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Technical Chart Indicators and Studies Find descriptions, formulas, parameters, and other help for the indicators and studies used by the Barchart.com Technical Charts application below. Interactive Charts, however, share many of the same studies with Technical Charts. Some of the parameters may be slightly different between the two versions of charts. Unless otherwise specified, the parameters shown in this documentation are those used by the Technical Chart program. * Available in Interactive Charts only Note:When adding multiple moving averages on a chart, the lines will be colored in this order: red, green, blue, purple, orange.
When adding an indicator to a Technical Chart, you can change the parameters of the study by clicking on the indicator name. Commitment of TradersIndicator Type: Standalone Produced every week, this report is a summary of the open interest in 43 major futures markets as reported by the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission. The data is divided into three categories: large speculators (non-commercials), large hedgers (commercials), and small traders. When graphically shown on charts, you actually see what is referred to as the Net Traders Positions which is the actual difference between the number of long positions held by each group minus the number of short positions. Thus a positive number means they hold more long positions than short and vice versa. Time Period: Weekly chart The three types of positions are shown on the chart are:
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