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Average Directional Index (ADX)

Pronunciation: av-er-ij di-rek-shun-ul in-deks

The Average Directional Index (ADX) measures the strength of a market trend, regardless of whether prices are moving up or down.

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The Average Directional Index (ADX) measures the strength of a market trend, regardless of whether prices are moving up or down.

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