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John J. Murphy is an American financial market analyst, and is considered a proponent of inter-market technical analysis, a field pioneered by Michael E.S. Gayed in his 1990 book. [ 1] He later revised and broadened this book into Technical Analysis of the Financial Markets.
Heikin-Ashi is a Japanese trading indicator and financial chart that means "average bar". [ 1] Heikin-Ashi charts resemble candlestick charts, but have a smoother appearance as they track a range of price movements, rather than tracking every price movement as with candlesticks. Heikin-Ashi was created in the 1700s by Munehisa Homma, [ 2][ 3 ...
Fundamental analysts examine earnings, dividends, assets, quality, ratios, new products, research and the like. Technicians employ many methods, tools and techniques as well, one of which is the use of charts. Using charts, technical analysts seek to identify price patterns and market trends in financial markets and attempt to exploit those ...
Line break chart. Line break charts contain an “up line” and a “down line” which are normally distinguished using different colors, e.g., an up line can be represented by a green line and a down line can be represented by a red line. [ 6] A new up line is added when the previous high is exceeded by the underlying chart's close and a ...
A candlestick chart (also called Japanese candlestick chart or K-line) is a style of financial chart used to describe price movements of a security, derivative, or currency . While similar in appearance to a bar chart, each candlestick represents four important pieces of information for that day: open and close in the thick body, and high and ...
A chart pattern or price pattern is a pattern within a chart when prices are graphed. In stock and commodity markets trading, chart pattern studies play a large role during technical analysis. When data is plotted there is usually a pattern which naturally occurs and repeats over a period. Chart patterns are used as either reversal or ...
The Kagi chart ( Japanese: かぎ足, romanized : kagiashi) is a chart used for tracking price movements and to make decisions on purchasing stock. It differs from traditional stock charts such as the Candlestick chart by being mostly independent of time. This feature aids in producing a chart that reduces random noise .
Point and figure chart. Point and figure (P&F) is a charting technique used in technical analysis. Point and figure charting does not plot price against time as time-based charts do. Instead it plots price against changes in direction by plotting a column of Xs as the price rises and a column of Os as the price falls. [ 1][ 2]