Profile

Copsey is a veteran technician having begun his career in Foreign Exchange over 25 years ago. His book "Integrated Technical Analysis" has been read by over 4,000 readers worldwide. His experience ranges from working in Barclays Bank's trading rooms in London and Hong Kong, acting as a technical analysis specialist for Dow Jones Telerate in Tokyo where he provided seminars for bank traders and also as the regional manager for technical analysis products in Asia Pacific. He has also developed a series of unique indicators and deep experience in system development. He has lived in Asia for 20 years in Hong Kong, Singapore and Tokyo where he now lives with his Japanese wife.

Over the years Ian has developed a unique integration of complementary techniques that are based on a deep understanding of how price develops. He has adapted the Elliott Wave Principal and applies this to the different currency pairs which possess a unique set of Fibonacci and/or harmonic ratios that resonate within different patterns. He also utilizes cycle analysis to generate more accurate timing for market turns or to recognize the direction of the underlying moves. He is recognized for the consistent accuracy of support and resistance levels.