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The Golden Ratio explained

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The Golden Ratio

The Golden ratio ( 1: 1618) has been found in nature historically

Trading with the Golden Ratio – Fibonacci retracements

From art to biology it can be found everywhere – like the proportions of the Parthenon to the shape of the human body

Financial analysts began applying this to stock and bond pricing in the form of Fibonacci retracements

It is used to estimate the future support and resistance levels

The Golden Ratio explained

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The Key Numbers – how to apply

We simply take the high point on a chart and the low point and draw a ling from the top to bottom

We then use the golden ratio to find the certain levels that the price is said obey from a support & resistance point of view

Let’s switch to a chart and take a detailed analysis of the same

The Golden Ratio explained

Trading with the Golden Ratio – Fibonacci retracements

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The Conclusion…

Technical Analysis is a central tenet of a trader using Fibonacci levels

It attempts to gauge the future movement of an instrument based on the trader being sure its price will obey such levels

It has in a global sense become a self fulfilling prophecy as the collective mind of traders believes that it will fall/rise at these levels – so they sell or buy and then it actually does!

Fibonacci movements may be useful but are for shorter term opportunities – we want to move with the smart money and let winners run for as long as possible – with minimal administration

The Golden Ratio explained

Trading with the Golden Ratio – Fibonacci retracements

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