| Price | £1,950.00 + VAT | ||||||||
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| Duration | 2 days | ||||||||
| Location | London | ||||||||
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- Technical analysis 'thinking'
o History and evolution of charting
o The journey from ticker-tape to big data
o Patterns vs numbers - 'every picture tells a story'
o Human behaviour and psychology
- An introduction to ICE Connect
o Familiarisation with the screen
o Overview of various markets
o Types of chart - hourly, daily, weekly, continuation
o Volumes and Open Interest
- Building and executing a battle plan
o An introduction to Wave Theory - Fibonacci
o Applying Wave Theory to different assets / timeframes
- Dow Theory
o Charles Henry Dow - what did he tell us?
o The principles of trends
o The importance of confirmation
o "Prices discount everything" - learning to ignore fundamentals
- Everything starts with trends and levels
- Identifying support and resistance (floors and ceilings)
o Long-term, medium-term, short-term levels
o Understanding the relevance of each timeframe
- Identifying trend lines
o Uptrends and downtrends
o Trend channels
- Seeking confirmation of trends
o Data points, volumes
o The trend is your friend - "go with the trend"
o Breaking trends - understanding when the tide is turning
- Q&A session and exercises. Applying what we've learnt to live markets on ICE Connect
o Find the important levels
o Identify the trends
- How to study the data
o Candlesticks and bar charts
o Hammer and Hanging Man
o Engulfing patterns
o Stars and gaps
- Continuation patterns
o Consolidation - congestion, or building for the next move?
o Flags, Pennants and Triangles - what do they tell us?
o Acting decisively on the break
o Profit targets and stop losses
- Further data and information
o Seasonal patterns in commodities
o 5, 10, 15, 20-year averages
o Seasonal patterns in calendar spreads
o Commitment of Trader Report - ICE Connect: graphical study
- Reversal patterns
o Double tops and bottoms
o Head and Shoulder patterns
o Fibonacci retracement revisited
- Q&A session and exercises. Applying what we've learnt to live markets on ICE Connect
o Find continuation patterns
o Identify double tops and bottoms
- Trend following indicators
o Understanding the theory of moving averages
o Types of moving average
o Searching for the relevant timeframe
o Identifying trends and trend-breaks
- Momentum indicators
o Understanding overbought and oversold conditions
o MACD
o Bollinger Bands (and discussion on option volatility)
o Relative Strength Index
o Slow Stochastics