Technical Analysis & Market Charts
Interactive candlestick charts with indicator overlays, powered by TradingView. Data may be delayed.
What You Can Chart
Cryptocurrency (BTC, ETH, SOL, BNB)
Shown against USDT on Binance. Crypto trades 24 hours a day, every day, so charts keep moving over weekends and public holidays.
S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100
Quoted through a CFD data feed, so values can differ slightly from the official index level. Useful for direction and trend, not for exact settlement values.
USD/PKR
Currency charts reflect a market quote. Bank, interbank and open-market (kerb) rates in Pakistan can differ from it.
Gold (XAU/USD) and WTI crude
Priced in US dollars per ounce and per barrel. Domestic gold prices in Pakistan also depend on the USD/PKR rate and local premiums.
A Beginner's Guide to Technical Indicators
Technical analysis studies past price and volume to describe what the market has been doing. Indicators are calculations drawn on top of the price chart. They summarise trend, momentum or volatility, but they do not predict the future. They work best as a way to ask better questions, not as buy or sell signals on their own.
Moving averages (EMA and SMA)
A moving average smooths price into a single line. A simple average (SMA) weights every day equally; an exponential average (EMA) gives recent days more weight, so it reacts faster. Price staying above a rising average is commonly read as an uptrend. The chart loads default lengths; use the indicator settings on the chart to change them, for example to 50 or 200 days for a longer-term view.
Relative Strength Index (RSI)
RSI (usually 14 periods) measures the speed of recent price changes on a 0 to 100 scale. Readings above 70 are often called overbought and below 30 oversold. In a strong trend, RSI can stay at an extreme for a long time, so it is a warning light, not a reversal guarantee.
MACD
MACD subtracts a 26-period EMA from a 12-period EMA and compares the result with a 9-period signal line. When the MACD line crosses above the signal line, momentum is improving; below, it is weakening. It lags price, so crossovers confirm moves rather than call them early.
Bollinger Bands
Bands are drawn two standard deviations either side of a 20-period average. They widen when volatility rises and narrow when it falls. Price touching a band is not automatically a signal; in strong trends it can ride along the band.
Stochastic oscillator
The stochastic compares the latest close with the recent high-low range. Like RSI it is read on a 0 to 100 scale, with readings near the top suggesting price is closing near its recent highs. It is more sensitive than RSI, so it produces more false alarms in choppy markets.
Using Charts Sensibly
- Check more than one timeframe. A daily chart can look bullish while the weekly chart is still in a downtrend.
- Combine indicators from different families (trend plus momentum) instead of stacking several that measure the same thing.
- Indicators repaint nothing, but they lag. By the time a signal appears, part of the move has already happened.
- News, earnings, policy-rate decisions and currency moves can overwhelm any chart pattern, especially on the KSE-100 and USD/PKR.
- Position size and risk limits matter more than any indicator.
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