Who knew that a modest illustration of an Italian mathematician from centuries ago would soon become a moving force in the vastest market of modern times? Leonardo Fibonacci, also known as Leonardo Pisano, experienced a stroke of genius as he tried out several number sequences and tried out (or used as examples, to be precise) what are now known as the Fibonacci numbers in Liber Abaci, his groundbreaking book. The book introduced the Arabic numerals and the Fibonacci numbers, long used by Indian mathematicians, to the Western world, earning Fibonacci a place in history. He is presently regarded as arguable the most talented of all the mathematicians from the Dark Ages.
The Fibonacci numbers, which Fibonacci simply introduced through a problem involving rabbits, play an important role in Forex trading, one of the most popular choices in investments these days. According to the system used by the said sequence, each number after the first two numbers it follows is, in fact, the sum of the preceding two numbers. This is why the Fibonacci number sequence begins this way: 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, and so on. But what does this mean, or how does this apply in the Forex market?