Tools for Technical Analysis
If your technical approach needs improvement, you are not alone. Our FREE report can help! By Elliott Wave International Long-term trading success depends on more than the right trading method: adequate capitalization, money management skills and emotional discipline are also vital. Yet it isn’t always easy to put your finger on which elements of trading [...]
In the Elliott Wave model, market prices alternate between the primary trend (or impulsive) and the corrective phase. Impulse waves are always subdivided into a set of 5 lower-degree waves. Corrective waves subdivide into 3 smaller-degree waves. In a bull market the dominant direction is upward so the five waves would be upward. In a bear market [...]
David A Banister- The recent rally in Gold took the metal from the 1620’s to roughly 1800 per ounce before the ensuing corrective action began. Back around October 20th we warned our readers about a likely “ wave 2” correction in Gold and we had several reasons for that warnings. One of the biggest concerns [...]
The government mandats that the following words appear on Stock Market related solicitations, “Past performance is no guarantee of future results.” This wording is designed to warn us that markets are irratic and that no one has a perfect crystal ball. But in so doing they may sub-consciously convince us that the future is unknowable [...]
Using a Triple Calendar Spread to Trade Google Earnings October 16, 2012 By J.W. Jones One of the most useful characteristics of options is their ability to control risk and achieve a high probability of success when trading impending earnings announcements. Google will announce third quarter earnings after the market closes on Thursday. It does [...]
Leonardo Fibonacci (aka. Leonardo of Pisa) was the son of a merchant working at a trading post in North Africa. At the time most of Europe was using Roman numerals which proved cumbersome when trying to add or subtract and keep the business’ books. Leonardo recognized that the Arabic numerals used in Africa were much [...]
Swing Trading- Swing trading is a special type of investing that occurs over a period of several days and requires that an investor rely on trends in a marketplace to drive his investment decisions. As you might suspect, this type of trading carries a very high risk of loss, since trades are conducted quickly and [...]
Elliott Wave Junctures editor Jeffrey Kennedy talks about “the elephant in the room” that no trader can ignore. By Elliott Wave International Senior Analyst Jeffrey Kennedy is a busy man. Along with his regular duties at Elliott Wave International, he prepares 3-5 video lessons each week that teach technical traders how to anticipate — and [...]
High Frequency Trading (HFT) By Doug Hornig, Casey Research High-frequency traders (HFT) have no interest in any company whose stock they’re trading. They don’t care about its earnings, what sector it’s in, nor who’s on the board of directors. They neither know nor care how it fares in technical analysis, and they don’t give a [...]
