Introduction

INTRODUCTION

This introduction was written for investors who are new to technical analysis. It presents the basic concepts and terminology in a concise manner. If you are familiar with technical analysis, you will probably find the Reference the appropriate starting point.

Preface

Preface
Introduction
Gratitude
Terminology

Content

Technical Analysis
Price Fields
Charts
Support & Resistance
Trends
Moving Averages
Indicators
Market Indicators
Line Studies
Periodicity
The Time Element
Conclusion

Reference

Reference
Absolute Breadth Index
Accumulation / Distribution
Accumulation Swing Index
Advance / Decline Line
Advance / Decline Ratio
Advancing - Declining Issues
Advancing, Declining,
Unchanged Volume
Andrews' Pitchfork
Arms Index
Average True Range
Bollinger Bands
Breadth Thrust
Bull/Bear Ratio
Candlesticks, Japanese
CANSLIM
Chaikin Oscillator
Commodity Channel Index
Commodity Selection Index
Correlation Analysis
Cumulative Volume Index
Cycles
Demand Index
Detrended Price Oscillator
Directional Movement
Dow Theory
Ease of Movement
Efficient Market Theory
Elliott Wave Theory
Envelopes (Trading Bands)
Equivolume
Fibonacci Studies
Four Percent Model
Fourier Transform
Fundamental Analysis
Gann Angles
Herrick Payoff Index
Interest Rates
Kagi
Large Block Ratio
Linear Regression Lines
MACD
Mass Index
McClellan Oscillator
McClellan Summation Index
Median Price
Member Short Ratio
Momentum
Money Flow Index
Moving Averages
Negative Volume Index
New Highs-Lows Cumulative
New Highs-New Lows
New Highs/Lows Ratio
Odd Lot Balance Index
Odd Lot Purchases / Sales
Odd Lot Short Ratio
On Balance Volume
Open Interest
Open-10 TRIN
Option Analysis
Overbought / Oversold
Parabolic SAR
Patterns
Percent of Resistance
Percent Retracement
Performance
Point & Figure
Positive Volume Index
Price and Volume Trend
Price Oscillator
Price Rate-of-Change
Public Short Ratio
Puts/Calls Ratio
Quadrant Lines
Relative Strength, Comparative
Relative Strength Index
Renko
Speed Resistance Lines
Spreads
Standard Deviation
STIX
Stochastic Oscillator
Swing Index
Three Line Break
Time Series Forecast
Tirone Levels
Total Short Ratio
Trade Volume Index
Trendlines
TRIX
Turn Price
Typical Price
Ultimate Oscillator
Upside / Downside Ratio
Upside - Downside Volume
Vertical Horizontal Filter
Volatility, Chaikin's
Volume
Volume Oscillator
Volume Rate-of-Change
Weighted Close
Williams' Accumulation / Distribution
Williams' %R
Zig Zag

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