Is technical analysis useful for long term investing?
Which tools within the technical analysis discipline are useful?
Both valuation and momentum strategies are useful over the appropriate time horizon.
Both absolute and relative momentum work across asset classes.
6. Body of Knowledge
Study of
history –
bubbles and
crashes
Behavioral
finance
Market
breadth
analysis
Sentiment
analysis
Volatility
analysis
Trend
analysis
Relative
strength
analysis
Chart
patterns
Business
cycles
Intermarket
analysis
System
testing
Risk
management
7. Body of Knowledge:
Objective Technical Analysis
Study of
history –
bubbles and
crashes
Behavioral
finance
Market
breadth
analysis
Sentiment
analysis
Volatility
analysis
Trend
analysis
Relative
strength
analysis
Chart
patterns
Business
cycles
Intermarket
analysis
System
testing
Risk
management
10. A rose by any other names…
Absolute Momentum
= trend following
= time series momentum
Relative Momentum
= cross-sectional momentum
= relative strength