What Is A Golden Cross?
A golden cross is a technical indicator that investors use to predict bullish market momentum and it forms when a security’s short-term moving average rises above its long-term moving average.
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A golden cross is a technical indicator that investors use to predict bullish market momentum and it forms when a security’s short-term moving average rises above its long-term moving average.
A death cross is a technical indicator that traders use in an attempt to predict bearish market momentum.
The Ichimoku Cloud is a central element of the Ichimoku chart technical analysis system aimed at forecasting price trends through a multi-dimensional visual representation of support and resistance levels. Ichimoku Kinko Hyo Since technical analysis came into common use in the 20th century, numerous charting systems have come into popularity. Many have specific strengths for given situations and purposes, such as identifying trend direction, support and resistance, and gauging price…
In forex, "rollover" refers to the value of accrued interest on a spot currency position during the overnight holding period. Interest rates, leverage, investment horizon and the currencies being traded are instrumental in quantifying rollover. When Is Rollover Calculated? In forex, rollover is calculated for application to an investor's trading account Monday through Friday at 5 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. On weekends, the forex market is closed for business, but…
What Is Forex Arbitrage? Forex arbitrage is defined as "the simultaneous purchase and sale of the same, or essentially similar, security in two different markets for advantageously different prices," according to the concept formalised by economists Sharpe and Alexander in the 1990s. Given the popularity of forex trading, arbitrage strategies are implemented by thousands of participants around the world. Accordingly, someone who practices arbitrage is known as an "arbitrageur." Simply…
When trading in forex (as with trading in any asset), market participants will want to follow the age-old recommendation to "buy low and sell high." To do this, they will clearly need to develop a rationale and trading strategies designed to enter the market when asset prices are low. But what about the other end of the trade? When is it an appropriate time to get out? Many market participants…
For many investors, intraday trading is perceived to be an inherently risky occupation, and one that attracts individuals oblivious to its many pitfalls.
The GBPUSD Currency pair is one of the largest and most commonly traded currency crosses on the forex market.
Parallels are often drawn between day trading and nearly every type of sport. Whether one is a seasoned day trader, savvy chess player or a rookie linebacker in the NFL, an age-old axiom sums up performance: "At all levels of play, the secret of success lies not so much in playing well, but in not playing badly." Poor play is often the result of being ill-equipped and trading successfully without…
Latency directly influences the amount of time it takes for a trader to interact with the market.
One of the ways in which a trader can learn from past success and failure is through keeping a trading journal. A trading journal is a comprehensive record of data exclusively related to a trader's performance over a period of time.
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