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RSI Indicator Divergence Stock Indices Setups

Stock Indices Trading Divergence is one of the trade setups used by Stock traders. It involves looking at a chart & one more technical indicator. For our example we shall use the RSI technical indicator.

To spot this divergence trading setup find 2 chart points at which stock price makes a new swing high or a new swing low but the RSI indicator does not, indicating a divergence between stock price and momentum.

RSI Divergence Example:

In the stock chart below we identify two chart points, point A and point B (swing highs)

Then using RSI indicator we check the highs made by the stock indices RSI technical indicator, these are the highs that are directly below the Chart points A & B.

We then draw one line on the stock chart & another line on the RSI technical indicator.

Indices Trading Divergence Indices using RSI Indicator

RSI Divergence Stock Indices Setup - Stock Indices Trading Divergence Stock Indices using RSI Technical Indicator

How to spot divergence

In order to identify this divergence setup we look for the following:

HH=Higher High- 2 highs but the last one is higher

LH= Lower High- two highs but the last one is lower

HL=Higher Low- 2 lows but the last one is higher

LL= Lower Low- two lows but the last one is lower

First let us look at the illustrations of these stock indices terms

Divergence Stock Indices Terms Definition - How Do I Interpret Different Types of Divergence Signals?

Divergence Stock Indices Terms Definition

Indices Trading Divergence Stock Indices Terms Definition Examples

Stock Indices Trading Divergence Stock Indices Terms Definition Examples

There are 2 different types of divergence setups:

  1. Classic Stock Indices Trading Divergence
  2. Hidden Indices Trading Divergence