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Payback time for QE looms: And it will be pricey

So wrote Merryn Somerset Webb in her Investing column in the FT Money section of the latest Weekend Financial Times.  I attach the chart she used for the article, and am tempted to change the title of my piece to: […]

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Technical Analysis goes full throttle Mood and the quest for speed

A couple of weeks ago we wrote about the book edited by Robert Prechter, Socionomic Studies of Society and Culture.  We return to it this week because Chapter 34 was reprinted with permission from Murray Gunn, an article he had […]

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Socionomic Studies of Society and Culture: Edited by Robert R Prechter

Robert Prechter is a perennial favourite among technical analysts, having revived the work of R. N. Elliott and lectured on the subject all over the world.  More recently he has been concentrating on the Socionomics Institute, a research centre dedicated […]

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Trending FAANGS Markets, fashion and technical analysis tools

Continuing on from last week’s blog where we looked at the resurgence in the popularity of the Andrews pitchfork, this week’s focus is linked to how fickle is fashion, how suddenly things can change, and when to spot a turn […]

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Pitching a pitchfork All the vogue this spring

No, the STA isn’t a slavish follower of trends, let alone fashion.  Catwalks, including the IPO and takeover kind, have their place, as do more conventional designer ones – even the Sylvanian Families toy one in Hamleys this Easter.  Yes, […]

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Towering figures in finance: Take a tumble

Isn’t life funny?  Last week I wrote about Charles Mackay – he of the Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds 1841 book – who said, ‘those who sound the alarm over an approaching railway crisis have somewhat exaggerated […]

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Tim Harford: The undercover economist

Writing for the Financial Times stable as I do, you might assume I’m biased.  More realistically, as a technical analyst you’re probably going to ask, why on earth have I chosen to focus on this chap, this week?   Because he’s […]

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Peak – AOD Fall Intervals as an indicator of US Stock Market Corrections

In our Spring 2017 Market Technician journal, David McMinn did an article predicting we were due a sell-off in the stock market in December 2017. The actual event arrived later than expected in early February 2018 with two one day […]

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Simply Measured Measures social media

As a financial journalist I get access to all sorts of email – solicited and sack-loads of unsolicited, research papers, books to review, reader comments and so on.  At the STA I am their e-journalist, writing this blog on www.technicalanalysts.com […]

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Fib’s fab: Three cheers for Fibonacci!

Most technical analysts will probably agree that Fibonacci retracements are one of our favourite tools.  After drawing trend lines – which might be likened to the kids’ game of joining the dots – and moving averages (simple or otherwise), these […]

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Dan tips up on pancake day: STA monthly meeting 13th Feb 2018

Industry veteran Daniel Gramza’s address at our new address, the Walkie Talkie building at 20 Fenchurch Street, London EC2M 7QH, was eagerly anticipated.  He reminded us that once before he had travelled to Britain from his native Chicago to address […]

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Suns, stars and all things lunar: Looking up into the sky

Wednesday January 31st saw a rare super blood moon – turning a fabulous red colour in some parts of the world as the earth passes directly in front of it.  The moon also appeared to be bigger and brighter than […]

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The Buddhist Trader Feng Shuis her work space

Last week we looked at how to organise, spruce up, or Spring clean one’s office.  Now I’ve come across a piece written by an acquaintance of mine which involves doing Feng Shui on your trading desk.  She suggests: ‘Create harmony […]

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New Year, clean sweep: Or plan for a Spring clean

As a journalist, I am bombarded with unsolicited mail; the various email inboxes I have are a complete disaster with anything up to 10,000 missives requiring attention.  Much as I’d like to, deleting the lot is not an option.  Sometimes […]

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Mainstream and technical analysis Writing for the layman

This @STA_ORG blogger wears several hats, all of which have the #technicalanalysis moniker.  I write for a tip top professional audience, Society of Technical Analyst members and some of their friends, in a weekly where I scour for articles, trends, […]

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January’s review and outlook: STA Board get grilled

For some years now the STA’s January meeting takes the format of a panel of experts outlining their views for different markets over the coming year.  This week it was a team with a twist, thought up by Head of […]

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One hundred most interesting charts of 2017: According to Goldman Sachs

Straight from the vampire squid’s mouth, I kid you not.  For a firm that traditionally has eschewed technical analysis, this piece is quite an eye opener, both in terms of the quantity and range of charts used and the interesting […]

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Taking a long-term view: with help from a picture

As technical analysts we well know that a picture is worth goodness only knows how many words.  Charts are just one type of picture though; we have photos, video, fine art and cartoons – a list that to which I’m […]

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Fun and games after the AGM: Food and drinks for sustenance

Yesterday, Tuesday the 12th December 2017, the STA held its 31st annual general meeting.  Some members of the board were lined up in a row at the front of the conference room, desks their only defence against members facing them, […]

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Europe viewed from across the pond: Video from European Financial Forecast

An arm of Elliott Wave International, this video of the editor of European Financial Forecast looks at EU stock indices noticing the 10-year gaps between their highs.  This reminded me of the 10-year gap between the Nikkei 225’s peak in […]

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