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
Source: Thinkorswim by TDAmeritrade

 

Example 4: Chart Patterns

Chart Patterns
Source: Thinkorswim by TDAmeritrade

 

My Financial Analysis of Stocks

  • Stocks That We Bought and Sold for the Past Year to Date Sold John Deere (DE), it is a cyclical business and the trade war the U.S. has with China isn't making things any better. Berkshire Hathaway also sold their ...
    Posted Jul 27, 2019, 12:04 PM by Intelligent Investor
  • My Stock Holdings 2018 View Analysis: My Stock Holdings 2018
    Posted Jul 24, 2019, 7:47 PM by Intelligent Investor
  • My Research 2018 View Analysis: My Research 2018
    Posted Jul 24, 2019, 7:46 PM by Intelligent Investor
  • Berkshire Hathaway Sells Shares of PSX Berkshire Hathaway has been selling its shares of Phillips 66 (PSX). They held about 35 million shares of PSX stock as of the 2nd quarter of 2018, which is down ...
    Posted Aug 28, 2018, 1:32 PM by Intelligent Investor
  • Sold All of L Brands (LB) and Park Hotels and Resorts (PK) An article in CNBC scared us. The parent company of Victoria Secret, L Brands (LB) could be a broken company.https://www.cnbc.com/2018/05/24/victorias-secret-might ...
    Posted Jul 26, 2018, 3:41 PM by Intelligent Investor
  • 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 Aug 2, 2019, 4:10 PM 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 Aug 2, 2019, 4:09 PM by Intelligent Investor
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