Inertia Indices Technical Analysis & Inertia Signals

Developed by Donald Dorsey and was originally used to trade Stocks and Commodities market, before traders took it and started trading the market using this technical indicator.

Dorsey chose to name it "Inertia" due to his interpretation of the trend. He claimed that a market trend is the overall result of inertia & thus it takes more energy for a trending market to reverse its direction than for it to continue heading in the same direction. Hence, a market trend is the measurement/gauge of the market inertia. This is an oscillator indicator that uses the scale of zero to a hundred. Signals are derived & generated using the 50 level center-line cross over trading strategy method.

In physics, the term Inertia is defined in terms of mass and direction of motion. Using standard analysis, the direction of motion of the trend can be easily defined. However, the mass can't be easily defined. Dorsey claimed that the volatility of a trading instrument might and may be the simplest and the most accurate measurement of inertia. This theory led to the use of Relative Volatility Index, RVI as the basis to be used as a market trend technical indicator. Hence Inertia technical indicator is comprised of: RVI smoothed by a linear regression.

Index Technical Analysis and How to Generate Signals

In the market using this indicator, the signals generated are fairly simple to interpret. Below are 2 example illustrated using charts showing how buy and sell signals are derived & generated using Inertia.

Bullish Buy Signal

If the Inertia is above 50, positive inertia is indicated, this thence defines the long-term trend as upward as long as the indicator remains above 50. When it crosses to levels below 50 this then is interpreted as an exit trading signal. The chart below shows an example of how a buy stock trading signal is generated.

Bullish Trading Signal

Bearish Sell Signal

If the Inertia is below 50, negative inertia is indicated, this thence defines the long term trend as downwards as long as the trading indicator remains below 50. If it crosses above 50 this then is interpreted as an exit trading signal. The chart below shows how a sell signal generated.

Bearish Signal

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