ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...? COMPLEX TOP The complex top is a broad classification of somewhat irregular patterns that do not fit into any one of the other pattern definitions. One complex top pattern, the complex head-and-shoulders top, is one of the more symmetrical formations t
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Double Top. Consider a security or a futures contract that is in an uptrend. The price reaches a point at which all of the buyers' demand is met, and the sellers, whether traders taking profits or aggressive short sellers, enter the market and overw
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Double Bottom Downtrends often end with a process of building a base on the chart. This pictorial display represents a shift from negative fundamentals and pessimistic investor sentiment, driving prices down, to the news turning positive, encouragin
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Novice Trader's Notebook
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Here is another entry in our Novice Trader's Notebook, this one to explain Bollinger Bands, which are a well-used and well-loved ingredient on any market analyst's chart.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Novice Traders' Notebook: The Eve & Eve Double Bottom Vs. The Double Bottom There are different types of double bottoms, as Thomas Bulkowski's article "Eve & Eve Double Bottoms," will attest. The notable difference between the classic double bottom and
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Novice Trader's Notebook -- The Double Top Consider a security or a futures contract that is in an uptrend. The price reaches a point at which all of the buyers' demand is met, and the sellers, whether traders taking profits or aggressive short sellers,
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Novice Trader's Notebook by Amy Wu ON-BALANCE VOLUME First developed by Joe Granville and published in his text New Strategy Of Daily Stock Market Timing For Maximum Profits, on-balance volume (OBV) is a momentum indicator that relates volume to price
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Novice Trader's Notebook by EMS Flynn One-Day Reversals One-day reversals occur when a tradable instrument in a trend sustains a sharp price spike and then reverses, ending in a marked rise or drop. This formation, which is considered to be a potential
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Novice Trader's Notebook by EMS Flynn Wedge Formation Wedges are similar to triangles, but differ in that with triangles, there is always one boundary line that remains flat; wedges are characterized by both boundary lines being at a slant. Wedges shou
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Novice Trader's Notebook: Bollinger Bands by Amy Wu BOLLINGER BANDS Bollinger Bands were created by market technician John Bollinger. They are a branch of envelope analysis and use standard deviations in calculation instead of a fixed percentage. Bolli
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Stocks & Commodities V. 22:4 (74): Novice Trader's Notebook: Momentum by Amy Wu MOMENTUM The momentum indicator was first presented in J. Welles Wilder's ""New Concepts In Trading Systems"" and has since become a popular technical tool. Price momentum
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Stocks & Commodities V. 24:13 (22): Working Money: Traders' Notebook: Is Daytrading For You? by Alex Buzby Is Daytrading For You? Here's some practical commentary on those "glamorous" daytrading myths. Are you happy with your day job? Are you in a rut?