10 Tips to Getting Started With Technical Analysis
John Lansing, May 19, 2009
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The Basics
Often when people think of technical analysis, they can feel overwhelmed with the vision of charts and unfamiliar phrases like "candlesticks," "moving averages" and "trendlines." Just as there are thousands of stocks available for trading, so too are there myriad ways to analyze the way they trade.
So, what kinds of indicators do I use to generate triple-digit trading profits?
In a nutshell, all I'm really looking for are signals that help me determine the speed, direction and distance of an underlying stock so that I can uncover the best options to take advantage of the expected movement.
Consider the next 10 tips your primer on getting started with technical analysis.
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