Technical Indicator Overview

Momentum indicators

Market pressure

Whether buyers or sellers are in control, and whether that pressure is building or fading.

RSI (14)Overbought/oversold scale of 0–100. Above 70 suggests potential pullback, below 30 a potential bounce.
Stochastic (9,6)Tracks where price sits within its recent range. Helps identify short-term positioning.
Stochastic RSI (14)A more sensitive version of RSI — often picks up momentum shifts earlier.
CCI (14)Measures how far price has deviated from its average.
Williams %RShows whether price is closing near recent highs or lows.
ROCRate of Change — measures whether momentum is building or weakening.
Ultimate OscillatorCombines short, medium and long-term momentum to reduce false signals.

Trend indicators

Direction & strength

Whether gold is trending — and how strong that trend is.

MACD (12,26)Tracks short vs long-term price averages to identify trend direction and momentum changes.
ADX (14)Measures trend strength regardless of direction. A rising ADX means the trend is strengthening.
Highs/Lows (14)Watches for price breaking above recent highs or below recent lows.
Bull/Bear Power (13)Measures buyer vs seller strength to show who is currently dominant.

Volatility indicator

Market conditions

ATR (14)Average True Range — measures how much price is moving, not direction. High readings often occur near turning points or periods of uncertainty.

How to read all of this together

Momentum indicators show whether pressure is building or fading. Trend indicators show whether that pressure is forming a sustained move. Volatility shows how aggressively price is reacting.

When multiple indicators align it often signals a stronger, more reliable move. When mixed, the market is likely consolidating or transitioning.

For gold, this matters because price is heavily influenced by interest rates, inflation and geopolitical risk. Technical indicators help interpret how the market is responding to those forces in real time.