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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• GBPUSD: Reverses Gains, Builds Bullish Momentum.

  
  ForexPromos — Authority: 127
  GBPUSD: Having reversed its Monday losses in early trading today on a strong rally, the 1.5770 level, its Dec 21’2011 high looks to be taken out. That level is very significant to GBP’s continued recovery which was initiated from the 1.5235 level. An eventual clearance of there will set the... Read more » • ...
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• Analysis of the Currency January 31, 2012

  
  The Left Anchor — Authority: 110
  EUR / USD For today’s session with respect to this cross currency we open a new long position if the price of this share exchange ratio should break the rising share of 1.3250, 1.3270 fixing the first lens and the second target 1.3290. Instead we might consider opening a short position if the price of this share ...
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• EU meetings, here is the news

  
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• Technical analysis of forex market Jan 31,2012

  
  The Left Anchor — Authority: 110
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• Daily Technical Analysis

  
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  The EURUSD attempted to push lower yesterday but found a good support around the trend line support (see my h4 chart below) and 1.3075 area and hit 1.3198 earlier today. This fact keeps the bullish intraday scenario remains strong, still testing 1.3250/75. Immediate support is seen around 1.3140/50. A clear
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• Windsor Brokers - Short Term Technical Analysis for Majors (07:45 GMT)

  
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• Today’s Market Outlook

  
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• USDJPY: Susceptible, Immediate Risk Points Lower.

  
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  USDJPY: The pair faces the risk of recapturing its key support at the 76.57 level as it reversed its early gains the past week and poised to to weaken further in the new week. A clearance of there will turn focus to the 75.57 level, its Oct’2011 low with a... Read more » • Facebook • Twitter • ...
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• Market Wants to go Higher !

  
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  Aaron Lynch from Safety in the Market examines the market on close as of 30 Jan 2012. Will the market down day today confirm the potential for a higher swing bottom tomorrow? The volume and average range of markets is decreasing and the potential for a gradual up move is underway. Will February bring more [...]
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• Technical analysis-advanced video tutorial

  
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• EUR/CHF Technical Analysis for the Week of January 30, 2012 by FXEmpire.com

  
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• Gold regains half of its losses from the record peak price

  
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• Acquiring An Online Day Trading Position With Proprietary Trading Organizations

  
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• USDCHF – Rolls Over, Set To Weak Further With Eyes On .50 Fib Ret (The Week Ahead)

  
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  USDCHF: The pair ended the week lower for a third week in row since turning off the 0.9591 level on Jan 09’2012. With that said, USDCHF faces the risk of further declines in the new week towards the 0.9063/75 level, its Nov 30’2011 low/.50 Fib Ret (0.8558-0.9591 rally) where a... Read more » • Facebook ...
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• Technical Analysis & Trends In Forex Trading

  
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• Nifty weekly review-rally may continue upto 5320!

  
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  NIFTY WEEKLY TECHNICAL ANALYSIS Nifty spot closed above 5200 level on last trading session.this is 4,th week of positive closing.FII inflow continue in market and short covering in derivative segments steaming the market.aggressive buying from foreign institutional investors who injected $1.54 billion ...
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• Correlation Nation Presentation

  
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  As always, here is yesterday’s presentation for the Dow Jones Expert series. All of these charts have been on the blog before; the newest correlation slides are towards the back: > Correlation Nation(function() { var scribd = document.createElement("script"); scribd.type = "text/javascript"; scribd.async = true; ...
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• USDJPY: Bears Take Control, Risk Seen Towards The 76.54 Level.

  
  ForexPromos — Authority: 127
  USDJPY: The pair is now on a second day of sell off following its failure to continue its recovery strength started from the 76.54 level. It looks like USDJPY could be building up downside momentum with the possibility of returning to the mentioned support at 76.54 level, its Jan 17’2012... Read more » • ...
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• The Hidden Art of Technical Analysis Software – Making Your Predictions More Accurate

  
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  It may seem impossible to predict the outcome of the financial market but a certain tool that is growing more and more popular today claims that it can actually predict the future of the financial market.Technical analysis is the art of predicting a particular security in the financial market.The word “prediction” ...
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