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Stock prices depend on both:
- fundamentals - current and future projections of growth and income , and
- sentiment - unquantifiable investor emotion, ie fear and greed.
- Markets are generally efficient (ie correctly priced), but anomalies can and do occur.
Fundamental Analysis
- Picking stocks & shares from the analysis of fundamentals such as the world & national economy, industry sector and individual company's accounts and performance.
  See Fundamental Analysis (from Wikipedia)
Technical Analysis
- Picking stocks & shares from the analysis of charts (ie graphs of price movements, usually against time.
- Technical analysts (or chartists) believe past price movements and patterns are a key to the future direction of prices.
- Chartists look for patterns such as head and shoulders or double top (or bottom) to predict future prices.
- The merits of technical analysis are heavily disputed, but
  - it is used, especially in short-term trading, and thus patterns and trends may become self-fulfilling prophecies;
  - it can provide a graphic illustration of market sentiment.
- See
  Technical Analysis (from Wikipedia)
  An introduction to Technical Analysis (from Investopedia.com)
  Technical Analysis from A to Z (from Equis International)
International diversification
- Investing in international economies reduces risk from local recession; but
- Adds risk from currency fluctuation.

Personal Money Management 101 Picking Stocks and Shares


this site Web Home 500DollarPayday.Loan Site Policy Investment Stock Investing ��Stocks & Shares ��Picking Stocks ��Market Efficiency ��Penny Stocks Technical Analysis Financial Statements Real Estate Mortgages Pension Planning Debt Solutions FOREX Trading Financial Derivatives Tax Efficiency Financial Advisors Personal Finance Articles Software & Books Site Map Resources on the Web	Stock prices depend on both: fundamentals - current and future projections of growth and income , and sentiment - unquantifiable investor emotion, ie fear and greed. Markets are generally efficient (ie correctly priced), but anomalies can and do occur. Fundamental Analysis Picking stocks & shares from the analysis of fundamentals such as the world & national economy, industry sector and individual company's accounts and performance. See Fundamental Analysis (from Wikipedia) Technical Analysis Picking stocks & shares from the analysis of charts (ie graphs of price movements, usually against time. Technical analysts (or chartists) believe past price movements and patterns are a key to the future direction of prices. Chartists look for patterns such as head and shoulders or double top (or bottom) to predict future prices. The merits of technical analysis are heavily disputed, but it is used, especially in short-term trading, and thus patterns and trends may become self-fulfilling prophecies; it can provide a graphic illustration of market sentiment. See Technical Analysis (from Wikipedia) An introduction to Technical Analysis (from Investopedia.com) Technical Analysis from A to Z (from Equis International) International diversification Investing in international economies reduces risk from local recession; but Adds risk from currency fluctuation.
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