New Forex Market Data and Analysis Tools Available on Barchart.com
Including Access to Forex Screeners, Hot Forex, Highs/Lows, Trading Signals, Momentum Analysis and Performance
CHICAGO, Aug. 24 -- Barchart.com, Inc., a leading provider of market data and information, today announced the launch of several new forex market data sections on Barchart.com. The new sections are free to visitors of Barchart.com and contain valuable market data and analysis tools which will help currency traders and other market participants better navigate through 100s of different forex pairs, including comprehensive US Dollar rates and G7 cross rates, as well as, Pacific, Nordic, Eastern European and Exotic crosses. The new sections include: Forex Screener; Hot Forex; Highs/Lows for Forex; Forex Momentum; Forex Performance; and, Forex Trading Signals. The new data is available in the Barchart.com Forex Market Pulse section, and is in addition to Barchart's existing Forex Heat Map. With the growth and volatility in forex markets, these new tools are designed to help forex market participants better monitor and analyze currency markets.
"Barchart.com is emerging as a leading forex market data website and these new sections reinforce our commitment to global currency markets," said Eero Pikat, President of Barchart.com, Inc. "Our forex tools go beyond quotes and charts, and extend to advanced forex screeners, as well as performance and momentum analysis tools which enhance your ability to analyze these markets," added Pikat.
Key features of each new forex section include:
-- Forex Screener: filter 100s of forex pairs by: price; highs or lows
over different time periods; profile; technicals, including moving
average, historic volatility, percent change and standard deviation;
and, by trading opinions for specific technical indicators.
-- Hot Forex: provides multiple views of the most volatile currencies,
ranked by standard deviation.
-- Highs/Lows for forex: displays the highs and lows for all forex pairs
across numerous time periods, including short, medium and long-term
ranges. The percent change between the current price and the high/low
for a selected period is also provided.
-- Forex Momentum: provides a ranked listing, available through several
different views, of bullish and bearish forex momentum over the past
12-months.
-- Forex Performance: provides access to the percent change in each forex
pair for different time periods ranging from daily and monthly to
year-to-date and 12-month periods.
-- Forex Trading Signals: provides buy and sell opinions updated
throughout the day based off various technical analysis algorithms,
including Barchart's proprietary Trendspotter(TM) indicator, as well
as other short, medium and long-term indicators, for all forex pairs.
-- Forex Heat Map: colored-coded grid ranging from dark green for larger
positive price movements to dark orange for larger negative price
movements which is used for quick forex market analysis.
With a heritage dating back to 1934, Barchart.com, Inc. has substantial experience in meeting the data and information needs of the financial, agricultural, energy and media industries. As a full-service provider of futures, equity and foreign exchange market data, Barchart provides a wide range of market data products and solutions. As an established leader in an industry that demands accuracy and innovation, Barchart's goal is to form partnerships that deliver comprehensive solutions for success. For more information, please visit http://www.barchartinc.com.