All you wanted to know about convergence & divergence in technical analysis

In technical analysis, divergence is given greater preference as the 'divergence behaviour' may reflect a change in a price trend or sentiment

Convergence is a phenomenon when two components move in the same direction. In the world of trading, convergence shows that the direction is supported by secondary factors (technical indicators or price-based studies like moving average, Bollinger Band, Ichimoku). For example, if the index price is rising upward and indicators like moving averages or Relative Strength Index (RSI) move in the same direction, the structure is then said to be in convergence.

Divergence is the exact opposite. Herein, the other component trades in the opposite direction to the main component (the price). Suppose, the price is rising and the indicator,