Introduction to Candlestick Charts

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Summary

Candlestick charts are used by traders and investors to help understand price behavior.  This session provides an introduction for the new user and includes a history of candles, basic terminology, and simple patterns.  

Speaker

Rick Swope, Vice President and Senior Strategist
Investor Education at E*TRADE from Morgan Stanley

Rick is Vice President of Investor Education with E*TRADE from Morgan Stanley.

As a veteran speaker and educator, Rick has presented for over 20 years across the U.S., Canada, Europe, and Asia. His background covers technical analysis, market strategy and risk management. Rick has presented with some of the top financial exchanges including the Chicago Board Options Exchange, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and NASDAQ OMX. He has extensive media experience including a regional PBS weekly show as well as numerous radio and television appearances.

Rick was the managing supervisor of one of the earliest online trading firms. He began his career as an Engineering instructor and a Propulsion Engineer on the F22 Raptor program for the USAF Systems Command.

His undergraduate and graduate studies focused on Systems Engineering, Mathematics, Operations Research and Statistics. He holds the Series 7, 24, and 63 licenses.