technical analysis

Technical Analysis is the study of price action of the market itself rather than the economic factors that contribute to it. Technical analysts believe that human behavior is the principle driver behind change in financial markets and that this behavior produces trends and repeating patterns that are predictive to the trained eye.

The first recorded history of a trader using technical analysis was Sokyo Honma, a rice trader in eighteenth century Japan. Charles Dow is the recognized father of modern technical analysis based on a series of editorials he wrote for The Wall street Journal between 1897 and 1902.

The most authoritative text on technical analysis is Technical Analysis of Stock Trends(1948) by Robert Edwards and John Magee. The most comprehensive text is Technical Analysis (2007) by Charles Kirkpatrick and Julie Dahlquist. The premiere organization dedicated to the advancement of technical analysis and credentialing of practitioners is the Market Technicians Association (MTA.org).

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• Currency News – Thursday, 26 November 2009

  
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  Economic News USD – Dollar Falls to a 15 Month Low The dollar dropped to a 15-month low against most of its major currency pairs yesterday, as generally upbeat U.S. economic data and gains in world stocks eroded the greenback’s safe-haven appeal. By yesterday’s close, the dollar fell 1.4% against the JPY to ...
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• Daily Review 26/11/2009

  
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  ffice:smarttags" name="country-region"> ffice:smarttags" name="place"> USD Dollar (USD) The Dollar fell across the board after the Federal Reserve said the global recession is reaching its end and signaled it will tolerate a weaker Dollar, which encouraged investors to buy riskier assets. ...
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• Rally in Equities Pushes Investors to Riskier Assets

  
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  The Dollar slid against its major currency counterparts following a rally in global equity markets. The rally prompted investors to turn to higher yielding riskier assets and away from the USD. With recent market optimism, traders may continue to see a small downward trend in the U.S. Dollar as its positions are ...
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• Gold Rally Accelerates, Oil Bounces On Dollar Weakness

  
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  Commodities – Energy Oil Bounces, Risk Trends and US Dollar Outlook Key Ahead Crude Oil (WTI)       $77.25       -$0.71       -0.91% Oil rebounded from support near the bottom of a falling channel that has confined trading since late October to find resistance in familiar ...
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• Vardhman Textiles

  
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  We recommend a buy in Vardhman Textiles from a short-term horizon. It is evident from the charts of the stock that it has been on an intermediate-term uptrend since March low of Rs 43. Moreover, with in this uptrend the stock was on a medium-term sideways consolidation between Rs 150 and Rs 180. The stock made an ...
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• GBPUSD broke above 1.6647 resistance

  
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  GBPUSD broke above 1.6647 resistance, suggesting that a short term cycle bottom has been formed at 1.6460 level on 4-hour chart. Another rise towards 1.6875 could be seen in a couple of days. Initial support is at 1.6635 as long as this level holds, uptrend from 1.6460 is expected to continue. Key support is located ...
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• There Is A Fine Line Between Genius and Dumbass

  
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• Finding Stock Picks on the Holiday Table

  
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• Revlon Charts: Scale Into This Trade

  
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• Oil Lower Ahead of Key US Data, Metals Positioning Hints Turn Lower

  
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  Commodities – Energy Oil Lower with US Durable Goods, Home Sales and Inventories Data Ahead Crude Oil (WTI)       $76.41       -$0.39        -0.51% Oil has continued to inch lower, with prices now standing just ahead of support at the bottom of a falling channel that has confined ...
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• Eveready Industries

  
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  We recommend a buy in the stock of Eveready Industries from a short-term perspective. It is clear from the charts of the stock that it has been on an intermediate-term uptrend since December 2008 low of Rs 11.50. In July, the stock breached a key long-term key resistance at Rs 40 and later on it encountered resistance ...
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• EURUSD traded in a narrow range

  
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  After breaking above the falling trend line on 4-hour chart, EURUSD traded in a narrow range between 1.4888 and 1.4999. A break above 1.4999 will confirm the the rise from 1.4801 is resumption of longer term uptrend from 1.3748 (June 16 low), then another rise towards 1.5200 is expected to follow. Support level is at ...
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• Vialouxs equities in the news – Nov 24, 2009

  
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  Bank of Montreal (NYSE:BMO, TSE:BMO) - $50.99, $54.11Cdn. News event: Reported higher than expected fiscal fourth quarter earnings. Technical and seasonality comment: Bank of Montreal currently has a positive intermediate technical profile. Intermediate trend is up. The stock trades above its 50 and 200 day moving ...
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• Struggling Playboy outsources business ops

  
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  Filed under: Forecasts , Deals , Employees Playboy Enterprises ( PLA ) announced Tuesday that it will outsource all of its publishing operations -- save editorial -- to American Media Inc., reports the Wall Street Journal (subscription required). The Florida-based firm will take the reins on Playboys ...
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• Share Trading Course: Top Dog Trading Review

  
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  Search for ‘Technical Analysis’ on the net and you will be swamped with what’s available, but after much investigation I un-earthed Top Dog Trading . On starting my foray into trading Share markets, I always knew that fundamental analysis was out of the question, but analysing share charts was what I ...
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• Aggressive dollar / yen sellers back to the market

  
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  Drawing attention to the 4 hours chart, you will notice that a sufficiently long period of time auctions are held in the downward triangle. It is believed that the formation of a descending triangle shape, usually ends with a breakdown of its lower boundary. USD / JPY At the same graph, we see that in the ...
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• GDP, Case Shiller, earnings, Union Pacific, BMO – Vialoux

  
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  U.S. equity index futures are mixed this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 2 points following release of the preliminary third quarter GDP report. Consensus was a gain of 2.8% versus a previous estimate of 3.5%. Actual was 2.8%. A slightly weaker U.S. Dollar following release of the report supported the futures ...
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• Currency News – Tuesday, 24 November 2009

  
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  Economic News USD – USD Falls Amid Gains In The Stock Market Following Monday’s announcement that existing U.S. home sales in November were better then forecasted, Wall Street had an impressive trading day as confidence in the American economy began to return. This in turn led to a less then stellar day for the ...
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