Forex chartist companion [[electronic resource] ] : a visual approach to technical analysis / / Michael D. Archer, James L. Bickford

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910143681903321
• Autore: Archer Michael D (Michael Duane)
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley, c2007
• ISBN: 1-119-19793-7; 1-280-82223-6; 9786610822232; 0-470-11636-6
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (383 p.)
• Collana: Wiley trading
• Altri autori (Persone): BickfordJim L
• Disciplina: 332.45; 332.632042
• Soggetti: Stocks; Investment analysis; Foreign exchange market; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Includes bibliographical references (p. 341-347) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: The Forex Chartist Companion The Forex Chartist Companion; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; ABOUT THIS BOOK; HOW THIS BOOK IS ORGANIZED; DISCLAIMER; Part I: Forex-Specific Charting Techniques; Chapter 1: Streaming Data; OVERVIEW; TICK CHART; SPREAD CHART; CONCLUSION; Chapter 2: Activity; OVERVIEW; ACTIVITY BAR CHART; COMPOSITE ACTIVITY; TIME OF DAY ACTIVITY CHART; DAY OF WEEK ACTIVITY CHART; EQUI-ACTIVITY CHART; ACTIVITY MERCURY CHART; UPTICK-DOWNTICK MERCURY CHART; CONCLUSION; Chapter 3: Direction; OVERVIEW; DIRECTION CHART; DIRECTION MERCURY CHART; ACTIVITY-DIRECTION MERCURY CHART; CONCLUSIONChapter 4: Forex versus Futures; OVERVIEW; PIP DIFFERENTIAL CHART; ACTIVITY VERSUS VOLUME AND OPEN INTEREST; CONCLUSION; Chapter 5: Arbitrage; OVERVIEW; TRANSITIVITY; TRIANGULAR ARBITRAGE CHART; EQUILIBRIUM; MAJOR CURRENCIES; OBSERVATION; Chapter 6: The Mundo; OVERVIEW; FOREX BETA; MUNDO LINE CHART; WEIGHTING; MUNDO BAR CHART; OBSERVATION; Chapter ; 7: Range Charts; OVERVIEW; RANGE BAR CHART; COMPOSITE RANGE CHARTS; TIME OF DAY RANGE CHART; DAY OF WEEK RANGE CHART; AVERAGE INTERVAL RANGE CHART; OBSERVATIONS; Chapter 8: Absolute Momentum; OVERVIEW; ABSOLUTE MOMENTUM; TIME OF DAY MOMENTUM CHARTDAY OF WEEK MOMENTUM CHART; CONCLUSION; Chapter 9: Two-Dimensional Momentum; OVERVIEW; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MOMENTUM \ CHART; ISLANDS; SMOOTHING; OBSERVATION; Chapter 10: Moving Trend Analysis; OVERVIEW; LINEAR REGRESSION; ORDINARY LEAST SQUARES METHOD; COEFFICENT OF CORRELATION; TREND OSCILLATORS; MOVING SLOPE OSCILLATOR; MOVING CORRELATION OSCILLATOR; MOVING TREND INDEX; OBSERVATIONS; Part II: Point and Figure Charting; Chapter 11: History of Point and Figure Charting; OVERVIEW; HISTORY; Chapter 12: The Point and Figure Algorithm; OVERVIEW; P& F ANATOMY; BOX SIZE; REVERSAL AMOUNTUNRAVELING BAR QUOTE DATA; P&F ALGORITHM; TIME REPRESENTATION; Chapter 13: Trend Lines; SUPPORT AND RESISTANCE; TREND LINES; BUY SIGNALS; SELL SIGNALS; Chapter 14: Double Tops and Bottoms; OVERVIEW; DOUBLE TOP PATTERN; DOUBLE BOTTOM PATTERN; DOUBLE TOP SIGNALS; DOUBLE BOTTOM SIGNALS; FALSE SIGNALS; SIGNAL PERCENTAGES; OBSERVATIONS; Chapter 15: Triple Tops and Bottoms; OVERVIEW; TRIPLE TOP PATTERN; TRIPLE BOTTOM PATTERN; TRIPLE TOP SIGNALS; TRIPLE BOTTOM SIGNALS; FALSE SIGNALS; SIGNAL PERCENTAGES; OBSERVATIONS; Chapter 16: Triangles; OVERVIEW; ASCENDING TRIANGLES; DESCENDING TRIANGLESSYMMETRICAL TRIANGLES; TRIANGLE SIGNALS; ASCENDING AND DESCENDING FREQUENCIES; SYMMETRICAL FREQUENCIES; OBSERVATION; Chapter 17: Pattern Frequencies; OVERVIEW; BOX SIZE = ONE PIP; BOX SIZE = TWO PIPS; BOX SIZE = THREE PIPS; INVERSE PATTERNS; USAGE; Chapter 18: Breakout Analysis; OVERVIEW; PRECEDING COLUMNS; SUCCEEDING COLUMNS; OBSERVATIONS; Chapter 19: Count Methods; OVERVIEW; HORIZONTAL COUNT (BUY); HORIZONTAL COUNT (SELL); VERTICAL COUNT (BUY); VERTICAL COUNT (SELL); OBSERVATIONS; Chapter 20: Plotting Point and Figure Charts in Real Time; OVERVIEW; TOOLS OF THE TRADE; TRADING PLATFORM
• Sommario/riassunto: THE FOREX CHARTIST COMPANION The foreign exchange (Forex) market has quickly become the market of choice for traders looking to increase their profit potential. The combination of high liquidity and low transaction costs-as well as twenty-four-hour accessibility-has attracted the attention of both new and veteran traders. In The Forex Chartist Companion, authors and active Forex traders Michael Archer and James Bickford provide a visual window into the behavior of the Forex market along with detailed information on the mechanics of day trading, market entry timing, and much m