What is the Vortex Indicator? ... The vortex indicator plots two oscillating lines: one to identify positive trend movement and the other to identify negative price ...LinkedInwithBackgroundYourPrivacyRightsInvestopediaandourthird-partypartnersusecookiesandprocesspersonaldatalikeuniqueidentifiersbasedonyourconsenttostoreand/oraccessinformationonadevice,displaypersonalizedadsandforcontentmeasurement,audienceinsight,andproductdevelopment.TochangeorwithdrawyourconsentchoicesforInvestopedia.com,includingyourrighttoobjectwherelegitimateinterestisused,clickbelow.Atanytime,youcanupdateyoursettingsthroughthe"EUPrivacy"linkatthebottomofanypage.Thesechoiceswillbesignaledgloballytoourpartnersandwillnotaffectbrowsingdata.ListofPartners(vendors)Weandourpartnersprocessdatato:Activelyscandevicecharacteristicsforidentification.Useprecisegeolocationdata.Storeand/oraccessinformationonadevice.Selectpersonalisedcontent.Createapersonalisedcontentprofile.Measureadperformance.Selectbasicads.Createapersonalisedadsprofile.Selectpersonalisedads.Applymarketresearchtogenerateaudienceinsights.Measurecontentperformance.Developandimproveproducts.ListofPartners(vendors)IAcceptShowPurposesTechnicalAnalysisGuidetoTechnicalAnalysisTechnicalAnalysisBasicEducationAdvancedTechnicalAnalysisConceptsTechnicalAnalysisTechnicalAnalysisBasicEducationTableofContentsExpandWhatistheVortexIndicator?SynergyWithOtherIndicatorsVortexIndicatorTradingStrategyExample1:MicrosoftTheIndicatorandPricePatternsExample2:AmericanAirlines TheBottomLineSwissmarkettechniciansEtienneBotesandDouglasSiepmanintroducedthevortexindicator(VI)intheJanuary2010issueofthemagazine TechnicalAnalysisofStocksandCommodities. Sincethen,this technicaltoolhasgainedtractionasareliabletrendfollowingindicatorthatcanproducesurprisinglyaccuratebuy andsellsignals.However,itmaystilltakeafewmoreyearsofmarkettestingandexperiencetofullyevaluatethevortexindicator'spotential.Herewetakeacloserlookatthevortextradingstrategies.KeyTakeawaysThevortexindicatorisused