One of the most important components of a successful trading plan consists of a comprehensive money management structure. Money and risk management make up two of the prime ingredients for success in the Forex trading. Even the best trading strategy in the world will fail to make you money in the long run without a […]
Market Entering and Direction Perhaps one of the most important lessons in trading involves knowing when to get into the market and initiate a trade. Along with knowing when to get out of a trade, making good decisions about when to enter into a trade makes up a large percentage of the success of any […]
Elliott Wave Theory was originally developed by Ralph N. Elliott to analyze the stock market which he believed moved in repetitive cycles rather than randomly. Elliott postulated that these cycles arose from the complex operation of mass market psychology and that they created patterns which could be discerned and used to predict future market price […]
Candlestick charts were invented by a highly successful Japanese rice trader in the late 1700’s. They have been used widely in technical analysis since Charles Dow reintroduced them to stock traders in the early 1900’s. The idea behind the charts consists of conveying as much information as possible in the available space. Also, each candlestick or […]
Moving averages are computed by taking an average of the exchange rate for a particular period of time and then allowing it to evolve or move forward over time. Figure 1: A daily bar chart for the EUR/USD currency pair with a 10 day simple moving average drawn in red and a 20 day simple […]
The most common continuation patterns used in Forex technical analysis consist of flags, pennants and gaps. These classic continuation chart patterns generally indicate or help confirm that the major trend will probably continue. Continuation patterns differ from the primary reversal patterns, such as the head and shoulders top and bottom pattern for example, which indicate […]
Determining the levels of support and resistance for a currency pair is one of the key concepts of modern forex technical analysis. This type of chart analysis provides invaluable information for most short and medium-term trading strategies. Support and Resistance Defined Support consists of the levels on a price chart where the currency pair has […]
Breakouts to a technical trader mean exceptional trading opportunities, primarily because it signals that the exchange rate has broken out of its normal trading range. To be considered confirmed, breakouts generally need to occur with an accompanying increase in volume. Breaking Support and Resistance Identifying support and resistance levels makes up the first step in […]
A reversal pattern is just that, a pattern on the price chart or a currency pair that would indicate an interruption in the overall trend and that a reversal in the price’s general direction is ready to ensue. Along with continuation patterns, reversal patterns make up some of the most widely watched configurations seen on […]
To a trader, correctly identifying trends in the market would be considered the ultimate edge in trading since following trends represents one of the most profitable trading opportunities provided by the Forex market. Accordingly, identifying and trading along with the direction of the trend until it reverses and a new trend ensues is a prime […]