A leading<\/strong> indicator gives a signal before<\/strong> the new trend or reversal occurs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n These indicators help you profit by predicting what prices will do next.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Leading indicators typically work by measuring how \u201coverbought\u201d or \u201coversold\u201d something is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This is done with the assumption that if a currency pair is \u201coversold\u201d, it will bounce back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A lagging<\/strong> indicator gives a signal after<\/strong> the trend has started and basically informs you \u201cHey buddy, pay attention, the trend has started and you\u2019re missing the boat.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lagging indicators work well when prices move in relatively long trends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n They don\u2019t warn you of any upcoming changes in prices though, they simply tell you what prices are doing<\/strong> (rising or falling) so that you can trade accordingly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You\u2019re probably thinking, \u201cOoooh, I\u2019m going to get rich with leading indicators!\u201d since you would be able to profit from a new trend right at the start.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You\u2019re right.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You would \u201ccatch\u201d the entire trend every single time IF the leading indicator was correct every single time. But it won\u2019t be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n When you use leading indicators, you will experience a lot of fakeouts<\/strong>. Leading indicators are notorious for giving bogus signals which could \u201cmislead\u201d you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Get it? Leading indicators that \u201cmislead\u201d you?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Haha. Man, we\u2019re so funny we even crack ourselves up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The other option is to use lagging indicators, which aren\u2019t as prone to bogus signals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lagging indicators only give signals after the price change is clearly forming a trend. The downside is that you\u2019d be a little late in entering a position.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Often the biggest gains of a trend occur in the first few bars, so by using a lagging indicator you could potentially miss out on much of the profit. And that sucks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It\u2019s kinda like wearing bell-bottoms in the 1980s and thinking you\u2019re so cool and hip with fashion\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n It\u2019s kinda like discovering Facebook for the first time when all your friends are already on TikTok\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n It\u2019s kinda like getting excited buying a new flip phone that now takes photos when the iPhone 11 Pro came out\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lagging indicators have you buy and sell late. But in exchange for missing any early opportunities, they greatly reduce your risk by keeping you on the right side of the market<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For the purpose of this lesson, let\u2019s broadly categorize all of our technical indicators into one of two categories:<\/p>\n\n\n\n While the two can be supportive of each other, they\u2019re more likely to conflict with each other<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lagging indicators don\u2019t work well in sideways markets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Do you know what does though? Leading indicators!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Yup, leading indicators perform best in sideways, \u201cranging\u201d markets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The general approach is that you should use lagging indicators during trending markets and leading indicators during sideways markets.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n We\u2019re not saying that one or the other should be used exclusively, but you must understand the potential pitfalls of each.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In the previous grade, popular chart indicators were discussed. We\u2019ve already covered a lot of tools that can help you analyze potential trending and range-bound trade opportunities. Still doing great so far? Awesome! Let\u2019s move on. Welcome to Grade 6! In this lesson, we\u2019re going to streamline your use of these chart indicators. 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