Blockbuster (BBI) is a perfect example of what can go wrong when you misread the industry trends and then realizing it, try desperately to catch up.
Dow Turns Moderately Bearish
This article talks about the stock markets from a technical pont of view.
A New Wall Street Line Dance: Performance
Every December, with visions of sugarplums dancing in their heads, investors begin to scrutinize their performance, formulate couldas and shouldas, and determine what to try next year. Its an annual, masochistic, right of passage.
Technical Analysis an Art or Science?
Technical Analysis an Art or Science?
It started more as an art and has became more scientific due to rapid development in computer technologies.
It will remain an art with…
The Logic Behind Technical Analysis
Let me first say that I do not now engage in technical analysis; nor, have I ever engaged in technical analysis. I do not believe doing so would be a productive use of my time.
Having said that, I do not claim technical analysis has no predictive value. In fact, I suspect it does have some predictive value. The Efficient Market Hypothesis is flawed. It is based upon the (unwritten) premise that data determines market prices. As Graham so clearly put it in Security Analysi…
Forex Mini Accounts, Powerful Leverage from the Start
This article describes leverage clearly and the benefits of trading with a mini account as opposed to a regular sized Forex account. It enables and inspires novice traders to get started quickly with a couple of added benefits and make use of the awesome Forex. A must read for novice traders, it also includes link to further resources, arguably the best available anywhere.
Forex Price Charts
Technical analysts use different technical studies and interpret them to predict market direction or to generate buy and sell signals.
By using charts in Forex technical analysis we can predict price movements.
Introduction To Forex Market
The Foreign Exchange (often abbreviated as Forex or FX) market is the largest market in the world with daily trading volume of over 1.9 $trillion in September 2004*. With its high liquidity, low transaction cost and low entry barrier, the 24-hour market has attracted investors around the world.
The following articles aim to introduce the key concepts in forex trading, the terminologies and the characteristics of the FX market.
The articles first introduced the concept ‘…
Nature Of The Foreign Exchange Market
The Foreign Exchange Market is an over-the-counter (OTC) market, which means that there is no central exchange and clearing house where orders are matched. With different levels of access, currencies are traded in different market makers:
The Inter-bank Market – Large commercial banks trade with each other through the Electronic Brokerage System (EBS). Banks will make their quotes available in this market only to those banks with which they trade. This market is not direct…
Recognise The Force and Trade the Trend
You may have heard the saying A Trend is your Friend until it Bends. Technical Analysis helps us to identify a trend so we can jump on and ride it until it changes. Since the Forex market has very strong trends, technical analysis is a very effective technique
The 7 Undeniable Rules of Forex Trading
This article goes into the 7 trading rules unanimously agreed upon by successful Forex traders. It starts off with a fun story that illustrates the concept of learning from others mistakes then dives straight into the meat of the article. Very direct and precise. Are you following the trading rules?
Understanding What Influences Forex Prices
This article will explain some of the differences between Technical Analysis and Fundamentals and explain a bit about each type of trading. Excerpts are taken from the best-selling book Market Wizards where Jack Schwager interviews Ed Seykota and Bruce Kovner…