James Chen, CMT, CTA is the Director of Trading and Investing at Investopedia. Previously, he was Chief Technical Strategist at FX Solutions, a global leader in foreign exchange trading. James is a Chartered Market Technician and a registered Commodity Trading Advisor. He is the author of the books, Essentials of Foreign Exchange Trading (John Wiley & Sons, 2009) and Essentials of Technical Analysis for Financial Markets (John Wiley & Sons, 2010), as well as author/speaker for the instructional video DVD set, High-Probability Trend Following in the Forex Market (FX Street, 2010). Mr. Chen contributes daily and intraday currency analysis to key financial media, is a frequent speaker at trading seminars and conferences, and has authored numerous articles on currency trading strategies and technical analysis for major financial publications.