What is Technical Analysis

Technical Analysis is a method of identifying patterns on charts. It uses historical prices, volume, and other tools  to predict the future direction of securities.

Although it isn't always accurate, Technical Analysis may be used to determine "when to buy" and "when to sell" a particular security such as stock, gold, or an index fund.

 

Example 1: Bollinger Bands

Bollinger Bands
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Example 2: Candlestick Patterns

Candlestick Pattern
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Example 3: Volume

Technical Analysis - Volume
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Example 4: Chart Patterns

Chart Patterns
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My Financial Analysis of Stocks

  • We Sold All of Our Shares in PayPal, We Saw Something Else We Liked Better We dumped Paypal (PYPL). The P/E Ratio is currently at 66 which is very high. The slowdown in earnings and revenue does not justify a P/E Ratio that ...
    Posted Feb 3, 2018, 8:18 AM by Intelligent Investor
  • U.S. Bank's (USB) Return on Equity is Greater than Wells Fargo (WFC) We just realized that U.S. Bank's (USB) Return on Equity is the highest out of all the major banks. It is greater than Wells Fargo (WFC), J.P ...
    Posted Feb 3, 2018, 8:20 AM by Intelligent Investor
  • My Research 2017 View Analysis: My Research 2017
    Posted Jan 15, 2018, 4:12 PM by Intelligent Investor
  • Looks Like Capitulation in Viacom (VIAB) Capitulation is when large institutional investors give up on a stock and sell all of their holdings in that stock. Capitulation is a sign of a bottom for a stock ...
    Posted Nov 17, 2017, 10:38 AM by Intelligent Investor
  • IBM's Fortunes Finally Turns Around Today Warren Buffett purchased IBM shares in the year 2012 worth billions of dollars. Yet the stock has pummeled and has been pounded downwards for the past 5 years. The company ...
    Posted Oct 20, 2017, 1:58 PM by Intelligent Investor
  • Exchanged AT&T (T) for Time Warner (TWX) and Dumped Hilton Worldwide (HLT) I exchanged AT&T (T) for Time Warner (TWX). Their merger currently gives TWX a 6% premium. AT&T is offering $107/share for TWX. Time Warner is currently priced ...
    Posted Sep 1, 2017, 4:36 PM by Intelligent Investor
  • My Stock Holdings 2017 View Analysis: My Stock Holdings 2017Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) split into 3 companies. So we now own the following 3 Hilton companies:1) Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT)2) Hilton ...
    Posted Aug 28, 2017, 6:46 PM by Intelligent Investor
  • Repurchased Apple After Warren Buffett Confirms He Purchased it As a rule-of-thumb, if an investment has a Return on Equity (ROE) of greater than 30%, it means the company has a Durable Competitive Advantage. Apple's Return ...
    Posted Jun 5, 2017, 12:35 PM by Intelligent Investor
  • Purchased Hilton Hotels in Anticipation of a 3 for 1 Stock Spin-Off Last December I purchased Hilton Hotels in anticipation of a 3 for 1 stock spin-off. In other words, Hilton Hotels will be splitting into 3 independent companies. The most ...
    Posted Mar 1, 2017, 6:12 PM by Intelligent Investor
  • Warren Buffett's 5 Best Investing Tips 1) Don't buy or sell based on the headlines.2) Don't try to profit from bubbles.3) Put your emotions aside.4) Always invest in productive assets.5 ...
    Posted Aug 19, 2017, 4:26 PM by Intelligent Investor
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