After a headline moves a stock, you need more than one indicator to judge whether the move has follow-through. This stack combines candles, MACD, Bollinger Bands, and volume so each answers a different question.
flowchart LR
C["Candlesnprice action"] --> M["MACDnmomentum"]
M --> B["Bollingernvolatility"]
B --> V["Volumenparticipation"]
V --> R["Support / resistancenrisk gate"]
The stack
- Candle chart: what price is doing now.
- MACD: whether momentum is improving or fading.
- Bollinger Bands: whether price is compressed, stretched, or reverting.
- Volume: whether the move has participation.
- Support and resistance: where the trade is invalidated.
When signals disagree, wait. The market will always offer another setup; protecting capital is part of any strategy built around news-driven moves.
Company metrics belong in investing, not noise trading
For short-horizon trades we focus on price action and liquidity. For investing we study earnings per share, market cap, revenue growth, margins, debt, and free cash flow — covered in our Investing section.