http://www.fxstreet.com/education/technical/technical-basics-lessons/http://www.fxstreet.com/education/http://mediaserver.fxstreet.com/images/fxstreet-provider-logo1-en.gif7http://www.fxstreet.com/education/technical/technical-basics-lessons/2009-07-29.htmlLet’s start by understanding what the name of this indicator means, in order to understand how it is used. The Japanese term “Ichimoku” means “instant view’ or “one glance”, “Kinko” is the equivalent of “equilibrium” or “balance” and “Hyo” means “chart”. So, we can translate the full name “Ichimoku Kinko Hyo” to “Instant view of the balance chart” . This indicator was developed by Goichi Hosoda around 1969, and from that point forward Ichimoku Kinko Hyo has become a permanent feature inWed, 29 Jul 2009 09:36:19 GMThttp://www.fxstreet.com/education/technical/analyst@fxstreet.com (FXstreet.com Independent Analyst Team)http://www.fxstreet.com/education/technical/technical-basics-lessons/2009-07-29.htmlhttp://www.fxstreet.com/education/technical/technical-basics-lessons/2009-05-15.htmlA channel is a figure of high reliability, formed by two parallel trend lines at its borders. One connects the price highs, the other the price lows, and in between, there is a zone where the price tends to stay until it breaks. Both trend lines, upper and lower, act as support and resistance. Figure for itself shows the market trend. There are different kinds of channels, but they mostly work the same way. Let’s see a practical example of each one: Horizontal Channel: It can be find either inFri, 15 May 2009 08:19:24 GMThttp://www.fxstreet.com/education/technical/analyst@fxstreet.com (FXstreet.com Independent Analyst Team)http://www.fxstreet.com/education/technical/technical-basics-lessons/2009-05-15.htmlhttp://www.fxstreet.com/education/technical/technical-basics-lessons/2009-03-20.v02.htmlAs many of you already know, Forex is the most amazing and popular electronic financial market: it moves 1.5 trillion dollars a day, what NY Stocks market moves in a year. A 24 hours a day, 7 days a week market, with high volatility and liquidity, and with a plus advantage: leverage. A market where you can choose to go bull or bear with no cost: no extra premiums to pay, no additional options. It seems pretty much convenient, right? Well, let me tell you the disadvantages before I continue:Fri, 20 Mar 2009 13:07:26 GMThttp://www.fxstreet.com/education/technical/analyst@fxstreet.com (FXstreet.com Independent Analyst Team)http://www.fxstreet.com/education/technical/technical-basics-lessons/2009-03-20.v02.htmlhttp://www.fxstreet.com/education/technical/technical-basics-lessons/2009-03-20.htmlI always post here that we should wait for breaks or confirmations. Breaks of key levels of support and resistance or trend lines. So I will tell you the basic rules to trade with trend lines, I hope you will enjoy these basic education tips! As you may know, we always say that it is better to trade following the trend . This means that in a bullish market we should buy to take profits by selling. Of course we can trade against the trend - in fact I do it all the time - but we must be awareFri, 20 Mar 2009 13:05:05 GMThttp://www.fxstreet.com/education/technical/analyst@fxstreet.com (FXstreet.com Independent Analyst Team)http://www.fxstreet.com/education/technical/technical-basics-lessons/2009-03-20.html