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The Unemployment Rate

The household survey doesn't give much reliable information because of its smaller research sample unlike the establishment survey as it was mentioned above. Though, this survey worth mentioning as far it gives the daily figures of unemployment rate.

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Simple Moving Average (SMA)

Description: There are several different types of moving averages (MAs) in use by forex traders. In fact, moving averages are the most common technical indicator across all financial markets, including the forex.They are called "moving" because each new chart period is included in the calculation, while the oldest period is discarded. This has the effect of the average moving along as time passes and the chart develops.

The simple moving average, as its name suggests, is the simplest form of moving average. It has only two parameters, and they are the "period" and "price". The period determines over how many bars the average is calculated, and the price determines which price in each bar is used - the open, close, high, low, mid-point, or some combination thereof. Closing price is the most common setting for the price parameter, while many different periods are used by different traders in different markets, for different instruments, and at different times.

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ABC/Money Magazine Consumer Comfort Index

ABC/Money Magazine Consumer Comfort Index is a nationwide enquiry of about 1,000 adults per month about personal finances, buying climate and the status of the economy. It's supposed to be helpful and more frequent measure of consumer opinions. Aggregate Hours Worked The aggregate hours worked totalizes two series we just mentioned. The idea is to get an entire picture of the total hours worked each month by calculating an index that represents both employment and the workweek. This indicator is considered to reflect monthly changes of GDP. The quarterly change in the amount of goods produced is defined as equal to the change in man-hours plus the change in productivity.

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Commodity Channel Index (CCI)

Commodity Channel Index (CCI)
CCI measures the position of price in relation to its moving average and is designed to identify cyclical turns. CCI works well in ranging markets and typically fluctuates between +100 and -100 readings.

CCI is considered to be overbought at +100 readings or above and oversold at -100 readings or below.

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