Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...

The cult of technical analysis and day trading seems to grow and grow. The Web is crawling with technical analysis (TA). Tax changes have created a boom in spread betting, and hundreds of courses have ...

Learning how to read stock charts is one of the most essential skills any trader or investor can develop. Stock charts translate raw price and volume data into visual patterns that reveal market ...

The silver chart is now potentially facing a situation of breakouts at upward-sloping lines. If the patterns continue, then we could see silver move past $200 over the coming months.

Today I want to build off of a previous article of mine, and elaborate on specific technical analysis patterns. The best technical analysis patterns will not only be relatively easy to spot, but also ...

The world of technical trading can often feel overwhelming, a blur of lines, candles, and indicators. You might recognize a Head and Shoulders pattern when you see it, but do you have a disciplined ...

J.B. Maverick is an active trader, commodity futures broker, and stock market analyst 17+ years of experience, in addition to 10+ years of experience as a finance writer and book editor. Samantha (Sam ...

Technical analysts believe that stock prices often trade in patterns, as the motivating driver behind the movement of stocks is humans, and humans exhibit the same emotions when it comes to their ...

Investors in the stock market tend to focus on two different ways to analyze stocks: fundamental analysis and technical analysis. Whereas fundamental analysis focuses on valuations and the underlying ...