TECHNICAL ANALYSIS COURSES
First Pacific Securities regularly presents comprehensive Technical Analysis courses in Australia and Asia to institutions and participants in the financial services industry.
Using Technical Indicators to Identify & Analyse Trading Opportunities (Module)
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Introduction
This 3-day programme is designed to give you a full understanding of technical trading and to provide a framework for its appropriate application in the real world. The main objective of the course is to provide the tools necessary for traders to be able to identify and analyse the risk profile and trading opportunities of financial markets price trends, in order to execute and manage with high confidence trades in the markets. This course aims to refresh the theory behind a number of trading philosophies & methodologies, provide a critical analysis of the appropriateness of each of these techniques, gives insight into their real world use and present new thinking on the application of the various methodologies.
Pre-Requsite(s)
- Delegates should be generally familiar with equity, currency, derivatives, Bond & Money markets
- To understand and apply the theory and principles of Technical Analysis
- To be able to interpret price action using Technical Analysis techniques
- To use the conclusions of the analysis to construct profitable trading strategies
- Delegates are required to bring along a financial calculator, a pen and a ruler for this course
Course Outline
- Assumptions of Technical Analysis
- Compared & complimented with fundamental analysis
- Chart construction
- Dow theory restated
Case study: A long term analysis of the US equities market using Dow Theory
Group discussion – Looking for recent major Dow reversals
Short Term Bar Analysis
- Analysing the day and hour bar
- Role of volume and ranges
- Short term reversal signals
Case study: Exercise in finding turning points on daily and intrad-day charts using a live data trading simulation
Long Term Bar Analysis
- Trend swing analysis
- Fibonacci ratios
- Trend lines
- Support and resistance
- Gap analysis
- Volume and open interest
Case study: Working out Fibonacci ratios by magnitude and timeframe
Case study II: Real time exercise in trend swing chart construction and intra-day live data trading simulation
Chart Pattern Recognition
- Reversal patterns
- Continuation patterns
Case study: Finding patterns and observing the evolution of a pattern – Lessons and consequences: of dreaming up patterns
Other Graphical Analysis Techniques
- Point and figure method
- Japanese candle sticks
- Market profile
Case study: Point and figure: defining the support and resistance levels. Measuring the price targets from break outs
Mathematical Approaches
- The single moving averages
- Types of averages and models
- Filters, use & abuse
Case study: Picking your favourite model – Dos and don’ts!
Trending Indicators
- Double & triple moving averages
- Directional movement indexes
Case study: A core trading model explained and applied to a variety of markets
Non-Trending & Other Momentum Models
- RSIs, Stochastic & Bollinger Bands
- Their application in different market conditions
- Options strategies & volatility
Case study: Review of a Trade – Getting the signals right. When to use and when not to
Trading Systems & Capital Management
- Design and construction
- Criteria and system optimization
- Risks of ruin
- Approaches to capital management
- Dynamics of trades
Case study: Group exercise of trade planning and risk management – 1 Planning stage, 2 – Actions during the trade and profit objective achievement
Esoteric Theories
- Gann analysis
- Elliot Wave analysis
- Cycles, Krondratieff, Astro, Business Cycle analysis
Case study: Doing an Actual Elliot wave count – do it – Don’t hallucinate it!
Intermarket Technical Analysis
- Relative strength charts
- Asset allocation strategies
- The link with the real world financial market trends
Case study: A contemporary group exercise in identifying main market risks and how they will impart YOUR market
Summary & Construction of Analysis & Trading Plan
- Trading strategies
- Further study
- Questions
Overall Application to Markets
- What factors cause funds to liquidate positions?
- Practical trading considerations and ideas
- Trading equities, interest rates, energies, soft commodities and metals
- Applying technical analysis to Asian financial markets
Course Summary & Conclusion
Course Date
Please call (Singapore) 6309 5738 or email enquiry.sg@kaplan.com for course dates.
Trainer
Larry Lovrencic
Fee
S$3,300.00 (exclusive of GST)
Technical Analysis – Executing & Managing High Confidence Trades (Module)
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Introduction
This 2 day programme is designed to improve dealers existing understanding of technical trading with specialised technical trading techniques and to reinforce participants trading and analysis framework for its practical application in the real world. The main objective of the course is to provide the tools necessary for traders to be able to identify, execute and manage high confidence trades in the markets. This course aims to provide a critical analysis of the appropriateness of each of these trading methodologies, give insight into their real world application and present new thinking on the application of the various trading methodologies.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, participants should be able to:
- Recognise the key technical trading techniques in short term/proprietary trading horizons
- Recognize Technical and Fundamental methods as complements
- Maximise the information gleaned from mathematical trading models
- Utilise disciplined capital management techniques
- Become conversant in more esoteric technical analysis theories
- Practically apply intermarket technical analysis trading techniques
Pre-Requsite(s)
- This is an advanced-level course. It is recommended that course delegates have had at least 1-2 years experience in the dealing room and have been exposed to the basics of each of the main technical trading philosophies
- Delegates are required to bring along a financial calculator for this course
Course Outline
Review of Dow Theory with Applications
- Basic Dow principles
- Importance of volume
- The legacy of Dow
Exercise: A long term analysis of the US equities market using Dow Theory
Group discussion: Looking for recent major Dow reversals
Trend Swing Charts, Fibonacci Series & Short Term Bar Chart Analysis
- Constructing Trend swing charts
- Trading as an indicator
- Fibonacci series defined
- Using Fibonacci ratios
- Trend lines
- Short term analysis of bar charts
- Short term reversal signals
Exercise: Real time exercise in Trend swing chart construction and working out Fibonacci ratios by magnitude and timeframe
Group discussion: On Capital management – Where would you put your stoploss?
Point & Figure Analysis
- Interpretation
- Identification of trends, supports and resistance
- Congestion analysis
- Price objective
- Reversal patterns
Exercise: Define the support and resistance levels. Measuring the price targets and stoploss management
Japanese Candle Stick and Ichimoku Kinko-hyo Chart Analysis
- Interpretation of Candle lines
- Candlestick Reversal patterns
- Candlestick Continuation patterns
- Define components of Ichimoku Kinko-hyocharts
- Guidelines for application of Ichimoku Kinko-hyo charts
Application: Short examination of Japanese candle patterns and Ichimoku Kinko-hyo charts to reinforce knowledge
Capital Management Techniques
- Risk reward principles
- Stop-loss use and abuse
- Dynamics of trading management
Group exercise of a Theoretical trade:
- Planning stage
- Managing the trade and profit objective achievement
Advanced Mathematical Indicators
- MACD, Bollinger bands, ADX, Moving Average Channel indicators, Cycle Gauge Theory and Market Breadth
- The Moving average convergence divergence indicator
- Bollinger bands
- The directional Movement indicator – The ADX
- The Moving Average channel
- Cycle Gauge Theory
- Market Breadth
- Blending indicators – All weather trading
Group exercise: Review of a Trade – Getting the signals right
Gann Methodologies
- Review of Gann theory
- Squaring of price and time
- Retracement and expansion concepts
- Application of Gann's Square of Nine
Individual revision test: To reinforce the theory presented
Elliot Wave
- Key Elliot wave principles explained
- Impulsive and correction waves
- Wave personality and target projections
- Weaknesses reviewed
Exercise: Working out Elliot wave counts 1-profit targets and Retracement objectives
Course Summary & Conclusion
Course Date
Please call (Singapore) 6309 5738 or email enquiry.sg@kaplan.com for course dates.
Trainer
Larry Lovrencic
Fee
S$2,200.00 (exclusive of GST)
