In technical analysis of securities trading, the stochastic oscillator is a momentum indicator that uses support and resistance levels. George Lane developed this indicator in the late 1950s. The term stochastic refers to the point of a current price in relation to its price range over a period of time.

What does stochastic indicator tell you?

The stochastic indicator is a two-line indicator that can be applied to any chart. It fluctuates between 0 and 100. The indicator shows how the current price compares to the highest and lowest price levels over a predetermined past period.

What is the stochastic indicator used for?

A stochastic oscillator is a popular technical indicator for generating overbought and oversold signals. It is a popular momentum indicator, first developed in the 1950s. Stochastic oscillators tend to vary around some mean price level, since they rely on an asset's price history.