Welles Wilder and his Indicators

An Engineer, turned real estate developer, turned technical analyst, Welles Wilder developed several important technical indicators including Average True Range, the Relative Strength Index, Directional Movement and the Parabolic Stop and Reverse. See also: Interview with Welles Wilder Related Websites: DeltaSociety.com Official Home of the Delta trading secret: the hidden order in all markets. Predict

Beta

Beta is value that reflects the amount of risk of a single or combined group of securities measured against the market as a whole. A beta value of 1 suggest that the security or portfolio will move in line with the overall market. A beta of less than 1 suggets that the security will be

Buttonwood Agreement

In 1790, the nation’s first Secretary of the Treasury, Alexander Hamilton, issued $80 million in bonds to pay for the Revolutionary War. On May 17, 1792 a group of twenty-four merchants and brokers gathered under a buttonwood tree at 68 Wall Street in lower Manhattan, New York City, and agreed to trade the securities. The

Leonardo Fibonacci Biography

Leonardo Pisano, now better known by his nickname Fibonacci, also sometimes used the name Bigollo, which may mean good-for-nothing or a traveller. He was born in Pisa, Italy around 1170. At the time, Pisa was an important commercial town and had links with many Mediterranean ports. He was the son of Guilielmo Bonacci, a diplomat

Jesse Livermore

Jesse L. Livermore was born in South Acton, Massachusetts, in 1877. Livermore made and lost four stock market fortunes during his career.