The Parabolic SAR is an indicator that is used by traders to determine the direction of a pair's momentum, and more importantly when the momentum has a larger than usual probability of changing directions. Sometimes when traders us the Parabolic SAR, they will refer to it as a "stop and reversal system". Play video >>
Probably the most frequently used indicator in technical analysis is the moving average. The concept of a moving average is that it shows the average value of a pair’s price over a set period. In other words, it measures what the average price of the pair is over a certain amount of candles. Play video >>
The Commodity Channel Index, or CCI, is an oscillator used in technical analysis to help determine when a market might possibly be overbought or oversold. The Commodity Channel Index was developed by Donald Lambert, and visually represents the relationship between market’s price, a moving average of the market's price, and the normal deviation for the market from that moving average. Play video >>
Bollinger bands is an indicator that plots a pair of lines on either side of a moving average, most often two standard deviations away from the moving average, and was developed by a famous technical trader named John Bollinger. Play video >>
The Average Directional Movement Index is an indicator used in technical analysis to find an objective value for the strength and potency of a trend. Abbreviated ADX, it is a non-directional indicator, so it will determine the strength of a trend no matter if it is up or down. Play video >>
Following the earthquake that devastated Japan, the JPY is showing some signs of recovery vs other cross currencies according to the MACD indicator. Play video >>
How to use the MACD indicator in Forex Trading. Play video >>
In this video we take you through the basics on how the FX market works, in particular focusing on who the market participants are, how trading works and what the best times to trade are! The video is for beginners, however, even if you have some trading experience there is valuable information that you might not know! Play video >>
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