Technical analysis applications

Technical Analysis Applications in the Global Currency Markets

provides an easy-to-follow roadmap. In this comprehensive guide, foreign currency market expert Cornelius Luca shows beginners and experienced traders alike how to use technical analysis to cash in on the enormous opportunities this market presents. It explains and illustrates:

The fundamentals of technical analysis and how it applies to foreign exchange

What you must know about trends and trend patterns

The various types of charts and the unique characteristics of each: line, bar, point-and-figure, and candlestick

How the major players in foreign exchange markets analyze their charts and what systems they use

The quantitative methods of analysis, including all types of moving averages, oscillators, and other indicators

You'll also find a thorough, yet easy-to-grasp explanation and analysis of the Gann methods and the Elliott Wave Principle, as well as a useful software demonstration program you can use to test the methods presented and apply them to real trading.

Contents

• Part 1 Trends and Major Chart Formation /1
• Chapter 1 Fundamental Principles of Tecnnical Analysis
• Chapter 2 Trend Reversal Patterns
• Chapter 3 Continuation Patterns
• Part 2
• Types of Charts
• Chapter 4 Formations Unique to Bar Charts for Futures
• Chapter 5 Point and Figure Charting
• Chapter 6 Candlestick Charting
• Part 3
• Quantitative Methods of Analysis
• Chapter 7 Moving Averages
• Chapter 8 Oscillators
• Chapter 9 Other Indicators
• Chapter 10 W.D. Gann Analysis
• Chapter 11 The Elliott Wave
• Chapter 12 Now What ?
• Bibliography
• Glossary
• Index