Today, 24th May, as PM Theresa May tenders a weepy resignation, producer and presenter Jeremy Naylor of IG TV interviews Lee Sandford of TradingCollege.co.uk His focus is on the hammer candlestick, which some confuse with the hanging man – one […]
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Tim Harford OBE: The undercover economist
I’ve read the Financial Times newspaper for longer than I care to admit. Over the years our relationship has had its ups and downs, me favouring some writers over others, complaining about coverage of certain topics, and shocked by the […]
Posted in Finance, Markets, STA news, Technical Analysis, Technical Analysis Courses, Trading, Trending
Tags: Exams, Multiple Choice, Technical Analysis Courses
Tags: Exams, Multiple Choice, Technical Analysis Courses
Julius de Kempenaer on IG TV: Interview with Jeremy Naylor for Charting the Markets
Yesterday, Thursday the 16th May 2019, founder of RelativeRotationGraphs.com introduced viewers to this interesting system comparing the relative performance of equity groups. This is not the Relative Strength Index (RSI) that we all know and many use, but a way […]
Posted in Finance, Markets, STA news, Technical Analysis, Technical Analysis Courses, Trading
Tags: relative strength, RRG, Sector Rotation, Technical Analysis Education, TV
Tags: relative strength, RRG, Sector Rotation, Technical Analysis Education, TV
‘Price doesn’t align to time’: Read about Kevin Bull’s presentation Tuesday 14 May
Interesting to hear that Kevin dedicated himself full time to the study of technical analysis in 2009 and passed the STA Diploma exam in 2010; congratulations, say members and fellows. His first year’s trading foreign exchange resulted in losses, and […]
Picking your moving averages apart: tweaking versus crossovers
If I use moving averages at all – and these are certainly not one of my preferred technical analysis tools – I opt for the 9 and 26-period ones of the Ichimoku cloud system; I will also use a crossover […]
Posted in Finance, General, Markets, STA news, Technical Analysis, Technical Analysis Courses, Trading, Trending
Tags: adaptive, crossover, exponential, moving average
Tags: adaptive, crossover, exponential, moving average
Watch with IG TV: Charting the Markets
Another of the STA’s educational offerings, here is a programme with Josh Mahoney MSTA, Senior Market Analyst at IG TV on their regular daily Charting the Markets series. Underlining the calibre of IG presenters’ understanding of financial markets, Josh earned […]
Don’t cry for me Argentina: Just look at our stock market
I’ve gone and given the game away. I was going to get you to guess what my first chart was about, but was too tempted to use the line Elaine Page sang in her iconic role in the musical Evita […]
Posted in Finance, Markets, STA news, Technical Analysis, Technical Analysis Courses, Trading, Trending
Tags: Currency Overlay, inflation, Stocks, Technical Analysis Courses
Tags: Currency Overlay, inflation, Stocks, Technical Analysis Courses
Watch with IG TV: Charting the Markets
As part of the STA’s educational offering, here is today’s interview (24th April 2019) with Nicole Elliott FSTA on IG TV for their regular programme. Interviewed by Victoria Scholar, IG presenter and producer, who is also currently studying for the […]
The fine line between maths, logic and technical analysis: Don’t chuck the whole lot out
In this week’s Investors Chronicle column I’m writing about the very basics of approaching charts for technical analysis. My extensive reader-base is well above average age, has well above average income and assets, and often has well entrenched views. Not […]
Charting the Markets on IG TV: Victoria Scholar interviews Patricia Elbaz
The sixth in our series of educational videos produced by spread betting firm IG, university lecturer and technical analyst at Financial Trends, Patricia Elbaz, rattles through five key markets. Clear candlestick charts are used – daily and weekly ones – […]
Posted in Finance, Markets, Technical Analysis, Technical Analysis Courses, Trading, Trending
Tags: candles, Doji, moving average, Sentiment, Technical Analylsis Course
Tags: candles, Doji, moving average, Sentiment, Technical Analylsis Course
Watch with IG TV: The fifth in the Charting the Markets series of videos
