold conditions and trend direction with minimal noise. TSI signals are particularly reliable on daily charts across <a href="/market/stocks" class="text-primary hover:underline">stocks</a> and <a href="/market/crypto" class="text-primary hover:underline">crypto</a>. Combine TSI crossovers with the <a href="/academy/indicators/macd" class="text-primary hover:underline">MACD</a> for layered momentum confirmation in your <a href="/strategies" class="text-primary hover:underline">trading strategies</a>.
The Stochastic Oscillator compares a security's closing price to its price range over a given period, making it excellent for identifying overbought/oversold conditions and divergences in bounded ranges. It works especially well alongside the <a href="/academy/indicators/rsi" class="text-primary hover:underline">RSI</a> for double confirmation of reversal zones in <a href="/market/forex" class="text-primary hover:underline">forex</a> and <a href="/market/stocks" class="text-primary hover:underline">stock</a> markets. For best results, use Stochastic signals only in the direction of the larger trend identified by tools in our <a href="/academy/indicators" class="text-primary hover:underline">indicator guide library</a>. Build it into a complete system by reviewing our <a href="/strategies" class="text-primary hover:underline">trading strategies</a> section.
The Force Index combines price change and volume into a single oscillator that measures the power behind each market move — positive force indicates buying pressure and negative force indicates selling pressure. Developed by Alexander Elder, it is a core component of the Elder trading system used across <a href="/market/stocks" class="text-primary hover:underline">stocks</a> and <a href="/market/forex" class="text-primary hover:underline">forex</a>. Pair it with the <a href="/academy/indicators/exponential-moving-average" class="text-primary hover:underline">EMA</a> for trend context and browse our <a href="/academy/indicators" class="text-primary hover:underline">indicator guide library</a> for more volume-momentum hybrids.
KST (Know Sure Thing) is a smoothed rate-of-change oscillator that combines four different ROC timeframes into a single weighted line, revealing broad momentum shifts across multiple cycles. It was designed by Martin Pring for identifying major trend changes in <a href="/market/stocks" class="text-primary hover:underline">stocks</a> and is equally useful in <a href="/market/crypto" class="text-primary hover:underline">crypto</a> markets. Compare it with the <a href="/academy/indicators/rate-of-change" class="text-primary hover:underline">ROC</a> and other momentum tools in our <a href="/academy/indicators" class="text-primary hover:underline">indicator guide library</a>.