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Technical Analysis Articles |
Written by Adam Rosen |
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There are a number of simple strategies we can create with the use of two or three common technical indicators. The (1-hour) chart below shows the EURJPY over the course of around 1-week's trading period. The market initially broke to the downside, as the candlestick activity remained below the 20-SMA (Simple Moving Average) and steadily following the lower Bollinger Band to new lows. Once the market reversed direction back to the upside, trading then emerged above the 20-SMA, following the upper band to recent highs. This brief example provides us with the basis for a few simple trading rules: |
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General Trading Articles |
Written by Dr. Van K Tharp |
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Tom Basso (who is featured in the New Market Wizards) and I were giving a systems workshop, but we were primarily emphasizing the importance of psychology, exits, and position sizing. As a result, someone in the workshop said, "I suppose that means that you could make money with just a random entry?" Tom said he hadn't thought about it, but he went home and testing out his exits and his position sizing with a random entry system and sure enough, it made money. |
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General Trading Articles |
Written by Dr. Van K Tharp |
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I noticed at the beginning of my career as a trading coach that when people talked about a trading system, what they were really taking about is what I would today call the setup to a system. Yet, setups are a very small part of what is necessary for a complete trading system. And interestingly enough, today people still claim their setup conditions as their systems. |
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Technical Analysis Articles |
Written by Ian Copsey |
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Most proponents of Fibonacci will base their entry levels on areas where various Fibonacci retracements or projections tend to develop in clusters. The technique is basically applied by measuring Fibonacci relationships by measuring various start and end points. In this example I have measured from point A to point C and also Point A to the very high. I have then measured from Point B to Point C and from Point B to the very high. |
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Technical Analysis Articles |
Written by Ian Copsey |
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Using price/momentum divergence to identify trend completion. It is possible to utilize momentum indicators to warn of a deceleration of a trend and subsequent risk of and end to the trend. The signals are normally highlighted by what are known as "divergences." |
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Trading Psychology Articles |
Written by Jim Wyckoff |
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The ultimate goal of a futures trader should be to have overall trading success by being profitable. There is no single-best path one can take on the destination to trading success and profitability. However, there are a few general trading tenets to which all successful traders have subscribed. One such trading tenet is "losing your ego" when trading futures. |
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General Trading Articles |
Written by Dr. Van K Tharp |
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There are many different types of traders and one way you can classify them is by the basic concept that they trade. Chapter 5 of the new edition of my book Trade Your Way to Financial Freedom presents nine different concepts that you can use to trade. And each concept is carefully explained by an expert in the area. Some concepts are diametrically opposed (i.e., trend following versus band trading) but you can trade any of them if you believe in it enough and practice the low-risk idea concepts presented in the book. |
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Technical Analysis Articles |
Written by Ian Copsey |
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Does year end illiquidity really cause technical analysis to become less accurate? In short, yes. One has to remember that one of the basic requirements for technical analysis is that there is mass psychology. Mass psychology means that all market participants are active, reacting to price movement and generating turnover which in turn contributes to the structure of classic chart patterns |
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Technical Analysis Articles |
Written by Jim Wyckoff |
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William Delbert (W.D.) Gann is regarded as one of the pioneers of technical analysis and market behavior. He wrote several books on stock and commodity trading and developed the well-known "Gann angles" and "Gann Fans." |
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Trading Psychology Articles |
Written by Dr. Van K Tharp |
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Jack Schwager's primary conclusion after writing the first two Market Wizard books is that great traders all have developed systems that fit who they are. I tend to agree that that's one of the secrets to success. Chapter 4 of the new edition of my book, Trade Your Way to Financial Freedom presents my revised 14 step model for designing a system that fits you. While I cannot do justice to the model in a short tip, what I can do is list some of the criteria you might want to think about in order to design a system that fits you. |
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Forex Articles |
Written by Adam Rosen |
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Many traders, from the individual speculator to the large fund will focus on the large round figures or round numbers when applying their analysis to the FX-market for a number of reasons. Option traders tend to select these price levels whether their exercising American, European, or Exotic options, as well as the placement of protective stop orders. |
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