(Continuation of Part 2)https://1broker.com/m/r.php?i=3567The last two
indicators we are going to discuss in this part of the tutorial are generally used
together and are known as
DMI (Directional Movment Index) and
ADX (Average Direction Index) and are used too tell us the
Direction of the current
trend and the
Strength of said
trendLooking back at
EUR/USD, Lets add both of the
indicators too our chart starting with
DMI first.
Click back on the "
Studies" tab again as we did before except this time your going to type into the search bar or search the list for "
DMI" and then click "
Add". Make sure you keep all of the
parameters at their
default settings

After adding the
DMI indicator to your chart it should look like the following screen shot below

On the
indicator that we added to our chart our
+DMI is the
Red line and the
-DMI is the
Blue line.
The
+DMI (Red Line) measures how
strongly the price moves
upwards and the
-DMI (Blue Line) will measure how
strongly the price moves
downwards
First we are going too look and see which one of these
DMI lines are on
top or
Above the other. This is referred too as the
Dominant DMI. Which ever
DMI is the
stronger, more
dominant DMI is going to be the
DMI that is most likely to predict the
direction of the price. Once the lines
Crossover this means that the
dominance has changed from
Bullish to
Bearish or
Bearish to
Bullish.
Yup you guess it, a
Crossover occurs when the
DMI on the
bottom crosses
up through the
DMI on the top a.k.a the "
Dominant"
DMI. This should
not be interpreted as a
signal to
Buy or
Sell but rather used in
combination with the other
indicators we discussed to confirm your
Entry's/
Exits or weather you should
Buy or
Sell. Paying attention to
one indicator solely such as the
DMI is a mistake alot of beginners make and one that you should
not be willing too partake in. For instance paying attention to
JUST the
DMI Crossover can be unreliable as it will frequently give
late signals when volatility is
high and
false signals when volatility is
low.
In
conjunction with the other
indicators we discussed, you should be using the
DMI as a
indicator of
potential change in
direction of the market.
The
number at the very right of the
DMI chart shows the "
Strength" and this number ranges from
0 to
100 with
0 showing
extreme weakness and
100 showing
phenomenal strength.
If the
DMI value is anything
over 25 this means that the current
directional momentum of the currency is
STRONG. On the other hand
DMI values that are
under 25 are
directionaly WEAK.
If a
Crossover occurs
AND the
PEAKS of the
dominant DMI are
above 25 while the
PEAKS of the
bottom DMI are
below 25 then this would indicate a
change in the
Trend and you should pay attention to these moments in the market
Below is a screen shot illustrating this concept

For now this is as far
in-depth as we are going to go when it comes to the
DMI indicator. There is much much
more that this
indicator can do for us but for now I'm just trying to give you guys the
basics of these
indicators so you can start making some
profitable trades!

Now lets talk a little about the
ADX (Average Directional Index) indicator, this part will be very brief

. The
ADX indicator is usually plotted on the
same chart as the
DMI indicator as both of the
indicators work really well in
conjunction with each other and really
compliment one another.
Go back to the "
Studies" tab and search for
ADX and click
"Add" to add it too your chart using the
default parameters. Below is a screen shot of what the
ADX chart looks like.

The
ADX (Average Directional Index) indicator is another
indicator that is used to determine and quantify
Trend Strength.
ADX has a value ranging from
0-
100 Unlike like the
DMI indicator. The
ADX line is
NON-DIRECTIONAL and will tell you
trend strength weather price is
trending up or
down.
As I said before,
ADX and
DMI are generally used
together. As we learned earlier when the
+DMI is above the
-DMI this means that price is
trending Upwards and the
ADX measures the
strength of this
up-trend. Of course if the
-DMI is above the
+DMI this would indicate that price is
trending Downwards and the
ADX will now be giving you a measurement of the
strength of that
Down-trend opposed to the
uptrend as before
If the
ADX has a value
above 25 (Just like previously with the DMI) this is a
indicator that the
trend is
strong and using
trend trading techniques should pan out well when the value of
ADX is
above 25. Below is a screen shot with this level marked off so you have a visual.

Below is a screen shot of a table I found that illustrates the value of
ADX and what it means in terms of
trend strength.

Its
important too note that just because the
ADX line is
decreasing does not mean that the
trend is changing rather it just means the
strength of the
trend isn't as
strong as it previously was.
That's it for
ADX for now! In
part 3 of the tutorial we are going to touch back on a lot of the
indicators discussed in this part of the tutorial (part 2) and go
much more
in-depth on them.
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That's it for
part 2 of the tutorial guys!
Good job everyone!!! Congratulations!! Now imagine using all of these
indicators together in
symphony to
orchestrate very
profitable trades and
execute them with
confidence in knowing what your doing is a all around
technically and
financially sound decision!
By using all of the
information you have learned so far and
utilizing all of the
tools we discussed in
conjunction with each-other you should be able to make some
very exciting and
profitable trades!! I look forward to hearing all about your
success and
answering any questions
anyone has about
ANYTHING! Please
don't hesitate too PM me if you have any questions!
https://1broker.com/m/r.php?i=3567Quick overview of some of the things we've covered in Part II
How to read charts and understand what candlesticks and candlestick patterns are and how to identify them
What Pivot Points are and how to chart them and use them for "Range Trading" to make profitable trades!
Various vocab words and explanations for very important topics in relation to the market
How to read and use multiple Indicators such as Moving Averages, MACD, ADX and DMI
Different forms of Technical Analysis
etc, etc
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