Technical indicators distil raw price action into a few interpretable signals. They do not predict the future; they summarise the present in a way that makes trend and momentum easier to read and combine with other inputs like sentiment.
The SMA (simple moving average) and EMA (exponential moving average) smooth price to reveal trend — the EMA reacts faster because it weights recent prices more heavily. Crossovers between a fast and slow average are a classic momentum cue.
The RSI (relative strength index) measures the speed of recent gains versus losses on a 0–100 scale, flagging potentially overbought (>70) or oversold (<30) conditions. The MACD (moving average convergence divergence) tracks the relationship between two EMAs to highlight shifts in momentum.
No single indicator is a strategy. Their power is in confluence — and in Sintinel's case, in combining them with sentiment so a technical setup confirmed by improving sentiment carries more weight than either alone.