There are a number of reasons that many traders favor technical analysis over fundamental. For starters, fundamental traders tend to be commercial firms; that is, they are involved in the actual production or consumption of a commodity. The commercial firms have the information that most of us cannot afford to acquire. For example, are you able to go out and check global soil conditions in an agr...
Recently, I was asked the following question: Do you trade strictly by technical analysis or do you still try to watch the fundamentals as well? For years I have differentiated between chart and technical analysis. Please allow me the courtesy of calling what I use as primarily 'chart' analysis, secondarily at times, technical analysis and when I think it is appropriate I throw in a bit of fundame...
Taking a second look at potential trades at times results in “why didn’t I see this before?” For instance, what if you are looking at a market as it approaches a support area? Isn’t it reasonable to ask yourself, “If this market breaks through and I am long, what will I do?” Ask yourself how such an event would change the picture. If you have a position, will you still want...
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