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A price chart shows a classic head and shoulders pattern.
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Head and shoulders pattern: Indicating a shift in market sentiment
Market pyschology in a graphic display.
A diagram labels the parts of a candlestick price chart.
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Candlestick patterns: Charting your trading strategy
An illuminating view of OHLC.

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Beyond the benchmarks: How the advance/decline line offers deeper insights 
Which side is winning the market’s “popular vote”?
Bollinger Bands: A powerful technical tool for traders
Dual insights from a single indicator.
Candlestick patterns: Charting your trading strategy
An illuminating view of OHLC.
Double top and double bottom patterns: Spotting trend exhaustion
Walking a fine (neck)line.
Dow theory and the foundations of technical analysis
Timeless, trendy wisdom on market timing and trends.
Fibonacci trading strategies: Analysis, techniques, and debates
See it in nature; see it in price patterns.
Flag and pennant patterns: When a trend hits the pause button
Consolidate, continue, confirm.
Golden cross and death cross: Identifying and confirming chart trends
Moving averages can send signals.
Head and shoulders pattern: Indicating a shift in market sentiment
Market pyschology in a graphic display.
Heikin-ashi candles: Making market trends easier to spot
Filter out noise and shine a different light.
Line, bar, and candlestick charts: 3 types technical analysts use
Learn to read the stories charts are telling.
Navigating the markets with moving average convergence/divergence (MACD)
A technical indicator that tracks momentum.
On-balance volume: Joseph Granville’s pioneering indicator in technical analysis
It’s the power of volume.
Price floors and ceilings: Areas of support and resistance in the markets
Know where price might bounce.
Simple moving average vs. exponential moving average
Playing the “weighting” game.
Stock market trading time frames: Aligning strategy and personality
Only time will tell … but how much time?
Technical analysis: Is there predictive power in chart data?
Discover why the trend is your friend.
Technical indicators: The tools of the trade
Analyze price trends, trading volume, and more.
Trading with price action analysis
Explore price territory without a map.
Trend following: A time-tested strategy for riding market momentum
Just go with the flow.
Unlocking the power of the Chaikin money flow indicator
A technical analysis tool for tracking accumulation and distribution.
Using moving averages to gauge market trends
Smooth out price volatility.
Using the stochastic oscillator to anticipate market turning points
Looking for a price reversal?
Volume-weighted average price (VWAP): A versatile technical indicator for pros and day traders
An execution benchmark and a strategy tool.
What is the Relative Strength Index (RSI)?
Identify what’s overbought and oversold.