TECHNICAL ANALYSIS

Stochastic strategies

Stochastic strategies

The stochastic oscillator – also called stochastics – is one of the most recognized indicators for assessing market direction in technical analysis. The stochastic oscillator is a technical indicator that enables a trader to estimate the end of a trend as well as the beginning of another trend. Before starting…
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Ichimoku Kinko Hyo

Ichimoku Kinko Hyo

Ichimoku Kinko Hyo, also known as the Ichimoku Cloud, is a technical indicator used to measure momentum, identify the direction of the trend, and to get an overview of future support and resistance points. Ichimoku Kinko Hyo was developed by the Japanese Goichi Hosoda. It took him 20 years to…
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Moving Average

Moving Average

Moving averages are one of the most fundamental tools in technical analysis. Among other uses, moving averages can be used to determine the trend in a market, whether it is upward, downward, or moving sideways. Looking at a moving average over the last 50 hours provides a long perspective for…
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Price Breaks

Price Breaks

Price breaks offer great opportunities for the technical trader. But very often, a trade around a price break ends as a huge disappointment and lost money. This article helps you understand how to trade price breaks correctly. Most traders who use technical analysis are always on the lookout for so-called…
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Stochastic Oscillator

Stochastic Oscillator

The stochastic oscillator – also known as stochastics – is one of the most recognized indicators for assessing momentum in technical analysis. The idea behind this indicator is that in an uptrend, the price should close near the highest point of the range in which it moves in each period.…
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MACD Indicator

MACD Indicator

The MACD indicator is one of the most used indicators in understanding market development. The indicator is based on moving averages and their interrelationship. MACD is an abbreviation for Moving Average Convergence Divergence. The MACD indicator is based on three different time parameters, namely time constants for three moving averages.…
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Parabolic SAR

Parabolic SAR

Parabolic SAR (also called PSAR) is not a particularly widespread indicator among Nordic traders, which is a pity because the indicator can provide some exceptionally strong signals in a directional market, and the indicator is relatively easy to understand. At the same time, the indicator is ideal for use in…
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Candlesticks

Candlesticks

Candlestick charts were invented by Japanese rice merchants in the 17th century and were used to trade rice contracts from around 1710 onwards. Fundamentally, these are charts that contain more information than the classic chart, the line chart, and therefore also offer the possibility of reading the market in a…
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Bullish Engulfing

Bullish Engulfing

The simpler, the better. That’s often the case with trading strategies. Here is an example of a strategy that can yield a strong return if you enter the market correctly. The strategy has been backtested with good results. We have tested it on 2-, 5-, and 30-minute charts in Dow…
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Andrews Pitchfork

Andrews Pitchfork

Many trading platforms include a technical tool called Andrews Pitchfork. It is a tool for technical analysis that can help analyze a trend. It was invented by the trader Alan Andrew, presumably sometime in the 1930s. Andrew was a student under the famous Roger Babson, who made a fortune during…
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