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Below are some “general thoughts” on the FTSE that I sent out to our “Pro” client base this morning:
I was sticking with the trend until yesterday, and looking for levels like 5400 in FTSE Futures and 1127 in the S&P Futures to hold firm. Alas they didn’t.
Obama changed all that.
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The latest appearance by Clive on CNBC:
Market Profile (c) is a distinct way of charting and analysing price action. It has a very different feel to normal methods of charting, so be prepared to look at markets in a very different way after reading this tutorial! Hopefully you’ll see why there are so many traders who swear by it.
Let’s jump straight in and have a …
This is a quick summary of important candlestick patterns. It’s presumed that you know the basics of candles: if you don’t, see the article links in our Members Area.
Without further ado, let’s begin.
1. Bullish Marabuzo
Number of candles: 1.
Description: long green candle which opens near its low, and closes near its high.
Implications: BULLISH.
2. …
Bar charts were the most popular way of depicting price movements until Japanese candlestick charts invaded Western technical analysis during the 1970s, but are still as useful as they’ve ever been.
They depict the same information as candlesticks, merely presented in a different way. They have their own terminology, and are most commonly used in conjunction with classical chart patterns …
We are often asked here at FuturesTechs about training courses on Technical Analysis.
There are many providers out there, but none with the impeccable reputation of the UK’s Society of Technical Analysts. The STA runs their Diploma Course every year at the London School of Economics in Aldwych. The course runs for 11 Wednesday evenings in a row and covers …
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At FuturesTechs we analyse 28 different markets each day and give our trading clients regular up to date analysis on the current thinking and market’s state of mind. We look at Bonds, Forex, Commodities and Equities. At the moment Stock Markets are the most interesting, providing the biggest conundrum for traders and operators.
We believe …
Here at FuturesTechs we are constantly evolving our product, and in recent years we have added a merry band of private customers and ‘at home’ traders to our following via our website members area.
One request from a good few of our less experienced members is for a bit more clarity as to our current thinking about short term trend, …
Last week’s big highlight was meant to be the US Employment Report. As it turned out all the action was before this, and the numbers were a bit of a damp squib (like the topical analogy there?).
Equity markets have caught a fresh bid, and we were early to catch this as there were several reversal patterns on major indices …