IG TV host Jeremy Naylor this week invited in one of their clients, Adrian Rye, an independent technical analyst. Trained as a commercial financial analyst, he comes across well: honest, believable and clear. Better and better: his charts are superb. […]
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Tim Parker MSTA – the Subjective Technical Analyst: If you missed the talk, read the article
Such a pity I couldn’t make it to the STA’s September 2019 monthly meeting at One Moorgate Place; events beyond my control. A member of our society for many years, Tim Parker is a top-flight technical analyst with a very […]
Charting the Markets with IG TV: Patricia Elbaz goes to school
I think that Patricia Elbaz MSTA just might be IG TV host Jeremy Naylor’s teacher’s pet. In his own words: ‘’through an interesting summer…and a difficult time ahead, it’s back to school’’ – especially for Patricia who lectures at several […]
Speed Resistance Lines: A new one on me, and a variation on a theme
One of the problems of having my email address plastered all over the place, is that I get a lot of unsolicited mail. There is an upside though, as sometimes I get very nice letters from people I don’t know. […]
Posted in Finance, STA news, Technical Analysis Courses, Trading, Trending
Tags: momentum, Ratios, SRL, Technical Analysis Courses, Trends
Tags: momentum, Ratios, SRL, Technical Analysis Courses, Trends
Charting the Markets with IG TV: Zak Mir after Boris Johnson prorogues Parliament
Just the man for the moment. Rather than throw his hands up and shout things like ‘unprecedented, uncharted and unfair’ as so many in the media do when confronted by the unusual, veteran Zak Mir of ZaksTradersCafe chose to cover […]
Posted in Education, Markets, Technical Analysis, Technical Analysis Courses, Trading
Tags: divergence, MACD, RSI, Technical Analysis Courses, Traps
Tags: divergence, MACD, RSI, Technical Analysis Courses, Traps
Technical Analysis by Clive Lambert MSTA: A journey through a career in the City using Technical Analysis
Technical Analysis is the study of the markets using price action and data. That’s probably the simplest way to describe it, but what does that mean? To explain this I thought I’d take you through my own journey; my 30+ […]
Posted in Education, Finance, General, Markets, STA charts, STA education, STA news, Technical Analysis
Tags: Career, Jack Schwager, Technical Analysis Courses
Tags: Career, Jack Schwager, Technical Analysis Courses
Murray’s minted performance: In tune with our summer party mood
Murray Gunn, currently with Elliott Wave International and previously head of technical analysis at HSBC, told us his talk would last between 30 and 45 minutes. Timed to perfection, he wound up his presentation after 37 minutes commenting on the […]
Posted in Finance, Markets, STA news, Technical Analysis, Technical Analysis Courses, Trading, Trending
Tags: Elliott Wave, Mood, Music, Socionomics, Technical Analysis Courses
Tags: Elliott Wave, Mood, Music, Socionomics, Technical Analysis Courses
Charting the Markets with IG TV: Jeremy Naylor and his viewers want to know more about clouds
Prompted by a viewer suggestion, IG anchor Jeremy Naylor contacted Nicole Elliott to see if she would do a special slot on TV about how to start with, and trade, based on the Ichimoku Kinko Hyo cloud charting system. Not […]
When oscillators lie: We often call it divergence
As John Maynard Keynes famously said, ‘’the market can stay irrational longer than you can stay solvent’’. Markets can also, unlike leopards, change their spots, moving from crushingly boring and lethargic for months to quite the raging tiger. This has […]
Charting the Markets with IG TV: Patricia Elbaz MSTA on the main markets
Never the shrinking violet, STA member and technical analyst at Financial Trends, Patricia wades right in as cable sits perilously on what many believe to be key support at $1.2600. Using the phrase ‘base-building’, and interestingly a 52-week moving average, […]
A specialist’s video from IG: Focusing on hammer and hanging men candles
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 […]
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
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
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 […]
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
50th Birthday Party: Because we’re worth it!
Dear Reader, In case you couldn’t make it, or that you didn’t manage to get round to talking to all the interesting people who were there, this week your scribe will try and give you a glimpse of what must […]
Posted in Finance, Markets, STA news, Technical Analysis, Trading
Tags: City Hall, Golden Anniversary, Party, STA, Technical Analysis Courses, Technical Analysis Training
Tags: City Hall, Golden Anniversary, Party, STA, Technical Analysis Courses, Technical Analysis Training
Body language rules: 12 ways to be a more powerful speaker
You’re probably thinking: What on earth has this got to do with technical analysis? Well, in my efforts to make this blog relevant/interesting/amusing to STA members and their friends, I trawl media sources for stories, articles and all sorts. To […]
Posted in Finance, Markets, STA education, STA news, Technical Analysis, Trading, Trending
Tags: posture, presentations, Public speaking, Technical Analysis Courses
Tags: posture, presentations, Public speaking, Technical Analysis Courses
The Gartley Pattern: ‘Harmonic Trading’
I always enjoy going to the STA’s monthly meetings. Sometimes the speakers are entertaining and amusing, more often than not they make me sit up and listen. Occasionally I learn to see things in a different way, and even if […]
Posted in Finance, Markets, STA charts, STA education, STA news, Technical Analysis, Trading, Trending
Tags: Chart patterns, correction, Harmonic, Technical Analysis Courses, Waves
Tags: Chart patterns, correction, Harmonic, Technical Analysis Courses, Waves
For traders, its all in the mind: Says Paul McLaren
Australia’s Paul McLaren literally flew in and flew out to give his talk at the STA’s May monthly meeting. I know this because his Facebook entry says he’s been on 19 different flights to 13 countries recently. He also took […]
Posted in Finance, Markets, STA charts, STA news, Technical Analysis, Trading, Trending
Tags: bias, confirmation, perspective, Technical Analysis Courses
Tags: bias, confirmation, perspective, Technical Analysis Courses
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