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  Bollinger Bands Introduction   Hi, my name is Ty Young with www.surefire-trading.com. And as the newest member of the team, I would like to take a moment to introduce myself. I am a Technical Analyst. This means, as a trader, it is my position that all action and reaction of the markets – all the fundamentals - are exclusively expressed within the charts. I am NOT saying that there is no place for the fundamentals, I am saying that the fundamentals determine the price – and the price dictates the technical data. So, we allow the price to determine our direction. It is my goal, here at Sure-fire Trading; to assist you in developing the skills required to become a successful trader.  It is my goal to teach you how to analyze the charts - to teach you how to recognize “High Probability” trades.  As traders, what we do is a blending of chart mechanics and art. I will provide you with the mechanics portion; however, through experience and hard work, you must develop the...

Hidden Divergence Hi, this is Ty Young with Sure-fire Trading.com bringing you another exciting point of conversation. Isn’t it interesting how we in the “Trading” industry have taken common everyday words of interest and refashioned them to suit our needs? For instance, let’s take the words “trend” and “line”. Grammatically speaking, when we use these two words consecutively, the word “trend” is an adjective that is describing the noun “line”. And as such, they are written as two entities. However, in our world, “trend line” has evolved becoming an entity in itself, which we use as the compound word “trendline”. An identity that Webster’s Dictionary and Microsoft Word still, to this day, can’t wrap their heads around.  Divergence is such a word… Google the word “divergence” and you will quickly see what I mean. In our world, divergence has taken on a characteristic all its own. So, sit back and relax as we delve into its nature and how we may use it to identify and confirm higher ...