| Get To Know The Hanging Man Pattern When You Learn Technical Analysis |
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| Written by Chris Blanchet |
| Sunday, 12 July 2009 12:30 |
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In order to make quick money in the markets, traders need to assess opportunities that are created by volatility and fluctuations in security prices. To do this efficiently, all serious trades will learn technical analysis skills, which give them an indication as to when they should enter and exit a position with the least amount of risk to their capital. For short-term trades, investors will study short-term patterns.
In order to make quick money in the markets, traders need to assess opportunities that are created by volatility and fluctuations in security prices. To do this efficiently, all serious trades will learn technical analysis skills, which give them an indication as to when they should enter and exit a position with the least amount of risk to their capital. For short-term trades, investors will study short-term patterns. This installment of the Learn Technical Analysis Series examines a short-term pattern called the Hanging Man. With an eye on the short-term outlook of a security, this pattern indicates when it is time to sell an existing position or sell short a non-existent one. In other words, it is a bearish signal. To identify a Hanging Man patterns, investors will rely on the security's candlestick chart. New investors who want to learn technical analysis in any great detail can recognize this chart by the box that makes up the security's open and close range, and the vertical line that makes up the balance of the trading range. The box, often colored green or white when the close is higher than the open, and red or black when the close is lower, is called the "Real Body" and the rest of the range is called the "Shadow." The Hanging Man will consist of a small "Black Body" formed by a higher open and a lower close, as well as a long "Lower Shadow" meaning the stock traded much lower than the close at some point in the day. Ideally, the Lower Shadow will be at least twice as long as the Body. If you are just starting to learn technical analysis, the Hanging Man might look like a square tadpole with a straight tail. Since no pattern should ever be used in isolation, investors who learn technical analysis should confirm the Hanging Man with other indicators and analysis, including the security's and/or market's fundamentals. With the Hanging Man, investors will likely want to see a bearish gap between the Real Body of the Hanging Man on the open of the next session. The wider this gap, the better. With this in mind, the Real Body of the following day should ideally be lower than the close of the previous day. For this reason, investors really need to know more than a handful of patterns when they learn technical analysis skills. In some cases, bullish market activity could produce a false Hanging Man pattern. Investors can confirm a false pattern when the open of the next day's session is higher than the Real Body of the signaling Hanging Man pattern. As well, investors should be wary of White Real Body patterns, which occurs when the pattern's close is higher than the open. Without question, people who learn technical analysis can use their skills as primary discovery tools for buying and selling opportunities, or as confirmation for trades. Ultimately, they will make smarter trades and enjoy the rewards. DISCLAIMER: This article is provided as information only and is not to be taken as financial advice. Chris Blanchet has more than 16 years of experience as a Financial Advisor at one of the world's largest banks by market capitalization. To learn technical analysis free visit Online Trader Today.com where Chris writes about Technical Analysis and Options trading. Chris also maintains a debt-free blog at How To Repay Debt.com |