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The Trader

Dominic Picarda is a Chartered Market Technician and has co-ordinated the IC's charting coverage for four years. He writes regular market forecasts for the Trader page of the weekend FT and is a frequent speaker at seminars and other trading events


Recent articles

Near the top

THE TRADER reviews his correct call for a rally last week and wonders whether the big top is nigh.

08 September 2010

Too many bears

THE TRADER considers his call for a top in light of the latest falls and the preponderance of pessimists

01 September 2010

Zeppelin sighted

THE TRADER thinks the markets could still rally near-term, even as he considers the relevance of a recent bearish portent

24 August 2010

Sabre rattling

THE TRADER: Despite the latest sell-off, a bear-market rally into September is a clear possibility

17 August 2010

The phoney war

THE TRADER thinks a near-term fall is in order before the market reaches its next significant high

09 August 2010

Choppy gains to come

THE TRADER is frustrated by the market's whipsaw rally, but happy with the bearish message it's giving

04 August 2010

More gains to come

THE TRADER reckons the bear-market rally has further to run and highlights the key prices and dates

28 July 2010

Upside to come

THE TRADER: Despite shorting the latest sell-off, the Trader is planning to buy the rally he expects to follow

21 July 2010

Bear-market rally

THE TRADER still expects a decent bear-market rally in July and August, but thinks a near-term dip could still occur

13 July 2010

The Trader: swing chart focus

THE TRADER: Equity market swing charts reviewed in the light of the Dow's sell signal

07 July 2010

Your opinion

Should you sell your BP shares?

THE BIG QUESTION: Opinion is divided over whether investors should sell out of BP now, or hold onto the shares for long-term recovery

  • 18 June 2010
  • Written by:
    Martin Li

QE - was it worth it?

THE BIG QUESTION: £200bn later, are we any better off? John Redwood and Hetal Mehta debate

  • 9 February 2010
  • Written by:
    Jonathan Eley

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