I used to do an exercise in the Peak Performance 101 workshop entitled "Getting What You Want". The exercise starts out with a question: If you could have anything in the universe, what would it be? Perhaps your answer might... (Continue reading)
When is an overbought RSI reading bullish and when is it bearish? One classic interpretation of momentum indicators is that of overbought and oversold. Normally these are quite good signals when used within a consolidating market although mere oversold or... (Continue reading)
This is the extract of Joseph Trevisani's presentation at the International Traders Conference (ITC) , held in Barcelona in October '07. Summary · Fundamental Prospects · Traditional Valuation · Purchasing Power Parity · Market Valuation and Speculation · Internal Market... (Continue reading)
Seven years ago when I was about to finish a long time study on how to understand the real meanings of economic concepts and in a shiny day when apparently everything did worked out well I found myself a leading... (Continue reading)
William Delbert (W.D.) Gann is regarded as one of the pioneers of technical analysis and market behavior. He wrote several books on stock and commodity trading and developed the well-known "Gann angles" and "Gann Fans." Gann was born on a... (Continue reading)
Regular readers of my reports will probably recognize that I use cycle analysis when trying to work out which direction a currency pair will be moving and when this direction is likely to reverse. So what do these look like... (Continue reading)
In my peak performance training with traders, I give a strong psychological slant to the concept of self-sabotage. Self-sabotage typically occurs when one lacks the discipline to act in one's own best interest. For example, when you have dessert, knowing... (Continue reading)
Those who have followed my work for some time know that I take a "toolbox" approach to analyzing and trading markets. The more technical and analytical tools I have in my trading toolbox at my disposal, the better my chances... (Continue reading)
In some of the educational stories I have written, I discussed my "primary" trading tools and my "secondary" trading tools. I also mentioned that the more tools one has in his or her "Trading Toolbox," the better the odds for... (Continue reading)
Many times in trading we here the terms overbought and oversold. We hear an analyst state that the EUR/USD is overbought and due for a correction or that the USD/CAD is oversold and due for a bounce. But how does... (Continue reading)