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What Is Technical Analysis

The Psychology of the Stoploss – Why is it so Hard to cut Losses?

Many new to trading have the tendency to liquidate positions that show a small profit, yet they keep those positions that show a loss as are unwilling to take a loss, in hope that prices will rebound. Such a counter-intuitive strategy will…
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,…
What Is Technical Analysis

Guest Speaker for STATS Market Outlook & AGM 2010

Today, I was invited as a guest speaker to give a talk at 2009 AGM of STATS (Singapore Technical Analysts & Traders Society) on the "Strategic Outlook for 2010". Before the talk, there was a poll, and it seemed that the general consensus…
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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.…
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Asia Investment Banking Conference 2009

This event was held in SMU, and saw professionals and student flying in from all over the world to attend talks and networking sessions with a variety of renowed industry speakers.After 3 days of talks and workshops, the event…
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,…