Rapunzl Guides Students From The Basics to 40+ Technical Indicators
Students can learn about different technical indicators, including how they work, when they're valuable, and where they apply. Each guide breaks down the theory, math, and provides a real-world example directly in the platform.
An illustrative candlestick chart on made-up prices. It cycles through four views: moving averages for trend, RSI for momentum, Bollinger Bands for volatility and volume bars for volume.
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- SMA
Simple Moving Average (SMA)
The average closing price over a set number of days, drawn as one smooth line.
- EMA
Exponential Moving Average (EMA)
A moving average that weights recent days more, so the line turns sooner.
Golden Cross and Death Cross
A golden cross is the 50-day average rising above the 200-day; a death cross is the reverse. Learn the lag, the false crosses and a classroom activity.
- ADX
ADX: Trend Strength
ADX and ATR indicators explained: ADX scores how strong a trend is, ATR how far a stock moves in a day. Includes a scanner setup and a class activity.
- RSI
Relative Strength Index (RSI)
RSI scores a stock from 0 to 100. Learn what 30 and 70 mean, why overbought is not a sell order, and how to find RSI setups in Rapunzl's Stock Scanner.
- MACD
MACD
MACD indicator explained for students: the MACD line, signal line and histogram, the crossover trap, and a 15-minute class activity using a scanner setup.
- STOCH
Stochastic Oscillator
The Stochastic Oscillator shows where a close sits in its recent range. Learn %K and %D, the 20 and 80 lines, and a pullback setup to try in a classroom.
- CCI
Commodity Channel Index (CCI)
The Commodity Channel Index (CCI) shows how far a price has drifted from its recent average. Learn the formula, the +100 and −100 lines and its limits.
- Williams %R
Williams %R
Williams %R shows where the latest close landed in its recent high-to-low range, from 0 to −100. Learn the formula, the −20 and −80 lines and its limits.
- ROC
Rate of Change (ROC)
Rate of Change (ROC) is the percent a price has moved over the last N days. Learn the formula, how to read the zero line and where ROC misleads.
- Bollinger
Bollinger Bands
Bollinger Bands explained for students: how bands widen and squeeze, why a touch is not a signal, and a 15-minute class activity using a scanner setup.
- ATR
Average True Range (ATR)
Average True Range (ATR) shows how far a stock typically moves in one day, in dollars. Learn how it is worked out, how to read it and where it misleads.
- KELTNER
Keltner Channels
Keltner Channels draw a band around an EMA, with width set by Average True Range. Learn how they are built, how they differ from Bollinger Bands and more.
Trading Volume
Trading volume is the number of shares traded in a period, and it signals conviction behind a price move. See a real Rapunzl lesson on reading it.
- MFI
Money Flow Index (MFI)
The Money Flow Index (MFI) is a volume-weighted cousin of RSI, scaled 0 to 100. Learn how it is worked out, how to read 80 and 20 and where MFI misleads.
Candlestick Patterns for Beginners
Learn to read one candle, then six beginner candlestick patterns: doji, hammer, engulfing and more, with the trap in each and a 15-minute class activity.
Hammer
A hammer candlestick has a small body and a long lower wick after a decline. See how it forms, how to read it, and how it differs from a hanging man.
Inverted Hammer
An inverted hammer candlestick has a small body and a long upper wick after a decline. Learn how it forms and how it differs from a shooting star.
Engulfing
An engulfing candlestick pattern is a two-candle pattern where the second body wraps the first. Learn the bullish and bearish versions and how to read it.
Piercing Line
A piercing line is a two-candle pattern: a long falling candle, then a rising one that closes above its midpoint. Learn how it forms and how it reads.
Morning Star
A morning star is a three-candle pattern at the end of a decline: a big falling candle, a small pause, then a strong rising one. See how it forms.
Three White Soldiers
Three white soldiers is a three-candle pattern of tall rising candles, each opening inside the last body. See how it forms and where it can mislead.
Shooting Star
A shooting star candlestick has a small body and a long upper wick after a rise. Learn how it forms and how it differs from an inverted hammer.
Hanging Man
A hanging man candlestick has a small body and a long lower wick after a rise. See how it forms, how to read it, and how it differs from a hammer.
Dark Cloud Cover
Dark cloud cover is a two-candle pattern: an up candle, then a down candle closing below its midpoint. See how it forms and how traders read it.
