Learn the tools

Plain-language guides to the indicators and chart tools in OrderView: what each one measures, how traders read it, and the mistakes to avoid.

How to Read Candlestick Charts

What a candle's body and wicks tell you, how timeframes change the picture, and the candle patterns worth knowing.

RSI Explained: Overbought, Oversold and Divergence

How the Relative Strength Index is calculated, what 70 and 30 really mean, and how to spot bullish and bearish divergences.

MACD Explained: Crossovers, Histogram and the Zero Line

What the MACD line, signal line and histogram measure, how to read crossovers and the zero line, and why MACD lags.

Fibonacci Retracement and Extension: A Practical Guide

Where to anchor Fibonacci retracements and extensions, what the 0.382, 0.5 and 0.618 levels mean, and how traders use them for targets.

ABCD and XABCD Harmonic Patterns

How the ABCD and XABCD harmonic patterns are built, the Fibonacci ratios behind Gartley, Bat and Butterfly, and how to draw them.

Candle Range Theory (CRT): The Three-Candle Setup

How Candle Range Theory uses one candle's range, a liquidity sweep and a close back inside to frame a trade idea.

Smart Money Concepts: Fair Value Gaps, Order Blocks and Structure Breaks

A clear introduction to SMC and ICT terms — market structure, BOS and CHoCH, fair value gaps, order blocks and liquidity.

How to Backtest a Strategy with Bar Replay

A step-by-step method for manual backtesting with bar replay: rules, sample size, honest record keeping and the statistics that matter.

Parabolic SAR, ADX, OBV and the Awesome Oscillator

Four classic tools explained: Parabolic SAR for trailing stops, ADX for trend strength, OBV for volume flow and the Awesome Oscillator for momentum.

Liquidation Heatmaps Explained

What a crypto liquidation heatmap shows, how the levels are estimated from open interest, and why they are estimates rather than real positions.

These guides are educational. No indicator predicts the future, and nothing here is a recommendation to trade.