- 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.
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.
Read morePlacing High Probability Trades using Fibonacci Levels
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 moreWhat is the difference between technical analysis and technical indicators?
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 moreEasy Options Trading Strategy that Really Works
First off, as is evidenced in the title above, this post is all about directional trading on any desired market. As I always try to do, I’ll also supply an example along the way to solidify my ramblings. Please be aware that this approach represents just one of thousands or maybe millions of different methods to analyze market direction. … Read moreA fool’s guide to directional trading
The title says it all. If you can master analysis and capitalize on an opportunity, you can be rich trading options. In order to do this however the trader must first, analyze the analysis. But…How do I analyze the analysis? By waiting until the trade is closed. At which time, an opportunity for such hypocrisy is presented and I highly recommend you make the effort to perform this FREE function. I realize it … Read moreAnalyze the analysis