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Average Directional Index (ADX)

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Average Directional Index (ADX)
Welles Wilder Jr. developed the Average Directional Index (ADX) in order to evaluate the strength of the current trend, be it up or down. It’s important to detemine whether the market is trending or trading (moving sideways), because certain indicators give more useful results depending on the market doing one or the other.

ADX is an oscillator that fluctuates between 0 and 100. Even though the scale is from 0 to 100, readings above 60 are relatively rare. Low readings, below 20, indicate a weak trend and high readings, above 40, indicate a strong trend. The indicator does not grade the trend as bullish or bearish, but merely assesses the strength of the current trend. A reading above 40 can indicate a strong downtrend as well as a strong uptrend.

ADX can also be used to identify potential changes in a market from trending to non-trending. When ADX begins to strengthen from below 20 and/or moves above 20, it is a sign that the trading range is ending and a trend could be developing.

When ADX begins to weaken from above 40 and/or moves below 40, it is a sign that the current trend is losing strength and a trading range could develop.

ADX is derived from two other indicators, also developed by Wilder, called the Positive Directional Indicator (sometimes written +DI) and the Negative Directional Indicator (-DI).

Positive Directional Indicator (+DI)
When the ADX Indicator is selected, SharpCharts plots the Positive Directional Indicator (+DI), Negative Directional Indicator (-DI) and Average Directional Index (ADX). With the Red, White and Green color scheme on SharpCharts, ADX is the thick black line with less fluctuation, +DI is green and -DI is red. +DI measures the force of the up moves and -DI measures the force of the down moves over a set period. The default setting is 14 periods, but users are encouraged to modify these settings according to their personal preferences.

In its most basic form, buy and sell signals can be generated by +DI/-DI crosses. A buy signal occurs when +DI moves above -DI and a sell signal when -DI moves above the +DI. Be careful, though; when a security is in a trading range, this system may produce many whipsaws. As with most technical indicators, +DI/-DI crosses should be used in conjunction with other aspects of technical analysis.

ADX combines +DI with -DI and then smooths the data with a moving average to provide a measurement of trend strength. Because it uses both +DI and -DI, ADX does not offer any indication of trend direction, just strength. Generally, readings above 40 indicate a strong trend and readings below 20 a weak trend. To catch a trend in its early stages, you might look for stocks with ADX that advances above 20. Conversely, an ADX decline from above 40 might signal that the current trend is weakening and a trading range may develop.

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Mohammed Helmy

I’m a Trader with 17 years of experience in the most of Financial Markets ( Equities, Commodities , Forex). I have worked on integrated campaigns for major clients such as Al Horria brokerage, Venus International and Admiral Markets.
Until recently, I Trade in Only the International Markets industry. In this role I was focused on Trading and Portfolio Managing .Successes included creating a social expert to mange the accounts of my clients automatically decisions.
Colleagues know me as a highly creative Trader who can always be trusted to come up with a new techniques . But I know that the client’s business comes first, and I never try to impose my ideas on others. Instead, I spend a lot of time understanding and collecting data about the several markets I can work well alone, but I’m at my best collaborating with others.
I have a PhD from AIN SHAMS University and a Cfte1 from the International Federation of Technical Analysts IFTA.

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