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By now you have an arsenal of weapons to use when you battle the market. In this lesson you will add yet another weapon: CHART PATTERNS!

Think of chart patterns as a land mine detector, because once you learn this, you will be able to spot “explosions” on the charts before they even happen, making you a lot of money in the process.

In this lesson, we will teach you basic chart patterns and formations. When correctly identified, it usually leads to a huge breakout or “explosion” in this case.

Remember, our whole goal is to spot big movements before they happen so that we can ride them out and rake in the cash! Chart formations will greatly help us spot conditions where the market is ready to break out.

Here's the list of patterns that we're going to cover:

• Symmetrical Triangles
• Ascending Triangles
• Descending Triangles
• Double Top
• Double Bottom
• Head and Shoulders
• Reverse Head and Shoulders

Simple Moving Average (SMA)

the simple moving average is formed by calculating the average price of a security over a particular number of periods. While it is possible to create moving averages from the Open, the High and the Low data points, most moving averages are created using the closing price. For example: a 4-day simple moving average is calculated by adding the closing prices for the last 4 days and dividing the total by 4.

11+ 12 + 13 + 14 = 50

(50 / 4) = 12.5

The calculation is repeated for each price bar on the chart. The averages are then joined to form a smooth curving line - the moving average line. Continuing our example, if the next closing price in the average is 15, then this new period would be added and the oldest day, which is 11, would be dropped. The new 4-day simple moving average would be calculated as follows:

12 + 13 + 14 +15 = 54

(54 / 4) = 13.5

Over the last 2 days, the SMA moved from 12.5 to 13.5 , As new days are added, the old days will be subtracted and the moving average will continue to move over time.

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Parabolic SAR

the Parabolic SAR can be used to determine where trend will be ending,it is very simple to use.

when the dots are up the candles it may be a sign to sell,but when the dots are under the candles you can buy , the Parabolic SAR is the easisest indicator because it indicates if the price is going up or down.

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Before we go any further we are going to be 100% honest with you and tell you the following before you consider trading currencies:

All forex traders, and we mean all traders LOSE money on trades.
Ninety percent of traders lose money, largely due to lack of planning and training and having poor money management rules. Also, if you hate to lose or are a super perfectionist, you'll probably have a hard time adjusting to trading.

Trading forex is not for the unemployed, those on low incomes, or who can't afford to pay their electricity bill or afford to eat.
You should have at least $10,000 of trading capital (in a mini account) that you can afford to lose. Don’t expect to start an account with a few hundred dollars and expect to become a kazillionaire.

The Forex market is one of the most popular markets for speculation, due to its enormous size, liquidity and tendency for currencies to move in strong trends. You would think traders all over the world would make a killing, but success has been limited to very small percentage of traders.

Many traders come with the misguided hope of making a gazillion bucks, but in reality, lack the discipline required for trading. Most people usually lack the discipline to stick to a diet or to go to the gym three times a week. If you can't even do that, how do you think you're going to succeed trading?

Short term trading IS NOT for amateurs, and it is rarely the path to “get rich quick”. You can't make gigantic profits without taking gigantic risks. A trading strategy that involves taking a massive degree of risk means suffering inconsistent trading performance and often suffering large loss. A trader who does this probably doesn’t even have a trading strategy - unless you call gambling a trading strategy!

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Exponential Moving Average (EMA)

In order to reduce the lag in simple moving averages, technicians often use exponential moving averages (also called exponentially weighted moving averages). exponential moving average reduce the lag by applying more weight to recent prices relative to older prices. The weighting applied to the most recent price depends on the specified period of the moving average. The shorter the exponential moving average's period, the more weight that will be applied to the most recent price. For example: a 10-period exponential moving average weighs the most recent price 18.18% while a 20-period EMA weighs the most recent price 9.52%. As we will see, the calculating and exponential moving average is much harder than calculating an simple moving average. The important thing to remember is that the exponential moving average puts more weight on recent prices. And so it will react quicker to recent price changes than a simple moving average. And that's the calculation formula

exponential Moving Average Calculation

Exponential Moving Averages can be specified in two ways - as a percent-based exponential moving average or as a period-based exponential moving average. A percent-based EMA(exponential moving average) has a percentage as it's single parameter while a period-based EMA has a parameter that represents the duration of the EMA.

The formula fot calculating an exponential moving average is:

EMA(current) = ( (Price(current) - EMA(previous) ) x Multiplier) + EMA(previous)

For a percentage-based EMA, "Multiplier" is equal to the EMA's specified percentage. For a period-based EMA, "Multiplier" is equal to 2 / (1 + N) where N is the specified number of periods.

