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Western Indicators 22 nd October 2015 NUS Invest nusinvest.com DISCLAIMER AND DISCLOSURES Please read the disclaimer and the disclosures which can be found within this report Mudit Kedia, Timmy Lim, Yeo Jian Hui Global Macro Department Agenda Recap on Chart Patterns Moving Average Relative Strength Index Bollinger Bands Conclusion
Western Indicators 22 nd October 2015 NUS Invest nusinvest.com DISCLAIMER AND DISCLOSURES Please read the disclaimer and the disclosures which can be found within this report Mudit Kedia, Timmy Lim, Yeo Jian Hui Global Macro Department Recap on Chart Patterns Head and Shoulders
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Western Indicators 22 nd October 2015 NUS Invest nusinvest.com DISCLAIMER AND DISCLOSURES Please read the disclaimer and the disclosures which can be found within this report Mudit Kedia, Timmy Lim, Yeo Jian Hui Global Macro Department What are Technical Indicators? A class of metrics whose value is derived from generic price activity in a stock or asset. Look to predict the future price levels, or simply the general price direction, of a security by looking at past patterns. Indicators generally overlay on price chart data to indicate where the price is going, or whether the price is in an "overbought" condition or an "oversold" condition.
Western Indicators 22 nd October 2015 NUS Invest nusinvest.com DISCLAIMER AND DISCLOSURES Please read the disclaimer and the disclosures which can be found within this report Mudit Kedia, Timmy Lim, Yeo Jian Hui Global Macro Department Types of Technical Indicators
Western Indicators 22 nd October 2015 NUS Invest nusinvest.com DISCLAIMER AND DISCLOSURES Please read the disclaimer and the disclosures which can be found within this report Mudit Kedia, Timmy Lim, Yeo Jian Hui Global Macro Department Agenda Recap on Chart Patterns Moving Average Relative Strength Index Bollinger Bands Conclusion
Western Indicators 22 nd October 2015 NUS Invest nusinvest.com DISCLAIMER AND DISCLOSURES Please read the disclaimer and the disclosures which can be found within this report Mudit Kedia, Timmy Lim, Yeo Jian Hui Global Macro Department Trend Indicators
Western Indicators 22 nd October 2015 NUS Invest nusinvest.com DISCLAIMER AND DISCLOSURES Please read the disclaimer and the disclosures which can be found within this report Mudit Kedia, Timmy Lim, Yeo Jian Hui Global Macro Department Moving Average WHAT ARE THEY ? Most popular tool in technical analysis Help track trends in financial assets by smoothing out day- to-day price fluctuations Generate buy and sell signals
Western Indicators 22 nd October 2015 NUS Invest nusinvest.com DISCLAIMER AND DISCLOSURES Please read the disclaimer and the disclosures which can be found within this report Mudit Kedia, Timmy Lim, Yeo Jian Hui Global Macro Department Moving Average SIMPLE MOVING AVERAGE Arithmetic mean of a given set of values Example: For a 10 day moving average, sum the prices of the last 10 days and divide by the number of days (10) Why ‘moving’? 10-day SMA
Western Indicators 22 nd October 2015 NUS Invest nusinvest.com DISCLAIMER AND DISCLOSURES Please read the disclaimer and the disclosures which can be found within this report Mudit Kedia, Timmy Lim, Yeo Jian Hui Global Macro Department Moving Average WHAT DO MOVING AVERAGES LOOK LIKE ? Calculate values for each date, plot onto a chart and connect the points Use of multiple moving averages together Time frames can vary
Western Indicators 22 nd October 2015 NUS Invest nusinvest.com DISCLAIMER AND DISCLOSURES Please read the disclaimer and the disclosures which can be found within this report Mudit Kedia, Timmy Lim, Yeo Jian Hui Global Macro Department Moving Average EXPONENTIAL MOVING AVERAGE Weighted moving average More responsive to new information than SMA- more weight to recent prices
