FINANCIAL MARKETS ANALYSIS
Market structure and price dynamics. Crowd psychology and crowd behaviour. Market efficiency and Behavioural finance. Technical analysis and Fundamental analysis: definitions, basic principles and limitations.
TECHNICAL ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL MARKETS: THE GRAPHIC APPROACH
Dow, Elliott and Gann theories. Trending and ranging markets. Bar charting: basics, supports and resistances, breakouts, channels, patterns, trends, cycles and price objective measurements. Candlestick charting: basics, reversal and continuation patterns. Line charting: basics, semi-logarithmic analysis. Multiple time-frame analysis. Price-volume based techniques: Equivolume and Candlevolume charts. Other charting methods: Point & Figure, Market Profile.
TECHNICAL ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL MARKETS: THE QUANTITATIVE APPROACH
Basic tools: Moving averages and Momentum. Price-based techniques: Relative Strength Index, Directional Movement System, Vertical-Horizontal Filter. Price-volume based techniques: On Balance Volume, Accumulation/Distribution Line, Money Flow Index. Entry and Exit methods. Trend-following systems: single and double moving averages interaction systems, Moving Average Convergence-Divergence Trading Method. Congestion-phase systems: Bollinger bands, Stochastic oscillator. Trading risk management: Stop Loss and Trailing Stop levels.
TRADING ON LINE WITH TECHNICAL ANALYSIS
Automatic and flexible trading systems. How to identify Entry and Exit signals using oscillators. Adjusting technical indicators to match a trading time-frame. Scalping and Day trading. Swing and Position trading. Practical experiences on live charts. Technical analysis of Stock, Indices and Commodity markets. The Intermarket analysis.