Technical analysis guides
How to use and read every tool of the Oyticker Analyze workspace: what it measures, how to draw or set it, how to interpret it in different market conditions, and where it stops working. Each guide is illustrated with annotated charts.
Drawing tools
Lines
Trend lineHow to draw a trend line on swing points, why the third touch matters, how to read a break, a retest and a change of slope.RayHow to use a ray: a line that starts at a swing point and extends to the right only, to anticipate where support or resistance will be.Extended lineHow to use an extended line to find where a slope was already respected in the past and where it will be in the future.Horizontal lineHow to draw support and resistance with horizontal lines, why levels are zones, and how resistance becomes support after a breakout.Horizontal rayHow to use a horizontal ray to mark support or resistance from the swing that created it, track untested levels and read the first retest.Vertical lineHow to use a vertical line to mark earnings, macro releases, session opens or cycle dates, and compare price before and after.
Channels & pitchforks
Parallel channelHow to draw a parallel (trend) channel from two swing points and a third one, read its upper, lower and middle lines, and spot a weakening trend.Regression channelPlusHow the linear regression channel is calculated (least squares of closes, ±k standard deviations, Pearson's r) and how to read it in trends and ranges.Pitchfork (Andrews, Schiff)PlusHow to draw Andrews' pitchfork from three pivots, read the median line and its parallels, the failure to reach the median, and when to use Schiff or modified Schiff.
Fibonacci
Fibonacci retracementHow to draw a Fibonacci retracement from the start to the end of a swing, what the 23.6%, 38.2%, 50%, 61.8% and 78.6% levels mean, confluence and invalidation.Trend-based Fibonacci extensionPlusHow the trend-based Fibonacci extension projects the A-B swing from the end of the pullback C, and how to use the 1.0, 1.272 and 1.618 targets.Fibonacci circlesPlusHow Fibonacci circles are drawn from a center and a radius, how to read them as combined time and price levels, and why they depend on the chart's scale.Fibonacci speed resistance arcsPlusHow Fibonacci speed resistance arcs are centered on the end of a move, cross it at 38.2%, 50% and 61.8%, and act as support that rises with time.Fibonacci spiralPlusHow the golden spiral is drawn from a center through a swing point, what it is used for, and why it is the most subjective Fibonacci tool.
Gann
Gann fanPlusHow to draw a Gann fan from a major pivot, define the 1/1 angle in price per bar, and read the move from one angle to the next.Gann boxPlusHow to draw a Gann box between two corners, read its price and time divisions (0.25, 0.382, 0.5, 0.618, 0.75) and its diagonals.Gann squarePlusHow the Gann square divides a price-time square into eighths with diagonals and arcs, and how analysts use it to time turning points.
Patterns
Head and shouldersPlusHow to mark a head and shoulders top or an inverse head and shoulders, draw the neckline, confirm the break and compute the measured-move target.Elliott impulse wave (1-5)PlusHow to label an Elliott five-wave impulse, the three rules Oyticker checks automatically, typical Fibonacci relationships between waves, and what an invalid count tells you.Elliott correction (A-B-C)PlusHow to label an Elliott A-B-C correction, recognize zigzags and flats, and use wave relationships to anticipate the end of wave C.Harmonic patterns (XABCD)PlusHow to draw an XABCD harmonic pattern, the exact Fibonacci ratios of the Gartley, Bat, Butterfly, Crab, Deep Crab and Cypher, and how Oyticker recognizes them.AB=CD patternPlusHow to draw the AB=CD pattern, the BC retracement and CD extension ratios Oyticker checks, and why the equality of legs in price and time matters.