As part of the STA’s educational offering, here is today’s interview (11th April 2019) with Lee Sandford MSTA CFTe on IG TV for their regular programme. Interviewed by Victoria Scholar, the latest recruit to their TV team, she’s had some […]
Posted in Finance, Markets, Technical Analysis, Technical Analysis Courses, Trading, Trending
Tags: ATR, Day Trading, MACD, Sound Bites, Stochastics, Technical Analysis Courses
Tags: ATR, Day Trading, MACD, Sound Bites, Stochastics, Technical Analysis Courses
Gann going on and on: Grips a sceptical audience
Softly spoken, Canadian educated engineer Connie (Constance) Brown CFTe MFTA spoke at our monthly meeting as part of her European tour, which includes Sweden and Switzerland. Promising a tempting array of goodies for STA members, including a free online Q&A […]
Posted in Finance, Markets, STA news, Technical Analysis, Trading
Tags: Confluence, Gann, Seasonality, Technical Analysis Course
Tags: Confluence, Gann, Seasonality, Technical Analysis Course
Must read classics: Richard W Schabacker – the real bible of technical analysis
In the mornings I work from a desk, admittedly of Victorian workhouse-style layout, facing East over The Shard at the Financial Times’ headquarters. Always the first one in on the 5th floor, it’s lovely to watch the sun rise and […]
Posted in Finance, General, Markets, Technical Analysis, Technical Analysis Courses, Trading, Trending
Tags: Bible, Books, Classic, Harriman House, STA Library
Tags: Bible, Books, Classic, Harriman House, STA Library
Watch with IG TV: The fourth in the Charting the Markets series of videos
As part of the STA’s educational offering, here is today’s interview (5th April 2019) with Nicole Elliott on IG TV. Many will recognise her as a regular attendee at our monthly meetings, and Jeremy is a veteran, and ex-Bloomberg presenter […]
Posted in Finance, Markets, Technical Analysis, Technical Analysis Training, Trading, Trending
Tags: oscillators, Outlook, trading
Tags: oscillators, Outlook, trading
Fake News: And alarmist headlines
Never mind the ‘fake news’ on social media. Alarmist headlines, sloppy opinion pieces masquerading as reporting, and targeted advertising mean many – like me – are becoming increasingly cynical. On Tuesday morning, in a print version of a free newspaper […]
Eddie Tofpik on IG TV: Interview with Jeremy Naylor for Charting the Markets
Yesterday, the day before the Spring Equinox, MSTA and Head of Marketing for the Society of Technical Analysts Eddie Tofpik, sprang into action with his first interview for IG TV. As part of an educational tie-up with the company, we […]
Gann again: Gazing at the skies
As technical analysts, we are used to working with Fibonacci retracements and projections, moving averages and Elliott Wave counts – ‘magic’ numbers, if you will. Many of us struggle with the latter, and even more so with WD Gann. Both […]
Steven Goldstein: 10 things I learned coaching traders and investment professionals
Steven Goldstein delivered a great presentation at the latest STA monthly meeting at the outstanding new One Moorgate Place venue. Performance coaching and behavioural psychology are becoming more and more important and widespread in the markets. STA members and market […]
Posted in Finance, Markets, STA news, Technical Analysis, Technical Analysis Courses, Trading, Trending
Tags: Behavioural Pscychology, trading
Tags: Behavioural Pscychology, trading
Technical analysis works with trends: As every good fashionista knows
Trends, cycles, circles and surprises – all part of a day’s work for this blogger. Last week I briefly wrote about Robin Wilkin’s presentation at IFTA’s annual conference in London, 2014, attaching the video for visitors to www.sta-uk.org to watch. […]
Robin Wilkin’s video: On the divisive Elliott Wave theory
Robin Wilkin, Director of Global Cross Asset Strategy at Lloyd’s Banking Group, uses R. N. Elliott’s wave count theory as his main technical analysis tool. Market professionals – and amateurs even more so – often find this topic tricky and, […]
Posted in Finance, Markets, STA charts, STA news, Technical Analysis, Technical Analysis Courses, Technical Analysis Training, Trading, Trending
Tags: correlation, Elliott Wave, FX, Wave Count
Tags: correlation, Elliott Wave, FX, Wave Count
Trend channels extraordinaire: See palladium fly and platinum sag
