Trading Against the Trend

Jim Wyckoff Asks, “Do You Wanna Fight?” I was busy Friday morning writing my “Glance at the Markets” feature for financials, when I got an email from a trader. He said he was bullish coffee and wanted to go long. All morning long, it seemed, trader emails had been popping up on my computer screen–and

Forex vs. Currency Futures

By Carley Garner The Forex market has quickly become a popular playground for speculative trading; but is it the best arena to be trading currencies?  Those looking to profit from fluctuations in currency valuations have two primary trading forums, the spot market often referred to Forex or simply FX, or currency futures which are primarily

Forex Trading Strategies

Successfully trading the forex market on an intraday basis requires precision and a very careful selection of trades. The enormous scope of the trillion dollar, 24 hour, globe spanning fx market presents a miriad of opportunities for the short term trader – however a day trader in this market must be aware of certain inherent

J. Peter Steidlmayer

J. Peter Steidlmayer is an independent trader who joined the Chicago Board of Trade in 1963. Steidlmayer served on the CBOT Board of Directors from 1981-1983. While a director, he developed Market Profile in conjunction with the CBOT. Market Profile is a technical tool that uses a graphical organization of price, volume and time information.

Short-Term Trading with Action and Reaction Lines

By Dr Mircea Dologa, MD, CTA pitchforktrader.com The Action & Reaction Lines concept was kept secret from the crowd for many years. If you browse through the technical analysis literature one can see that this topic was rarely treated. This well kept secret represents a real mystery. The first to mention this concept was Roger