Technical Analysis Archives - PersonalFinanceLab Financial Literacy Gamified Thu, 12 Sep 2019 16:35:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 https://www.personalfinancelab.com/wp-content/uploads/favicon-50x50.png Technical Analysis Archives - PersonalFinanceLab 32 32 Fibonacci Arcs and Fibonacci Retracement https://www.personalfinancelab.com/glossary/fibonacci-arc/ Wed, 09 Sep 2015 20:52:02 +0000 http://virtual-stock-exchange.net/?p=87 Fibonacci Arcs and retracements are used as a technical indicator to determine support and resistance. As with most indicators it can be used to see if a breakout has occurred or if a reversal is likely to happen.

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]]> Volume Weighted Average https://www.personalfinancelab.com/glossary/volume-weighted-average-price/ Mon, 10 Aug 2015 22:11:51 +0000 http://virtual-stock-exchange.net/?p=185 In finance, Volume-Weighted Average Price (VWAP) is a ratio of the profit traded to complete volume traded over a distinct time horizon - normally one day. It's a portion of the average price a stock traded at over the trading horizon.

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]]> Pullback https://www.personalfinancelab.com/glossary/pullback/ Tue, 04 Aug 2015 18:40:31 +0000 http://education.howthemarketworks.com/?p=8340 A pullback is a technical analysis term used frequently when a stock "pulls" back to a resistance and/or support line, usually after a breakout has occurred.

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]]> Double Bottom https://www.personalfinancelab.com/advanced/double-bottom/ Sat, 01 Aug 2015 20:32:35 +0000 http://virtual-stock-exchange.net/?p=76 Double Bottoms are reversal patterns and often seem to be one of the most common (together with double top patterns) patterns for currency trading. Double Bottoms patterns are identified by two consecutive low prices of the same depth with a moderate pull back up in between (neckline peak).

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]]> Head and Shoulders https://www.personalfinancelab.com/glossary/head-and-shoulders/ Thu, 09 Jul 2015 20:38:32 +0000 http://virtual-stock-exchange.net/?p=79 The head-and-shoulders pattern is one of the most popular chart patterns in technical analysis and indicates that a reversal is likely to happen after the pattern has been completed.

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]]> Technical Analysis Software https://www.personalfinancelab.com/advanced/technical-analysis-2/ Sun, 02 Nov 2014 08:58:39 +0000 http://staging.education.howthemarketworks.com/?p=2687 Technical analysis software automates the charting, analysis and reporting functions that support technical analysts in their review and prediction of financial markets (e.g. the stock market).

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]]> Cup With Handle https://www.personalfinancelab.com/advanced/cup-with-handle/ Tue, 09 Sep 2014 20:26:25 +0000 http://virtual-stock-exchange.net/?p=73 A cup-and-handle chart pattern resembles a cup of coffee. These are bullish continuation patterns where the growth has paused momentarily, it trades down and then continues its upward pattern. This pattern must always be at least 5 weeks long and can last up to a year. Click on this post to learn more.

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]]> Collar Option Strategy https://www.personalfinancelab.com/advanced/collar-option-strategy/ Tue, 24 Sep 2013 16:14:54 +0000 http://education.howthemarketworks.com/?p=6359 The Collar Option Strategy is designed to limit the downside risk of a held underlying security. It can be performed by holding a long position in a security, while simultaneously going long a Put and shorting a Call. Read this article to read details of the strategy and to see a profit/loss example.

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]]> Straddles https://www.personalfinancelab.com/glossary/straddles/ Tue, 11 Jun 2013 16:02:18 +0000 http://education.howthemarketworks.com/?p=6120 A straddle is an investment strategy that involves the purchase or sale of an option allowing the investor to profit regardless of the direction of movement of the underlying asset, usually a stock. Read this article for details on the two straddle strategies: a long straddle and a short straddle.

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]]> Shadows https://www.personalfinancelab.com/glossary/shadows/ Mon, 22 Apr 2013 20:26:18 +0000 http://education.howthemarketworks.com/?p=5871 A shadow is the small line (like a candle wick) found at the top or bottom of an individual candle in a candlestick chart.

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