TradingMarkets 10 Trading Rules: #8 – The Relative Strength Index: A Short Term Trader’s Best Friend
RSI is the Relative Strength Indicator which you can find in your quote charting package. Most traders use the 14 period RSI to trade. Our studies have shown that there is little to no edge going out that far. But, when you shorten the RSI to a 2-period or a 3-period, you start seeing results which begin looking like the holy grail.
Read “Why RSI May Be One of the Best Short-Term Indicators” to learn more.
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To read our series “TradingMarkets 10 Trading Rules”, click here for Rule #1, Rule #2, Rule #3, Rule #4, Rule #5, Rule #6 and Rule #7.
You can also read the next installment in our series: Rule #9 – Use the ADX to Time and Trade Trending Markets, by clicking here.
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