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Technical Analysis

A collection of 6 issues

Volume and Open Interest in Options Trading Explained

Volume and open interest are two essential metrics in options trading that help explain market activity, liquidity, and trader participation. Understanding how they interact provides deeper insight into price behavior and market sentiment.

Technical Analysis: Understanding and Applying Market Insights

Technical analysis examines price and volume data to interpret market behavior, identify trends, and manage risk. This article explains its principles, tools, history, applications, and limitations in a clear, structured way.

Seven Essentials to Understand Before Buying Stocks

Before buying stocks, investors benefit from understanding company operations, valuation metrics, risk measures, dividends, charts, financial health, and market trends. These elements explain how stocks are evaluated and why prices move.

Stock Fundamentals Explained: Understanding the Core of Company Value

Stock fundamentals describe the financial measures used to understand a company’s health and performance. These metrics help explain how analysts assess intrinsic value and compare companies beyond price movements.

What Is a Bar Chart?

A bar chart is a price chart that displays the open, high, low, and close of an asset for a specific time period using individual price bars.

What Is the Advance-Decline Ratio (ADR)?

The advance-decline ratio (ADR) is a market breadth indicator that compares the number of securities that closed higher to those that closed lower over a given period.