Technical Analysis Stock Market Transcript 1. Title Slide 2. Hello everyone, this is Roger Scott from Market geeks with another video tutorial for you today. Please don’t forget to visit marketgeeks.com for your free swing trading report and don’t forget to subscribe to our channel for swing trading videos and trading tips 3. During The last few weeks we received several emails from beginners asking us to create some videos for beginners. Sometimes I get carried away and forget that many people watching these videos are starting out. Today’s video is an introduction to technical analysis so it’s perfect for beginners. 4. Technical Analysis is based on the assumption that history repeats itself. Certain trading patterns that developed over the years tend to repeat themselves over and over again. These charting patterns tend to signal a high probability move in stocks or other financial markets. Traders watch for these patterns to repeat and use them to help them make trading decisions in different financial markets such as stocks, commodities and currencies. 5. Many traders believed that computer analysis of financial markets would end technical chart analysis; however this has proven not to be the case. As a matter of fact, visual pattern analysis has gained tremendous popularity in recent years and many professional traders rely on visual analysis instead of advanced computer algorithms. 6. There are two primary types of technical chart patterns, continuation and reversal pattern. A reversal pattern signals that a prior trend will reverse upon completion of the pattern. A continuation pattern, on the other hand, signals that a trend will continue once the pattern is complete. Both type of patterns work great with most financial markets and the time frame can be adjusted anywhere from weekly analysis to intraday time frame. This is one of the major benefits of technical charting analysis; it can be applied to any financial market and different time frame with the same level of effectiveness. 7. A Head and Shoulders Top is a reversal pattern forms after an uptrend and its completion signals a reversal of an uptrend and a beginning of a downtrend. The pattern contains three successive peaks with the middle peak (head) being the highest and the two outside peaks (shoulders) being low and roughly equal. The reaction lows of each peak can be connected to form support, or a neckline. A Head and Shoulders Bottom is the exact opposite of the Head and Shoulders Top Pattern. It is a reversal pattern that forms in a downtrend and its completion signals a reversal of a downtrend and beginning of an uptrend. 8. The horizontal line you see is the neckline, this is where you would place an order to enter the market. When the neckline is broken to the upside a long signal is triggered and when
the neckline is broken to the downside a short entry is signaled. 9. Another very popular reversal pattern is the double top and double bottom. This pattern is very similar to the head and shoulders pattern, and is considered one of the most reliable technical patterns for technical chart traders. These patterns are formed after a sustained momentum move and signal that the trend is about to reverse. The pattern is created when price action tests support or resistance levels twice and backs off each time. 10. Double top pattern - Market tried to move above a certain price level twice. After two unsuccessful attempts at pushing the price higher, the trend reverses and the price heads lower. Double bottom pattern – Market tried to go lower twice, but has found support each time. After the second bounce off of the support, the market enters a new trend and heads upward. 11. Continuation patterns are the opposite of reversal patterns; the market does not reverse direction but continues in the same direction that the market was moving in prior to beginning the pattern. Usually, markets enter continuation patterns after a strong move in a particular direction. The pattern typically functions as a temporary pause in the trend. 12. The main difference between the Pennant and the Flag can be seen in the middle section of the chart pattern. In a pennant, the middle section is characterized by converging trendlines. The flag pattern, on the other hand, shows a channel pattern, with no convergence between the trendlines. In both cases, the trend is supposed to continue going back up. 13. The continuation pattern is a good way to enter a volatile market while the market has paused prior to continuing the trend once again. This is where entry risk is the lowest and provides the best risk to reward opportunities for traders. This is one of the reasons why these patterns continue to be very popular with swing traders and day traders alike.
14. Remember, the main difference between continuation and reversal patterns are simple. Once the reversal pattern completes, the market is supposed to completely reverse direction while the continuation pattern is simply a short pause in the same direction. 15. That’s it for today’s tutorial, please don’t forget to visit marketgeeks.com for your free swing trading report and don’t forget to subscribe to our channel for more technical analysis videos and trading tips. This is Roger Scott wishing you the best in your trading. http://www.marketgeeks.com/technical-analysis-of-stock-market/