The course · Rubric 11 of 18
Technical Analysis
Reading charts: candles, trends, zones, supply and demand, patterns, indicators, sessions and AMD.
Chapters
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01Reading charts
- 1.1 Line, bar, candle: three ways to show the same price
- 1.2 Timeframes and multi-timeframe analysis
- 1.3 Linear vs. logarithmic scale
- 1.4 Reading volume
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02Candles
- 2.1 Anatomy of a candle: body and wick
- 2.2 Single candles: doji, hammer, shooting star, marubozu
- 2.3 Two-candle patterns: engulfing, harami, piercing
- 2.4 Three-candle patterns: morning and evening star, three soldiers
- 2.5 Context beats patterns: when candles mean something
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03Trends
- 3.1 Highs and lows: what a trend is
- 3.2 Trendlines and channels
- 3.3 Recognizing ranges
- 3.4 Spotting trend changes
- 3.5 Market phases according to Wyckoff
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04Support & resistance
- 4.1 Zones, not lines
- 4.2 Role reversal: support becomes resistance
- 4.3 Round numbers and psychological levels
- 4.4 Breakouts and fakeouts
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05Supply & demand
- 5.1 Supply and demand zones: the idea
- 5.2 Finding zones: base, rally, drop
- 5.3 Fresh vs. tested zones
- 5.4 Supply and demand vs. classic support and resistance
- 5.5 Zones across timeframes
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06Chart patterns
- 6.1 Head and shoulders
- 6.2 Double top and double bottom
- 6.3 Triangles, flags, pennants
- 6.4 Wedges
- 6.5 Pattern targets and their limits
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07Indicators
- 7.1 Moving averages (SMA, EMA)
- 7.2 RSI
- 7.3 MACD
- 7.4 Bollinger Bands
- 7.5 ATR: measuring volatility
- 7.6 Volume indicators: OBV and VWAP
- 7.7 Divergences
- 7.8 Why indicators lag
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08Session concepts
- 8.1 The opening range
- 8.2 Session highs and lows
- 8.3 Opening gaps
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09Advanced concepts
- 9.1 Fibonacci retracements: tool or self-fulfilling prophecy?
- 9.2 Volume profile and market profile
- 9.3 Market structure and liquidity: BOS, CHoCH and smart-money terms, critically
- 9.4 Order flow and footprint charts
- 9.5 Intermarket analysis
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10AMD & liquidity
- 10.1 AMD: accumulation, manipulation, distribution
- 10.2 Liquidity grabs and stop hunts
- 10.3 AMD within the trading day (power of three)
- 10.4 Combining AMD with supply and demand