Thursday 3/19 Technical Analysis. Technical analysis is the study of charts and patterns that form on stocks we are interested in. We use indicators such as the RSI, MACD, and the Slow Stochastics to determine when the best time to buy or sell stocks occur. We then looked into drawing on the charts to see trends and patterns forming on the stock and from there we were able to see which ones presented the best chance for a profit. We went into Optionsxpress to place some practice trades on those […]
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China Revisted
February 24, 2009 in Developing Watchlists, Technical Analysis, Trade/Risk Management
Hey Gang, We have discussed China quite a bit and how the China market is outperforming other global markets. This trend is continuing. On Jan 26, I wrote about how these stocks were bouncing off of support levels. The link below will take you back. The stocks bounced, and are retesting and showing sign of holding. 2009-Year of the OX Take a look at some of the following stocks bouncing off support. CHL, FXI, PTR, SNP, ACH, CHU Happy Trades, Jeff
Protected: Yen Carry Trade
February 5, 2009 in Analyze Market Conditions, Planning New Trades, Stock Graduate Session, Technical Analysis
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ROC — Jeff Yaede
June 11, 2008 in General Information, Technical Analysis
From Stockcharts.com, we get a basic understanding of the ROC. Below is the except. “The Rate of Change (ROC) indicator is a very simple yet effective momentum oscillator that measures the percent change in price from one period to the next. The ROC calculation compares the current price with the price n periods ago. ROC = ( (Today’s close – Close n periods ago) / (Close n periods ago) ) * 100 The plot forms an oscillator that fluctuates above and below the zero line as the Rate of Change […]