Profit Trading
Kicker Signals The Kicker Signal is one of the most powerful Candlestick signals. This is due to the signal having a gap built into it. In some cases the gap is very obvious. In other cases the gap is…
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Selling Gaps
Now turn the tables over. The same enthusiasm demonstrated by a gap to the upside is just as pertinent for sellers on the downside. A gap down illustrates the desire for investors to get out of a stock very quickly. …
Gaps At The Top Of A Trend
A gap that occurs well after the beginning of a trend reversal, where stochastic are still in the midrange of an uptrend, has different implications. How do you distinguish whether a gap is a potential measuring gap? Evaluate where the…
Gaps at the Bottom
Figure 5 – Standard Pacific Corp. Many investors are afraid to buy after a gap up. The rationale being that they don’t like paying up for a stock that may have already moved 3%, 5%, 10% already that day. Witnessing…
RSI – Relative Strength Indicator
RSI – Relative Strength Indicator Developed by J. Welles Wilder and introduced in his book, New Concepts in Technical Trading Systems, the Relative Strength Index (RSI) is an extremely popular momentum oscillator. The RSI compares the magnitude of a…
Standard Deviations
In this example Microsoft is charted using 20 day Bollinger bands at 2 standard deviations. Contracting bands warn that the market is about to trend: the bands first converge into a narrow neck, followed by a sharp price movement. The…
Three Bands Encompassing
Again, this indicator consists of three bands encompassing a security’s price action. Defaults are: 1. A simple moving average in the middle, usually 20 days for intermediate investing. 2. An upper band ( 20 day SMA plus 2 standard deviations)…
Investment Strategies
Basic Investment Strategies A good planning and strategy is always important to accomplish any kind of work perfectly. This is true in the case of stock investments too. You should follow somebasic investment strategies in order to manage your funds accordingly.…
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Tips investors MUMBAI: While stock markets have tanked over the past month, the growth trajectory of corporate India seems to be on track. Leading companies in sectors like engineering, automobiles, petroleum and software are expected to bring out numbers that…
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MUMBAI: Overseas investors have a bigger appetite for equity offerings by Indian companies than local investors. Between April and August this year, the amount raised by India Inc through overseas issues, mainly global depository receipts (GDRs), is almost thrice…