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Classic Chart Indicators and Studies

Find descriptions, formulas, parameters, and other help for the indicators and studies used by the Barchart.com Classic Charting application below.

Classic Charts and Technical Charts each have their own set of studies.

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Classic Chart Indicators and Studies

When you switch between Classic and Technical Charts, any studies already on the chart are removed, as the indicators do not transfer.

When charting any of the studies, the argument coloring is red, green then blue. For example, on a Moving Average chart [9, 18, 40], the 9 day would be the red line, 18 day would be the green line and the 40 day would be the blue line. The argument order is displayed on the chart next to the study name.

Moving Average Oscillator

The moving average oscillator is commonly used as a means of smoothing momentum. The moving average oscillator is calculated by calculating the difference between two moving averages. Because a moving average smoothes price activity, usage of the moving average oscillator intensifies the smoothing affect.

MovingAvgOsc = MA1 - MA2

The default settings use an 8 day moving average for MA1 and a 14 day moving average for MA2.

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