RSI is a great indicator as it can show moments of oversold and overbought conditions. When RSI value is at or above 70 it is in overbought territory. Conversely, when RSI value is at or below 30 it is oversold. These areas can indicate a reversal in price action in the near future.
You can see many instances where overbought and oversold conditions lead to a short-term reversal in the price action. It is not always spot on, but RSI can be useful in these instances.
Some consider the 50 value on RSI a turning point in the price action's trend. During a healthy rally RSI will stay above the fifty value continually bouncing off of this value just when it looks like the uptrend might be ending. Similarly in a solid downtrend RSI will stay below the 50 value.
You can see on this chart of SPY that RSI stays above 50 during a healthy uptrend.
In a downtrend RSI value will regularly stay below the 50 value.
MrPwnage
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You may want to edit your post, it says “near or over 70 is oversold and at or below 30 is oversold” in the first paragraph! Just looking out
MrPwnage : You may want to edit your post, it says “near or over 70 is oversold and at or below 30 is oversold” in the first paragraph! Just looking out
SpyderCall OP MrPwnage : thanks
SpyderCall OP MrPwnage : all good now i think. i shoulda proof read my post. oops.
MrPwnage SpyderCall OP : Looks good now, my dude! No worries, didn't want any confusing happening for newer investors, ya know? Let's make some money
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Meta Moo : Nice post!