RSI divergence is a mismatch between price and the Relative Strength Index (RSI). When price makes a new high or low but RSI does not confirm it, momentum is fading — an early warning that the current move may be running out of steam.
Bullish vs bearish divergence
Bullish divergence: price prints a lower low while RSI prints a higher low — selling pressure is weakening. Bearish divergence: price makes a higher high while RSI makes a lower high — buying pressure is weakening.
How to use it safely
Divergence signals timing risk, not certainty — a trend can diverge for a long time before turning. Most traders wait for a price confirmation (a break of a short-term level) before acting, rather than trading the divergence alone.
How NSEStocksChart uses it
RSI filters are built into several of our option and stock strategies; each is tracked with its historical accuracy so divergence-based ideas are judged on recorded outcomes.
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