Chapter 1
WHaT is Forex?
If you have traveled internationally, you may already know some- thing about the forex market, today’s hottest marketplace. Discover why you might want to trade forex.
Chapter 2
THe Forex markeTPlaCe 11
The forex market is the world’s largest marketplace, dwarfing all other markets combined. See how forex grew so large and how you can participate.
Chapter 3
FUndamenTals and Forex 21
Forex traders can get plenty of information, sometimes so much that it can be hard to sift through it all. Here are some reports a forex trader needs to consider.
Chapter 4
aPPlying TeCHniCal analysis To Forex 35
With fundamental information overwhelming, many forex traders analyze price action in charts. Chart patterns and indicators have shortcomings, but see how predictive moving averages can help with market forecasting.
Chapter 5
inTermarkeT analysis oF Forex markeTs 49
What happens in one market is influenced by what happens in a number of related markets. Discover why single-market analysis should give way to intermarket analysis in today’s global market- place, especially in forex markets, which are ideally suited for this type of analysis.
Chapter 6
Using neUral neTWorks To analyZe Forex 63
With so many fundamentals and so much influence from related mar- kets, it’s hard to see all the patterns and relationships in the forex market. Find out how neural networks can uncover hidden patterns in data and select the best to make short-term market forecasts.
Chapter 7
TeCHniCal TaCTiCs For Trading Forex 71
Once you understand how the forex market works and the basics of technical analysis, you are ready to put theory into practice. Here are a few more practical tips and chart examples to help you apply your knowledge to actual trading.
Chapter 8
WaVe oF THe FUTUre: synergisTiC markeT analysis 87
Using only one approach to trade no longer works in today’s global markets. Successful trading requires the synthesis of technical, intermarket and fundamental approaches.
Trading resoUrCe gUide 93
aBoUT THe aUTHor and markeT TeCHnologies, llC 105