Evening Star
An evening star is a three-candle pattern at the top of a rise: a big up candle, a small pause candle, then a strong down candle. See how to read it.
Three Black Crows
Three black crows is a pattern of three tall down candles in a row, each closing near its low. See how it forms, how to read it, and what to watch for.
Doji
A doji candlestick opens and closes at nearly the same price, leaving a tiny body. See how it forms, how to read it, and how it differs from look-alikes.
Marubozu
A marubozu is a full-body candle with little or no wick. See how the bullish and bearish versions form, how to read them, and what to watch for.
Harami
A harami is a small candle held inside the body of the large candle before it. See how bullish and bearish haramis form and how to read them.
Harami Cross
A harami cross is a doji tucked inside a large candle's body. See how it forms, how bullish and bearish versions read, and how it differs from a harami.
Three Inside Up/Down
Three inside up/down is a harami plus a third candle that confirms the turn. See how both versions form, how to read them and how they differ.
Three Outside Up/Down
Three outside up/down is an engulfing candle plus a third candle that follows through. See how both versions form, how to read them and what to watch for.
Dragonfly Doji
A dragonfly doji has almost no body and a long lower wick, and it is read as a possible bullish reversal at a low. See how it forms and how to read it.
Gravestone Doji
A gravestone doji has a long upper wick, almost no body and little wick below. See how it forms, how to read it, and how it differs from a shooting star.
Abandoned Baby
The abandoned baby is a rare three-candle reversal: a doji that gaps away from the candles on both sides. See its bullish and bearish versions.
Spinning Top
A spinning top is a candle with a small body and wicks on both sides, a sign of indecision. See how it forms and how it differs from a doji.
Belt Hold
A belt hold is a candle that opens at its high or low with no wick on that end, then moves away from that price. See both versions and how to read it.
Rising/Falling Three Methods
Rising and falling three methods is a five-candle continuation pattern: a strong candle, a small pullback, then the trend resumes. See both versions.
Technical Analysis
Technical analysis studies price charts and volume to time trades. See a real Rapunzl lesson comparing it with fundamental analysis.
Candlestick Chart
A candlestick chart draws each period as a body and two wicks. Learn how the open, high, low and close make a candle, and how to read a run of candles.
- OHLC
OHLC Chart
An OHLC chart shows the open, high, low and close price for each period as one bar. Learn how to read the ticks and how it compares with candles and lines.
Line Chart
A line chart connects an asset's closing prices over time into a single line. See how investors use it to spot trends, compare assets, and read the market.
Chart Timeframes
A chart timeframe is how much history a chart shows and how much time each candle covers. See how the two settings work and how to choose one.
Support and Resistance
Support and resistance levels explained: how a stock's floor and ceiling form, how breakouts and false breakouts work, and a 15-minute class activity.
AI Chart Read
Rapunzl AI reads stock charts alongside students, flagging candlestick patterns and explaining RSI, moving averages, and Bollinger Bands in plain English.
- EPS
Earnings per Share (EPS)
Learn how to calculate EPS with a simple formula and worked examples, then see why earnings per share matters to investors.
- P/E
P/E Ratio
The P/E ratio is a share price divided by profit per share over 12 months. Learn how to work it out, compare it, and why a low P/E is not always a bargain.
Market Cap
Market cap is the share price times the number of shares: what a whole company is worth on the stock market. See how to work it out and read size bands.
What's in Every Guide
Break Down of the Basics
Each guide includes how the technical indicator works, why it's relevant to investors, and a worked example with a clear illustration.
Address The Limitations
Guides also identify each indicator's pitfalls and common traps that investors run into by relying too much on a specific indicator.
Show How To Apply It
Guides conclude with a real-world example and how to use the indicator on Rapunzl with their actual investments and trading.
Find Stocks Where It Happens
Use Rapunzl's Stock Scanner to find stocks in different groups, such as "Dividends that grow" or "Household names".
Create customized scans, filter 8,000+ real stocks, and open any stock in the results to dive deeper.
An illustration on made-up companies: picking a reading highlights the companies that match it and draws that indicator on a chart.
Bring the Indicators Into Your Classroom
Students practice with real market data and a simulated portfolio, and dive deeper by understanding the same technical indicators used by professional investors.
Rapunzl also provides integrated curriculum, activities, and short walkthroughs in the platform.
