# Basic Concepts of Trend A successful trend model needs to quickly detect price changes yet be robust enough to avoid false signals. Prices movements are made up of peaks and troughs. Trend analysis compares the direction of multiple price points to determine if the price movement is moving up, down, or sideways. Detecting a price direction change, or trend reversal, will lead to a new trend indication. Several technical metrics that are used to determine trends include: QC Trend algorithm, Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD), Moving Averages (MA), and the Exponential Moving Average (EMA). --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://quantify-crypto.gitbook.io/the-quantify-crypto-trend-algorithm/basic-concepts-of-trend.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.