If you prefer to leave math and graphs in your past with school, being a stock trader probably isn't for you. Stock traders fall into two categories, according to Angelo DeCandia, professor of ...

Fundamental analysis tries to determine value and estimate the future market price based on a stock's underlying fundamentals. Technical analysis relies on charts to forecast prices. The goal of ...

Stock market graphs don’t have to be a mystery. Here’s how to read stock charts for any company. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our advertising partners who compensate us ...

Stella Osoba is the Senior Editor of trading and investing at Investopedia. She co-founded and chaired Women in Technical Analysis. She has 15+ years of experience as a financial writer and technical ...

The stock market is often described as a battleground between buyers and sellers, and like any battle, it leaves behind telltale signs. For the savvy investor, those signs are printed directly onto a ...

The moment you open a stock chart, you’re flooded with information: candlesticks, volume bars, and dozens of lines that all promise to predict the future. For the beginner investor, this overwhelming ...

After analyzing weekly charts of all S&P 500 stocks, I found only 21 with “confidently optimistic” patterns, indicating a challenging market in 2025. My focus is on stocks with better odds of ...

The stock market is closing the year with the Santa Claus rally. Helene Meisler predicts a market correction in early 2025 due to bullish sentiment. Indicators like the McClellan Summation Index show ...

Stock charts help traders measure the movement and momentum of a stock's up and down trading patterns. Reading stock charts can give you key insights into a company's perceived value. Key components ...