Hello everyone! What kind of math is involved in trading? Any specific formulas or anything I need to know? I'm meeting up with an old math teacher this Wed. and we're going to go over some stuff, and it'd be great to get some information about the math involved in trading (we're not specifically covering trading, but why not kill two birds with one stone?). Any help would be appreciated.
- #5
- Dec 11, 2006 10:24pm Dec 11, 2006 10:24pm
Ask him what he knows of the golden ratio, squaring price and time .. i.e. find a number 360 degrees from another ... prime numbers and number vibrations ... may not use any of them, but it will challenge him 
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- #8
- Jan 3, 2016 7:16am Jan 3, 2016 7:16am
- Joined Nov 2007 | Status: Trader | 3,060 Posts
Ask him what he knows of the golden ratio, squaring price and time .. i.e. find a number 360 degrees from another ... prime numbers and number vibrations ... may not use any of them, but it will challenge him
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- #9
- Jan 3, 2016 7:27am Jan 3, 2016 7:27am
The follwing lines are completly irrelevant: 
We looking at charts all day... What you can find on this charts is the visual result of numbers (price/time)...
Every formula which exists can be used to calculate something with these numbers... So your questions should be which parts of math are relevant to succesfull trading. There every person in these forums will give you his opinion as they would concerning the trading system. Think for yourself what benefits you in your daily approach to trading and the charts. What would help you get better in trading or give you the analysis for a steeper learning curve.
When you thought of your own "important" math principals in connection with trading... the conversation with your math teacher will be much more usefull and will help your trading even more...
If you are interested in my opinion:
Algebra
Statistics
Probabilities
Everything more is too fancy for my approach... but as I said: That certainly does not mean it would be wrong to use it...
Thanks for listening
Zinot
We looking at charts all day... What you can find on this charts is the visual result of numbers (price/time)...
Every formula which exists can be used to calculate something with these numbers... So your questions should be which parts of math are relevant to succesfull trading. There every person in these forums will give you his opinion as they would concerning the trading system. Think for yourself what benefits you in your daily approach to trading and the charts. What would help you get better in trading or give you the analysis for a steeper learning curve.
When you thought of your own "important" math principals in connection with trading... the conversation with your math teacher will be much more usefull and will help your trading even more...
If you are interested in my opinion:
Algebra
Statistics
Probabilities
Everything more is too fancy for my approach... but as I said: That certainly does not mean it would be wrong to use it...
Thanks for listening
Zinot
Insanity: doing the same over and over again & expecting different results!
- #11
- Last Post: Jan 14, 2016 3:04am Jan 14, 2016 3:04am
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Maths is definitely involved in the trading world. I feel you should learn more about statistics and accounting formulaes because in the end, know about the fundamental aspects would be more beneficial . I would recommend you to learn about basic concepts of Stats in order to start learning about trading. I personally do tons of analysis before placing any trades. We need to know technical aspects when fundamentals donot give the true picture. Learn about it and see the difference for urself!
Happy Trading!
Happy Trading!