Elliott Wave Theory part 3 – Advanced
Zigzags, flats and triangles When a market starts moving against the main trend it often does so only with a substantial degree of effort. This is why one would normally see a movement in the direction…
Technical analysis
Intermediary Elliott Wave Analysis
In this discussion we will delve a little bit deeper into the secrets of Elliott Wave Analysis. To refresh readers’ memory, in Fig. 2.1(a) we have a chart showing the basic Elliott Wave pattern. Motive Waves…
Elliott Wave Introduction
History The principles behind modern Elliott Wave theory had their origins in the 1930s, when they were discovered by Ralph Elliott. He, in turn, had been inspired by a trader by the name of Charles Dow…
Preventing Trading Disasters With Stop Losses
Definition A stop loss is simply the price at which you instruct your broker to sell a trading instrument if it heads in the wrong direction. With most spread trading accounts you can set up a…
Swing Trading
Definition of a Swing Trader While a day trader usually opens and closes his trades on the same day and a long-term trader can use periods of weeks or months for his trading activities, typical swing…
Using Take Profit Levels to Deal with Black Swan Events
Definition A take profit level or order, often also referred to as a limit order, refers to a point where the trader is satisfied with the profit the trade has generated and wishes to exit that…
Using Diversification to Protect Against Black Swan Events
Many experienced traders will tell you that there is no such thing as a ‘holy grail’ in trading, but if there is indeed something like this, it should be diversification. If you successfully want to protect…
Unleash the matrix to get in action
By Tom Hougaard. You remember I mentioned the film Trading Places before? The key scene takes place in the commodities trading pit for orange juice in the World Trade Centre. Two traders observe that Randolph and…
How to keep your trades in harmony
By Tom Hougaard. The definition of harmony is a pleasing combination of elements in a whole. My mentor Bryce Gilmore taught me harmony in the markets. There was no course book, and no papers to read….
Trade trends if momentum takes a loss
By Tom Hougaard. A dear child has many names. The strategy below is called ‘lost momentum’ in my vocabulary, but it no doubt has other names too. It is in essence a form of trendfollowing strategy….
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