User:Alan M Collins

Professional - I have been in the financial markets since 1980. Working for Barclays and KOP/Merita as a spot, forward and proprietary trader and as head of FX sales using technical analysis as a basis for all roles. After working at Dresdner as a Technical Analyst he and 2 colleagues founded PIA-First, an independent technical analysis company that covers FX, Fixed Income and Equity Indices. I think I've put more than my 10,000 hours into technical analysis with my personal favourite indicators being Candlestick charts, Keltner Channels, Displaced moving averages and Marabuzos. Personal - I have been married for more than 30-years, four children and live in Hertfordshire and Cornwall. My passion, apart from my family, is the enigma known as Queens Park Rangers.