Technical Analysis Archives - HowTheMarketWorks https://www.howthemarketworks.com/category/advanced/technical-analysis/ Free stock market game with real-time trading and built-in lessons, curriculum, and assessments. Create a custom stock game for your class, club, or friends and learn to invest. Thu, 03 Aug 2023 19:30:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.4 https://www.howthemarketworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/cropped-touch-icon-ipad-retina-32x32.png Technical Analysis Archives - HowTheMarketWorks https://www.howthemarketworks.com/category/advanced/technical-analysis/ 32 32 What Do Traders Look for with Gold? https://www.howthemarketworks.com/what-do-traders-look-for-with-gold/ Mon, 23 Jan 2017 16:36:10 +0000 https://www.howthemarketworks.com/?p=11671 Gold is currently trading at $1,215.85 per ounce, up 0.96% or $11.55. The precious metal has gained 6.40% over the past 30-day period, up $72.40. For the year to date, gold is up 4.7%, and it has an average return of 10.7% since 2002. Its best year on record in that time is 2007 when Read More...

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]]> How To Trade Forex Using A Technical Indicator-Based Strategy https://www.howthemarketworks.com/how-to-trade-forex-using-a-technical-indicator-based-strategy/ Thu, 11 Aug 2016 13:26:59 +0000 https://www.howthemarketworks.com/?p=11492 When it comes to currency trading, there is a vast range of different strategies you can adopt to generate trading profits. For example, you could pursue an event-focused strategy, where you place trades just after large market-moving macroeconomic or political events. Alternatively, you could put on medium to long-term trades based on your view of Read More...

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]]> Should You Trade the EURUSD? https://www.howthemarketworks.com/should-you-trade-the-eurusd/ Mon, 16 May 2016 14:40:47 +0000 https://www.howthemarketworks.com/?p=11402 The most widely traded financial asset in the world is not any particular stock, oil or gold – it is the EURUSD (Euro/ US dollar) currency pair. The pair represents two of the largest economies of the world. Created to facilitate cross-border trading among European and American partners, the euro (EUR) has risen to become Read More...

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]]> Fibonacci Arcs and Fibonacci Retracement https://www.howthemarketworks.com/fibonacci-arc/ Wed, 09 Sep 2015 20:52:02 +0000 http://virtual-stock-exchange.net/?p=87 Fibonacci Arc is a technical analysis indicator and is utilized to give hidden support and resistance levels for security. It is built by drawing a trend line between two swing points on a chart.

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]]> Volume Weighted Average https://www.howthemarketworks.com/volume-weighted-average-price/ Mon, 10 Aug 2015 22:11:51 +0000 http://virtual-stock-exchange.net/?p=185 In finance, Volume-Weighted Average Price (VWAP) is a ratio of the profit traded to complete volume traded over a distinct time horizon - normally one day. It's a portion of the average price a stock traded at over the trading horizon.

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]]> Covariance Analysis https://www.howthemarketworks.com/covariance-analysis/ Tue, 24 Sep 2013 16:46:29 +0000 https://www.howthemarketworks.com/?p=6377 Covariance is a statistical measure of the extent that 2 variables move in tandem relative to their respective mean (or average) values. In the investment world, it is important to be able to measure how different financial variables interact together.

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]]> Correlation Analysis https://www.howthemarketworks.com/correlation-analysis/ Tue, 24 Sep 2013 16:37:39 +0000 https://www.howthemarketworks.com/?p=6368 The use of correlation analysis extends to numerous important fields. For example, in finance, correlation analysis can be used to measure the degree of linear relationships between interest rates and stock returns, money supply and inflation, stock and bond returns, and exchange rates.

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]]> Fundamental Research Links https://www.howthemarketworks.com/fundamental-research-links/ Thu, 28 Mar 2013 23:43:29 +0000 https://www.howthemarketworks.com/?p=5579 Screen stocks by industry, price, volume, market cap, dividend yield, performance, sales and profitability, valuation ratios, analysts estimates, etc.

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]]> The Art of Market Timing https://www.howthemarketworks.com/the-art-of-market-timing/ Sat, 23 Mar 2013 20:12:06 +0000 https://www.howthemarketworks.com/?p=5505 Learn the classic market cycles of accumulation, mark up, distribution and mark down so that you can time the market -consistently - and make steady profits any time.

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]]> Technical Analysis vs. Fundamental Analysis – Which is better https://www.howthemarketworks.com/technical-analysis-vs-fundamental-analysis-which-is-better/ Tue, 12 Feb 2013 09:12:54 +0000 https://www.howthemarketworks.com/?p=4955 In the world of stock analysis, fundamental and technical analysis are on completely opposite sides of the spectrum. Earnings, expenses, assets and liabilities are all important characteristics to fundamental analysts, whereas technical analysts could not care less about these numbers and only focus on price and volume.

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]]> Average Directional Index (ADX) https://www.howthemarketworks.com/average-directional-index-adx/ Sat, 05 Jan 2013 21:07:44 +0000 https://www.howthemarketworks.com/?p=3966 Analysis of ADX is a method of evaluating trend and can help traders to choose the strongest trends and also how to let profits run when the trend is strong.

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]]> Stochastics https://www.howthemarketworks.com/stochastics/ Sat, 05 Jan 2013 20:06:56 +0000 https://www.howthemarketworks.com/?p=3958 In an upward-trending market, prices tend to close near their high, and during a downward-trending market, prices tend to close near their low.

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]]> Fundamental Analysis https://www.howthemarketworks.com/fundamental-analysis/ Wed, 03 Oct 2012 21:21:54 +0000 http://virtual-stock-exchange.net/?p=1541 Fundamental analysis is the process of looking at the basic or fundamental financial level of a business, especially sales, earnings, growth potential, assets, debt, management, products, and competition.

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]]> Technical Analysis https://www.howthemarketworks.com/technical-analysis/ Mon, 24 Sep 2012 03:06:05 +0000 http://virtual-stock-exchange.net/?p=765 Technical Analysis is the use of technical indicators comprising of statistics using past market information to predict which direction the security price will move.

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]]> Average True Range ATR https://www.howthemarketworks.com/average-true-range-atr/ Mon, 10 Sep 2012 22:15:58 +0000 http://virtual-stock-exchange.net/?p=188 The Average True Range (ATR) is an indicator that measures volatility.

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]]> Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) https://www.howthemarketworks.com/macd/ Sun, 09 Sep 2012 21:30:39 +0000 http://virtual-stock-exchange.net/?p=105 The Moving Average Convergence-Divergence (MACD) indicator is one of the easiest and most efficient momentum indicators you can get. It was developed by Gerald Appel in the late seventies.

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]]> Moving Averages https://www.howthemarketworks.com/moving-averages-simple-and-exponential/ Sun, 09 Sep 2012 21:17:39 +0000 http://virtual-stock-exchange.net/?p=98 Moving Averages Moving Averages are one of the most popular and important technical analysis tools. The ease of use and simple calculation make it a great tool to get information quickly. They also provide the basics for more advanced technical analysis tools like MACD and Bollinger Bands and can be useful for removing some of Read More...

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]]> Pivot Points https://www.howthemarketworks.com/pivot-points/ Sun, 09 Sep 2012 20:48:35 +0000 http://virtual-stock-exchange.net/?p=85 Pivot Points use the previous period's high, low and close which will define future support and resistance. Pivots Points are important levels chartists utilize to decide directional movement, resistance and support

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