For example, a 20-period EMA's Multiplier is calculated like this:

(2 / (Time periods + 1) ) = (2 / (20 + 1) ) = 0.095238

This means that a 10-period EMA is equivalent to an 9.5238 % EMA.
xample 2

a 10-period EMA's Multiplier is calculated like this:

(2 / (Time periods + 1) ) = (2 / (10 + 1) ) = 0.1818 (18.18%)

This means that a 10-period EMA is equivalent to an 18.18% EMA.
you can loot at the chart below

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Pip/Tick Value
Trading on the ForexGen Platform facilitates calculating the profit and loss. In the EUR/USD and almost the other 17 currency pairs, a movement of one pip/tick value in the exchange rate equals ten dollar profit or loss for standard Account and one dollar profit or loss for Mini Account in the account value per lot.

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Long and Short Bodies

Long white candlesticks show strong buying pressure. The longer the white candlestick is, the further the close is above the open. This indicates that prices advanced significantly from open to close and buyers were aggressive. While long white candlesticks are generally bullish, much depends on their position within the broader technical picture. After extended declines, long white candlesticks can mark a potential turning point or support level. If buying gets too aggressive after a long advance, it can lead to excessive bullishness.

Long black candlesticks show strong selling pressure. The longer the black candlestick is, the further the close is below the open. This indicates that prices declined significantly from the open and sellers were aggressive. After a long advance, a long black candlestick can foreshadow a turning point or mark a future resistance level. After a long decline a long black candlestick can indicate panic or capitulation.

Even more potent long candlesticks are the Marubozu: Black and White. These candlesticks do not have upper or lower shadows and the high and low are represented by the open or close.
Long and Short Shadows

Upper shadows represent the session high and lower shadows the session low. Candlesticks with short shadows indicate that most of the trading action was confined near the open and close. Candlestick with long shadows show that traded extended well past the open and close.

Candlesticks with a long upper shadow and short lower shadow indicate the following: buyers dominated during the session, and bid prices higher. However, sellers later forced prices down from their highs, and the weak close created a long upper shadow. Conversely, candlesticks with long lower shadows and short upper shadows indicate the following: sellers dominated during the session and drove prices lower. However, buyers later resurfaced to bid prices higher by the end of the session and the strong close created a long lower shadow.

Other type of Candlesticks are with a long upper shadow, long lower shadow and small real body. They are called spinning tops. One long shadow represents a reversal of sorts; spinning tops represent indecision. The small real body (whether hollow or filled) shows little movement from open to close price, and the shadows indicate that both bulls and bears were active during the session. Even though the session opened and closed with little change, prices moved significantly higher and lower in the meantime.

After a long advance or long white candlestick, a spinning top indicates weakness among the bulls and a potential change or interruption in trend. After a long decline or long black candlestick, a spinning top indicates weakness among the bears and a potential change or interruption in trend.

Candlesticks are formed using the open, high, low and close.

• If the close is above the open, then a hollow candlestick (usually displayed as white) is drawn.
• If the close is below the open, then a filled candlestick (usually displayed as black) is drawn.
• The hollow or filled section of the candlestick is called the “real body” or body.
• The thin lines poking above and below the body display the high/low range and are called shadows.
• The top of the upper shadow is the “high”.
• The bottom of the lower shadow is the “low”.

Candlestick chart patterns are very popular in forex trading because they are the main part of technical analysis. On all chart modules, users can toggle between line, bar and candlestick chart view.

The candle consists of two parts: the body and the shadows. The body reflects the open and closing price for the certain period. The candle body is black if the close price below the open, and white if the close was higher than the open for the period. The candlestick shadow reflects the intra-period high and low prices. (Note: In candlestick charting the following periods are often used; 5 min, 15 min, 1 hour, daily and weekly). Long shadows, show that the trading extended well beyond the opening and/or closing price, while short shadows, show that trading was confined closely to the open and/or closing price.

By registering on ForexGen, you create your ForexGen profile and you can go ahead and open as many Demo accounts , and Live accounts as you need. All accounts can be created online and managed under your ForexGen profile. You can mix between Mini, Standard, Pro, Premium and No Dealing Desk accounts in one Profile. Instant Approval.

ForexGen strives to give incomparable professional and individualized trading services. As a professional online trading service, ForexGen provides several facilities for all kinds of traders