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Automated analytical tool for your forex trading account, Social forex community

Automated analytical tool for your forex trading account, Social forex community

Finance for Geeks  Summary: Eric Sink provides a geek-oriented overview of accounting and company funding. On my weblog I write a series of articles entitled Marketing for Geeks. The series has been quite popular, but marketing is obviously not the only functional area that a geek entrepreneur might need to learn. Before I get started, let me offer a disclaimer or two. I'll begin with a short summary of what accounting is all about. Three Financial Statements If you are a geek who helps make strategic decisions for your ISV, then you need to know how to read the three basic financial statements: Income Statement--A summary of revenue vs. expenses and total profit (or loss) during a specific time period. All companies report their financials to somebody. At the time of writing this article, the Yahoo! Balance Sheet: How much is the company worth? Every introductory accounting class teaches the basic equation on which all of accounting is based: Assets = Liabilities + Capital Income = Revenue - Expenses OK.

Darvas Box Theory - Darvas Box Theory Explained: General Idea Darvas Box Theory Explained What follows is an explanation of the Darvas box method according to my interpretation of his seminal book. I stress that this is only my interpretation. Care to discuss yours? A quick poke around the web with your favorite search engine will show many websites on the topic of Darvas box theory (or some other variant, such as Darvas box method, Darvas boxes, etc.). For starters, Darvas notes in the appendix of his book (on page 194 of my copy) that the following information about a stock are necessary concomitants to the success of his system: An all-time high High and low for the past two or three years Weekly price range and volume for at least the last four to six months Darvas starts to explain his box theory system on page 51, and continues until page 56. The Basic Box Theory The Darvas box theory is a momentum strategy for use with a short-term trading style. A Darvas box is basically an area of consolidation.

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