Name: Technical Analysis
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Technical Analysis is a discipline for forecasting/predicting the direction of prices through the study of past market data, primarily price and volume.

“Technical analysis is the study of market action, primarily through the use of charts, for the purpose of forecasting future price trends”. Technical analysis is widely used among stock brokers, traders, financial analysts and financial professionals.

Detailed Course Curriculum

Introduction – What is Technical Analysis?

- Definition
- Main factors in technical analysis
- Advantages
- Criticisms
- Types of Charts
- Long-term vs. short-term
Background & Basics
- Technical Analysis as an Integral part of Market Analysis.
- History of Technical Analysis
Constructing and interpreting charts
- Tools- The construction of four types of Charts
- Bar chart
- Line chart
- Point & figure chart
- Candlesticks chart
What to look for on charts
- Trends
- Support & Resistance levels
- Moving Average
- PGaps
- Volume
- Comparative Relative Strength
Trend analysis
- Support and Resistance Lines
- Trends
- Direction
- Duration
- Trend lines
- Channel lines
- Breakout trend lines: rules of confirmation
Oscillators
- Definition
- Role
- Relationship with Underlying Instrument
- In-gear
- Bullish divergence
- Bearish divergence
- Types
- Momentum
- Rate of Change
- Relative Strength Index
- Stochastic
- Larry Williams %R
- MACD
- Moving Average Oscillator
Moving averages
- Definition
- Benefits
- Types
- Number of moving averages
- Duration
- Double crossover
- Japanese crosses
- Triple crossovers
- Envelope model
- Bollinger Bands
Technical theories
- Dow Theory Theories
- Elliott Wave Principles
- Fibonacci Sequence
- Gann Analysis
- Cycle Analysis
Technical analysis indicators
- Relative strength index
- Rate of change index (ROC)
- Stochastic (%K D)
- Larry William %R
- Moving average convergence & divergence (MACD)
- MACD Histogram
- Bollinger band
- Real time computer presentation

SENTIMENTAL INDICATORS
- Put/Call ratio
- Bull/bear Indicators
- Insider activity
- CBOE Volatility index
Ratio Analysis
- Percentages: Dow, Fibonacci and Gann
- Fans
- Arcs
- Retracements vs. Extensions
Chart formations
- Trend reversal formations
  - Head and Shoulders
  - Double Tops and Double Bottoms
  - Triple Tops and Triple Bottoms
  - V-tops (spikes)
  - Rounded Tops and Rounded Bottoms (saucers)
- Trend continuation formation
  - Flags
  - Pennant
  - Triangles
  - Wedges
STOP LOSS
- What is stop loss
- How to set stop loss
- Stop loss through ATR indicator
Why interest rate affect the market
- Relationship between Interest rate change & stock Price change
- Interest Rate Risk on market
Volume and open interest
- Volume & open interest With Support & résistance
- Using open interest to find bull & bear signal
Intermarket Technical Analysis
- Inter market relation using Technical concepts
- Inter market Analysis -Gold, crude, silver, DJIA, Nifty, Dollar, International Market