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Technical Analysis uses historical prices to identify trends and support and resistance levels. Technical indicators are derived from mathematical algorithms that use historical data to provide a current value. Most are therefore by definition lagging.

Some of the popular lagging indicators include moving averages and MACD. If you are a short term trader, these types of indicators will most likely be useless to you as their signals tend to be very late. By the time a moving average crossover occurs for example, a significant portion of the price move has already occurred.  Read more...