SWI Trading Insights

Volume 3 “TECHNICAL ANALYSIS  1”

Technical Analysis forecasts future financial price movements based on examining past price movements. It does not result in absolute predictions of the price of a stock or an option. Instead, technical analysis can help investors anticipate what is “likely” to happen to prices over time via a wide variety of charts that show prices over time.

TECHNICAL ANALYSIS 1

Overview Articles

Why Analyze Securities?

This article examines the three types of market analysts, what they believe about financial markets, and why. It will help you understand the big picture when deciding the “best” way to invest.

Technical Analysis

This article explains Technical Analysis, how it works, and the general steps to take when using technical charts and indicators to analyze stocks. It concludes by examining the strengths and weaknesses of using charts to make investment decisions.

Fundamental Analysis

This article describes Fundamental Analysis and explains a fundamental analyst’s general steps when evaluating a stock. It also examines the fundamental analysis’s strengths and weaknesses.

Intermarket Analysis

This article describes the relationships between four key intermarket players: stocks, bonds, commodities, and the Dollar. It explores these relationships within the business cycle and its sector rotations.

Irrational Exuberance and Behavioral Finance 

This article describes the findings in Robert Shiller’s book, “Irrational Exuberance.” The 12 precipitating factors of the 2000 stock market bubble are detailed, as well as cultural and psychological factors influencing the decision-making process for investing in stocks.

Random Walk versus a Non-Random Walk

This article describes the Random Walk Theory of financial markets and its counterpart, the Non-Random Walk Theory.

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