Technical analysis is the process of examining a stock or security’s price movements, trading volume, and trends to determine how or when to trade it and predict its price movements.

When evaluating the stock market, investors must consider technical analysis vs. fundamental analysis. Though these two methods represent the two main schools of thought regarding the stock market, ...

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