Chart patterns reveal trader psychology and can signal trend continuation, reversal, or market indecision—specially when combined with volume and time frame analysis. Effective trading strategies ...

Candlestick charts were developed in the 18th century in Japan by rice trader Munehisa Homma. As a cornerstone and perhaps one of the earliest forms of technical analysis, they help traders and ...

In this post we will review the different types of charts you can use to perform technical analysis on foreign exchange (forex) currencies. Although we are focusing on forex technical analysis, the ...

As you begin to get familiar with technical analysis, you’ll start to see three distinct types of forex chart patterns emerge. While you might be looking for wedges, flags, channels and triangles, the ...

Fundamental analysis tries to determine value and estimate the future market price based on a stock's underlying fundamentals. Technical analysis relies on charts to forecast prices. The goal of ...

If you've ever looked at a stock price chart and felt a bit overwhelmed by all the lines, bars, and colors, you're definitely not alone. Learning how to read a chart begins with understanding that ...

The stock market is often described as a battleground between buyers and sellers, and like any battle, it leaves behind telltale signs. For the savvy investor, those signs are printed directly onto a ...

Correctly identifying and subsequently trading the triangle chart pattern has benefitted many technical forex traders. The triangle pattern is traditionally categorized as a continuation chart pattern ...

Samantha (Sam) Silberstein, CFP®, CSLP®, EA, is an experienced financial consultant. She has a demonstrated history of working in both institutional and retail environments, from broker-dealers to ...