Employment, National output and income

The National Accounts

GDP

Unemployment

The Retail Sales Index

Producer Prices

THE ECB STATISTICS

THE ECB STATISTICS PUBLISHED – MONEY, BANKING AND FINANCIAL MARKET STATISTICS

THE ECB STATISTICS PUBLISHED – BALANCE OF PAYMENTS AND OTHER EXTERNAL STATISTICS

THE ECB STATISTICS PUBLISHED – FINANCIAL ACCOUNTS

THE ECB STATISTICS PUBLISHED – GOVERNMENT FINANCE STATISTICS

THE ECB STATISTICS PUBLISHED – STATISTICS ON THE HICP, OTHER PRICES, COSTS, OUTPUT AND THE LABOUR MARKETS

THE ECB STATISTICS PUBLISHED – MEDIUM-TERM PLANS

Introduction

RELEVANCE, TIMELINESS AND RELIABILITY

BUSINESS CYCLE PHASE

STRUCTURAL CHANGE AND POLICY REACTION

A NOTE ON SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT

ECONOMIC ACTIVITY INDICATORS – HOW DO THEY TALLY?

INTRODUCTION

THE RELEVANCE OF BOND AUCTIONS

THE TYPICAL BOND AUCTION PROCESS

THE US TREASURY BOND AUCTION PROCESS

MARKET IMPACT OF BOND AUCTIONS

THE IMPORTANCE OF CENTRAL BANK COMMUNICATION

KEY CENTRAL BANK MEMBERS

HAWKS VERSUS DOVES

INTRODUCTION

READING FINANCIAL PRESS

ANALYSING DATA

EQUITY EARNINGS

AMERICAN DEPOSIT RECEIPTS (ADR’S)

TECHNICAL ANALYSIS

LINE CHART

BAR CHARTS

CANDLESTICK CHART

CANDLESTICK CHART CONTINUED

THE MARUBOZU BROTHERS

SHADOWS

DOJI

CANDLES AND DOJI

OTHER TYPES OF DOJI

CANDLESTICK – AN ANALOGY

TWO CANDLE PATTERNS

HARAMI POSITION

LONG SHADOW REVERSALS

POINT AND FIGURE

CONSTRUCTING P&F CHARTS

P&F – AN EXAMPLE

READING P&F CHARTS

OSCILLATORS

OSCILLATORS CONTINUED

TREND LINES AND CHARTING

TRENDS WITHIN TRENDS

MINOR TREND BREAKS

STRENGTH OF TRENDS

CHANNELS

REVERSAL

REVERSAL PATTERNS

CHART PATTERN ANALYSIS

THE PROCESS INTRODUCTION

The Process 1

The Process 2

The Process 3

The Process 4

The Process 5

The process 6

The Process 7

The Process 8

The Process 9

The Process 10

The Process 11

The Process 12

The Process 13

The Process 14

The Process 15

The Process 16

The Process 17

The Process 18

The Process 19

VOLATILITY TIME BANDS

VOLATILITY TIME BANDS 1

VOLATILITY TIME BANDS 2

VOLATILITY TIME BANDS 3

VOLATILITY TIME BANDS 4

VOLATILITY TIME BANDS 5

VOLATILITY TIME BANDS 6

VOLATILITY TIME BANDS 7

VOLATILITY TIME BANDS 8

VOLATILITY TIME BANDS 9

RANGE DEVIATION PIVOTS

PIVOT RELATIONSHIPS AND PATTERNS

PEAK

PEAK EXAMPLE 1

PEAK EXAMPLE 2

PEAK EXAMPLE 3

PEAK EXAMPLE 4

PEAK EXAMPLE 5

PEAK EXAMPLE 6

PEAK EXAMPLE 7

PEAK EXAMPLE 8

PEAK EXAMPLE 9

PEAK EXAMPLE 10

PEAK EXAMPLE 11

SUPPORT AND RESISTANCE

A WARNING

DEVELOPMENT OF SUPPORT AND RESISTANCE LEVELS

RESISTANCE CONTINUED

SUPPORT

TRADER’S REMORSE

POINTS TO REMEMBER

Introduction

MARKET PSYCHOLOGY

MARKET SENTIMENT

MARKET SENTIMENT & CROWD BEHAVIOUR

BEHAVIOURAL FINANCE AND ECONOMICS

BEHAVIOURAL FINANCE AND ECONOMICS – A HISTORY

METHODOLOGY

BEHAVIOURAL FINANCE TOPICS

BIASES

CRITICISMS OF BEHAVIOURAL FINANCE

INTRODUCTION

PSYCHOLOGY AND EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE

MINDSET

TRADING EMOTIONS

BODY LANGUAGE (PHYSIOLOGICAL STATE)

LEVELS OF EMOTION

EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE

THE CONSCIOUS MIND

DISCOVERING YOUR VALUES

EMOTIONAL MANAGEMENT

DEALING WITH EMOTIONS

SENSORY PERCEPTION & IMAGINATION

TYPES OF IMAGERY

VISUALISATION, PERFORMANCE CUES AND FOCUSING

PERFORMANCE CUES AND SELF TALK

PERFORMANCE CUES

GOAL SETTING

TYPES OF GOALS

SELF-MONITORING

THE PSYCHOLOGY OF OPTIMISM

INTRODUCTION

MONEY MANAGEMENT

MARGIN AND LEVERAGE

RISK MANAGEMENT

INTRODUCTION

STOPPING OUT FOR THE DAY

RISK MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES

STOP LOSS, TAKE PROFIT & TRAILING STOP

EXPECTED RETURN