{"id":45342,"date":"2024-01-09T16:38:04","date_gmt":"2024-01-09T15:38:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.captrader.com\/glossar\/technische-analyse\/"},"modified":"2024-01-09T16:38:04","modified_gmt":"2024-01-09T15:38:04","slug":"technical-analysis","status":"publish","type":"glossar","link":"https:\/\/www.captrader.com\/en\/glossar\/technische-analyse\/","title":{"rendered":"Technical analysis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two methods are used to forecast share prices: fundamental share analysis and technical analysis. In this article, you will learn what exactly technical analysis is and how it works.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Technical analysis definition<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The technical analysis is an analysis of the <strong>Securities analysis<\/strong>. Price trends and historical data are used to make forecasts about the development of share prices. This type of analysis is primarily used by traders to recognize a possible trend reversal at an early stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In contrast, the <strong>Fundamental stock analysis<\/strong>which attempts to calculate the true value of a share. With this analysis, investors focus on company-specific data and published key figures. Balance sheets, profit and loss statements and cash flow statements can be used for this purpose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The background to technical analysis is based on different assumptions. For the technical analysis, it is assumed that <strong>Courses move in trends<\/strong>. The chart technique is concerned with recognizing trends.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Furthermore, it is assumed that <strong>Information on<\/strong>which are important for prices, <strong>already included in the course<\/strong> are. This relates to psychological, political and fundamental aspects. Accordingly, charts are there to reflect market developments.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The assumption is also made that <strong>Repeat patterns of courses from the past<\/strong>which allows forecasts to be made. People behave similarly in similar situations.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The following are used <strong>Price charts <\/strong>or <strong>Charts<\/strong>which form the basis of every analysis. There are different ways in which the figures can be displayed graphically. Charts are diagrams with the two dimensions of time and price.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How does technical analysis work?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Technical analysis can be divided into three areas:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Analysis of the formations<\/strong>This analysis looks at price trends. An attempt is made to recognize patterns in the price movements. The aim is to forecast future developments<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Analysis of the trend<\/strong>Trend analysis is used to discover trend lines and trend channels. Share price movements are to be categorized<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Analysis of the indicators<\/strong>Price data is converted in order to obtain further indicators. Examples are oscillators or the moving average<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With technical analysis, you as an investor focus on price movements. The question of the cause of the movements is not relevant. <strong>Opportunities or risks <\/strong>can be discovered on the market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Technical analysis can also be used by private investors. Modern <a href=\"https:\/\/www.captrader.com\/en\/platforms\/\">Trading Tools<\/a> can help with this. Such tools can be used, for example, to identify good <strong>Entry opportunities <\/strong>to be found. It is used in a wide variety of securities, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.captrader.com\/en\/tradable-products\/forex\/\">Currencies<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.captrader.com\/en\/tradable-products\/stocks\/\">Stocks<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.captrader.com\/en\/glossary\/commodity-futures\/\">Raw materials<\/a> and others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conclusion: Technical analysis as a way of analyzing securities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Technical analysis is a possibility alongside fundamental analysis, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.captrader.com\/en\/analysis\/\">Analyze securities<\/a><\/strong> and create a forecast. Charts and pie charts are used to create the forecasts. Technical analysis can be used for various securities and is used particularly frequently by share traders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>Formation analysis<\/strong>, <strong>Trend analysis <\/strong>and <strong>Indicator analysis <\/strong>are part of technical analysis. The aim is to be able to identify potential opportunities or risks at an early stage and, for example, to find a favorable entry or exit point.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Different assumptions are behind the technical analysis<\/strong>Investors assume that prices move in trends, that price patterns from the past will repeat themselves in the future and that the information needed to make a prediction is already contained in the price.&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-45342","glossar","type-glossar","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"blog_summary":"","blog_faq_schalter":"nein","faq_uberschrift":"","blog_faq_loop":null},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.captrader.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossar\/45342","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.captrader.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossar"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.captrader.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/glossar"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.captrader.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/20"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.captrader.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45342"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}