If you are looking for an indicator that would tell you about the rate at which the price of a currency changes over time, then you should be looking at the Momentum Oscillator. They are also used in checking the strength of the currency price. What we see in the market is an indicator that behaves like a detector that shows if the forex market is going as projected.

To get a firm grasp of the rate at which or better said how prices surged or soared during a particular market session, the momentum oscillator is most suitable. We find a graph that explains the two variables and how the outplay themselves on the information provided. On this indicator you can also discovered the last price or the closing price of an instrument that’s being monitored and the closing price that’s the oldest. Investors are able to structure out trends in view of this type of market performance.

It is very clear to us at this point that the momentum oscillator though possesses a standard formula, exhibits differences time to time as we find trade characteristics that do differ. It is imperative that traders do no align their trade sentiments based on these characteristics as we see that this is very risky due to the uncertainties that flood market forecast. One very minute decision can alter investor’s sentiments and all the decisions can end up a flop.

This indicator does not in any way measures the actual or real price, what it does is that is measures the deceleration or the acceleration of the price. We see at any time the price of a share or an instrument raises, the momentum of the same instrument or share surges by the same margin. If in any way we find the instrument/security increase quickly, then the momentum will equally increase. The momentum oscillator is capable of measuring the deceleration and acceleration of the value and not the actual price level. The rise and fall in momentum is what we get to see as zig zag formats on graphs dues to the fact that they occur live on floor of the trading center.

Please note the following:

• Whenever you get an acceleration of price in the market, you’ll be sure to get a leeway towards determining if price is overbought.
• With the help of momentum oscillators it is now possible to identify how far an overbought situation has turned out to be. Knowing this means you can apply this visually but just looking at the charts for the right setup.

It is wise to take note at this point the fact that momentum oscillators are in a lot of ways similar to the price of security and are thus subject to demand and supply. What this means is that, if we see a spike in the demand of a certain security, commodity or currency due to positives, we’ll be sure to see a spike in the activity chart signaling a bullish condition.