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Technical analysis

In finance, technical analysis is an analysis methodology for analysing and forecasting the direction of prices through the study of past market data, primarily price and volume. As a type of active management, it stands in contradiction to much of modern portfolio theory. The efficacy of technical analysis is disputed by the efficient-market hypothesis…

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related to Further reading · 76
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related to Efficient-market hypothesis · 11
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related to Empirical evidence · 10
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has method · 6
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related to Comparison with fundamental analysis · 6
Technical analysis → Contrasting, EBITDA, Pure, Some, This, Uncovering
related to Neural networks · 6
Technical analysis → ANNs, As ANNs, In, Since, They, This
related to Scientific technical analysis · 6
Technical analysis → Balenovich, Caginalp, Many, One, Some, The

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Technical analysisis aanalysis methodology for analysing and forecasting the direction of prices through the study of past market data0.90text
lines of supportinstance ofmoving averages and look for forms0.80text
resistanceinstance ofmoving averages and look for forms0.80text
channelsinstance ofmoving averages and look for forms0.80text
more obscure formations such as flagsinstance ofmoving averages and look for forms0.80text
pennantsinstance ofmoving averages and look for forms0.80text
balance daysinstance ofmoving averages and look for forms0.80text
cupinstance ofmoving averages and look for forms0.80text
handle patterns.Technical analysts also widely use market indicators of many sortsinstance ofmoving averages and look for forms0.80text
some of which are mathematical transformations of priceinstance ofmoving averages and look for forms0.80text
often including upinstance ofmoving averages and look for forms0.80text
down volumeinstance ofmoving averages and look for forms0.80text

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