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A Different Type of Moving Average Cross
Virtually every trader has dabbled with or experimented with some sort of moving average. What I want to introduce you to in this lesson is a different sort of moving average cross method, which I have found to be very good at identifying short term trend changes.
Angelo Reynolds Scalps in the Eurodollar Pit
As a trader in the Eurodollar futures pit at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Angelo Reynolds cites mental toughness and courage as two of the necessary factors to successful pit trading. "I knew I always wanted to be involved in the markets," Reynolds said.
Beginners Trading Guidelines
Successful Forex trading is a long term investment which can produce excellent returns if traded with control, discipline, patience and consistency. Your target should be to make substancial profits over the course of anything over 3 months.
Being a Technical Analyst
Trading is not an exact science. You can't do X and get Y every time. It is as much an art as it is anything else. There is no magic formula. Trading is all about probability. It is the art of correctly applying a set of carefully thought out rules and allocating the probability of that event to result in success.
Ben Warwick's "Event Trading" Keys in on News
While many traders focus either on technicals or fundamentals as they develop their trading strategies, trader Ben Warwick focuses on a market's reaction to news. Warwick has developed his own method of trading, which he calls it "event trading."
Bollinger Bands Revealed
Bollinger bands are an integral part of just about every charting system I have ever seen but many traders are unfamiliar with how to use them. In this lesson we will cover the basics of Bollinger bands and one particular technique which I have found to be very reliable.
Building a Forex Trading System
About two weeks ago I got an email from a trader explaining his trading method and asking me for some advice on how to improve on it. On the surface of it, there wasn't much to his approach but he had been trading profitably for a few years and that got me interested.
Buying and Selling Currencies
Trading opportunities in the forex market deserve serious consideration as a diversification strategy for your portfolio.
Change Over Days - Day Trading
I read somewhere that when Michael Jordan was making an advert that required him to miss the basketball hoop a number of times; he just couldn't do it, he couldn't not get the ball in the hoop.
Cynthia Kase Relies on Proprietary Technical Indicators
Trader and consultant Cynthia Kase relies on a series of proprietary technical indicators that has developed for her trading signals. Kase makes her trading decisions strictly based on these technical indicators and doesn't rely on fundamental analysis at all.
Day-Trading: Not What You Think
The day-trader is a cross between an extrovert and an introvert with both characteristics in balance. The introvert aspect is depicted by the disciplined workaholic with a reclusive concentration. The extrovert aspect is depicted by an aggressive, competitive, self-motivated individual striving to be the best in a selective profession.
Developing Forex Trading Skills
At some point, if they last long enough, all traders discover that successful trading is not the inevitable result of a good trading strategy or system. If all we needed was a good system or indicator we would all be successful traders. Yet clearly we are not, far from it, there are very few traders making their living consistently from the markets.
Foreign Exchange Day Trader
I received an email from a prospective buyer of my online trading course. His question (below) caused me to think about the wisdom of pursuing trading as a worthy venture.
Forex 101
For those unfamiliar with the term, Forex (Foreign Exchange market), refers to an international exchange market where currencies are bought and sold.
Forex Basic: MACD
Moving Average Convergence-Divergence (MACD) was originally constructed by Gerald Appel an analyst in New York. Originally designed for analysis of stock trends, it is now widely used in many markets.
Forex Basic: Outside Days
Outside days can occur frequently on daily charts. The secret of the outside day is the bigger the better and it has more meaning if found at the end of a trend.
Forex Basic: Symmetrical Triangles
Symmetrical chart patterns can be found in almost any market and any time frame. They normally signify some indecision in the market and as the pattern develops it is common to see a decrease in volume.
Forex Basic: Two Period Reversal Pattern
The two period reversal is originally taken from the 2-day reversal pattern and as the name implies this particular pattern consists of two periods. I use two periods and I apply this pattern to all securities and time frames.
Forex Basic: What's a Spread?
