Chart Your Way to a Lifetime of Profits
by Chris Rowe 05/12/09
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I'm blown away by the fact that most people don't have a true understanding of the stock market's trend or condition.
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What's fascinating to me is that anyone can learn how to clarify the stock market by interpreting technical indicators.
What's more fascinating to me is that I know plenty of people who manage hundreds of millions of dollars who actually don't know how to do it, yet I know individual investors with less than $100,000 in the stock market who do!
To a novice, the term "technical analysis" combines two words that can be intimidating. But it really isn't rocket science. At least, it doesn't have to be.
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So, whether you want to learn more about charting or whether you've been using technical analysis for years, today I want to introduce (or re-introduce) you to the fundamental concepts that have served as the basis of a tremendous amount of profitable trades throughout the history of the stock market.
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