Articles for: Technical Analysis

For now equity markets across the globe have stabilised and have actually started to show some signs of finding a bottom.

Maybe you missed the ‘bus’ and did not get on board for the ride of the last few days?

The most important question on the lips of traders and investors across the globe is, quite simply, “When will we see an end to the turmoil?”.

As I emerged from my Easter retreat I saw through my blurry eyes headlines in the financial press that there was going to be greater regulation of investments banks in the US, and ditto for Australia.

Seeing John Bollinger speak a few years ago at the Oasis conference in Santa Clara, USA was a great experience for me personally – his Bollinger Bands indicator is one of my favourite technical tools.

Only a few days ago Bear Stearns said all was OK.

To the new currency trader, it would appear that the entire world of foreign exchange revolves around the US Dollar.

Well it has certainly been a big few months in the stock market since the tops of late 2007.

I would like to take the words from that beautiful song by Peter Sarstedt in 1969. Yes, I constantly date myself but I’ll leave the lyrics for another column!

During a recent Safety in the Market Trading Tactics Seminar in Adelaide, one of the trades that we analysed subsequently served to prove the importance of following a trading plan.