What’s Your Go-To Indicator?
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Hey there chart lovers
We all have that one trusty indicator we check before placing a trade. Let’s share:
- Indicator Name
- Settings (periods, applied to price or other)
- Preferred Timeframe
- How You Interpret It (crossovers, overbought levels, divergence)
- Quick Example or screenshot if you can
I’ll kick off:
Indicator: EMA Ribbon (8, 21, 50, 100 EMAs)
Settings: close price, colored bands on 1H chart
Interpretation: when short EMAs sit above long EMAs, I watch for pullbacks to the 21 or 50 EMA
Example: last Monday ETH retraced to the 50 EMA on 1H. I entered at $3 200 and caught a 6 % move, felt great
Your turn—what’s your go-to indicator and how do you use it?
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I love the Relative Strength Index, yes I do
- Settings: 14-period, applied to close on 4H
- Interpretation: I look for RSI below 30 to spot oversold conditions in a larger uptrend, then wait for it to cross back above 40 before entering.
- Example: Yesterday on BTC the RSI dipped to 28, price hit a weekly support zone, then RSI climbed to 42. I opened a long at $61 500 and rode it to $64 000, nice 4 % gain.
RSI helps me avoid chasing pumps since I only buy when it actually recovers.
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- Indicator: MACD histogram
- Settings: 12, 26, 9 EMAs on 1H
- Interpretation: positive divergence between MACD bars and price; I enter when histogram turns green after a down-move
- Timeframe: 1H entries, 4H for trend filter
- Example: saw MACD divergence on ADA; histogram turned positive at $0.45, took a 2.5 % scalp
MACD tells me when momentum is shifting—even before price confirms it.
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Indicator Settings Timeframe Use Case VWAP Session VWAP only 5m / 15m Fade moves back to VWAP after breakouts Bollinger 20-period, 2σ bands 15m Breakout entries when bands compress StochRSI 14/14/3/3 1H Cross above 20 for long, below 80 for short I use VWAP to spot fair-value reversion trades, especially on low-liquidity altcoins
