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Indicators & Tools

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Discuss trading indicators, calculators, screeners, dashboards, trade management tools, and other trading utilities.

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    DaveD
    This section is for discussing technical indicators, scripts, charting tools, signal tools, and anything else that helps you analyse the market. Share what you use, ask what you can't figure out, and help others when you can. Basic conduct If someone's indicator setup looks questionable, explain why, don't just laugh at it. Everyone's been a beginner. No condescension toward people asking basic questions about indicators. This section exists precisely for that. Critique the tool, not the person using it. Promotion & advertising Do not advertise paid indicators, signal services, or proprietary tools without admin approval. Posting your product link "just as a resource" still counts as promotion. If you built something and want to share it, reach out to admin first, there's a right way to do it. Referral links to third-party tool platforms get removed without warning. DMing members to sell your indicator or tool will get you banned. Posting standards When sharing an indicator, include what it's for, what platform it runs on, and ideally a screenshot with some context. A file with no explanation helps no one. When asking for help, mention the platform: MT4, MT5, TradingView, cTrader, and what you're actually trying to achieve. "This indicator doesn't work" isn't enough to go on. Don't post backtested results as proof of anything without being upfront about the methodology. Curve-fitted results on clean historical data are worthless and everyone here knows it. Other things that'll get your post removed Sharing cracked, decompiled, or pirated versions of paid indicators. Zero tolerance. Posting tools that require account registration on suspicious third-party sites. Indicators bundled with unrelated promotional material. Warnings for minor stuff, bans for anything deliberate or repeated. Not sure if something's allowed, message a mod before posting. — ForexRoasted Team
  • stop buying paid indicators, change my mind

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    one practical tip for anyone tempted by a paid indicator: demand a measurable claim and a way to test it on demo first. if the seller cant give you a falsifiable statement and a trial, thats your answer. real tools survive scrutiny, marketing dies under it.
  • my tradingview chart has 9 indicators and i think its hurting me

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    stripped my chart to price plus one MA after reading this and the relief is real didnt realise how much the clutter was stressing me out every session.
  • clean way to see multi-timeframe rsi without three extra panels

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    70 and 30 are the textbook levels but in a strong trend rsi can sit above 70 for ages while price keeps rising, so dont treat it as an automatic reversal. use it as context, not a trigger: high daily rsi means be more selective with new longs, not 'short here'. the level is a caution light, not a stop sign.
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    CodyC
    phoen for watching, desk for doing.
  • session and killzone highlighter indicators, actually useful or clutter

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    learn price first. but do pay attention to which session youre trading even without a fancy indicator, just glance at the time. trading the dead asian session with a london-breakout mentality is a classic beginner mismatch. you dont need the box, you need the awareness it represents.
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    good outcome. one more habit: even for a confirmed non-repainter, forward test it on demo before risking money. historical accuracy and live profitability are different things, repainting is just the first filter, not the last.
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    CodyC
    public feed is noise. smaller focused communities for real feedback. public commitment has value even without engagement.
  • do volume indicators mean anything in forex with no central exchange

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    tick volume = activity proxy, not real volume. got it.
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    NicholasN
    filter to 8-10 pairs max. use as alert system not real-time watch. screener = leads, not trade signals.
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    william_hW
    to close the loop for the original poster: start free, and the day you find yourself genuinely blocked, upgrade one tier. dont buy the top plan because of feature fomo. for swing forex the free charts are already better than most paid platforms from a decade ago.
  • tradingview bar replay for practice - how to use it effectively

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    write decision before advancing bars. use unfamiliar instruments. grade process not outcome. 3-4 focused sessions per week beats daily casual replay.
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    IanI
    structure first, indicator second. learned this the slow way.
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    semi-manual is underrated honestly.