What Is Technical Analysis

Tips for your Resume: How I Managed to Land a Job With the Big Boys

Last updated: 3 July 2026 · By Spencer Li, CFTeHow to Write a Resume for a Trading or Finance Job A resume that lands a trading or finance interview is one single-sided page, cleanly formatted, with only your best and most relevant achievements…
What Is Technical Analysis

Superior Long-term Investing: How to Catch the BIG Swings

There is a general misconception that chart-reading and technical analysis are only for short-term traders, but this is not true. Investors who learn to read charts and adopt long-term trend-following techniques can achieve superior returns…
What Is Technical Analysis

The Random Walk Myth: Theory vs. Practice

The random walk theory, which started off from academic offshoots, put forth the idea that one should give up trying to predict or beat the markets because it was impossible to do so. In theory, this theory sounds plausible, but in practice,…
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Volume Spread Analysis – Spotting the Hidden Clues in Volume

Price action and volume lies at the core of technical analysis, since that is all the data a market technician works with. Almost all technical methods, such as chart patterns, candlestick patterns or even Elliot wave are studies of price action.…
What Is Technical Analysis

What is Technical Analysis (TA)?

What Is Technical Analysis? A Trader's Plain-English Guide Last updated: 3 July 2026 · By Spencer Li, CFTeTechnical analysis is the study of price patterns and trends in a market in order to trade them. It is, in effect, applied mass psychology,…