3 Bearish Trading Patterns
Bearish trends can become a concern during a slower economy. Learn how to spot patterns and potentially profit from them.
Identifying Head-and-Shoulders Patterns in Stock Charts
Identifying so-called head-and-shoulders patterns can be tricky.
Investing Basics: Technical Analysis
Looking to understand how to read stock charts? Start learning the basics of using charts, identifying trends, applying price patterns, and using charting indicators.
Getting Started with Technical Analysis
What is technical analysis and how do traders use it to help them make trading decisions? Join your education coach to learn the basic principles and concepts of technical analysis and the advantages and disadvantages associated with this stock analysis technique.
What You Can Learn From Stock Trading Volume
Volume tells how many shares are publicly traded on a particular day. It can also confirm the trend and buy signal, warn of potential trend changes, and help track the smart money.
How to Avoid 3 Technical Analysis Trading Pitfalls
Learn to avoid the three pitfalls of technical analysis and analyzing price patterns: impatience, inflexibility, and tunnel vision.
Using Chart Drawing Tools on thinkorswim® Desktop
Learn how to add drawings in charts, draw trendlines, price levels, and Fibonacci retracements to help you identify trend as well as support and resistance.
Understanding Simple Moving Average Crossovers
A simple moving average crossover system can help you evaluate potential entry and exit points in a trading strategy.
Choosing Technical Indicators to Analyze Stocks
When analyzing stocks, there are several technical indicators available, including those for trend, momentum, and breakouts. Here's how to decide which technical indicators to use.
Uncover Hidden Price Levels with the Volume Profile
Here we'll review two ways the Volume Profile study on the thinkorswim® platform can help traders uncover hidden inflection price points.