Very simply, a spread is a position in which options are bought and other options are sold. Having said that, there are dozens of ways to combine options to create simple or exotic trading positions.
Forex Basics: Relative Strength Index
Relative Strength Index was developed by J.Welles Wilder Jr. and introduced in his book 'New Concepts In Technical Trading Systems'. It is one of the most popular technical tools around.
Forex Bid/Offer
Normally when you look at your charts you only see one price and that price is the bid price. Some types of charting software are capable of displaying the offer price but most commonly the price you see is the bid price.
Forex Building Blocks that Works
Day trading the foreign currency market is definitely one of the more challenging endeavors an aspiring trader can pursue. The higher degree of leverage available in this market can increase profits, but it equally accelerates losses as well.
Forex Envelopes
What we are going to show here is the use of Envelopes, which form trading bands. The particular trading bands we are going to use will be based on exponential moving averages. This will help us form a method to trade. This is basically an intraday strategy, which works well on the 10min/15min time frame.
Forex Multiple Time Frames
Multiple time frame trading has probably done more to increase my overall profitability than any other one thing alone. The correct use of multiple time frame trading will allow you to stay in the trade longer by better identifying where you are relative to the big picture.
Forex Pip Auction Game Problem
Here are 4 fail-proof ways to solve the Pip Auction Game problem, and to guarantee that you're not going to play it again. You have heard this before, and it's true, but until now you still have not lived by this rule. You should never risk more for pips than they are worth. You should cut your losses short.
Forex Trading Basics: Supply & Demand Fundamentals
The objective of currency trading is to exchange one currency for another with the expectation that the market rate or price will change such that the currency pair you have bought has appreciated in value relative to the currency you have sold.
Forex Trading Pivot Points
Those of you who have been trading for a while will be familiar with Pivot Points. During this lesson I want to go over how to find a Pivot Point and also a slightly different method of using them. First let's look at how you calculate a Pivot Point.
Forex Trading Psychology
The key to successful Forex Trading unlike other financial markets, is knowing yourself. This does not certainly mean enlightenment of self but knowing your behavioral pattern under given circumstances.
Forex Trading System
Now you have decided that you are going to trade a particular security and you need to find a way of entering and exiting the market. So, how do you approach it, do you just jump in with a gut feeling or do you use some kind of system to help you make the decision.
Forex Trading: A Fool's Game
I received an email from a prospective buyer of my online trading course this week. His question caused me to think about the wisdom of pursuing trading as a worthy venture.
Forex Trend Detection
Long term profitable Forex trading warrants long term goals and objectives. One good idea is to have an excellent trend based trading system. Just having one will not really work out if you do not follow it in a disciplined manner.
Fundamentals of a Trading Plan
Trading the Forex market has many benefits over other financial markets, among the most important are: superior liquidity, 24hrs market, better execution, and others. Traders and investor see the Forex market as a new speculation or diversifying opportunity because of these benefits.
Fundamentals of Forex Trading
Trading is not an exact science. You can't do X and get Y every time. It is as much an art as it is anything else. There is no magic formula. Trading is all about probability.
Gary Wagner Uses Candlesticks to Measure Sentiment
Japanese candlesticks offer a "mathematical expression of psychological market sentiment" to trader Gary Wagner, who utilizes these Eastern technical indicators in conjunction with Western tools to actively trade for himself.
George Angell Keys in on Volatility and Liquidity
Volatility and liquidity are the two elements independent trader George Angell looks for in a market to trade. Currently, Angell exclusively trades the S&P 500 futures, putting on intraday trades only, never holding positions overnight. "Liquidity and volatility are the two things you have to have. You can't day-trade something like oats--it wouldn't work" Angell said.
George Fontanills Incorporates Options to Lower Risk
Trader George Fontanills first began utilizing options in order to go "delta neutral" on his futures positions, which would allow him to "still sleep well at night." Since he began using options in conjunction with his futures trading, Fontanills believes he has found a way to accelerate his profits while decreasing his risk.
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