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Technicals for 1,000 plus pip moves
I had a conversation this week with a colleague (thank you Shyam!) about Technical Analysis versus fundamentals. We debated whether Technical Analysis is more appropriate for short-term trades whereas fundamentals trump the longer term view.
Using Fibonacci (Part 2) - Finding Accurate Levels
In the last section, we looked the theory behind the Fibonacci percentages. Part 2 will look at how these Fib percentages can be applied to your trading.
Fibonacci can be applied in many ways when trading, but the two key approaches we are going to study in this section are Retracements and Extensions.
What is a retracement?
Using Fibonacci (Part 1)
Catching A Falling Knife - Intraday FX Trading
I’m a one-trick pony. After several years of trading stocks on both the US and UK exchanges and an often turbulent, but affectionate, romance with options trading, I have come home to the instrument that best suits my trading style.
Why Newton was wrong - Momentum in financial markets
The Economist 6th Jan 2011:
http://www.economist.com/node/17848665?story_id=17848665
How A Stimulus Package Works
A tourist visiting the area drives through town, stops at the motel and lays a $100 bill on the desk. He tells the owner that he would like to inspect the rooms upstairs before picking one for the night.
As soon as he walks upstairs, the motel owner grabs the bill and runs next door to pay his debt to the butcher.
The Myth Of Fibonacci Numbers
We all have our favourite indicators and, if only we could discover just the right parameter settings, surely the Holy Grail would be within our grasp.