Technical Analysis
Learn charts from first principles: market structure, candlesticks, trends, price levels, volume, indicators, patterns, volatility, multi-time-frame analysis and risk management.
16 detailed guides
Begin with the complete guide, then study individual tools. Every page explains limitations and avoids guaranteed-return language.
Technical analysis: a complete beginner-to-advanced guide
Learn how charts, trends, price levels, volume, indicators, time frames and risk management fit together in a disciplined technical-analysis process.
Read guide →Technical AnalysisWhat is technical analysis and how does it work?
Understand the assumptions, inputs, strengths and limitations of technical analysis before using charts or indicators.
Read guide →Technical AnalysisHow to read candlestick charts correctly
Learn candle bodies, wicks, gaps, common formations and why location matters more than memorising names.
Read guide →Technical AnalysisSupport and resistance: how to mark useful price zones
Learn how to identify reaction zones, role reversal, repeated tests and when a level is no longer valid.
Read guide →Technical AnalysisTrends, market structure and trendlines explained
Identify uptrends, downtrends, ranges, swing structure and valid trendline breaks without forcing the chart.
Read guide →Technical AnalysisMoving averages: SMA, EMA, crossovers and practical use
Understand simple and exponential moving averages, dynamic trend context, crossover signals and common mistakes.
Read guide →Technical AnalysisRSI indicator: momentum, divergence and overbought myths
Use the Relative Strength Index with trend context, ranges, divergences and failure swings rather than simple 70/30 rules.
Read guide →Technical AnalysisMACD indicator: line, signal, histogram and trend context
Understand MACD calculations, crossovers, zero-line behaviour, histogram momentum and why range markets create false signals.
Read guide →Technical AnalysisVolume analysis: confirmation, accumulation and distribution
Learn how volume confirms breakouts, reveals participation, supports trend analysis and can mislead without context.
Read guide →Technical AnalysisChart patterns: triangles, flags, head-and-shoulders and ranges
Understand common continuation and reversal patterns, confirmation rules, measured moves and failure signals.
Read guide →Technical AnalysisBreakouts and fakeouts: confirmation, retests and traps
Learn how to distinguish acceptance beyond a level from a temporary spike and how to manage failed breakouts.
Read guide →Technical AnalysisMulti-time-frame analysis: aligning weekly, daily and intraday charts
Use higher time frames for context, a working time frame for setup and a lower time frame for execution without creating conflicting signals.
Read guide →Technical AnalysisBollinger Bands and volatility: squeeze, expansion and mean reversion
Understand the middle average, standard-deviation bands, volatility squeezes and why touching a band is not an automatic signal.
Read guide →Technical AnalysisFibonacci retracement: useful framework or false precision?
Learn common retracement levels, anchoring, confluence and why Fibonacci should not be treated as an exact forecasting tool.
Read guide →Technical AnalysisTechnical-analysis risk management: stops, sizing and trade management
Connect chart invalidation with position sizing, slippage, risk-to-reward, portfolio heat and disciplined exits.
Read guide →Technical AnalysisDow Theory and market structure for modern traders
Understand primary, secondary and minor trends, confirmation, phases and how Dow Theory connects to current chart analysis.
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