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A line can be drawn between any two points, but it does not qualify as a trend line until tested. Hence the need for the third point, the test. Trend lines are commonly used to decide entry and exit timing when trading securities. [1] They can also be referred to as a Dutch line, as the concept was first used in Holland.
The "Drummond Lines" or short-term two-bar trend lines can be shown to project support and resistance effectively, [8] which the methodology then takes as a starting point and works to improve these odds by specifying which tools should be used under which circumstances.
Support and resistance levels can be identified by trend lines (technical analysis). [6] Some traders believe in using pivot point calculations. [7] The more often a support/resistance level is "tested" (touched and bounced off by price), the more significance is given to that specific level. [8]
Triangles within technical analysis are chart patterns commonly found in the price charts of financially traded assets (stocks, bonds, futures, etc.). The pattern derives its name from the fact that it is characterized by a contraction in price range and converging trend lines, thus giving it a triangular shape. [1]
In stock and commodity markets trading, chart pattern studies play a large role during technical analysis. When data is plotted there is usually a pattern which naturally occurs and repeats over a period. Chart patterns are used as either reversal or continuation signals.
Trends are just one part of stock analysis, which can be technical like the trend data investors find on charts, or fundamental like data investors find in earnings reports. Fundamental analysis ...
Each vertical line on the chart shows the price range (the highest and lowest prices) over one unit of time, e.g., one day or one hour. Tick marks project from each side of the line indicating the opening price (e.g., for a daily bar chart this would be the starting price for that day) on the left, and the closing price for that time period on ...
Example of historical stock price data (top half) with the typical presentation of a MACD(12,26,9) indicator (bottom half). The blue line is the MACD series proper, the difference between the 12-day and 26-day EMAs of the price. The red line is the average or signal series, a 9-day EMA of the MACD series.