Technical Analysis has always been an interesting way to read and understand the price patterns of a traded instrument. No matter you trade equities, commodities or currencies, Technical Analysis is always handy to precise your timing of buying and selling. With sound knowledge of Technical Analysis, you can considerably increase the accuracy and percentage of your profit making trades.

The objective of this course is to equip you with the basics of all the popular Tools & Techniques of Technical Analysis starting with Moving Averages, Trend lines to RSI, Stochastics. You learn to read Japanese Candle Sticks Price Charts and formation of various interesting price patterns like Hammer, Shooting Star etc. The whole purpose of the program is to make you feel confident about your own buying and selling decisions .

What is the broad Coverage in Certificate in Technical Analysis Program?

Introduction to technical analysis

We start with the basics of technical analysis covering the concepts that does price discounts everything, the basic assumptions in technical analysis, importance and weakness of technical analysis.

Candle Charts: The Japanese way to predict Prices

Without the understanding of Candlesticks in Technical analysis one cannot learn the art of predicting the prices. Candlesticks are formed by using open price, high price, low price and the closing price. In this part we will be covering One, two and three candle pattern.

Pattern study: The bone of Technical Analysis

Technical Analysis is about knowing the current trend and predicting the future trend. Patterns are formed when many candlesticks are clubbed together forming a visible pattern. It is imperative to correctly identify a pattern without getting confused. We start by finding the support and resistance and why are they so important in Technical Analysis. Later we move to other popular patterns which include head and shoulders, double top and double bottom, the Gap theory.

Major Indicators and Oscillators: The Advanced Technical Analysis

Indicators in Technical analysis are the part of advanced technical analysis. Indicators when plotted on charts can help in deciding the entry and exit point. Candidates are equipped on what does indicator offer, types of indicators, trend following indicators. Oscillators on the other hand are used to identify the over bought or oversold conditions in the market. Major oscillators include Relative strength index (RSI), Moving average convergence/divergence(MACD).

Candidates are equipped with using multiple indicators for trading signals, price sensitive techniques, volume sensitive techniques, Composite methods.

Dow theory and Elliot wave theory: The Charts make sense

Dow theory describes the price movements and explain repetitive price patterns on the other hand Elliot wave theory focuses on wave patterns by using wave counts on the charts. In technical analysis it is very important to understand these two theories. Under this part candidates are equipped with the principles of Dow theory its significance and problems with dow theory. The candidates also gain knowledge on fundamental Elliot wave concept and what after Elliot.

Trading psychology and Risk Management

In actual trading it is very important to manage risk and to have right psychology before and during the trader takes the trade. Under this part candidates will be equipped with the tolls that are available to manage risk such as stop loss, risk reward ratio, trail stop loss, golden rules of traders, do’s and don’ts in trading, importance of discipline in trading.