Category: Technical Analysis

TrendSpider is happy to share a blog by Paul Bratby, founder and CEO of Trade The Fifth, which focuses on Elliot Waves that occur in the financial markets. To learn more about Elliot Waves and their technology, continue reading!

Imagine that you come across a stock that’s forming an ascending triangle pattern. You know that a breakout is likely to occur given the series of higher lows, and sure enough, the stock breaks out the following session on high […]

Predicting the reaction to an earnings announcement is notoriously difficult. Even if a company misses on revenue and income, the stock price could rise sharply higher if the market’s expectations were low, future guidance was better than expected, or the […]

Imagine trying to drive across the United States using individual state maps. You might find the best route through each state, but without seeing how everything connects, you probably wouldn’t take the optimal route to your destination. Traders rely on […]

Investors tend to focus more on market fundamentals than technical analysis, but there are a few technical indicators that carry weight across the board. For example, CNBC commonly cites the death cross as a bearish turning point for specific stocks or […]

Technical analysis has been used since the 1900s to predict stock market prices. Unlike fundamental analysis, market technicians believe that all available information is already reflected in a stock price, and day-to-day market fluctuations are more a function of human […]

Of all the ideas and strategies that have evolved throughout the history of trading, the trend has been the one that has stood the test of time. It is unclear who first said it, but “The Trend is Your Friend” […]

There are many indicators and methods used by traders all over the world, but few are used more often than those based upon Fibonacci numbers. From forex traders to institutions, Fibonacci is a mainstay of market analysis, and an important […]

As TrendSpider’s main focus is being a charting platform, we also actively share chart setups and ideas every day on our social media accounts! As with anything, nothing is close to being 100% in the markets and all traders should do […]

This guest post was adapted from a private, members-only update that Trader Stewie from the Art of Trading shared with his subscribers. This is his perspective on using the “rising wedge” setup to profit from downward moves in price.  For those […]