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Futures - Support, resistance and trends

Level: Beginner / Length: 5 minutes

Markets tend to move in a general direction, or trend. In this module we’ll explore technical analysis in more detail, including how to identify trends, as well as key levels of support and resistance.

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Learn about uptrends, downtrends and sideways trends.

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Understand major, intermediate and near-term trends.

There are three main trends adopted by traders: Major or long-term trend, intermediate and short-term trends. The intermediate trend, which could last up to several months, is most often used by traders to confirm the overall direction of the market.

  • Support and resistance – what do they mean?
  • What a trend is within technical analysis?
  • The different types of trend
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