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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• eurinr weekly forecast for 13 to 17 may 2013

  
  Dalalstreetwinners — Authority: 149
  eurinr daily chart technical outlook eurinr spot pair or euro against rupee closed at 71.15 in last trading session with gains.on daily chart euro given bullish break out and entered bullish trend while momentum also building for it. on chart,eurinr weekly average is 70.9 and first support on downside.below that 70.8 ...
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• usdinr weekly forecast for 13 to 17 may 2013

  
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  usdinr daily chart technical outlook usdinr spot rate or rupee against dollar closed at 54.82 with heavy gains in single session.on daily chart usdinr trend and momentum strong bullish as dollar given sharp reversal against rupee. on chart usdinr weekly average is 54.36 and first support on downside.54.22 is 3 month ...
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• sensex weekly forecast for 13 to 17 may 2013

  
  Dalalstreetwinners — Authority: 149
  sensex daily chart technical outlook sensex on last trading session closed at 20,082 with gains.on daily chart sensex trend and momentum is super bullish and now trading above previous major top. on chart,sensex weekly average is 19,900 and first support on downside.below that 19400 is month average and 19250 is 3 ...
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• EUR/CAD — Return of Descending Channel on Daily Chart

  
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  EUR/CAD chart patterns demonstrate a particularly discouraging streak of losses in my trading record: from last year’s descending triangle , to  H4 descending channel of September 2012, to a  daily bullish flag last month. The most recent development in this currency pair’s price curve, like 8 months ...
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• bank nifty weekly forecast for 13 to 17 may 2013

  
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  bank nifty daily chart forecast bank nifty spot index on last trading session closed at 12752 with gains.on daily chart bank nifty trend and momentum strong bullish. on chart bank nifty weekly average is 12635 and first support on downside.below that 12280 is month average and 12060 is 3 month average and major short ...
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• A Cheap Strategy to Play Microsoft

  
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  Bill Gates is super rich but his once high-flying software company has been in the doldrums since mid-2002 after falling from the $35 level. The problem with Microsoft (MSFT) has been its failure to grow both its revenues and earnings at the superlative rates the company once enjoyed.Any company the size of Microsoft, ...
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• Stock Market Forecast for Week of May 13, 2013

  
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  Stock Market Forecast Update ********************* EASY NOTE : I offer email newsletters documenting portfolio simulations that apply a concept with solid backtesting and intuitively sound principles.   Click here to learn more about the newsletters or sign up to receive them.  If they’re not outperforming the ...
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• 5 Steps To Researching a Stock Trade Before Investing

  
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  Once you determine which business cycle the economy is currently in you can start researching for a trade. It is best to have some sort of a system in place that will be used before EACH trade. Here is a simple 5 Step formula to help get you started.5 Steps to Investing Online:1. Find a stockThis is the most obvious ...
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• Overbought Is A Relative Term

  
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  By Jeff Pierce Since November lows the Nikkei has risen 6k points vs 2500 on the Dow. Yes I think the markets are overheated and due for a pullback, but it’s not a given so be careful to not let any trading bias dictate your plan. My timing signal on US equities has been taken a hit over the last few weeks as it ...
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• GRAPHIC

  
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• nifty technical outlook for 13 to 17 may 2013

  
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  nifty daily chart technical outlook nifty on daily CHART SHOWING LAST CLOSED AT 6094 WITH GAINS.HERE ON DAILY CHART NIFTY TREND AND MOMENTUM IS SUPER BULLISH ON HEAVY SHORT COVERING AS WELL AS HEAY DEMAND INFLOWS. ON CHART,NIFTY WEEKLY AVERAGE IS 6046 WHICH IS FIRST SUPPORT ON DOWNSIDE.BELOW THAT 5890 IS MONTH AVEARGE ...
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• Marketview: Former Resistance Levels

  
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  New week, new all-time highs. The big news was the Dow closing over 15,000 for the first time in history. The Yen finally crossed the 100 mark after toying with it for a month. Weekly jobless claims came in very low. Bernanke put banks on notice as they signaled some push back over regulatory reform, and the Fed ...
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• DANONE

  
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  FOCAST  BULL  BUY 58.08 TARGET: 58.40
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• Forex Technical Analysis for Week 05/13–05/17

  
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  Floor Pivot Points Pair 3rd Sup 2nd Sup 1st Sup Pivot 1st Res 2nd Res 3rd Res EUR/USD 1.2621 1.2778 1.2881 1.3037 1.3140 1.3297 1.3400 GBP/USD 1.4965 1.5139 1.5248 1.5422 1.5532 1.5706 1.5816 USD/JPY 96.03 97.30 99.44 100.71 102.85 104.12 …
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• Forex Technical Analysis for Week 05/13–05/17

  
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  Floor Pivot Points Pair 3rd Sup 2nd Sup 1st Sup Pivot 1st Res 2nd Res 3rd Res EUR/USD 1.2621 1.2778 1.2881 1.3037 1.3140 1.3297 1.3400 GBP/USD 1.4965 1.5139 1.5248 1.5422 1.5532 1.5706 1.5816 USD/JPY 96.03 97.30 99.44 100.71 102.85 104.12 …
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• FOREX EUR-USD INTRA DAY

  
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  FORCAST  BULL  BUY : 1.2972 OR  1.2938 TAGET : 1.3002 STOP LOSS : 1.2926
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• Does Penny Stock Technical Analysis Work?

  
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  Yesterday one of my trading challenge students hypothesized about potential flaws regarding fundamental analysis on stocks, today he’s back with more warnings on the downfalls of technical analysis. Once you read the post below you’ll see this guy is VERY philosophical, I love it! You beginners out there probly ...
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• Review of Lumber, Three Months Later

  
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  While the rally from the lows has been impressive, it still does not suggest an inflection in the trend. The pattern of lower highs and lows remains undisturbed since 2006. Despite some bullish prediction for housing, intense outflows by connected money as the price surges warrant skepticism, if not caution, until the ...
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• EUR/USD: It Is Just Correcting Lower?

  
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  The United States grew 2.5% in the first quarter of 2013, while the Eurozone fell into recessionary levels. Fundamental and seasonal factors seem to anticipate a decline of the EUR/USD to 1.2750 over the short-term. Is Germany slowing down?   European growth stayed subdued in the first part ...
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• ETF MODEL PORTFOLIO

  
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  What are you looking at:A $100,000 model portfolio that is half mechanical and half discretionary.In this model portfolio we will allocate up to $10k to each trade and have no more than 10 names in the portfolio.We might buy the ETF multiple times, we buy it the 1st time based on the mechanical signal and the second…
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