Normally in soaring markets one is guaranteed oscillators that cannot cope, almost non-existent consolidation phases – and therefore few recognisable chart patterns – and moving averages that lag badly. Associated with such moves investors start hyperventilating, suggesting the sky’s the […]
Richard Adcock: ‘When overbought or oversold signals continuation’
The STA is very lucky in that its pool of talent is deep and its contacts list extensive. Because February’s speaker unfortunately had to pull out at short notice (Kevin Bull will instead speak on the 14th May), Richard Adcock, […]
Posted in Finance, Markets, STA charts, STA news, Technical Analysis, Technical Analysis Courses, Technical Analysis Training, Trading, Trending
Tags: divergence, MACD, momentum, overbought, Oversold, RSI, Stochastics
Tags: divergence, MACD, momentum, overbought, Oversold, RSI, Stochastics
Robert R Prechter: Speaks on Socionomic Theory: An Alternative to EMH
One of technical analysis’ great legends, and a slick speaker, Robert Prechter enthralled his audience – even the sceptics among them – with his presentation at IFTA’s annual conference held in London in 2014. As part of our effort to […]
Alexa gives a helping hand: Volunteering informatio
Today at the office I was given a new telephone. I hadn’t asked for one, and it wasn’t just for me; everyone was warned by email that they were on their way. (Please look at the photo attached for details.) […]
Posted in Finance, Markets, STA news, Technical Analysis, Technical Analysis Courses, Technical Analysis Training, Trading, Trending
Tags: Computers, jargon, Technology
Tags: Computers, jargon, Technology
Panellists kick off with a bang: New year and new venue
As has been the case for the last few years, January’s STA monthly meeting takes a panel format, each speaker asked to cover a topic of their choice, outlining their forecasts for the coming year. Hosted by Tom Hicks, our […]
Posted in Finance, Markets, STA news, Technical Analysis, Trading, Trending
Tags: Cyrpto Currency, debt, Outlook
Tags: Cyrpto Currency, debt, Outlook
And the correct answers are: To our special Christmas quz
Just before Christmas we posted the quiz questions, organised by Clive Lambert, on our blog – an entertaining game for the holidays. Testing the ‘specialist skills’ of the audience at the STA’s December party, they got into the spirit of […]
Posted in Finance, Markets, STA news, Technical Analysis, Technical Analysis Courses, Technical Analysis Training, Trading, Trending
Tags: Christmas Quiz
Tags: Christmas Quiz
AGM and Christmas Party: Complete with quiz and a new Fellow
Yesterday, Tuesday the 11th December, the STA held its last meeting at CISI’s offices in the ‘walkie talkie’ tower. As from January 2019 monthly meetings will be held at the Chartered Accountants’ Hall, 1 Moorgate Place, London EC2R 6EA. Half-way […]
‘First Impressions Count’: Advice from Dotmailer.com
Today, when so many are working in the so-called ‘gig economy’ (myself included), a good grasp of new technology, marketing, sound bites and so on are needed. Often frightening, worried about putting a foot wrong, these can become obstacles to […]
Posted in Finance, Markets, STA news, Technical Analysis, Technical Analysis Courses, Technical Analysis Training, Trading, Trending
Tags: email, Promotion, Social media
Tags: email, Promotion, Social media
‘Do equities outperform bonds?’ Ask Terry Smith
FTMoney, one of the sections of the Weekend Financial Times, has guest contributors writing on a regular basis. On Saturday 10th November City legend Terry Smith posed the question above, and the article was so very good I urge you […]
Posted in Finance, Markets, STA charts, Technical Analysis, Technical Analysis Courses, Technical Analysis Training, Trading, Trending
Tags: bonds, Fundsmith LLP, Indexing, T-Bills
Tags: bonds, Fundsmith LLP, Indexing, T-Bills
Offering for the festive season: A gift for all from the TA
For years now STA members have had access to videos of guest speakers’ talks at our monthly meetings, available in the members’ section of our web site – www.sta-uk.org Now, thanks to the efforts and industry of a STA Committee […]
Posted in Finance, Markets, STA news, Technical Analysis, Technical Analysis Courses, Technical Analysis Training, Trending
Tags: Blog, Educaiton, YouTube videos
Tags: Blog, Educaiton, YouTube videos
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