FXstreet.com Live Sessions Archives

Weekly Technical Briefing

Expert: Dan Blystone, Founder at TradersLog.com
Moderator: Maud Gilson, Conference Manager

Summary:
In this webinar Dan Blystone deals with:

- Live Analysis of the EUR/USD
- Interpretation of Momentum Indicators, Trend Indicators and Chart Patterns.
- Key Support and Resistance Levels for the Session.

Mapping The News

Expert: John Jagerson, Founder at Profiting With Forex
Moderator: Maud Gilson, Conference Manager

Summary:
Trading news events is traditionally thought of as a short term trading technique to take advantage of short term shocks following a news release. However, that technique can lead to whipsaws and may not be suitable for non-daytraders. However, there are other ways to look at the affects of the news and the relationship that one news event has with others that can help to forecast moves in the market that are longer term than the short term volatility associated with NFP or a Fed rate adjustment. This webinar will cover the ideas behind projecting price movements and studying historical news results.

Futures Vs Forex

Expert: John Jagerson, Founder at Profiting With Forex
Moderator: Maud Gilson, Conference Manager

Summary:
Ever wondered what the real differences are between these currency futures market and the forex market? There are real advantages to knowing how currency futures work and what advantages they offer over the spot market. Leveraging these differences in addition to your quality spot forex account can make a big impact on your strategies and trades. In this presentation, I will demonstrate on the live charts how futures work, how they are different than the spot market and show you a few ideas for using them in your own account.

MONTHLY WEBINAR: Strategic & Tactical FOREX Trading (Part 2)

Expert: Wayne McDonell, Chief Currency Coach at FxBootcamp
Moderator: Maud Gilson, Conference Manager

Summary:
A trader with a SMART PLAN for every trade, a trade plan based on solid analysis before they pull the trigger, has a much greater survival rate on the long-term. Reacting to the market is a simple game of chance. This may work for some traders on the short-term, but eventually, their luck runs out.

Planning a trade in advance allows a trader to gather intelligence and formulate a strategy before they execute the tactics of getting in/out of a trade according to the plan. The benefits to learning how to plan your forex trading are immediate. First of all, you stop making stupid trades. Second, you make less trades. Lastly, you end up making the same types of trades repeatably, which means you can trade with this methodology throughout your career and not rely on your gut instinct or a flip of the coin.

In Part 2, Wayne McDonell will help Premium Members of FXstreet.com apply the SMART PLAN methodology to the live charts.

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Part 1 of this webinar is also available.

MONTHLY WEBINAR: Strategic & Tactical FOREX Trading (Part 1)

Expert: Wayne McDonell, Chief Currency Coach at FxBootcamp
Moderator: Maud Gilson, Conference Manager

Summary:
A trader with a SMART PLAN for every trade, a trade plan based on solid analysis before they pull the trigger, has a much greater survival rate on the long-term. Reacting to the market is a simple game of chance. This may work for some traders on the short-term, but eventually, their luck runs out.

Planning a trade in advance allows a trader to gather intelligence and formulate a strategy before they execute the tactics of getting in/out of a trade according to the plan. The benefits to learning how to plan your forex trading are immediate. First of all, you stop making stupid trades. Second, you make less trades. Lastly, you end up making the same types of trades repeatably, which means you can trade with this methodology throughout your career and not rely on your gut instinct or a flip of the coin.

In this Part 1, Wayne McDonell will take you through the step by step process reading the markets and creating a trade plan.

You will learn how to use:

- Moving averages to align market with price.
- Support & Resistance of market and price.
- The long term Trend as "Fair Market Value".
- Pivot Points analysis for Profit Targets.
- Limits for Exits.
- Mentally prepare for each of your trades.
- and more!

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Part 2 of this webinar will also be available soon.

Trading with Bollinger Bands and the ATR

Expert: Chris Capre, Founder at Second Skies LLC
Moderator: Maud Gilson, Conference Manager

Summary:
Trading with Bollinger Bands and the ATR - Bollinger Bands are one of the best indicators to trade in the FX market due to their ability to give us a relative measure of volume/volatility.&nb sp; It further gives us a good indication of price action, when a range is going to hold and when a breakout is most likely to occur. Learning how to use them can be a real partner to one's trading as ranges are the most common environment in trading FX, and breakouts the hardest to spot. The ATR is also one of the most overlooked indicators, yet is paramount to getting a clear picture of volatility. When used in conjunction with the Bollinger Bands, we now have an excellent way to discover high probability breakouts, reversals, and find accurate profit targets.

Combining Fundamental and Technical Analysis

Expert: S. Wade Hansen, Founder at Profiting With Forex
Moderator: Maud Gilson, Conference Manager

Summary:
Fundamentals vs. Technicals...some forex traders claim fundamental analysis is the most important while others claim technical analysis is all you need to worry about to be a successful trader. Why not use both? Learn how to combine the strengths of both fundamental and technical analysis to become a successful forex trader. With fundamentals telling you which direction a currency pair is most likely going to move and technicals telling you when to get in and when to get out, you have quite an arsenal at your disposal.

Live Coverage: Releasing the Code to the Schaff Trend Cycle

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Trading Range Bound and Trending Market Conditions

Expert: Adam Rosen, CEO and Co-Founder at 4xLounge
Moderator: Maud Gilson, Conference Manager

Summary:
An easy to follow guide in differentiating between range bound and trending market conditions, and the appropriate trading strategies we should apply in each market environment.

ECB's Trichet Speech Live Coverage

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