It is generally recognized that technical analysis started with the work of Charles H. Dow. This is the same Dow who teamed with Edward Jones, and is still remembered in the name of one of the leading stock market indices, the...
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Criticisms of Technical Analysis
There are some who doubt the usefulness of technical analysis. After all, charts can tell us where the market has been, but why should they reveal where the market is going in the future? Do you ever listen to the weather...
Technical Analysis versus Fundamental Analysis
The argument for technical analysis vs fundamental analysis often comes up when people examine the available methods for making money in the stock market. Is one type of analysis better than the other? Should you concentrate on...
Trading Versus Investing
Many people get confused between trading and investing, as on the one hand the goal of both is the same, making money, yet on the other hand when you look at the details they are really quite different. Trading and investing both...
The Principles of Technical Analysis
The Market Discounts Everything It is generally recognized that there are three basic principles or tenets that underlie technical analysis. The first is that the action of the market reflects everything there is to know about...
Introduction to Technical Analysis
Module 1 – Technical Analysis and the Dow Theory Welcome to the first module of this comprehensive course in technical analysis. By the time you graduate, you will be able to analyze any markets, and should be able to trade...
Stocks and Bonds
Stocks and Bonds You often hear about stocks and bonds in the same sentence, but they are very different. Stocks represent ownership in the company, and that’s it. If the company does not do well, then they may not issue a...
Options
Options If you like the idea of the leverage you get with futures, but are concerned about the possibility of runaway losses, then you may find that options are more to your taste. Options, at least if you are buying them, will...
Futures
Futures Futures provide an exceptional opportunity for profit, which must be balanced against the risk involved. A futures contract is simply a binding contract to buy or sell something at a future date. The price is agreed and...
What Can I Trade?
Stocks and shares are one commonly known type of ‘financial instrument’ which can be traded, but there are several others. Some traders are involved with the Forex market, that is buying and selling currencies, and...