The Field Guide

Read the mountain.

A working reference to the indicators and market concepts behind the StockSkier model — what each one measures, how it behaves, and the precise role it plays in the scoring engine.

The core technical indicators the scoring engine reads on every bar.

01

Relative Strength Index (RSI)

Measure momentum with overbought and oversold thresholds.

02

MACD

Spot trend changes with moving average convergence and divergence.

03

Stochastic Oscillator

Compare closing price to its range over a set period for momentum signals.

04

ADX & EMA Trend

Measure trend strength with ADX and identify entries using EMA pullbacks.

05

Crash Recovery

Detect deep drawdowns and re-enter positions as markets recover.

Foundational ideas for reading price action and market structure.

01

Support & Resistance

Identify key price levels where buying or selling pressure concentrates.

02

Volume Analysis

Use trading volume to confirm trends, reversals, and breakouts.

03

Candlestick Patterns

Read price action through reversal and continuation candlestick formations.