How to do technical analysis
Like any other field of study, technical analysis is about certain theories. These concepts serve to guide a technical analyst's approach to financial markets. Some common concepts are: * Breakout – whereby prices forcefully penetrate an area of prior support or resistance. If you are interested in trading in only indices, look for breakouts in Nifty technical chart. * Chart pattern – distinctive pattern created by the movement of security on technical charts. * Cycles – time targets for potential change in price action * Elliott wave principle and the golden ratio - are used to calculate successive price movements and retracements * Fibonacci ratios – used as a guide to determine support and resistance of a security * Momentum – the rate of price change * Resistance – a price level that may prompt selling activity * Support – a price level that may prompt buying activity Technical analysis is an indicator that helps the investor to know: * When to enter or exit a trade * What is