Western Indicators 22 nd October 2015 NUS Invest nusinvest.com DISCLAIMER AND DISCLOSURES Please read the disclaimer and the disclosures which can be found within this report Mudit Kedia, Timmy Lim, Yeo Jian Hui Global Macro Department Moving Average PRIMARY FUNCTIONS Identify trends and reversals Measure the strength of an asset’s momentum Determine potential areas where an asset will find support or resistance
Western Indicators 22 nd October 2015 NUS Invest nusinvest.com DISCLAIMER AND DISCLOSURES Please read the disclaimer and the disclosures which can be found within this report Mudit Kedia, Timmy Lim, Yeo Jian Hui Global Macro Department Moving Average TRENDS Moving averages are lagging indicators Uptrend- price is above moving average Downtrend- price is below moving average
Western Indicators 22 nd October 2015 NUS Invest nusinvest.com DISCLAIMER AND DISCLOSURES Please read the disclaimer and the disclosures which can be found within this report Mudit Kedia, Timmy Lim, Yeo Jian Hui Global Macro Department Moving Average MOMENTUM Pay close attention to the time periods used in creating the average Place 3 moving averages on a chart and see how they stack up in relation to one another
Western Indicators 22 nd October 2015 NUS Invest nusinvest.com DISCLAIMER AND DISCLOSURES Please read the disclaimer and the disclosures which can be found within this report Mudit Kedia, Timmy Lim, Yeo Jian Hui Global Macro Department Moving Average Support and Resistance
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Western Indicators 22 nd October 2015 NUS Invest nusinvest.com DISCLAIMER AND DISCLOSURES Please read the disclaimer and the disclosures which can be found within this report Mudit Kedia, Timmy Lim, Yeo Jian Hui Global Macro Department Moving Average CROSSOVERS
Western Indicators 22 nd October 2015 NUS Invest nusinvest.com DISCLAIMER AND DISCLOSURES Please read the disclaimer and the disclosures which can be found within this report Mudit Kedia, Timmy Lim, Yeo Jian Hui Global Macro Department Moving Average MOVING AVERAGE ENVELOPE
Western Indicators 22 nd October 2015 NUS Invest nusinvest.com DISCLAIMER AND DISCLOSURES Please read the disclaimer and the disclosures which can be found within this report Mudit Kedia, Timmy Lim, Yeo Jian Hui Global Macro Department Moving Average FACTORS TO CONSIDER Data used in calculation Finding an appropriate time period No average is full-proof
Western Indicators 22 nd October 2015 NUS Invest nusinvest.com DISCLAIMER AND DISCLOSURES Please read the disclaimer and the disclosures which can be found within this report Mudit Kedia, Timmy Lim, Yeo Jian Hui Global Macro Department Agenda Recap on Chart Patterns Moving Average Relative Strength Index Bollinger Bands Conclusion
Western Indicators 22 nd October 2015 NUS Invest nusinvest.com DISCLAIMER AND DISCLOSURES Please read the disclaimer and the disclosures which can be found within this report Mudit Kedia, Timmy Lim, Yeo Jian Hui Global Macro Department Momentum Indicators
Western Indicators 22 nd October 2015 NUS Invest nusinvest.com DISCLAIMER AND DISCLOSURES Please read the disclaimer and the disclosures which can be found within this report Mudit Kedia, Timmy Lim, Yeo Jian Hui Global Macro Department Relative Strength Index J. Welles Wilder Measures the speed & change of price movements o Overbought-Oversold o Divergences o Failure Swings o Trend Identification
Western Indicators 22 nd October 2015 NUS Invest nusinvest.com DISCLAIMER AND DISCLOSURES Please read the disclaimer and the disclosures which can be found within this report Mudit Kedia, Timmy Lim, Yeo Jian Hui Global Macro Department Relative Strength Index – The Calculation RSI = 100 – RS RS = Avg. Gain ÷ Avg. Loss The very first calculations for avg. gain and avg. loss are simple 14 period avg(s). First Avg. Gain = Sum of Gains over the past 14 periods / 14 First Avg. Loss = Sum of Losses over the past 14 periods / 14 The second, and subsequent, calculations are based on the prior averages and the current gain loss: Avg. Gain = [(previous Avg. Gain) x 13 + current Gain] / 14 Avg. Loss = [(previous Avg. Loss) x 13 + current Loss] / 14
