Traders utilize pivot point indicators to predict when stock prices will reverse direction. But does it work? I tested 66,480 trades on 210 years of data, and the results are surprising.

Our testing shows the best TradingView indicators for advanced analysis are Volume Profile HD, VWAP, Supertrend, ATR, Relative Volatility, and RSI. TradingView's candlestick and chart pattern recognition also improve trading outcomes. 

In technical analysis, momentum indicators help traders identify the strength and direction of a stock's price. They confirm trends, spot reversals, and generate buy and sell signals.

Stock volume is the total number of stocks traded during a specific period. Volume indicates buying and selling pressure and potential changes in a stock's trend direction and quality.

Our reliability testing of Bollinger Bands on the S&P 500, using 13,360 years of data, suggests it is an unreliable, unprofitable indicator for traders. However, Bollinger Bands can be profitable, but you need to know how it works, how to trade it, and the optimal settings.

Our research shows the Commodity Channel Index (CCI) is a reliable and profitable technical analysis indicator yielding win rates of up to 85% when used with the correct settings.

With over 10,400 years of backtested exchange data, our original research reveals the best indicators for day trading are the Price Rate of Change, VWAP, Weighted Moving Average, Hull Moving Average, Simple Moving Average, and Relative Strength Index.

Professional market analysts build trading strategies using trading indicator techniques like divergences, multi-time frame analysis, indicator combinations, and rigorous backtesting.

After testing three strategies across 1800 years of data, we confirm Keltner Channels are generally a losing trading strategy. Keltner Channels use simple and exponential moving averages, which we have already proven to be poor chart indicators.

The Advance-Decline line market breadth indicator shows you if the broad market is moving in step with an index. If not, this is a price divergence opportunity, and you should prepare for a trend direction change.

Fibonacci sequences and retracement are popular trading indicators among amateur investors, but our backtested research reveals it has a 63% failure rate. Our tests and 11 academic research papers demonstrate why traders and investors should avoid it.

The 5 best moving averages for traders are the simple, exponential, weighted, exponential weighted, and Hull moving averages. Understanding how to interpret moving averages is a key skill for any trader looking for improved performance.

Published research shows the most reliable and profitable stock chart patterns are the inverse head and shoulders, double bottom, triple bottom, and descending triangle. Each has a proven success rate of over 85%, with an average gain of 43%.

Decades of research prove the most profitable bearish chart patterns are the Inverted Cup and Handle with an average -17% price decrease, Rectangle Top (-16%), Head and Shoulders (-16%), and the Descending Triangle (-15%).

Research shows the most reliable and accurate bullish patterns are the Cup and Handle, with a 95% bullish success rate, Head & Shoulders (89%), Double Bottom (88%), and Triple Bottom (87%). The most profitable chart pattern is the Bullish Rectangle Top, with a 51% average profit.

Research shows the most reliable and profitable chart patterns are the Head & Shoulders, with an 89% success rate, the Double Bottom (88%), and the Triple Bottom and Descending Triangle (87%). The most profitable chart pattern is the Rectangle Top, with a 51% average profit.

Testing reveals the best stock chart candlestick pattern recognition software is TrendSpider, TradingView, MetaStock, and Finviz. Tickeron's AI can detect traditional stock chart patterns.

The inverse cup and handle chart pattern is a technical analysis trading strategy. Traders use it to identify a breakdown in asset prices, aiming to profit from short-selling a sharp price decline. The inverse cup and handle chart pattern is considered reliable based on 556+ trades, with an 82% success rate in bull markets.

Be careful when trading bearish flags. According to published research, the bear flag pattern has a low success rate of 45%. This means you are flipping a coin when trading this pattern, as the odds are not in your favor. The high-tight bear flag is the only flag pattern you should trade.

Traders must be cautious when trading bull pennants. Published research reveals a low success rate of 54% and a meager price increase of 7%. This implies pattern trading bullish pennants is as good as coin-flipping with unfavorable odds.

Traders should avoid trading bear pennants. Decades of testing on over 1,600 trades show bearish pennants have a success rate of only 54% and a low price decrease of 6%. The evidence is clear, pattern trading bear pennants is not worthwhile.