Posts Tagged ‘learn technical analysis’

What to Know Before You Trade: New Trader Tips

By Kristina Zurla Landgraf • Mar 8th, 2010 • Category: Educational, Friedman's Futures Forecast

by Jeff Friedman If you are new to futures trading, it can all seem overwhelming. Which fundamental reports should you follow? Which technical analysis techniques will give you an edge? Which markets are the best to trade? There are far too many questions than I can possibly address in this brief article, but I will [...]



Top Five Indicators Traders Use

By Kristina Zurla Landgraf • Jan 27th, 2010 • Category: Book Reviews, Broker Commentary, Educational, MF Global in the News, Market Updates, The Lighter Side, Trader Viewpoints

by Phil Streible There are many different types of chart patterns market technicians focus on when making trading decisions, and many ways to interpret them. That is why technical analysis is truly an art. The key is to be able to recognize these patterns, and implement a trading strategy based on what you think the [...]



Identifying the Head-and-Shoulders Pattern

By Kristina Zurla Landgraf • Aug 10th, 2009 • Category: Broker Commentary, Educational

Identifying the Head-and-Shoulders Pattern by Andrew Segal and Stuart Kaufman The head-and-shoulders pattern is probably the best known and most often misidentified of all the major reversal patterns. There are a number of nuances involved in properly identifying this pattern, so it warrants some discussion. The head-and-shoulders pattern manifests when a major trend begins to [...]



Trading with Fibonacci Numbers

By Kristina Zurla Landgraf • Mar 26th, 2009 • Category: Educational

Trading with Fibonacci Numbers By Dennis G. Cajigas Fibonacci analysis can be complex, including concepts such as retracements, arcs, fans and other variations that can be applied to any price chart. I will offer a brief introduction to Fibonacci number sequences and ratios, and apply the concepts of arcs and fans to both longer-term and [...]