RSI Introduction

RSI was introduced by Welles Wilder in the late 1970’s. Wilder observed that you should initiate the trade when the momentum indicator changes direction only when the average upmove is greater than the average downmove over a given number of days, or the inverse for a sell signal – when the average momentum is relatively

Toby Crabel

Toby Crabel is a celebrated commodities trader, and the fund manager of Crabel Capital Management. Crabel manages 2.8 billion dollars and achieved a growth rate of 16.7% in 2005. Crabel did not have a losing year from 1991 to 2002. Crabel attended Florida Technological University, and majored in finance. While attending college Toby began to

Tim Barakett

Firm: Atticus CapitalCity: New York2008 Age: 422008 Assets Under Management (AUM): $17.5 Billion Atticus Capital was founded in 1995 by Timothy Barakett and Nathaniel Rothschild. Barakett played hockey for Harvard University and was a first round pick in the 1986 NHL draft – but turned down a chance to play for the New Jersey Devils.

Exotic Carry Trade Strategies

The Carry Trade strategy in forex trading involves buying a high yielding currency and selling a lower yielding currency. In doing this you will capture the interest rate differential. For example if the New Zealand Dollar has an interest rate of xx and the Japanese Yen has an interest rate of xx. If an investor

FX Rollovers

Rollover describes the process where the settlement of an open trade is rolled forward to another value date. In the Forex Market trades must be settled within two business days. However, open positions can be swapped forward to the next settlement date. Normally, open positions are automatically rolled forward. The interest rate for such a