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Learn Technical Analysis - How Can Expectancy Increase Profits?

By: Mike Singh Home | Finance


When it comes to explaining expectancy in the market, you must first look at financial analysis as well as technical analysis. These two types of analysis are usually combined together to gain information on future trades. The first one is related to supply and demand, while the second is related to the more specific aspects of the market.

Both of these, while related to expectancy, can only be used with some degree of certainty. This degree of certainty is in fact not very big. This is all based on probability. There is a main variable on both of these. This variable can be used in some instances as a tool on the trading market. In fact this technical analysis is a very powerful tool. A lot of people just starting out are afraid to use expectancy, but it is actually quite easy to understand. Expectancy is basically an equation; where expectancy equals the probability of a win or average win minus probability of a loss or average loss.

This is basically the profit that will be expected. For example if your probability of win is around a thousand dollars and your loss is expected to be three hundred dollars, your expectancy will be seven hundred dollars. This means that the seven hundred dollars is basically your profit.

The main goal to using expectancy is of course trying to figure out how to gain the most profits. Instead of focusing just on the profitability of a trade, you see more of a general overview. Expectancy is tools that will help you see the net profits for a certain amount of time. If you use expectancy correctly over time you will minimize your risks. Although not all risks can be avoided when it comes to trading, you can greatly lessen the risk you are taking. That is part of the reason why understanding expectancy can be a great benefit to you and your trades. You will be able to better see your profits over the long term, especially when it comes to future trades.

As you can see this type of commodity is actually quite easy to understand. When it comes to figuring it out, it can be done with relative ease. In fact figuring out expectancy is the easiest part. Once you figure it out, it is just a matter of applying expectancy to the given situation. Though expectancy will not totally eliminate the risk factors, it can greatly help you minimize them.



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