Why does anyone take technical analysis seriously?

Discussion in 'Technical Analysis' started by Sotnis, Sep 30, 2015.

  1. Mtrader

    Mtrader

    I think Q3D is another nickname for Markersurfer. They both have the same "deformation", they both post things I never said.
    Logically you should make money eliminating the noise, because the noise is not essential and only tries to confuse people. What is left after eliminating the noise is valuable.
    So my opinion is just the opposite of what Q3D pretends I was writing.
     
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    #121     Oct 4, 2015
  2. SunTrader

    SunTrader

    And for everyone who says it is self fulfilling there is another who says Wall Street goes against the retail crowd who watch their RSI/Stoch/MA's.

    Really? They sit in wait for a MA crossover and do the opposite. Sound plausible?

    It doesn't to me. Same for self fulfilling garbage.
     
    #122     Oct 4, 2015
  3. SunTrader

    SunTrader

    Why does anyone take funnymental analysis seriously - which is what a vast majority of Wall Street firms currently and historically have used to ... lose at such a high failure rate?

    No problem with naming those names. If I had enough time to do so.
     
    #123     Oct 4, 2015
  4. Mtrader

    Mtrader

    Fundamental analysis works slower and sometimes even not, like any analysis. It is not because fundamental data is good that the price wil rise.
    It takes also a lot of time to collect and analyze it.
    And finally, why not take a shortcut? The only thing that matters is the price, because only the price will define the profit. So try to watch the price and it will reflect how the market will react on the fundamental data. Even good fundamental data is no garantee for stocks going up. Prices on the other hand are never wrong, because the trade will be executed at the price and the profit will be calculated based on the price, not on the fundamental analysis.
     
    #124     Oct 4, 2015
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  5. NoDoji

    NoDoji

    Where can I find random number generated charts? I'm curious if the same setups I trade occur in such charts with the same positive expectancy my trade management rules produce.
     
    #125     Oct 4, 2015
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  6. You should start a thread in Technical Analysis titled "Technical v Fundamental Analysis - a Study", and post this link.

    I haven't read it yet, just the intro, but it looks interesting. The trouble with just posting here is this thread has become one long argument and some people just stop following because of that, which is a pity, they miss the good stuff like what you posted.
     
    #126     Oct 4, 2015
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  7. wrbtrader

    wrbtrader

    I can't remember the name of the website that does such but someone posted here a series of randomly generated charts along with one real and ask the "so called" TA experts to determine which chart is real and which were randomly generated in a heated debate about "Random Walk Theory"...it was in that heated debate that a name of a website was mentioned by someone.

    Anyways, many so called TA experts showed up and accurately identified which ones were random and which chart was real...a few experts did not.

    In contrast, it was just the opposite for the bashers...many could not and a few could. I thought that was funny.

    Some come to TA because other stuff they tried just didn't work.

    Some come to TA because its heavily promoted by their charting vendor.

    Some come to TA because some make it seem like its easy.

    Some come to TA because other methods just are not as well discussed.

    Some come to TA because they heard the long term trading or investing...TA works better on those time frames than day trading

    Some come to TA because are a scientific in their thinking and believe they can do such via TA
     
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    #127     Oct 4, 2015
  8. Busy watching RWC so I haven't been terribly industrious with my search, but I came across this one.

    https://forum.incrediblecharts.com/messages/191443/756924.html
     
    #128     Oct 4, 2015
  9. Wall Street firms lose at a high failure rate? Dude, this is maybe the most uninformed and ridiculous claim ever made on elite-- and thats saying alot!
     
    #129     Oct 4, 2015
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    Here's one:
     
    #130     Oct 4, 2015