Boris Schlossberg

Wednesday, February 18th, 2009 at 12:30 pm

Boris Schlossberg (New York, NY) is the Senior Currency Strategist of FXCM & author of “Technical Analysis of the Currency Market.” Boris Schlossberg serves as the Senior Currency Strategist with Forex Capital Markets in New York.

Boris is a veteran trader, having traded equities, options, stock index futures & forex. An independent trader, he has written numerous articles on risk management, trader psychology & structure of modern electronic financial markets have appeared in Active Trader, Option Trader & Currency Trader for Stock Futures Options and Active Trader magazines.

Boris is a regular guest on CNBC Squawkbox & CNBC World’s “Foreign Exchange” & a frequent FX commentator for Bloomberg radio. His daily research is quoted by CBS Marketwatch/Dow Jones, Reuters, Bloomberg and Wall Street Journal.

Millionaire Traders: How Everyday People Are Beating Wall Street at Its Own Game Book
Millions of people turn on their computers every day and try their luck in the financial markets. Some are successful, most fail, but the possibility of hitting it big never deters them from trying. In Millionaire Traders, Kathy Lien and Boris Schlossberg interviewed twelve people that started with as little as $1,000 and turned it into a six- to seven-digit fortune. These are not one-hit wonders, but people who have trained themselves to become true professionals. They share with the reader stories of how they got started, their setbacks and successes, their most important trading rules, specific strategies, unique characteristics of the markets, and the many lessons they learned along the way. This comprehensive guide is divided into four sections — stocks, futures, options, and foreign exchange. Through real-world stories and practical advice, aspiring traders will quickly discover How Everyday People Are Beating Wall Street at Its Own Game.

Technical Analysis of the Currency Market : Classic Techniques for Profiting from Market Swings and Trader Sentiment
A comprehensive guide that demonstrates how technical analysis can generate profit-making strategies in the foreign exchange market. This book explains how technical tools can be used to properly diagnose this dynamic market for big profits. Technical analysis tools are divided into two main categories: those that work best at identifying whether the market is in a trend and those that ascertain if the market is in a trading range. This book examines ideas such as classic chart formations, key candlestick patterns, moving averages, MACD, stochastics, relative strength, Fibonacci numbers, Bollinger bands, and much more, offering a truly comprehensive analysis of the subject matter.

Table of Contents:
Ch. 1 FX 101 1
Ch. 2 Is it all just random? 25
Ch. 3 The secret to trading 29
Ch. 4 Show me the data! 41
Ch. 5 Trend is your friend? 59
Ch. 6 Gauging range 79
Ch. 7 Fibs don’t fib 99
Ch. 8 Patterns and antipatterns : know your mark 113
Ch. 9 Know yourself, know your setup 143
Ch. 10 Setups! setups! setups! 161