Investing and trading – what is the difference between these concepts, what do they have in common, and most importantly, which is more profitable in terms of earnings? To answer this question, we must first understand the meaning of these concepts, and secondly, we’ll need to dig a little deeper into what each of them is. That’s what we’ll do in this article.
Author: Binomo
The Ichimoku Cloud
One of the most interesting means of price chart analysis on the options market today is an automatic indicator named Ichimoku Kinko Hyo (it is more often simply called the “Ichimoku”). It was created to improve the quality of asset price forecasting on candlestick charts, since on “clean” quotes, it is definitely not always possible to accurately determine the optimal entry points for trading.
The Momentum Oscillator indicator
The Momentum Oscillator is a type of technical analysis tool that measures the amount of change in the value of a certain asset over a period of time. Its main feature is that this tool is capable of identifying emerging trends in price movement and establishing optimal entry points on trend movement, moreover doing that ahead of the main chart and leveling out the possibility of signal delay.
A trading strategy using the Parabolic SAR and the TSMA filter
The Parabolic system is a popular trend indicator that shows reversal points. Its only drawback is its duality: it is not able to recognize neutral phases of the trend, so it immediately signals downward or upward price movement. In order to compensate for this deficiency of the Parabolic SAR, traders use auxiliary indicators that act as a signal filter. In this article, we will look at a trading strategy that uses the Parabolic in combination with the Time Series Moving Average (TSMA).