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Technical Analysis
  • Technical Analysis Basic Education
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Trading Technical Analysis

Technical Analysis

Technical analysis is the study of the price movement and patterns of a security. By scrutinizing a security's past price action, primarily through charts and indicators, traders can forecast future price direction.

Technical Analysis
  • Technical Analysis Basic Education
  • Advanced Technical Analysis Concepts

Average Return Definition

The average return is the simple mathematical average of a series of returns generated over a period of time. An average return is calculate...
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    T Distribution Definition

  • Relative Strength Defined
  • Stock chart price pattern rebound

    Ulcer Index (UI) Definition

  • Value Added Monthly Index (VAMI) Definition

  • Platykurtic Defined
  • Share price data from investors portfolio on a laptop computer screen

    DUAL Commodity Channel Index (DCCI)

  • Can I use the correlation coefficient to predict stock market returns?

  • The Pioneers of Technical Analysis

  • Anticipate Trends to Find Profits

  • Bar Graph
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    Hockey Stick Chart Definition

  • Line Graph Definition
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    Price Channel Definition

  • Horizontal Line

  • McGinley Dynamic Indicator Definition

  • Strategies & Applications Behind The 50-Day EMA (INTC, AAPL)

  • Average Directional Index - ADX Definition and Uses

  • Bollinger Band® Definition

  • Paper Trade Definition

  • Using Bullish Candlestick Patterns To Buy Stocks

  • Fibonacci and the Golden Ratio

  • Comparing Notional Value vs. Market Value

  • How Is Exponential Moving Average (EMA) Calculated?

  • Arithmetic Mean

  • Average True Range - ATR Definition

  • Bullish Engulfing Pattern Definition

  • Candlestick Definition

  • Exponential Moving Average - EMA Definition

  • Fibonacci Retracement Definition & Levels

  • Head And Shoulders Pattern Definition

  • Ichimoku Cloud Definition and Uses

  • Moving Average Convergence Divergence – MACD Definition
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    Moving Average (MA) Definition

  • On-Balance Volume (OBV) Definition

  • Relative Strength Index – RSI Definition & Calculation

  • Simple Moving Average (SMA) Definition

  • Stochastic Oscillator Definition

  • Trend Analysis

  • Trendline Definition & Example

  • Understanding a Candlestick Chart

  • Support and Resistance Basics

  • Arms Index (TRIN) Definition and Application

  • Bear Trap Definition

  • What is Capitulation?

  • Dead Cat Bounce Definition
  • What Is a Stock Exchange?

    Death Cross Definition

  • Golden Cross Definition

  • Price Target Definition and Example
  • Inexperienced foreign exchange trader scratching head

    Top Technical Indicators for Rookie Traders

  • How to Calculate the Beta of a Private Company

  • Technical Indicator Definition

  • Bar Chart Definition and Uses

  • Overbought or Oversold? Use the Relative Strength Index to Find Out
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    How to Draw Fibonacci Levels

  • McGinley Dynamic: The Reliable Unknown Indicator

  • How to Calculate the Bid-Ask Spread

  • Retracement vs. Reversal: What's the Difference?

  • Comparing Simple vs. Exponential Moving Averages

  • Relative Strength Index (RSI) vs. Stochastic Oscillator?

  • Moving Average (MA), Weighted MA, and Exponential MA

  • 52-Week High/Low Definition

  • Accumulation/Distribution Indicator - A/D Definition and Uses

  • Aroon Indicator Definition and Uses
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