Latest Trader Channel Posts
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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)
The Continuing Trading Adventures Of The COSTCO Kid
John uses his ongoing Costco trade to illustrate his strategy for trading pullbacks in the trend using a combination of moving averages together with a linear regression channel and sound money management.
Simplicity is indeed elegance!
Using Technicals To Trade Indices, Futures And FX
This evening, Kevin shares some of the specific strategies that he employs to make a living in the market.
Kevin also shares with us his sometimes painful journey to becoming a professional trader and reveals some home truths about the trading business that you should only ignore at your peril.
Market Roundup - 15th February 2011
We take a look at possible reasons for the dollar languishing in the doldrums and why the stock market still appears to be defying gravity.
What are the catalysts that could reverse these trends and how we can we trade them?
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.
Trading The Two-Bar Chart Pattern
In this screencast, Kevin demonstrates one of the simplest, yet seldom-used, strategies for taking advantage of short-term price moves.
Increasing The Return On Your Portfolio
Richard will also be discussing how he uses a naked options strategy as a reliable method of acquiring stocks below cost price.
Market Roundup Redux - 25th January 2011
The fortune of the US Dollar will largely determine the direction of global asset prices during the year ahead. Recently, the Dollar has been weakening against the basket of global currencies. Is this a trend reversal or merely a pullback in a long-term bullish Dollar story?