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Technical Market Research and Investor Coaching

Delivering technical research of the financial markets
and offering professional guidance for those who wish to improve their trading performance.

Chart Patterns

Rectangle

Pattern Description:

The rectangle pattern consists of two horizontal trend lines containing market activity. As long as prices remain within the pattern, volume tends to be erratic to low. A break out of the pattern which generally follows the direction of the prevailing trend, is accompanied by a rise in volume.

Bollinger Band System on MetaStock

This presentation is a demonstration of the Bollinger Band System Add-On for MetaStock. It is a good explanation or what Bollinger Bands are and how they work with MetaStock.

How to Take a Loss

by Brett N. Steenbarger, Ph.D.

There are quite a few books written on how to make money in the market. Some of them are even written by people who have made money as traders! What you don’t see often, however, are books or articles written on how to lose money. “Cut your losers and let your winners run” is commonsensical advice, but how do you determine when a position is a loser? Interestingly, most traders I have seen don’t formulate an answer to this question when they put on a position. They focus on the entry,...

Gold/Silver Ratio - Bullish trend for Gold but nearing overbought levels.

2025-05-15 by Tim Straiton

The Gold/Silver ratio is currently flirting with the Fibonacci 61.8% retracement level measured over the entire 65.12 to 119.04 range traded since March 2020 at 98.44. The 14 week relative strength index is at 66% after having reached the 73% level in early April 2025. The MACD-V weekly reading of 202 suggests that this ratio is running into overbought territory and is a warning that downside retracement is a possibility with focus on the rising 40 week moving average at 89.54.

Disclaimer

Our opinions are not a recommendation to buy or sell a security. Your decision whether or not to open a transaction should be based on your own due diligence and not on any representation we make to you.

Featured Site

Kitco

Site Description:

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