Technical analysis
Reading a chart: candles, levels, trends and indicators, with their strengths and their limits.
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- 1Candlestick charts: how to read price one candle at a timeBody, wicks and timeframes: learn how to read a candlestick and the buyer-seller pressure it reveals, with worked examples on EUR/USD for new traders.6 min read
- 2The candlestick patterns every trader should knowDoji, hammer, shooting star, engulfing, morning star and inside bar: learn to recognise the key candlestick patterns and when they actually matter on a chart.6 min read
- 3Support and resistance: drawing the zones that matterLearn to draw support and resistance as zones, judge how strong they are, use round numbers and spot the role reversal that often follows a clean breakout.6 min read
- 4Trends and trendlines: identifying the market's directionHigher highs and higher lows, a well-drawn trendline, a ranging market: learn to recognise the direction of the market and how to trade in the same direction.6 min read
- 5Multiple timeframe analysis: see the forest before the treeTrend on the higher timeframe, entry on the lower one: multiple timeframe analysis explained step by step, with D1, H4 and H1 combinations for forex traders.6 min read
- 6Moving averages: SMA, EMA and crossoversSMA or EMA, 20, 50 and 200 periods, crossovers and dynamic support: understand moving averages, how they are calculated, why they lag and how to use them.6 min read
- 7RSI and stochastic: measuring market momentumA simple guide to the RSI and stochastic, the 70/30 and 80/20 levels, and how to use each in trends and ranges: master the two most popular oscillators.6 min read
- 8The MACD: lines, signal and histogramMACD line, signal line, histogram and the 12/26/9 settings: learn how the MACD is calculated, how to read its crossovers and when you should be wary of them.6 min read
- 9Bollinger Bands and ATR: measuring volatilityBollinger Bands 20/2, the squeeze and the ATR: learn how to measure volatility, spot periods of compression and place a stop loss that suits the market.6 min read
- 10Fibonacci retracements: where a pullback might stopThe 23.6, 38.2, 50 and 61.8% levels, extensions, drawing from low to high, and confluence: learn to use Fibonacci retracements without overrating them.6 min read
- 11Volume: confirming price movesReal volume, tick volume in forex, breakout confirmation and exhaustion: learn to read volume and judge how much conviction really sits behind a price move.6 min read
- 12Divergences: when price and momentum stop telling the same storyBullish or bearish, regular or hidden divergence: spot the disagreements between price and the RSI or MACD, then wait for price confirmation before you act.6 min read