when the qsticks moves above the signal line it indicates that the price is starting to have more closes above the open and therefore price may be starting rise when the qstick crosses below the signal line it indicates price is starting have more closes below the open price may be starting to trend lower 
the indicator may also highlight divergence when price is rising but the qstick is falling it shows that momentum may be waning when price is falling and qstick is rising this shows buying momentum in price may occur soon the indicator can produce anomalies though it does not account for gaps only intraday price action therefore if the price gaps higher but closes below the open this is still marked as bearish even though the price may have still closed higher than the prior close may could result in divergence which doesn t necessarily indicate a timely reversal in price example of how to use the qstick indicatorthe following chart shows an 20 period qstick applied to the spdr s p 500 etf spy image by sabrina jiang investopedia 2021