Technical Analysis
To some, Technical Analysis, otherwise known as Charting, is examining the charts of historical trading data to draw out definable patterns which, the theory states, will repeat themselves. Thus, the technical analyst can use these patterns to set stops and take the inevitable profits at the right time. There are a large number of devotees to this science and many successful practitioners, but there are also those who see it as akin to reading tea-leaves.
- Technical Analysis: The basics
- Examining Elliott Wave Theory
- How analysts set target prices
- Moving averages and MACD
- Stochastics and turning points
- The Coppock Indicator
- Game theory
- Gann theory
- George Soros and his theory of reflexivity
- Market timing
- Momentum indicators
- Point and figure charting
- Support and resistance
- Use the Z-score to spot failure
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The art of analysing share price graphs to spot investment opportunities by looking for patterns and users indicators to attempt to predict future trends. Although based on historical analysis they frequently, if interpreted correctly, are accurate in their predictions. Pattern examples include Head & Shoulders, Dead Cat Bounce and Moving Average, while the most common short-term indicators, of which there are many include momentum, relative strength, overbought oversold, convergence divergence and moving average. Its devotees claim it's an excellent way of spotting the best times to invest. Its critics dismiss it as no more than financial tea-leaf reading.
