PRICE ACTION, VOLUME, ORDER FLOW, INTERMARKET & BEHAVIORAL ANALYSIS

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The People Sponsoring SOPA and Supporting PIPA: Political Affiliation and Where They're From

SOPA and PIPA are getting the brunt of attention today due to a very common issue with bills in Congress: the intent is good, but when written, extra efforts are taken to make the Acts

S&P Expectedly Angers More People Than Expected

Rating agencies undoubtedly have one of the most sadistic jobs in this business: when something is bad, they kick that thing in the face and pummel it to make it horribly worse. Today, the most

Build a Database of Charts to Help You Prepare for Future Price Movements

Organization is something I have consistently noticed lacking by many forex traders I have met over the years. Not that it should come to much surprise, but people tend to want to just push the

Central Banks as Currency Traders, 2011 Edition

With insane levels of turmoil hitting news wires and volatility striking left and right, it seems so easy to forget just how deep the cause for the currency markets have really been these days. Along

Recap of the Eurozone Downgrade Avalanche – Current Status and Potential Action on EZ Nations

Update (with more to come, we're sure) 5:00EST: Belgium downgraded by 2 notches to Aa3 by Moody's. —————- On December 5, Standard and Poors placed 15 of the 17 Eurozone nations on creditwatch: negative, or

Textbook Activity in a Non-Textbook Environment

There's always something out there that makes sense form a technical perspective, and if you go back in our posts you'll see some clear signs of consistency when it comes to some of these seemingly

Triple Taps

“Triple Taps” simply refer to 3+ successively lower lows or higher highs. Price action after the occurrence can signify either long or short entries in both circumstances. Usually, of course, you're going to find these around major areas of

Unfinished Business

I was just about to close shop for the day and instead ended up having a conversation with a good friend of the site. We discussed quite a few things that happened today, and most

The Euro Drifts, Still 400 Pips Higher Than October Low

Update: I've been active on Twitter today walking through these motions on the drop. Please refer to the feed for some quick explanations in terms of how this gets approached and as it moves. I am always