Benchmark rates are rates or the prices of instruments that are traded in the market which are used for pricing of other instruments. These rates or prices are used as benchmark for floating rate instruments. In the fixed income market, it is an interest rate that the market respects and closely watches. Typically a benchmark rate should satisfy the following [...]
The following points highlight the seven main methods used for securities analysis of markets. The methods are: 1. Advance Decline Theory 2. Short Interest Theory 3. Block Uptick-Downtick Ratio 4. Money Flow Index (MFI) 5. Reversal Effect 6. New Highs and New Lows 7. Credit Balance Theory. Method # 1. Advance Decline Theory: The advance decline theory takes into consideration [...]
In this article we will discuss about:- 1. Introduction to the Dow Theory of Technical Analysis 2. Basic Tenets of Dow Theory 3. Defects. Introduction to the Dow Theory of Technical Analysis: According to Charles Dow "the market is always considered as having three movements, all going at the same time. The first is the narrow movement from day-to-day. The [...]