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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• Top Takes From RealMoney

  
  TheStreet.com — Authority: 605
  Heres what some of our market pros are saying and playing.
  2 hours ago

• American International Group rallies on Moodys report

  
  BloggingStocks — Authority: 665
  Filed under: Analyst reports , Amer Intl Group (AIG) , Options , Technical Analysis , Financial Crisis Notorious insurance titan American International Group ( AIG ) is on the upswing today, after Moodys Investors Service reported late Monday that it expects AIG will be able to repay its government debt . The ...
  4 hours ago

• What Does the Future Hold For the Dow?

  
  Veritas Vos Liberabit — Authority: 437
  10/11/2009 The Dow jumped to new highs for the year, extending its gains from the lows seen in March. What does this mean for the future? The Dow is now within 100 points of being into thin air as it has retraced close to 50% of its down move. The NASDAQ has already done this, and the S&P 500 has come very ...
  5 hours ago

• Vialouxs equities in the news – Nov. 10, 2009

  
  FP Trading Desk — Authority: 486
  Royal Bank of Canada (NYSE:RY - $53.93, TSE:RY - $56.74Cdn.) News event: Upgraded from Neutral to Buy by UBS Technical and seasonality comment: ‘Tis the season for analysts to comment favourably on Canada’s major banks. Royal Bank as well as Canada’s top six banks have a period of seasonal strength from the ...
  6 hours ago

• EUR/USD Dips after Hitting Headwinds at 1.50

  
  Forex District - Daily Forex News — Authority: 145
  The EUR/USD is pulling back from 1.50 and our important 2nd and 3rd tier downtrend lines as we witness a consolidation of the risk trade across the marketplace.  Investors are hesitating at significant levels in both the EUR/USD and the S&P futures as they approach their highly psychological 1.50 and 1100 levels, ...
  6 hours ago

• Looking at the Market Indexes; "Double Top Breakout" Redux?

  
  Fund My Mutual Fund — Authority: 614
  Quite an interesting situation here as we see a substantial divergence among some of the major indexes.  Ive excluded the NASDAQ from the discussion below because it is effectively mirroring the S&P 500.  Our contention has been that over the past 3-4 weeks smaller cap stocks have lagged, and aside from 2 weeks ...
  7 hours ago

• PWE - Penn West Energy - Technical Analysis Chart

  
  Pattern Spy — Authority: 139
  Technical analysis chart of PWE (Penn West Energy Trust - NYSE:PWE), with trend lines and support/resistance levels: PWE - Penn West Energy Trust - Technical analysis chart, weekly, since 2006
  7 hours ago

• US Technology ETF - IYW - Technical Analysis Chart

  
  Pattern Spy — Authority: 139
  Technical analysis chart of US technology sector ETF IYW (iShares Dow Jones U.S. Technology Sector Index Fund - NYSE:IYW), with trend lines and support/resistance levels: IYW - Dow Jones U.S. Technology Sector Index Fund - monthly chart, since 2000
  7 hours ago

• Tyco, EA, Fluor, Canadian banks – Vialoux

  
  FP Trading Desk — Authority: 486
  U.S. equity index futures are slightly lower this morning. S&P 500 futures slipped 3 points in pre-opening trade. Traders are slowing activity prior to a banking holiday tomorrow. Tyco added 1% and Beazer Homes gained 8% after reporting higher than consensus third quarter earnings. Electronic Arts is down 4% ...
  8 hours ago

• Trading Log:Ascendas REIT Review

  
  Investment Moats - Stock Market Investing — Authority: 418
  Another week another miser trade. Based on probability of risk vs return this turn out to be a good trade. I have got nothing bad about the identification of the buy signal or the exit. It met my target. Its a low return and i should be working on a fatter channel. REITs nowadays don’t move as much as the bull ...
  8 hours ago

• The growth of the single European currency slowed down near a strong resistance level of 1.50

  
  Forex Signal ,Forex trading system — Authority: 146
  The growth of the single European currency continued in the middle of the first trading day before the intended purpose of 1.4980 was perfected. Already in the afternoon, upward movement has slowed down near a strong resistance level is 1.5000/20, followed by a consolidation in the range of 1.4960-1.5020, which is ...
  10 hours ago

• Currency News – Tuesday, 10 November 2009

  
  Forex Market Tips and Analysis — Authority: 424
  Economic News USD – Dollar Falls on Higher Risk Appetite The Dollar fell dramatically on Monday against a basket of currencies on higher risk appetite. This included slipping to a 3-month low vs. the GBP. The greenback’s weakness was due to forecasts that U.S. Interest Rates will be low for the foreseeable ...
  11 hours ago

• Technical Analysis award winner here to teach you

  
  Alan's Forex Blog — Authority: 427
  John Murphy has written 8 highly touted technical analysis books and today you’ll be sitting in on one of his seminars for no expense. His expertise is known the world over, his teaching style is impeccable, and he’s agreed to give access to a limited number of people for one of his most sought after seminars!Sit ...
  12 hours ago

• Dollar to be the Driver of the Forex market Today

  
  KOTAKASU FOREX — Authority: 136
  The Dollar is expected to be the driver of the forex market today. This is following yesterdays bearish session for the U.S. currency. Traders will be very mush focused on Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President and key Federal Reserve FOMC (Federal Open Market Committee) member Dennis Lockarts speech at 14:15 GMT, ...
  14 hours ago

• EURUSD’s uptrend from 1.4626 extended to as high as 1.5020

  
  MoneyTec 2.0 Social Networking Community - Random Videos — Authority: 151
  EURUSD’s uptrend from 1.4626 extended to as high as 1.5020. Further rise to test 1.5062 is possible later today. Support is now located at the rising trend line from 1.4626 to 1.4811, as long as the trend line support holds, we’d expect uptrend to continue, however below the trend line support will suggest a minor ...
  19 hours ago

• EUR/CAD Provides Signs for Reversal

  
  Forex Trading Education : Forex Trading Blog by FOREXYARD — Authority: 487
  Looking at the EUR/CAD 4-hour chart, it appears that the uptrend may have reached its peak at the 1.6000 level. The chart provides several signals for a trend reversal, and an opportunity to open a short position might be getting closer.• The chart below is the EUR/CAD 4-hour chart by ForexYard.• The technical ...
  1 day ago

• Beauty and the Beast

  
  Sage08's Night Trading Diary — Authority: 103
  This is an hourly chart of the ES for the past month. Observe the volatility which was amazing to behold. Prices would flip 20 points either way and if youre lucky, ride the wave for a home run. Technical analysis is useless in this situation and lady luck is all you have here. This chart is a beauty and an art ...
  1 day ago

• Top Takes From RealMoney

  
  TheStreet.com — Authority: 605
  Heres what some of our market pros are saying and playing.
  1 day ago

• Vialouxs equities in the news – Nov. 9, 2009

  
  FP Trading Desk — Authority: 486
  Dow Jones Industrial Average ($INDU - $10,170.11) News event: Breaks to a new 2009 high. Technical comment: The Dow’s intermediate uptrend was confirmed this morning on a break above resistance at 10,119.47. Short term momentum indicators continue to recover. MACD recorded a positive cross over this morning. ...
  1 day ago

• A story Technical Analyst won’t tell you

  
  The Investment Fiduciary — Authority: 106
  This is a story shared with me by Larry Swedroe … In 1959 Harry Roberts, of the University of Chicago, had a computer generate a series of random numbers that would have a distribution matching the average weekly price change of the average stock (about 2 percent).  Since the numbers were randomly generated, ...
  1 day ago

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