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technical analysis

technical analysis

2 4.4
Study of past prices and how much people trade to predict future market trends
  • noun
  • /ˈtɛknɪkəl əˈnælɪsɪs/
  • Specialized
translation icon : análisis técnico
  • Everyday people hear technical analysis and they think about squiggles on charts.
  • scientific and technical analysis

And you can only do that with advanced technical analysis, which measures money flows.

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Examples

  • Using technical analysis, traders examine charts and indicators to identify market trends and make informed decisions.

  • If you look at the chart below, technical analysis would suggest that this move is certainly not in Apple's favor.

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  • And you can only do that with advanced technical analysis, which measures money flows.

  • "I also believe that sound technical analysis will indicate it to be the lowest overall cost.

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  • Strategy 1 works for everyone since it does not need any special understanding of valuation or technical analysis.

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  • For example, the Murphy book is widely considered the ultimate book on technical analysis.

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  • My focus on trading is a combination of fundamental analysis, technical analysis, and market sentiment.

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  • This is important to understand because through technical analysis, we are often analyzing multiple time frames.

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  • The charts and analysis provided here are not recommended for trading purposes but are instead intended to convey general technical analysis principles.

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  • Charismatic professional trader Linda Raschke employs classic methods handed down by the forefathers of technical analysis.

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Synonyms

trend analysis
vstechnical analysis
  • Specialized
1 3.9

To look at information over time to find patterns

uses past market prices and volumes to predict future trends rather than identify patterns
trend extrapolation
vstechnical analysis
  • Specialized
7.2

A way to predict future numbers by following patterns in past data

focuses specifically on past market prices and volumes to forecast trends

How Systematic

technical analysis
  • Specialized
2 4.4
opinion
1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

technical + analysis

The term combines 'technical' (specialized, relating to techniques or technical aspects) with 'analysis' (systematic examination), so learners who know both words will infer it denotes a specialized kind of analysis. However, the precise finance-specific sense — analyzing past prices and volumes to predict market trends — is domain-specific and not fully predictable from the constituents alone, making the expression only partially transparent.

Etymology

The term technical analysis comes from the idea of using technical tools and charts to study market action; traders look at lines, bars and volume on a price chart and do an analysis like a mechanic checks a machine. So technical analysis means studying past prices and trading volume to try to 'predict' where prices will go.