Technical Analysis •
Technical Analysis is the name given to forecasting techniques that utilize historical share price data
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It believes that share/security prices are determined by demand and supply forces that operate in the market which are in turn influences also by emotional and psychological factors.
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They make price predictions on the basis of price and volume data looking for patterns and possible correlations This analysis is based on tree assumptions
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The market discounts everything
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Prices move in trends
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History tends to repeat itself
Tools of Technical Analysis •
Charting Line Chart Bar Charts Candlestick Charts
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Technical indicators
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Sentiment Indicators
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Flow of Fund Indicators
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Market Structure Indicators
Certain Terminologies • Trend Trend is the direction of movement of share prices in the market. Rising : Upward/Uptrend (Higher Highs; Higher Lows) Declining :Downward/Downtrend (Lower Lows; Lower Highs) • Support: It is a value below which stock price is not expected to go down as demand is expected to increase. Support level is a level at which sufficient buying pressure exerted to halt fall in prices • Resistance : It is a value at which stock price is not expected to go as supply is expected to increase. Resistance level is a level at which sufficient selling pressure is exerted to halt the ongoing rise in price of a share. Both these are reversal movements
Dow Theory Charles Dow, Editor, Wall Street •
It recognizes the it is the action of the people in the market place responding to news that cause prices to change rather than the news itself & that
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Once established a market trend tends to continue
Assumptions •
The Averages discounts every thing i.e. it takes every thing that is known by all market participants in to account
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The market is comprised of three trends Primary Trend, Secondary Trend (Temp. Reactions) & Minor Trend
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Primary trends have three phases Eco. Recovery, Enhanced Corporate Earning & Further Momentum
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The volume confirms the trend. i.e. It expands in the same direction of Primary Trend
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A trend remains intact until it gives a definite reversal signal
A Chart Pattern •
It sets a general pattern about a motion of certain price movement
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There are two types of patterns; Reversal & Continuation
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Head and Shoulder Head & Shoulder top is formed at the high of a long upward trend. movement when prices touch the top under a strong buying impulse. Then it little goes down. Usually occurs at the end of a bull phase & is indicative of a reversal of trend. Head & Shoulder (Inverse) bottom gives a signal that there is going to be a reversal in the downtrend. It occurs at the end of bear phase
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Cup and Handle It is a bullish continuation pattern in which the upward trend has paused but will continue in an upward direction once the pattern is confirmed
Primary Trend and secondary reactions.
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Primary Trend
Secondary reactions
Secondary reactions
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Three phases of a bull market
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Phase 1 B2 B1 (Revival of Confidence)
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(Improvement in corporate earnings)
(Speculation and inflation)
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Technical Indicators Also known as Mathematical Indicators •
They measure money flow, trends, volatility and momentum
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They serve two purposes To confirm price movements To form buy and sell signals
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They arrive at by applying a formula to the price and/or volume data of a security
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Trend Following Indicators
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Moving Averages It is a lagging indicator represents an average of a certain series of data that moves through time.
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Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) It measures short term momentum It is made up of two exponential moving averages It helps in signaling out bullish & bearish trend
Fundamental & Technical Analysis A Comparison •
1. Charts Vs Financial Statements TA is a study of price action & trend. FA focuses on demand/supply relationship to calculate intrinsic value. FA uncovers a company’s value FA believes they are already accounted for in Company’s stock prices
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2. Time horizon FA takes a longer term view TA has a time frame of weeks, days or minutes. Data analyzed by FA are released over a period of time, while that by TA are published on daily basis.
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3. Trading Vs Investing Goals are different. FA is for investment. TA is for trade
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4. Cause Vs Effect FA studies causes of market movement; TA needs to know why the prices have moved. A Combination of the two is ideal Neither of them is perfect or independent. FA suggest best security to sell/buy; while TA suggests best time to sell/buy. Thus both are supplementing each other.
Red Candlestick
Highest Price Opening Price
Closing Price Lowest Price
Green Candlestick
Highest Price Closing Price
Opening Price Lowest Price