Thursday, 24 November 2011

A Guide To Technical Analysis In Forex Trade

By Mike Carlayle


One of the largest markets in the world is forex trading. It used to be closed do the largest financial institutions but has now opened its doors to everyone. All of them have developed different ways to gain better advantage. It is a high profit but also a high risk business. That's why traders use various analytical tools to make the soundest decisions every time they are on play in the market.

One of these analytical tools that traders use is technical analysis. Basically, it involves noting the past and present behavior of currencies to predict future trends. In this strategy, it is important to take a close look at the ups and downs of currencies. Here are some of the methods for technical analysis:

Moving average technique-most of the forex software offer this kind of service. In this technique, everything is smoothed out for the trader by noting only of the average ups and downs in the market and slashing of the daily trends as this could be inconsistent. This is done by computing the average of all the data before plotting it into a chart. In this manner, only the general idea nad not the confusing specifics is reflected in the chart.

Candlestick analysis- what is being charted here is the opening and closing price of each currency. It got its name from the shape of the bars in the graph. The most crucial information for traders is the closing value. Expert traders would easily infer from the behavior of the currencies by noting the closing prices. There are some traders who are familiar with the patterns and could easily infer from it.

Trend lines-this method is also very common in various forex software. This method involves drawing a line to follow the trend of the currencies. It involves connecting the highest and lowest opening and closing values. This aids traders in making entry and exit decisions in the market.




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