by Dr Mircea Dologa, MD, CTA PitchforkTrader.com This article was first published by The TRADER’s Journal, Volume 2 Issue 1 We firmly believe that a trader’s consistency must pass through a full comprehension of the context of the market. No action can be taken before we know exactly: where are we now, what phase are
By Alan Hull, AlanHull.com The MACD, Moving Average Convergence Divergence, indicator is probably the most popular indicator in use today. It is also one of the most misunderstood, with it often being described amongst chartists as ‘An average of an average’. Before we begin to dissect the MACD indicator it is necessary to mathematically define
An inside day is a day where the range is contained within the preceding day’s range. For a valid inside day breakout set up there should be at least two consecutive inside days. The more inside days in a row, the greater the chance of the volatility breakout trade occuring. Longer term timeframes such as
By Alan Hull The Hull Moving Average solves the age old dilemma of making a moving average more responsive to current price activity whilst maintaining curve smoothness. In fact the HMA almost eliminates lag altogether and manages to improve smoothing at the same time. To understand how it achieves both of these opposing outcomes simultaneously
The Federal Reserve is the U.S. central bank, and it regulates the nation’s financial institutions and implements economic and monetary policies that aim to keep the economy operating at it’s best. The Fed controls the US economy through it’s regulation of interest rates. It’s policies influence commodity prices, the value of the US dollar in