Interpret Price Action

Filed under: finance — Forex at 5:05 pm on Monday, March 28, 2011  Tagged , , , ,

Chances are you subscribe to the philosophy that fundamental analysis is the best way to read the markets; or perhaps you believe whole heartedly in technical analysis as the means to predict price changes. There’s a possibility you may even belong to the group of investors who wisely utilize both forms of analysis.

But no matter to which one of the groups you belong, you probably understand that price is what ultimately determines whether you make or lose money in a Forex trade.

Technical analysis is based on the fact that price action is the only factor that matters. It disregards new events or political occurrences. It focuses on the price increases and decreases. Technical analysis relies on the theory that profit seekers influence price fluctuations and their actions are a reflection of how they react to the data available.

Critics of this train of thought state that the price only represents the total number of hawks and doves in the market; however, it doesn’t represent a consensus. In addition, immediate prices are hard to forecast; and long term price changes are even more difficult to predict since a country’s economy may undergo changes that can alter market trends.

When you start to trade in the Forex, you’re taught to use signal indicators to analyze price action. These are helpful in identifying predictable price action patterns in order to decide whether to buy or sell.

It’s not hard to go into a Forex site and make money.

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