Chart Analysis

The Fundamentals

• What Are Charts?What charts are, how to pick timeframes, how charts are formed, and price scaling
• Support and ResistanceWhat support and resistance are, where they are established, and methods used
• Trend LinesWhat trend lines are, scale settings, validation, angles, and more
• Gaps and Gap AnalysisA gap is an area on a price chart in which there were no trades. Gaps show that something important has happened to the fundamentals of or the mass psychology surrounding a stock
• Introduction to Chart PatternsA brief review of what chart patterns are, and how to recognize them
• Chart PatternsA collection of articles describing common chart patterns

Chart Types

• Arms CandleVolumeA price chart that merges traditional candlesticks with EquiVolume boxes
• CandleVolumeA price chart that merges traditional candlesticks with volume
• Elder Impulse SystemA charting system developed by Alexander Elder that colors price bars based on simple technical signals
• EquiVolumePrice boxes that are sized based on their trading volume
• Heikin-AshiA candlestick method that uses price data from two periods instead one one
• Kagi ChartsA Japanese charting method based on volatility and reversal amounts
• Renko ChartsA Japanese charting method that uses boxes that rise and fall in 45-degree patterns
• Three Line Break ChartsCharts that move up and down based on a stock's volatility
• Relative Rotation Graphs (RRG Charts)How to use and interpret Relative Rotation Graph Charts
• Seasonality ChartsHow to use and interpret Seasonality charts

Candlestick Charts

• Introduction to CandlesticksAn overview of candlesticks, including history, formation, and key patterns
• Candlesticks and Traditional Chart AnalysisUsing candlesticks with moving averages, volume, and chart patterns
• Candlesticks and SupportHow candlestick chart patterns can mark support levels
• Candlesticks and ResistanceHow candlestick chart patterns can mark resistance levels
• Candlestick Bullish Reversal PatternsDetailed descriptions of bullish reversal candlestick patterns
• Candlestick Bearish Reversal PatternsDetailed descriptions of common bearish reversal candlestick patterns
• Candlestick Pattern DictionaryA comprehensive list of common candlestick patterns

Point & Figure Charts

• Point and Figure ChartsHow to use and interpret Point and Figure charts

Chart Annotations Tools

• Andrews' PitchforkDrawing, adjusting and interpreting this trend channel tool
• CyclesSteps to finding cycles and using the Cycle Lines Tool
• Fibonacci RetracementsDefines Fibonacci retracements and shows how to use them to identify reversal zones
• Fibonacci ArcsShows how Fibonacci Arcs can be used to find reversals
• Fibonacci FansExplains what Fibonacci Fans are and how they can be used
• Fibonacci Time ZonesDescribes Fibonacci Time Zones and how they can be used
• Quadrant LinesDefines Quadrant Lines and shows how they can be used to find future support/resistance zones
• Raff Regression ChannelA channel tool based on two equidistant trendlines on either side of a linear regression
• Speed Resistance LinesShows how Speed Resistance Lines are used on charts