4: Moving averages rock!

If I had to choose just one indicator to analyse a chart, a moving average would be my absolute first choice. You’re about to learn the secrets of the moving average so you can apply them and excel in the markets . . .

Just before we have a chat about how to use moving averages, I want to remind you about why you want to become a trader in the first place. Sometimes, in the midst of a lot of technical detail, your reasons for studying can get a little bit lost. Don’t let that happen to you. I thought you’d like to know . . . Eleven things they didn’t tell me about being a trader:

1 When you’re a full-time trader, filling in your day with non-trading activities so that you don’t tinker with your plan is harder than you’d ...

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