Technical Indicators Overview
Vantixs includes a broad technical indicator library for market analysis.
What Are Indicators?
Technical indicators are mathematical calculations based on price, volume, or open interest. They help identify:
Trend Direction
Is the market going up, down, or sideways?
Momentum
How strong is the current move?
Volatility
How much is price fluctuating?
Volume
Is there conviction behind moves?
Indicator Categories
Identify market direction and trend strength:
- SMA (Simple Moving Average): Smooths price over N periods
- EMA (Exponential MA): More weight to recent prices
- WMA (Weighted MA): Linear weight distribution
- ADX (Average Directional Index): Trend strength 0-100
- Parabolic SAR: Trailing stop and trend reversal
Using Indicators in Vantixs
Add an Indicator to Your Strategy
Drag Indicator Node
Select from the Indicators category in the node library
Connect Price Data
Draw a connection from your Price Data node's output to the indicator's input
Configure Parameters
Adjust period, smoothing, and other settings in the properties panel
Connect to Logic
Draw from indicator output to comparison or threshold nodes
Best Practices
Avoid these common indicator mistakes
- Don't over-indicator: 2-3 complementary indicators is usually enough
- Confirm with multiple timeframes: Check higher timeframe trend alignment
- Understand the math: Know what each indicator actually measures
- Backtest before live: Verify indicator effectiveness on historical data
Crossover Indicators
Every base indicator has a matching crossover variant that detects threshold or signal-line crossings. These are stateful nodes that fire a one-bar signal when a crossover event occurs.
Available crossover nodes: SMA Crossover, EMA Crossover, RSI Crossover, MACD Crossover, Stochastic Crossover, ADX Crossover, CCI Crossover, OBV Crossover.
Use dedicated crossover nodes for crossover detection. Do not use a comparison node with two indicator values — comparison nodes are stateless and cannot detect the moment a crossover happens.