Gann’s 9-Sided Numbered Square

By Earik Beann ©2008, Reprinted with permission of Traders World Magazine (www.tradersworld.com) One of the things that you come to realize after studying Gann for even a short amount of time is that he never actually put down the tools he used to trade markets. So he would describe a general method of looking at

Virtual Options Trading

Here are nine important concepts you must take into account when practicing options trading in a virtual account

Implications of Volume in Market Analysis

Volume refers to the number of contracts of a security that are traded at a given time. In the context of technical analysis, trading volume is a significant indicator that is used to measure the strength of an upwards or downwards movement. A market move that is accompanied by heavy volume is considered technically significant. Conversely,

Trend Analysis using Open Interest and Volume

Open Interest (also known as Open Contracts or Open Commitments) refers to the number of active or open contracts for any given security. It applies to the futures and options markets but not to stocks. In the futures market it refers to the total number of contracts long or short in a delivery month or

Using Logarithmic Charts

By Alan Hull, AlanHull.com The science of technical analysis can be daunting for the newcomer. One of the most intimidating areas is the use of logarithmic charts. Adults who weren’t paying attention in their Math’s classes in High School will find the word ‘Logarithm’ in itself to be somewhat intimidating. The easiest way to explain