Western Indicators 22 nd October 2015 NUS Invest nusinvest.com DISCLAIMER AND DISCLOSURES Please read the disclaimer and the disclosures which can be found within this report Mudit Kedia, Timmy Lim, Yeo Jian Hui Global Macro Department Relative Strength Index – The Calculation
Western Indicators 22 nd October 2015 NUS Invest nusinvest.com DISCLAIMER AND DISCLOSURES Please read the disclaimer and the disclosures which can be found within this report Mudit Kedia, Timmy Lim, Yeo Jian Hui Global Macro Department Relative Strength Index – Overbought-Oversold
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Western Indicators 22 nd October 2015 NUS Invest nusinvest.com DISCLAIMER AND DISCLOSURES Please read the disclaimer and the disclosures which can be found within this report Mudit Kedia, Timmy Lim, Yeo Jian Hui Global Macro Department Relative Strength Index – Failure Swings Bullish Failure Swing 1.Below 30 (Oversold) 2.Bounce above 30 3.Pullback and hold above 30 4.Break above prior high
Western Indicators 22 nd October 2015 NUS Invest nusinvest.com DISCLAIMER AND DISCLOSURES Please read the disclaimer and the disclosures which can be found within this report Mudit Kedia, Timmy Lim, Yeo Jian Hui Global Macro Department Relative Strength Index – Failure Swings
Western Indicators 22 nd October 2015 NUS Invest nusinvest.com DISCLAIMER AND DISCLOSURES Please read the disclaimer and the disclosures which can be found within this report Mudit Kedia, Timmy Lim, Yeo Jian Hui Global Macro Department Relative Strength Index – Failure Swings Bearish Failure Swing 1.Above 70 (Overbought) 2.Pullback below 70 3.Bounce and hold below 70 4.Break above prior low
Western Indicators 22 nd October 2015 NUS Invest nusinvest.com DISCLAIMER AND DISCLOSURES Please read the disclaimer and the disclosures which can be found within this report Mudit Kedia, Timmy Lim, Yeo Jian Hui Global Macro Department Relative Strength Index – Failure Swings
Western Indicators 22 nd October 2015 NUS Invest nusinvest.com DISCLAIMER AND DISCLOSURES Please read the disclaimer and the disclosures which can be found within this report Mudit Kedia, Timmy Lim, Yeo Jian Hui Global Macro Department Relative Strength Index – Trend Identification Bullish Market Range Support
Western Indicators 22 nd October 2015 NUS Invest nusinvest.com DISCLAIMER AND DISCLOSURES Please read the disclaimer and the disclosures which can be found within this report Mudit Kedia, Timmy Lim, Yeo Jian Hui Global Macro Department Relative Strength Index – Trend Identification
Western Indicators 22 nd October 2015 NUS Invest nusinvest.com DISCLAIMER AND DISCLOSURES Please read the disclaimer and the disclosures which can be found within this report Mudit Kedia, Timmy Lim, Yeo Jian Hui Global Macro Department Relative Strength Index – Trend Identification Bearish Market Range Resistance
Western Indicators 22 nd October 2015 NUS Invest nusinvest.com DISCLAIMER AND DISCLOSURES Please read the disclaimer and the disclosures which can be found within this report Mudit Kedia, Timmy Lim, Yeo Jian Hui Global Macro Department Relative Strength Index – Trend Identification
Western Indicators 22 nd October 2015 NUS Invest nusinvest.com DISCLAIMER AND DISCLOSURES Please read the disclaimer and the disclosures which can be found within this report Mudit Kedia, Timmy Lim, Yeo Jian Hui Global Macro Department Agenda Recap on Chart Patterns Moving Average Relative Strength Index Bollinger Bands Conclusion
Western Indicators 22 nd October 2015 NUS Invest nusinvest.com DISCLAIMER AND DISCLOSURES Please read the disclaimer and the disclosures which can be found within this report Mudit Kedia, Timmy Lim, Yeo Jian Hui Global Macro Department Volatility measures the dispersion or variation of prices It also measures the risk of an underlying asset ↑ volatility ↑ risk ↑ returns ↓ volatility ↓ risk ↓ returns What is Volatility?
