One-indicator trading: if you could keep only one, which?

Strip the chart to a single indicator and it has to earn its place: moving average for trend, RSI for momentum, ATR for volatility, Bollinger for extremes. The choice reveals your whole approach.

One-indicator trading: if you could keep only one, which? — moving average crossover diagram
A fast moving average crossing a slower one

Which do you keep?

  • the indicator and how you'd trade with only it
  • what you lose without the others
  • the experiment that taught you minimalism
One-indicator trading: if you could keep only one, which? — trend versus range diagram
A trending market compared with a ranging one

The moving averages, RSI and ATR guides cover the candidates.

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