Technical Analysis

Technical Analysis Trading Secrets Series

  • Are you wondering if technical analysis really works?
  • Does it feel as if everyone has mastered technical analysis but you?

Technical indicators are a paradox. They work but they don’t. Sure, if you catch a moving average crossover with a MACD divergence and the trade pays off you feel like a veritable wizard. But what happens when the technical stars align and the company is busted for accounting fraud or any other number of unscrupulous activities. Well I can tell you but I feel like you already know. Nothing good!

That said, technical indicators and their analyses have been as much a part of the financial markets as the invention of the bat has been to the ball. Without the bat we wouldn’t have baseball and without technical analysis we wouldn’t be able to identify potential trading opportunities.

In the posts listed here I’ll highlight and discuss popular technical indicators. I hope the information and the indicators serve you well.

 

Bollinger Bands Trading Strategy

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Bollinger Bands Trading Strategy

As noted in the title of this post, I’ll be using the next few paragraphs to discuss the Bollinger Bands trading strategy. Using the Bollinger Bands indicator I’ll uncover the potential power behind this simple but often overlooked trading tool.

Bollinger Bands were developed by John Bollinger to determine overbought and oversold conditions within a market. Additionally, for a complete breakdown of bollinger bands check out this post from investopedia.com. However, with some additional information you’ll soon see they’re capable of much more than that!

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Are Trendlines worth the effort?

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Many traders may agree, using trendlines is like trying to paint a Picasso. We’ve all seen the trading guru’s chart with them drawn in, they seem so clear, so ridiculously crystal clear about what to do next its almost painful. Why then do I and so many others struggle to use them? In the next few paragraphs, I hope to simplify trendlines and shed more light on their use.

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Placing High Probability Trades using Fibonacci Levels

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In my last post I mentioned placing a pin in the discussion about finding trades after Fib levels were identified. In today’s post were going to pull the pin and continue our conversation about high probability trades.

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What is the difference between technical analysis and technical indicators?

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Is there even a difference between technical analysis and technical indicators? Does the use of one lead to the other? The answer to the first question is, yes there is a difference but most don’t bother to understand it. The answer to the second is, kind of, but it’s the proper use of one that … Read more What is the difference between technical analysis and technical indicators?

Easy Options Trading Strategy that Really Works

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Hey traders, lets get right to it. I want to share with you an easy options trading strategy, more appropriately, an incredibly accurate trading strategy. I’m tentatively calling it the MACD dive or the MACD rise, to highlight the exact indicator we’re using and the desired directional trade we’ll be looking for. Before getting started have a look … Read more Easy Options Trading Strategy that Really Works