Introduction

Claradan Workshops

Claradan sets itself apart from its peers by bringing the subject of behavioural analysis alive through its experiences of successfully applying this knowledge to real situations and solutions over many years. Claradan’s series of Applied Behavioural Finance workshops is the result of this work.

The trading series is the product of over 25 years trading in London, Dubai and Tokyo in a variety of products. The application and utilisation of behavioural knowledge in individual performance management and development as well as in the identification of market trends and opportunities.

Claradan has published financial market analysis from a behavioural perspective for several years and this content can be found online:

FT Alphaville, Twitter, Linkedin, Claradan’s View Blog as well as industry publications.

Claradan’s business applications of Behavioural Finance are derived from its consultancy work in a variety of areas including; Software, Tax Advisory, Accountancy, Financial Services and Commercial Property.

 

An Introduction to Technical Analysis

 

Course Outline

• Technical Analysis
  - Why it works and its limitations
• Dow Theory
  - Understanding the basic concepts of Technical Analysis
• Chart types
  - Line, bar, candle and semi-log – Using them in different market conditions
• Support and resistance levels
  - Identifying significant levels & assessing their strength
  - Expected price movement on the break of levels
• Trend lines
  - Drawing lines correctly
  - Recognising trend line breaks and ‘false breaks’
• Chart patterns
  - The major continuation and reversal patterns
  - How to recognise them and how to project subsequent price moves
• Volume
  - Understanding its significance and using volume data with price
• Momentum Indicators
  - Identifying price momentum to give advance warning of potential turning points

 

Course Objectives

This course provides a thorough grounding in technical analysis to traders and investment managers new to the subject.

 

Who Should Attend?

Traders, Sales, Analysts, , Graduates, Retail Investors,

 

Learning Outcomes

• The basics techniques and application of technical analysis
• Basic chart pattern recognition
• Understanding volume and momentum indicators
• How to construct trend lines etc.

 

Contact sales@claradan.co.uk