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Day 13: Basic Stock Market Concepts

Technical Analysis for Beginners:

1. What is a Candlestick Pattern?

Candlestick patterns are formations created by the open, high, low, and close (OHLC) of an asset during a specific period. There are two types of candlestick patterns. Single candlestick pattern and multiple candlestick pattern. They help traders analyze market sentiment and predict potential price reversals or continuations. Some common patterns include Doji, Hammer, shooting stars and Engulfing patterns.

2. What is a Double Top Pattern?

A Double Top pattern is a bearish reversal pattern that forms after an recognizable uptrend. It consists of two peaks at roughly the same price level, with a trough between them. After the second peak, if the price breaks below the trough, it signals a potential trend reversal from bullish to bearish.

3. What is a Double Bottom Pattern?

A Double Bottom pattern is the bullish counterpart to the Double Top pattern. It forms after a recognizable downtrend, with two lows at roughly the same price level and a peak between them. When the price breaks above the peak, it signals a potential reversal from a bearish trend to a bullish trend.

4. What is the Average True Range (ATR)?

The Average True Range (ATR) is a technical indicator that measures market volatility. It calculates the average of the true range of price movements over a specific period. Traders use ATR to gauge the degree of price volatility and to set stop-loss levels, as a higher ATR indicates higher volatility and vice versa.

5. What is a Cup and Handle Pattern?

The Cup and Handle is a bullish continuation pattern. It resembles the shape of a tea cup, where the price forms a rounded bottom (cup) followed by a small consolidation (handle). A breakout above the handle’s resistance signals a continuation of the previous uptrend.

6. What is a Golden Cross?

A Golden Cross occurs when a short-term moving average (like the 50-day moving average) crosses above a long-term moving average (like the 200-day moving average). It’s considered a bullish signal, suggesting the start of an uptrend and long-term strength in the asset. This is a very important signal to go long in a security. 

7. What is a Death Cross?

A Death Cross is the opposite of a Golden Cross. It occurs when a short-term moving average (like 50-day moving average) crosses below a long-term moving average (200-day moving average), signaling a potential bearish trend. It’s seen as a sign of a market downturn or prolonged weakness in price. Investors and traders can go for short trades or can exit from their long positions. 

8. What is a Rising Wedge Pattern?

A Rising Wedge is a bearish reversal pattern. It forms when the price consolidates between two upward-sloping converging trend lines. The pattern indicates weakening upward momentum and signals a potential reversal to the downside when the price breaks below the lower trendline.

9. What is a Falling Wedge Pattern?

A Falling Wedge is a bullish reversal pattern. It forms when the price moves between two downward-sloping converging trend lines. The pattern suggests that selling pressure is weakening, and a breakout above the upper trendline signals a potential reversal to the upside.

10. What is Divergence in Technical Analysis?

Divergence occurs when the price of an asset moves in the opposite direction of an indicator, like the MACD or RSI. There are two types: bullish divergence, where the price makes lower lows, but the indicator makes higher lows indicating a potential upward reversal, and bearish divergence, where the price makes higher highs, but the indicator makes lower highs indicating a potential downward reversal. 

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