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Fundamental analysis 2007-12-10 22:54:21 Fundamental analysis is a method of forecasting future price movements of a financial instrument based on economic, political, environmental and other relevant factors, as well as data that will affect the basic supply and demand of whatever underlies the financial instrument. In practice, many market players use technical analysis in conjunction with fundamental analysis to [...] Read more:Fundamental
Another way to Technical Indicators 2007-11-30 22:46:28 The indicators and tools aim to provide information in various approaches:
Cycle indicators
A cycle is a term to indicate repeating patterns of market movement, specific to recurrent events, such as seasons, elections, etc. Many markets have a tendency to move in cyclical patterns. Cycle indicators determine the timing of a particular market patterns. (Example [...] Read more:Technical
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Other popular technical tools 2007-09-14 14:48:45 Coppock Curve is an investment tool used in technical analysis for predicting bear market lows. It is calculated as a 10-month weighted moving average of the sum of the 14-month rate of change and the 11-month rate of change for the index.
DMI (Directional Movement Indicator) is a popular
technical indicator used to determine whether or [...]
Technical Analysis categories - Gaps 2007-08-17 14:45:34 Gaps
Gaps are spaces left on the bar chart where no trading has taken place. Gaps can be created by factors such as regular buying or selling pressure, earnings announcements, a change in an analyst’s outlook or any other type of news release.
An up gap is formed when the lowest price on a trading day [...] Read more:Technical
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Technical Analysis categories - Waves 2007-08-06 14:36:25 Waves
Elliott’s wave theory: The Elliott Wave Theory is an approach to market analysis that is based on repetitive wave patterns and the Fibonacci number sequence. An ideal Elliott wave pattern shows a five-wave advance followed by a three-wave decline. Read more:Technical
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Technical Analysis categories - Number theory 2007-07-26 14:32:43 Number theory
Fibonacci numbers: The Fibonacci number sequence (1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34 …) is constructed by adding the first two numbers to arrive at the third. The ratio of any number to the next larger number is 61.8%, which is a popular Fibonacci retracement number. The inverse of 61.8%, which is [...] Read more:Technical
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Technical Analysis categories - Price indicators 2007-07-21 14:24:20 Price indicators
Relative Strength Index (RSI): The RSI measures the ratio of up-moves to down-moves and normalizes the calculation, so that the index is expressed in a range of 0-100. If the RSI is 70 or greater, then the instrument is assumed to be overbought (a situation in which prices have risen more than market expectations). [...] Read more:Technical
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Candlestick chart 2007-07-11 10:09:07 This kind of chart is based on an ancient Japanese method. The chart represents prices at their opening, high, low and closing rates, in a form of candles, for each time unit selected. The empty (transparent) candles show increase, while the dark (full) ones show decrease.
The length of the body shows the range between opening [...] Read more:Candlestick
Advantages of Technical Analysis 2007-06-28 19:00:00 Advantages of TechnicalAnalysis
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Technical analysis can be used to project movements of any asset (which is priced under demand/supply forces) available for trade in the capital market;
Technical analysis focuses on what is happening, as opposed to what has previously happened, and is therefore valid at any price level;
The technical approach concentrates on prices, which neutralizes [...] Read more:Advantages
Bar chart 2007-05-03 09:52:52 This chart shows three rates for each time unit selected: the high, the low, the closing (HLC). There are also bar charts including four rates (OHLC, which includes the Opening rate for the time interval). This chart provides clearly visible information about trading prices range during the time period (per unit) selected.
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Drawing Uptrend Lines 2008-07-20 00:37:51 (see Figure 6-6). I have found that drawing the uptrend lines across the wick lows is more accurate than drawing them across the lows of the candle bodies and allows the trader to project the exact place of the future bounce (see Figure 6-6).
There is something magical that takes place when the market hits a [...] Read more:Lines
Finding and Drawing Inner, Outer, and Long-Term Uptrend Lines 2008-07-27 00:37:55 You find and draw inner uptrend lines by finding the last two levels of support and drawing the line from left to right. You find and draw the outer uptrend line by starting at the far left of the chart and moving to the right, connecting the majority of your lower levels of support with [...] Read more:Lines
Leading economic indicators 2008-09-27 23:57:06 The following is a list of economic indicators used in the USA. Obviously, there are many more, as well as those of other leading economies (such as Germany, the UK, Japan, etc.). In general, it is not only the numerical value of an indicator that is important, but also the market’s anticipation and prediction of [...] Read more:Leading
Dollar Still Down But Got Better After Poor Macroeconomic Reports 2008-09-20 07:09:21 The EUR/USD currency pair continued its ride up today before the economical releases in U.S. came out. Surprisingly, positive U.S. stock market opening, bad macroeconomic reports and the EUR/USD correction coincided today. EUR/USD reached 1.4542 today — the highest rate since September 4, but it’s currently trading near 1.4360 level — just Read more:Dollar
Dollar Stands Firmly After Record Low TIC Inflow 2008-09-20 06:09:37 EUR/USD declined today during the whole trading session as the stock markets were also falling globally. Now U. S. indexes remain in the neutral zone, but the dollar still stands well against the euro, even after some really bad statistics from U.S. A rapid downfall of EUR/USD followed the Fed’s interest rate decision today and the currency pair now trades Read more:Dollar
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How George Soros Knows What He Knows? 2008-09-20 05:09:22 This question is often asked by the traders that know who GeorgeSoros
is. Unfortunately, there is no definite and accurate answer to this question. But it’s possible to model his trading behavior and understand what should be made by Soros-wannabe to reach the same level of the market intuition. Flavia Cymbalista, Ph.D., does that
EUR/USD Down Despite U.S. Manufacturing Decline 2008-09-20 05:09:16 EUR/USD is down today on Forex after a big positive week-opening gap. The currency pair reached its 10-day high level during the early trading session but then declined below the Friday’s close level quite fast. Bad macroeconomic statistics from U.S. pushed EUR/USD up, but it still trading in the red zone — near 1.4187 level.NY Empire S Read more:Manufacturing
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Euro Rises Against Dollar on Housing Decline in U.S. 2008-09-20 03:09:27 Dollar dropped its position against the euro today after the yesterday’s interest rate decision failed to support the U.S. currency for more than several hours. Poor housing reports showed another (unnecessary) sign of the ongoing recession in the United States. At this level interest rate don’t play the role they usually do. Traders try to look Read more:Dollar
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