Momentum

What it means

Momentum describes how forcefully price is moving. Traders often use it to separate healthy continuation from weak drift or exhaustion.

What to watch

Momentum is context, not a trade signal by itself. Strong momentum can continue longer than expected, and weak momentum can still produce noisy fake starts.

Where traders usually run into this

Momentum matters most when it starts affecting an actual chart read, indicator setting, or workflow choice rather than staying as an abstract definition.

• Consecutive Bars Counter keeps this term attached to a real indicator instead of leaving it as standalone jargon.
• Volume Spike Marker keeps this term attached to a real indicator instead of leaving it as standalone jargon.
• Trend Ribbon keeps this term attached to a real glossary instead of leaving it as standalone jargon.

Best next page if this term is blocking you

If you understand the definition but still do not know what to do with it, start with Consecutive Bars Counter. That page is the fastest way to see how momentum shows up in a real indicator workflow.