

This represents the average of the 13 popular indicators detailed in the table below. The Overall Average Signal, Strength and Direction is shown at the top of the page. Opinions are updated every 20 minutes throughout the day, using delayed data from the exchanges. Note: A security needs to have more than 200 active trading days in order to generate an Opinion reading for futures, the contract must have more than 100 active trading days. After each calculation, the program assigns a buy, sell or hold value for each study, depending on where the price lies in reference to the common interpretation of the study. For example, if the price is above the moving average of the security then this is generally considered an upward trend or a buy. The Opinions takes up to 5 years' worth of historical data and runs these prices through thirteen different technical indicators. Barchart Opinions show traders what a variety of popular trading systems are suggesting in terms of going long or short the market.
