The Technical Analysis chart patterns that I use in order of importance, to me, are as follows: Support & Resistance Triangles Head & Shoulders Bounce/Retrace Support & Resistance Support and Resistance is one of my...
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MACD – Moving Average Convergence Divergence
The moving average convergence/divergence technical indicator or MACD as it is commonly known is a charting technique developed by Gerald Appel in the late 1970’s. The technique is utilised to attempt to predict changes in...
Technical Tools
The three I use sometimes are: RSI = Relative Strength Index Momentum Accumulation / Distribution Relative Strength Index RSI is one of two Momentum indicators, no prizes for guessing what the other one is. What momentum...
Candlestick Patterns and Signals
Over the next few pages I aim to cover the key candlesticks that I use to spot price movements. Candlesticks are great for spotting contrary movements within markets that may on the longer term be trending in any given direction...
Japanese Candlestick Charting
Candlesticks are becoming more and more popular in the west. They’ve been around a very long time indeed, but it was the fantastic work of Steve Nison that brought Candlesticks as we know them, to the western focus. Up until this...
Higher Highs and Lower Lows
This is really easy to grasp. When there is a higher High, in another words when the price closed higher than the day before, this is a signal of greater confidence and a possible trend for further higher prices. On the flip side...
The Trading Journal
In order to succeed at trading, you must have an edge. Your edge begins with the knowledge you gain through your research and testing that a particular price pattern or market behavior offers a level of predictability and a risk...
Looking for a Short Trade
Red Line: Now the bottom line We Open a SHORT trade as the red line passes the Blue Line (bottom line) and the chart price continues below the green central Line. Green Line: Middle Line We set our moving stop loss in relation to...
If the Chart is Trending Up
If the chart is trending up you should see something like the picture on the following page -: I have deliberately used this chart over several years to point out an obvious up trend starting at the beginning of 2002 and changing...
The Tools and Trading Techniques
In this brief introduction I am going to outline the trading tools and techniques I use, then from the initial introduction to each, I shall let you know of the other technical analysis and further hints that I use. Then as a...