The FX Bootcamp Guide to Strategic and Tactical Forex Trading

Preface.

Introduction.

Which Do You Do?

PART ONE: Basic Training.

CHAPTER 1: Lagging Indicators.

Moving Averages.

Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD).

Bollinger Bands.

Standard Deviation.

Summary.

CHAPTER 2: Leading Indicators.

Price Support and Resistance.

Fibonacci Retracements.

Fibonacci Extensions.

Summary.

Part One Summary.

PART TWO: Strategic Analysis.

CHAPTER 3: How to Gather Market Intelligence to Formulate a Trading Strategy.

Spy Plane View.

Inflation Sensation.

Central Banking.

Inflation Targeting.

Cost of Money.

Money Magnets.

Interested in Valuation.

Foreign Exchange.

Demanding Consequences.

House of Cards.

Not Interested.

Summary.

CHAPTER 4: The Carry Trade.

Free House.

Scary Carry.

Power Yen.

Summary.

CHAPTER 5: Forex and the Fed.

Forex Economics.

The Federal Reserve System.

Summary.

CHAPTER 6: Commodity Correlations.

Commodity Correlation: Oil.

Commodity Correlation: Gold.

Commodity Correlation: Equities.

Trading Commodities.

Summary.

CHAPTER 7: Greenback Guru: Why You Should Specialize in Trading U.S. Dollars.

What's Your USD Bias?

Currency Correlation Coefficient.

Trading Currency Correlation.

Trading a Basket of Currencies.

Petrodollars.

Yet another Reason.

Summary.

Part Two Summary.

PART THREE: Rules of Engagement.

What's the Time?

CHAPTER 8: Market Analysis.

Speed of the Market.

Momentum of Price.

Summary.

CHAPTER 9: Fundamental Analysis.

Economic Announcements.

Global Money Flow.

Interest Rates and Currency Values.

Market Bias.

Announcement Calendar.

Summary.

CHAPTER 10: Technical Analysis.

Self-Fulfilling Prophecy.

Range Analysis.

Trend Analysis.

Pivot Analysis.

Summary.

CHAPTER 11: Risk Analysis.

Fear of Loss.

Fear of Profit.

Limits.

FX Bootcamper Credo.

Limits for Loss.

Limits for Profit.

More Tactics for Trade Entry and Exits.

Your Mind's Eye.

Do Nothing.

Do You Have the Guts?

Second Chances in Forex.

Summary.

Part Three: Summary

PART FOUR: Tactical Planning.

CHAPTER 12: Candlestick Patterns.

Reversal Patterns.

Reverse and Continuation Patterns.

Trending Only.

Summary.

CHAPTER 13: Range Trading.

Get in the Ring.

Floors and Ceilings.

Over and Out.

Summary.

CHAPTER 14: Trading the News.

Conservative News Trades.

Summary.

Part Four Summary.

PART FIVE: Psychological Warfare.

CHAPTER 15: How to Cope with Pre- and Post-Trading Stress Disorders.

Going Mental.

Common Thread.

Understand Yourself, Understand Your Trades.

Summary.

CHAPTER 16: Trade Journals.

3X the 4X.

Summary.

CHAPTER 17: Target Practice.

Summary.

CHAPTER 18: Three-Year Plan.

FX Business Planner.

Risk Management.

Summary.

Part Five Summary.

CHAPTER 19: Closing Notes.

The Genesis of FX Bootcamp.

Lead by Example.

Additional Support.

Index.