Forex Training and Fibonacci Studies

Forex training will require the understanding of Fibonacci. Fibonacci numbers are a series of numbers whereby each succeeding number is added to the sum of the previous two numbers. For example, a Fibonacci scale would be: 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, etc… There are several interesting relationships within this succession of numbers, such as the fact that any number on the Fibonacci scale is roughly 1.618 times the number listed previously in the succession. This numerical study is named after Leonardo of Pisa, who is credited for its discovery.

Leonardo was born in Pisa, Italy in 1170 A.D. to Alessandra, his mother who died when he was nine years old, and Guglielmo, his father who was nicknamed “Bonaccio”, meaning “good natured”). It wasn’t until after he died that Leonard was given the nickname Fibonacci, which was derived from filius Bonacci, which means “son of Bonaccio”.

Growing up with a father who ran the trading post of Pisa, Leonard traveled a lot with his father to North Africa. It was there that he learned the Hindu-Arabic numerical system. Leonardo seemed to be a natural with numbers and quickly realized that the Hindu-Arabic system was easier to use and far more efficient than the Roman numerals he had been taught. Leonardo traveled extensively throughout the Mediterranean region studying under the foremost Arab mathematicians of his time. Upon his return at the age of 32, he published his findings in Liber Abaci, thus introducing the Western World to the Hindu-Arabic numerical system.