029: Brian Shannon The Science of Technical Analysis, Versus the Art of Trading

Published: July 16, 2015, 9:09 a.m.

b'This weeks guest is Brian Shannon, who first and foremost is a professional trader, whose involvement with the market dates back well over 20 years.\\n\\xa0\\nHe\\u2019s also the author of the highly regarded book, Technical Analysis Using Multiple Timeframes. And thirdly, Brian is the founder of AlphaTrends, an educational company focused on teaching traders how to navigate the market successfully.\\n\\xa0\\nFor the most part Brian is a swing trader, with the occasional day trade in the mix. During the interview Brian discusses both approaches, and gives a few pointers that may help you to discover the right timeframe for your own trading.\\n\\xa0\\nWe also talk about understanding the psychology of market participants within well-known patterns, the two indicators that Brian uses most often (one of them being VWAP \\u2013 Volume Weighted Average Price), and Brian also walks us through the 4 stages of a market cycle: accumulation, markup, distribution & decline.\\nSo all in all, Brian hit on plenty of great topics, and I feel like you\\u2019re really going to enjoy the insight he shares with us\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'