Western Indicators 22 nd October 2015 NUS Invest nusinvest.com DISCLAIMER AND DISCLOSURES Please read the disclaimer and the disclosures which can be found within this report Mudit Kedia, Timmy Lim, Yeo Jian Hui Global Macro Department Volatility Indicators
Western Indicators 22 nd October 2015 NUS Invest nusinvest.com DISCLAIMER AND DISCLOSURES Please read the disclaimer and the disclosures which can be found within this report Mudit Kedia, Timmy Lim, Yeo Jian Hui Global Macro Department Bollinger Bands Founded by John Bollinger 3 key elements: 1.Simple moving average (μ) 2.Upper band (μ + 2σ) 3.Lower band (μ – 2σ) BB(no. of days, no. of σ) BB(20, 2)
Western Indicators 22 nd October 2015 NUS Invest nusinvest.com DISCLAIMER AND DISCLOSURES Please read the disclaimer and the disclosures which can be found within this report Mudit Kedia, Timmy Lim, Yeo Jian Hui Global Macro Department Standard Normal Distribution Moving average (μ) Lower band (μ – 2σ) Upper band (μ + 2σ)
Western Indicators 22 nd October 2015 NUS Invest nusinvest.com DISCLAIMER AND DISCLOSURES Please read the disclaimer and the disclosures which can be found within this report Mudit Kedia, Timmy Lim, Yeo Jian Hui Global Macro Department Bollinger Bands – 3 elements 2σ2σ 2σ2σ 20-SMA Upper Band Lower Band
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Western Indicators 22 nd October 2015 NUS Invest nusinvest.com DISCLAIMER AND DISCLOSURES Please read the disclaimer and the disclosures which can be found within this report Mudit Kedia, Timmy Lim, Yeo Jian Hui Global Macro Department Bollinger Bands – Identifying Trends (Down Trend)
Western Indicators 22 nd October 2015 NUS Invest nusinvest.com DISCLAIMER AND DISCLOSURES Please read the disclaimer and the disclosures which can be found within this report Mudit Kedia, Timmy Lim, Yeo Jian Hui Global Macro Department Bollinger Bands – Identifying Trends (Sideway Trend)
Western Indicators 22 nd October 2015 NUS Invest nusinvest.com DISCLAIMER AND DISCLOSURES Please read the disclaimer and the disclosures which can be found within this report Mudit Kedia, Timmy Lim, Yeo Jian Hui Global Macro Department Key Assumptions Mean reversion—prices tend to move towards the average over time Bollinger Bands – Mean Reversion
Western Indicators 22 nd October 2015 NUS Invest nusinvest.com DISCLAIMER AND DISCLOSURES Please read the disclaimer and the disclosures which can be found within this report Mudit Kedia, Timmy Lim, Yeo Jian Hui Global Macro Department Bollinger Bands – Walking the Bands
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Western Indicators 22 nd October 2015 NUS Invest nusinvest.com DISCLAIMER AND DISCLOSURES Please read the disclaimer and the disclosures which can be found within this report Mudit Kedia, Timmy Lim, Yeo Jian Hui Global Macro Department Bollinger Bands – Double Tops
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Western Indicators 22 nd October 2015 NUS Invest nusinvest.com DISCLAIMER AND DISCLOSURES Please read the disclaimer and the disclosures which can be found within this report Mudit Kedia, Timmy Lim, Yeo Jian Hui Global Macro Department Recap Indicators covered: - Moving Average - Relative Strength Index - Bollinger Bands NUS Invest Quiz -
Western Indicators 22 nd October 2015 NUS Invest nusinvest.com DISCLAIMER AND DISCLOSURES Please read the disclaimer and the disclosures which can be found within this report Mudit Kedia, Timmy Lim, Yeo Jian Hui Global Macro Department Recap Workshops covered: - Intro to Basic Candlestick Patterns - Support & Resistance, Trendlines - Chart Patterns - Western Indicators Next workshop: Trading Psychology & Money Management
Western Indicators 22 nd October 2015 NUS Invest nusinvest.com DISCLAIMER AND DISCLOSURES Please read the disclaimer and the disclosures which can be found within this report Mudit Kedia, Timmy Lim, Yeo Jian Hui Global Macro Department Q&A Session