Pattern based signals provided by price, volume and open interest of a security or an asset that trades on markets.
People also use support and resistance trendlines to draw conclusions regarding entry and exit points.
When used in charting, this comes under the umbrella of technical analysis.
Indicators are used on any asset that has historical data.
Some examples are:
The indicators work better the more data that is available. Another factor is how heavily traded the asset is.
Indicators can fit into two categories:
Automated trading systems implement different indicators into them.
