Stock market data is usually prices for a particular stock. For each epoch of time, the max, min, volume of trade, and final price for the day is listed. An adjusted price may be listed at extra charge (accounting for stock splits). More information can be derived from these prices through the use of technical indicators (TI). TIs are measures to describe the trading activity of a security. The following are examples of properties TIs measure:

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