Technical Analysis (I): Strategies for Transaction Timing of Stocks, Futures & Forex

Basic to Intermediate Level

To equip participants with skills in the discipline of Stock Transaction Timing. To identify trends and the use of trend reversal indicators. Price Pattern analysis using volume confirmations for prescriptive action and price target acquisition.

Course Synopsis

✓ The Investment Process – Stock Selection and Stock Transaction Timing
✓ Fundamental Analysis & Valuation for Stock Selection
✓ Technical Analysis for Stock Transaction Timing
✓ The Major Tool of Technical Analysis – The Chart
✓ Line Charts, Bar Charts and Candlestick Charts
✓ Typology of Charts and Scaling Methods
✓ Macro Charts – Index Charts
✓ Micro Charts – Charts of Individual Stocks, Futures & Forex
✓ The Foundation of Technical Analysis – the Dow Theory
✓ Trendlines. The Concept of Support & Resistance.
✓ Trendline Analysis, Breakouts and Validity confirmations with volume
✓ Identifying Trend Reversals
✓ The Moving Average Technique for Trend Reversals Buy & Sell Prescriptions
✓ Price Patterns. Reversal and Continuation Patterns
✓ Reversal Price Patterns & Volume Confirmations
✓ Continuation Price Patterns and Volume Confirmations
✓ Market Breadth – The CADI (Cumulative Advance Decline Index)

Course Instructor

Mr Robert C S Tay is a Trading Representative with UOB Kay Hian Securities Pte Ltd. He has 25 years experience in international currency and deposit broking, stock broking, investment management and securities research. His past appointments include: Investment Manager, of Phillip Securities; Director of Phillip Securities Investment Research, Investment Manager of DBS Securities, Research Manager of Morgan Grenfell Asia Securities. Mr Tay is a frequent conference speaker on investment management and strategies and is often invited by the media to comment on the stock market and economy. Mr Tay conducts courses and workshops for SGX, IBF, NUS, SIAS and other financial institutions. He served on the Education Committee of SIAS and was the lecturer and the examiner for the SIAS investment analysis program. He has a BA in Economics and Sociology from the University of Singapore and an MBA from the University of New South Wales.

Course Duration

15 Lecture Hours

Course Fees

SGD 600

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Technical Analysis (II): Strategies for Transaction Timing of Stocks, Futures & Forex

Advanced Level

To equip participants with advanced skills in the discipline of Stock Transaction Timing. Advanced Price Pattern Analysis, which includes Key Reversal Day Techniques and Island Reversal Pivot Points. Advanced Price Pattern Analysis using volume confirmations for prescriptive action and price target acquisition. To use price momentum for profit maximization. The use of the Sakata Method of Japanese Candlestick Charting, Reversal identification using Candlestick Chart Patterns.

Course Synopsis

✓ The Dow Theory – The Foundation of Technical Analysis
✓ Price & Volume Studies – The Psychological Dimension
✓ Trend Line Analysis – Support & Resistance
✓ Trend Indicators – Moving Averages, MACDI, MACDI Histogram & Wilder’s Average Directional Index (ADX)
✓ Market Breadth – The Cumulative Advances/Declines Index (CADI)
✓ Bert’s Checklist of Technical Indicators
✓ Momentum – Wilder’s RSI, George Lane’s Stochastics
✓ Gapping Strategies for Trading Success
✓ The Sakata Method of Candlestick Charting
✓ The significance of the candle, the body and the shadows
✓ Length of Candle and Volatility
✓ The significance of the Doji – Exhaustion & Reversal
✓ One Candle Patterns for Trend Reversals
✓ Two Candle Patterns for Trend Reversals
✓ The Thirds Candle Confirmation
✓ Reversal Candlestick Patterns
✓ Confirmation of Candle Patterns using Wilder’s RSI and George Lane’s Stochastics
✓ Managing Trading Risk – Stop Loss placement, trailing stop losses and profit taking targets

