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Essential Guide to Candle Stick Charting

Candlestick charting is one of the oldest but most popular methods of trading financial markets.

Founded back in the 16th Century in Osaka it is a tried and trusted method of trading that has stood the test of time – drawing on military strategy it likens the making of a profit to fighting a battle.

This important charting method should form the backbone of your future technical analysis.

Sign up to our half day course for an in-depth look at candlesticks – what they are, how they are used and how to identify the most common reversal patterns used in the market today.

1. Background history to candlesticks – a brief overview of its 15th century origins
2. What is a candlestick – how a candle is constructed - what do we mean by the shadows and the body
3. Types of Candles – the most common single candlestick formations
4. Two line Candlestick lines – key reversal patterns including bullish and bearish engulfing patterns.
5. Three line Candlestick lines – more key reversal patterns including morning and evening stars.
6. Confirmation – how to confirm a signal using moving averages/oscillators
7. The importance of 3 – why 3 is such a significant number in Japan.
8. Pros and Cons – when to use candles and more importantly when not to.
9. Conclusion.

We invite our clients to take advantage of our brand new training course at a special introductory rate of just £75.

There are just sixty places at a first come first served basis available and this course will be held at our London Head offices on 26/04/08 10.00am – 2.00pm.

Please contact our education team via e-mail at education@cmcmarkets.com or call our education hotline on 0800 279 9830 now.