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The market where spot (ie as per current rate) operations take place is called spot market. Operations of spot type are exactly those operations, which are the most popular on the Forex market. Quotes, which many people accustomed to in the window of trading terminal are called spot rate. It is accepted that settlement date for current conversion operations is the second business day after transaction is made. But it is only related to serious financial bodies. For common traders working on the Forex market via the Internet all current data is rendered in the terminal, trades are made within split seconds, therefore such criteria as settlement date cannot be accounted here. Also it is noteworthy that as compared with all other conversion operations, spot operations bear the highest risk. Forward conversion operations include forwards, futures, options and swaps. Listed instruments are also called derivatives. They were made in order to mitigate risks caused by unfavorable change of currency rate in the future.
A number of reversal patterns is indicated in Forex: Head and Shoulders, Double top, Double bottom, Triple top, Triple bottom, Diamond. Head and Shoulders Top – is a classical reversal pattern of technical analysis, which is formed following to a long upward trend. The model is considered to be fair reliable and is often formed. But despite above-mentioned, many beginning traders do not manage to take profit using this graphic pattern. The reason is that positions are opened prior to forming this model. Let's figure out the structure of the figure and its formation on the chart of trading terminal. The model consists from three subsequent price extreme points, the middle one is higher than others (head), and the rest two are below the middle one and are roughly equal (shoulders). All three uphills are supported by the neck line.
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