Casey Murphy has fanned his passion for finance through years of writing about active trading, technical analysis, market commentary, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), commodities, futures, options, and ...

Technical traders are confronted with many choices when it comes to charting. More often than not Forex charts are defaulted with candlestick charts which differ greatly from the more traditional bar ...

If you’ve ever looked at a trading platform and seen a chart filled with rectangles and vertical lines, you’ve already encountered a candlestick chart — even if you didn’t realize it. These colorful ...

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...

Japanese candlestick charts have become a standard technical analysis tool for many forex traders. In just one candle, a currency trader can see an exchange rate’s open, high, low and close for a ...

Understanding candlestick patterns is one of the most valuable skills for forex traders. These patterns, derived from price action, provide insights into market sentiment, potential trend reversals ...

Candlestick patterns are useful when trading in securities, derivatives, commodities, or currencies. The patterns display market trends at a glance. Japanese candlestick patterns identify bullish or ...