Projection & measure
Long positionPlusHow to plan a long trade with Oyticker's position tool: entry, stop, target, risk/reward ratio, position size from your risk per trade, and the outcome on the chart.Short positionPlusHow to plan a short sale with Oyticker's position tool: entry, stop above, target below, risk/reward, position size and the outcome, including when the stop is hit.MeasureHow to measure a move on the chart: change in price and percent, number of bars, calendar duration and traded volume between two points.Price rangeHow to use the price range tool to measure the height of a range, a gap or a move in price and in percent, and project a measured move.Date rangeHow to use the date range tool to measure the length of a consolidation, a trend or a cycle in bars, calendar time and traded volume.Date and price rangeHow to measure a move in price, percent, bars, duration and volume at once with the date and price range tool.Ghost feedPlusHow to draw a ghost feed scenario after the last candle, how the ghost candles are built, and how to use scenarios for planning rather than prediction.Volatility coneHow the volatility cone shows where a price usually ends up after a number of sessions, from the asset's own volatility, and how to read its 50% and 80% bands.
Volume-based
Anchored VWAPPlusHow the anchored VWAP is calculated from a chosen bar, why it shows the average cost of everyone who traded since an event, and how to read it as support or resistance.Fixed range volume profilePlusHow the fixed range volume profile distributes volume by price over a chosen range, how the point of control and the 70% value area are computed, and how to trade around them.
Shapes & text
RectangleHow to use the rectangle tool to mark supply and demand zones, ranges and gaps on a chart, where a single line would suggest false precision.BrushHow to use the brush to circle a pattern or sketch a path freehand, and how Oyticker smooths and anchors the stroke.TextHow to add text labels to a chart to name phases, levels and scenarios, edit them later and choose their size and color in Oyticker.CalloutHow to annotate a candle or a price level with a callout: a label joined to the exact point it explains, editable and movable on the chart.Arrow up and arrow downHow to use up and down arrow markers to flag entries, exits, signals and turning points on a chart, and review a method afterwards.
Cycles
Cyclic linesPlusHow to draw cyclic lines from two points one cycle apart, read cycle lows and highs, and avoid seeing cycles that are not there.Time cyclesPlusHow to draw time cycles as repeating arcs from one cycle low to the next, and how to use them to anticipate the timing of the next low.Sine linePlusHow to fit a sine wave to a market from a peak and the following trough, and when an oscillation model is (and is not) appropriate.
Indicators
Trend
Moving averages (SMA, EMA, WMA, Hull)How simple, exponential, weighted and Hull moving averages are calculated, how to read slope, price position and crossovers like the golden cross, and why they fail in ranges.Ichimoku CloudPlusHow the five Ichimoku lines are calculated (9, 26, 52, displacement 26), how the cloud is projected forward, and how to read trend, momentum and support at a glance.SupertrendPlusHow the Supertrend is computed from ATR bands around the median price, how it trails and flips, and why it whipsaws in ranges.Pivot PointsPlusHow daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly and yearly pivot points are calculated from the previous period, with the exact formulas of the six types Oyticker supports.
Momentum
RSI (Relative Strength Index)How the RSI is calculated with Wilder's smoothing, how to read 70/30, divergences and the RSI range shift in trends, and why overbought is not a sell signal.MACDHow the MACD line, signal line and histogram are calculated (12, 26, 9), how to read crossovers, the zero line, histogram slope and divergences.Stochastic RSIPlusHow the Stochastic RSI applies the stochastic formula to the RSI, how to read %K and %D crosses at 80 and 20, and why it stays pinned in strong trends.
Volatility
Bollinger BandsHow Bollinger Bands are calculated (SMA ± k standard deviations), how to read the squeeze, band walks and mean reversion, and common misreadings.ATR (Average True Range)PlusHow Wilder's Average True Range is calculated from the true range, and how traders use it to set stops, size positions and detect volatility regimes.
Volume
VWAPHow the VWAP is calculated, why institutions use it as a benchmark, how its session to year anchors work, and how to read its standard deviation bands.VolumeHow to read traded volume with its moving average: breakouts on expanding volume, pullbacks on light volume, selling climaxes and what volume cannot tell you.Volume Profile (visible range)PlusHow the visible range volume profile distributes the volume of the bars on screen by price, and how to read its point of control, value area and volume nodes.TPO (Market Profile)PlusHow the TPO Market Profile builds a session's time-at-price distribution with 30-minute letters, and how to read its POC, value area, initial balance and single prints.
Chart types
Educational content only, not investment advice. Charts in the guides use simulated prices generated for illustration.