The document discusses two main forms of analyzing price movements - technical analysis and fundamental analysis. Technical analysis looks at historical price data, trends, and patterns to analyze future price movements, while fundamental analysis considers underlying company financials and market forces. The document focuses on technical analysis and how traders use charts like candlestick charts to identify support and resistance levels and interpret trends to systematically pick the direction of an asset's price movement.
Technical Analysis for Traders - Concise guide to picking direction.
1. An introduction to
PICKING DIRECTION
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2. Most trading decisions are made by
understanding the direction of the
underlying asset.
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3. There are two main forms of price
movement analysis…
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4. Technical
Analysis
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5. In a nutshell, technical looks
at price and fundamental
looks at value.
6. Technical Analysis considers:
Current price
Price
Historical price
Price trends & patterns
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7. Technical analysis is looking
at the price, without taking
into consideration what the
company is and does.
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8. Fundamental Analysis considers:
Company results
Value
Industry reports
Product/service demand
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9. Traders tend to
use technical
analysis to make
decisions.
Why?
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10. Technical analysts believe past price
movements and sentiment can give
insight into future movements.
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12. Charts visually represent the price
movement of a stock.
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13. These movements can
allow traders to interpret
direction through patterns
and formations.
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14. To interpret a chart, traders first
determine where support &
resistance are...
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15. Support is the lowest price traders are
willing to sell before the buyers come in
and start buying the stock.
Support
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16. Resistance is the highest price traders
are willing to buy before the sellers come
in and start selling the stock.
Resistance
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17. The trend is the overall direction of the
stock over a longer period of time.
Trend
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18. Sometimes a stock moves neither up nor
down, but channels between its support
and resistance.
Channel
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19. Technical analysts look at different charts
depending on what they need to know.
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20. Open High Low Close Chart
The daily OHLC price bar
represents one day of trading.
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21. A closer look
at the OHLC
price bar...
Highest
Price
Close
(Current
Price)
Open
Price
Lowest
Price
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22. Candlesticks Charts show the same
information as OHLC, but highlight the
relationship between opening and closing
prices.
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23. They show a clearer picture of who is in
control of the stock, and reveal patterns
that other charts don’t show.
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24. A closer look at candlesticks...
Highest price
Closing price
Highest price
Opening price
Opening price
Lowest price
Closing price
Lowest price
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25. Line charts are a simple way of viewing
price movement, and are helpful to
identify support, resistance and the
overall trend.
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26. By using technical analysis,
you can look at price
movement objectively...
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27. And develop a systematic
and methodical approach to
picking direction.
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28. But ensure that you understand
and practise it before using real
money.
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29. Would you like to learn how a
professional trader uses Technical
Analysis to pick direction?
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30. Learn the step-by-step
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31. Warnings and important information.
Any advice contained in this communication is general only and does not consider your
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32. Learn the step-by-step
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