Candlestick Chart

A technical analysis charting method. The Candlestick Chart is a price chart that displays the high, low, open, and close over a specified period of time. It adds dimension and color to the Bar Chart by depicting the area of the bar between the open and close as a two dimensional real body. This area

Introduction to Moving Averages

Moving averages are among the most popular and widely used indicators. Moving averages are a method of smoothing price data and removing noise to visually depict and measure a trend. Moving averages are the basis of many technical trend following systems. The moving average is a trend following, lagging indicator – as the moving average

Tri-Star Candlestick Formation

The Tri-Star is a three candle reversal pattern, consisting of three consecutive Dojis. The formation occurs after an uptrend or downtrend. In the case of a bullish Tri-Star formation the second Doji candlestick gaps below the first and third. In a bearish Tri-Star formation, the market is in an uptrend followed by three consecutive Dojis

Introduction to Dow Theory

Charles Dow never wrote a book containing his theory, rather it was set out in a number of editorials published in the Wall Street Journal. In 1903 S.A. Nelson compiled the essays into a book called The ABC of Stock Speculation. Dow Theory provideded the foundation and cornerstone of the field of technical analysis. Dow

John Murphy’s Key to Success: Simplicity

By Jim Wyckoff, JimWyckoff.com “My work has gotten better due to simplifying my approach,” John J. Murphy, the veteran technical analyst, author and CNBC resident technical analyst, told a group of equities and futures traders attending the Technical Analysis Group (TAG) XVIII trading conference sponsored by Dow Jones Telerate in New Orleans. Murphy said he