Definition
Studying price charts, rather than company or economic data, to judge where a market might head.
The story
One investor reads a company's earnings report. Another looks only at its price chart: where it's bounced before, how fast it's moving. The second is doing technical analysis. Many market reports mix both kinds of talk together.
Why you'll see it
Market coverage often mixes chart language in with the news.
Connects to
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