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Technical Analysis: Taxonomy

Taxonomy below taken from the Society of Technical Analyst's Diploma in Technical Analysis.

Taxonomy

• Bar Charts, gaps, islands, key reversals. Defining price objectives from gaps and patterns on bar charts. Arithmetic versus logarithmic scales.
• Moving Averages, arithmetic, weighted and exponential. Centered, non-centered and advanced. Single, double and multiple moving average crossovers. Moving envelopes, including Bollinger bands.
• Candle Charts and candle patterns.
• Point and figure charts. Construction, scale, box reversal, objective counting. Advantages and disadvantages compared to other types of chart.
• Dow Theory.
• Chart patterns, e.g. triangles, flags, pennants, diamonds, broadening patterns (megaphones), wedges.
• Reversal patterns and how to identify/anticipate them. Rounding tops and bottoms, head and shoulders, spikes, double / treble / multiple tops and bottoms.
• Trend. How to draw correct short, medium and long-term trend lines. Trend channels. Return lines and internal trendlines. Unconventional but useful trendlines. Acceleration. Speed lines. Trend characteristics.
• Consolidation - how and why it occurs. Breakouts and how to recognise them.
• Corrections: when and how far.
• Support and resistance. The various chart points and facets that can act as such.
• Basic elements of Gann Theory.
• Basic elements of Elliott Wave Theory.
• Fibonacci series, fan lines, arcs and time zones.
• Cycles. Amplitude, length, phase, harmonicity, synchronicity, left and right translation, detrending.
• Relative performance and how to interpret relative strength charts.
• Momentum indicators and oscillators including: Rate of change, Welles Wilder's RSI, Stochastics (%K&D), Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD), MACD Histogram, Directional Movement Indicator, Parabolics, Commodity Channel Index (%V).
• Volume Signals and indicators, including On-Balance-Volume, Volume Accumulator etc.
• Breadth indicators.
• Sentiment indicators and contrary opinion.
• The principle of convergence and divergence involving trend characteristic, oscillators, relative strength, breadth indicators and volume indicators.
• Investor Psychology - individual and group.