Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...

What does a modern stock market analyst and a 17th century Japanese rice trader have in common? A little more than you may think. In fact, both have been known to be fond of a very particular charting ...

Candlestick patterns are widely used in technical analysis to predict future price movements in financial markets. By analyzing the shape and formation of candlesticks, traders and investors can gain ...

In this post we will review the different types of charts you can use to perform technical analysis on foreign exchange (forex) currencies. Although we are focusing on forex technical analysis, the ...

Understanding the candlestick chart is an essential skill for anybody who wants to master trading truly. This is traditionally a pattern chart that can help determine price direction and identify when ...

The Chart Professor is back to help us dive further into the stock charts you need to make smart investment decisions. This week we’re talking candlestick graphs and why they can give you an edge over ...

Perhaps the single greatest mistake that investors make is the idea that trading is a purely technical practice, one driven exclusively by the logic of numbers. But the truth is that traders work on ...