The Elliott Wave theory is a method of technical analysis that tries to quantify repeating long-term price action patterns correlated to changes in market psychology and sentiment. This theory attempts to identify primary impulse waves showing the long-term chart trend and also corrective reversal waves that are inverse to that larger trend. Elliott Wave Principle […]
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Technical analysis is a process used to quantify the price action on the chart of a security and identify trading and investing opportunities based on the patterns created by buyers and sellers. Technical analysts believe past and present trading activity in price changes can be used to create an edge for what will happen next
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This is a guest post by bapital.com Technical analysis can help a trader to analyze the market and find trading setups to trade. Using technical analysis to study the price charts of any financial market can offer traders both buying and shorting signals. To use technical analysis to find trade setups: Use technical indicators to
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Options Delta Meaning What is delta in options? The delta of an option is part of the option Greek pricing model and prices in the magnitude of the move in the underlier that the option will capture based on the odds of the option expiring in-the-money. Option delta is represented as the velocity of a
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Here is a great technical indicators cheat sheet graphic created by Tradeciety.com What are the 4 types of indicators? Trend Indicators These indicators measure the direction of price action through quantifying uptrends and downtrends on a chart. They include moving averages and parabolic SAR. Momentum Indicators These indicators measure the magnitude and strength of movement
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This is a guest post by Christopher Russell of TheStockDork.com As an investor, you dedicate your hard-earned money to one or multiple financial schemes, property, commercial ventures, or shares, expecting to achieve a profit or an increase in value over time. Therefore, this calls for investing in things that you understand but doesn’t mean you
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Image source www.dakotavalue.com This chart shows top investors returns or their Alpha versus the market returns. What is Alpha Return? Alpha (α) is used in investing as a measure of performance of returns of an investment or investor returns that are higher than a relative benchmark index. Alpha is the term used in investing to describe
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The RSI indicator strategy uses the Relative Strength Index to make buy and sell decisions on a chart based on oversold and overbought reading versus the price of a stock or security. What Does the Relative Strength Index (RSI) Measure? The Relative Strength Index (RSI) is a technical indicator that traders use to quantify the
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When implied volatility for options pricing is high it is usually the best risk/reward ratio to look at selling option premium with strategies like iron condors, credit spreads and short strangles. When implied volatility falls the price of options can drop quickly creating profits for short volatility option plays. Should I buy options when volatility
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A candlestick is a type of chart used in trading as a visual representation of past and current price action in specified timeframes. A candlestick consists of the body with an upper or lower wick or shadow. Candlesticks are created using the opening and closing prices along with the trading range of the candlestick period.
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