[martin01]

Here is a list of some the key indicators you can use:

Price Chart (Candlestick, EquiVolume, Point and Figure, TICK/Price/Volume based)
Relative Price - stochRSI (RSI and stochastics of RSI combined)
Volume - Price Volume Trend or Money Flow and volume bars
Statistics - Bollinger Bands
Sentiments - VIX, Put/Call Ratio, New High/Low Ratio
Market Breadth - TRIN, A/D Line to gauge issues/volume tradi in NYSE
Market Strength - TIKI, TICK to gauge if traders are taking out the bids or the asks on NYSE
Pivots - Based on ratio of previous day/week/month - as a aid in placing entries/exits
Related Market Correlation - Percent change chart of ES, NQ, ER, YM. ER and NQ typically lead
Market Leaders - Key stocks (leaders) from all major sectors of the index traded