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AAII's Guide to Top Web Sites

Stock Charting & Technical Analysis

Technical analysis involves studying the market based on volume and pricing trends. Market technicians typically use charts and technical indicators to decide on the future movement of stock and index prices. There are numerous technical analysis websites and programs on the Internet, but superior sites offer a wide range of charts and options. Most allow the user to create price charts of securities and indexes as well as to overlay technical indicators for a number of years. Top sites offer technical screening that can filter a universe of stocks based on technical indicators or chart patterns. Usually, these sites will also offer educational material on technical analysis.