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Day 11: Basic Stock Market
Concepts
Technical Analysis for Beginners:
1. What is Technical Analysis in the
Stock Market?
Technical analysis refers to a
method used to analyze and predict the future price movements of stocks or
other securities by using historical market data, primarily price and volume.
It involves using candlestick patterns, charts patterns, technical
indicators, and trend lines to identify patterns and trends, helping traders
make informed buying or selling decisions.
2. What are Candlestick Charts and
Why are they Important?
Candlestick charts are the series of
graphical representation shaped in colored bars to display the price movements
of a security or an asset over a specified time period. The asset may be stock,
commodity, currency etc, each candlestick represents the opening, closing,
high, and low prices for a given time period. Candlestick patterns are crucial
for identifying potential market reversals or trends, making them a popular
tool in technical analysis.
3. What is a Support
Level in Technical Analysis?
A support level is an
area of value where down move temporarily pauses and bounces back due to
excessive demand. It is such price point or zone at which a stock or security
tends to stop falling due to strong demand. It acts as a "floor"
where buyers typically enter the market, preventing further downward movement. Support
is an important component of technical analysis to locate the strong demand
zone of a security.
4. What is a
Resistance Level?
A resistance level is
an area of value where an uptrend temporarily pauses and price does not move
further upward or takes reversal due to excessive selling pressure or supply.
It is the opposite of support. It is that price point where sellers are
stronger than the buyers. At this level a stock or security tends to stop
rising, as selling pressure becomes stronger than buying pressure. Resistance
is an important aspect of technical analysis to identify the area of strong
selling zone or supply zone.
5. What are Indicators in Technical Analysis?
Technical indicators
are crucial independent tools market participants use to analyze market trends,
price movements and volume. These indicators are built on pre-decided logic
which can simplify huge amounts of data, making it easier for traders to make
informed decisions to enhance their technical analysis.
These indicators are
plotted on the charts with colorful lines. Traders use these indicators to
anticipate the future price movements of stocks.
6. What is Moving Average (MA)?
Moving average or MA
is an technical indicator used in the stock market by the traders to do
technical analysis of a stock or a security. It helps to smooth out the price
data by the updated average price.
Moving average is a
popular indicator used by the traders to identify the opportunities to buy and
sell stock after looking its trend. If we want to calculate the moving average
of any stock for a specified period, we will take the closing prices of that
period and divide it by the number of days.
7. What is Simple Moving Average (SMA)?
Simple moving average refers to a plot by calculating the
average price of a stock over time frames. Simple moving average is calculated
by finding out the average prices of a given period and then dividing the sum
by the number of days or periods.
If a stock has closing prices of the last 5 days are
10,20,30,40,50.The SMA will be 10+20+30+40+50=150÷5=30.
Moving averages are often used to identify trends, potential
reversals, and entry/exit points.
8. What is the Difference between
Leading and Lagging Indicators?
Leading indicators: An
indicator which leads the price if a security is a leading indicator. It
provides signals of a new trend Or reversal of price movement in advance or
before the occurrence. Examples include the RSI and Stochastic Oscillator,
which aim to signal market reversals before they happen.
Lagging indicators: An
indicator which lags the price of a security is a lagging indicator. A lagging
indicator usually provides signals of a new trend or reversal of price movement
after the occurrence. These follow the price movements and are used to confirm
trends. One of the most popular lagging indicator is Moving Average
(MA).Another one is MACD (Moving Average Convergence Divergence). They help
traders make decisions based on established trends rather than predicting
future movements.
9. What is the Relative
Strength Index (RSI)?
The Relative
Strength Index (RSI) is a momentum oscillator that measures the speed
and change of price movements. It ranges from 0 to 100( as it is the default
setting)and is used to identify overbought or oversold conditions. An RSI above
70 suggests the asset is overbought (potentially a sell signal), while an RSI
below 30 indicates it is oversold (potentially a buy signal).
RSI is a momentum
indicator which measures the speed or momentum at which the stock price can
rise or fall and thus the traders can decide the overbought and oversold
conditions of the stock.
10. What are Bollinger
Bands, and how do they Work?
Bollinger Bands
consist of a moving average (20 MA) and two standard deviation lines (one above
and one below the moving average). They measure market volatility and are used
to identify overbought or oversold conditions. When the price moves closer to
the upper band, the asset is considered overbought, and when it moves closer to
the lower band, it is oversold.
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