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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.
A webcast presentation by James Chen, CMT, CTA on September 28th, 2011 as part of the CMT Association's Educational Web Series. Substantially different from all other financial markets, foreign exchange (forex) has distinct characteristics that require both a unique application...