Technical Analysis

We make trading so simply that even beginners can understand the mechanics.  With us, you don’t need to be a technical analyst, as we explain everything in plain and simple English, making it easy even for the non-technical personal to use and act upon it.  The course is designed to help you get started with technical analysis:

Technical Analysis and Day Trading

• Stock Market Trends
• The Cyclic Nature of Markets

Technical Analysis Fundamentals

• How To Make A Trade
• Introduction To Charting
• How To Trade From The Charts

What is a Trend

• Stock Trend Analysis
• Support and Resistance
• Support and Resistance Levels – How To Use Them
• The Psychology and Strength of Support and Resistance
• Trend Lines
• Trading Trends in Forex

Looking at Patterns

• Reversal Patterns
• Continuation Patterns

Cycles of Time

• Elliot Waves
• Fibonacci
• Time Cycles

Moving Averages

• Using Moving Averages
• Bollinger Bands
• Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD)

Oscillators and Indicators

• Momentum
• Relative Strength Index (RSI)
• Stochastics (Stochastic Oscillator)
• Average Directional Movement
• Average True Range and Volatility
• Volume and On Balance Volume
• Money Flow Index
• Aroon Oscillator
• Chaikin Volatility Oscillator

Further Charting

• Gaps in Trading
• Candlestick Patterns and the Doji
  • Spinning Top and Marubozu
  • Long Bodies
  • Candle Volume Charting
  • Using Candlesticks to Signal Reversals

Advanced Charts

• The A-B-C pattern – a Great Opportunity
• Three Line Break
• Renko and Kagi
• Point and Figure
• Ichimoku
  • Cloud Charts
  • Interpreting the Chart

Money Management

• The Mental Aspect
• Watching Your Exposure
• Trading Journal

Trading Strategies

• Trend-Following Strategies
• Counter Trend Strategies

Intra-day Betting Strategies

• Betting on Gaps
• Betting on Breakouts
• Binary Betting

How Do You Exit?

Picking your Strategy

Taking Control

• Making a Plan
• Keeping a Log
• Back Testing
• Paper Trading

This is a course on Technical Analysis. Technical analysis is especially important for spread traders who typically hold their positions over shorter time frames. While this e-learning training course focuses mostly on spread betting, the fundamentals are based on universal trading principles.  From the complete novice to the experienced trader, our education pages cover a range of topics from ‘What is a Spread Bet’ to ‘Understanding technical analysis’. More…