Course Instructor

Mr Robert C S Tay is a Trading Representative with UOB Kay Hian Securities Pte Ltd. He has 25 years experience in international currency and deposit broking, stock broking, investment management and securities research. His past appointments include: Investment Manager, of Phillip Securities; Director of Phillip Securities Investment Research, Investment Manager of DBS Securities, Research Manager of Morgan Grenfell Asia Securities. Mr Tay is a frequent conference speaker on investment management and strategies and is often invited by the media to comment on the stock market and economy. Mr Tay conducts courses and workshops for SGX, IBF, NUS, SIAS and other financial institutions. He served on the Education Committee of SIAS and was the lecturer and the examiner for the SIAS investment analysis program. He has a BA in Economics and Sociology from the University of Singapore and an MBA from the University of New South Wales.

Course Duration

15 Lecture Hours

Course Fees

SGD 600

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Japanese Candlestick Charting – Strategies for Transaction Timing of Stocks, Futures & Forex

Advanced Level

Course participants should have a basic understanding of Technical Analysis.

An Intensive five-lecture Module on Japanese Candlestick Charting.

Course Synopsis

✓ Technical Analysis: A methodology for stocks and/or futures transaction timing.
✓ Candlestick Charting vs Traditional Bar Charting
✓ The Advantages of Candlestock Charts
✓ The Visual Impact of Candlestick Charts and the Ease of Identifying Data Relationship
✓ The Basics of Candlestick Charts. Trend Representation. Three Lines Up, Three Lines Down, The Body (Jittai), Shadow (Kage), Long Days, Short Days, Bald Head (Morubozu), Cross (Doji), Star (Hoshi), Paper Umbrella (Karakasa)
✓ Munehisa Honma and the Sakata School of Candlestick Charting. Honma’s Principle of Three (San), Three Mountains (San-Zan), Three Rivers (San-Sen), Three Gaps (San-Ku), Three Soldiers (San-Pei), Three Methods (San-Poh)
✓ Nison’s Contribution to candlestick Charting.
✓ Reversal Candlestick Patterns: Types of Pattern, Graphics of Pattern, Recognition Guidelines, Psychology underlying the Pattern. The Hammer (Tonkachi), The Hanging Man (Kubitsuri), The Engulfing Pattern (Tsutsumi), The Inside Day Pregnant Pattern (Harami), The Inverted Hammer (tohba), Shooting Star (Nagare Bushi), Piercing Line (kirikomi) and the Dark Cloud Cover (kabuse), Doji Star, Morning Star, Evening Star, Morning Doji Star, Evening Doji Star, the Abandoned Baby (Sutego), Three White Soldiers (San-Pei) and Three Black Crows.
✓ Continuation Candlestick Patterns: Upside Tasuki Gapa, Downside Tasuki Gap, Rising Three Methods, Falling Three Methods. Upside Gap Three Methods, Downside Gap Three Methods, On Neck Line, In Neck Line and the Thrusting Line.
✓ Trend Determination and Candlestick Charts. Trendlines, Moving Averages and Bollinger Bands.
✓ Technical Filters on Candlestick Charts. Wilder’s RSI and Candlestick Charts
✓ Derivative Candlestick Charting Techniques, Moriss’ Candle Power Techniques Combining Candlestick Charting with Volume
✓ Charting Software Systems and Data Providers for Candlestick Charting

Course Instructor

Mr Robert C S Tay is a Trading Representative with UOB Kay Hian Securities Pte Ltd. He has 25 years experience in international currency and deposit broking, stock broking, investment management and securities research. His past appointments include: Investment Manager, of Phillip Securities; Director of Phillip Securities Investment Research, Investment Manager of DBS Securities, Research Manager of Morgan Grenfell Asia Securities. Mr Tay is a frequent conference speaker on investment management and strategies and is often invited by the media to comment on the stock market and economy. Mr Tay conducts courses and workshops for SGX, IBF, NUS, SIAS and other financial institutions. He served on the Education Committee of SIAS and was the lecturer and the examiner for the SIAS investment analysis program. He has a BA in Economics and Sociology from the University of Singapore and an MBA from the University of New South Wales.

Course Duration

10 Lecture Hours

Course Fees

SGD 600

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