Over the past few weeks, I've seen some folks in our chat mention that they would like to learn more about the charting... ...

This discussion will be about recognizing PINCHER setups on the chart and how I identify and play them. The pincher... ...

When looking at a stock trading chart, the new stock trader can be forgiven for being confused. The technical stock trader on the other hand uses various technical analysis indicators and patterns to understand trading charts. It takes time for a new trader to understand these indicators but over time, it becomes simpler.

There are hundreds of technical indicators and new ones being created every day. Some of these are free and others are paid for. Since it is impossible for the technical analyst to know all indicators that have been created, one is advised to pick a few and use them for technical analysis. Some of the popular indicators that are used are described below.
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One of the biggest challenges that any investor has is trying to decide on a company to buy. Though we might wish to buy as many stocks as we want, we are limited by the amount of money we have. As such, we have to find fundamental analysis tools that will make the choice easier and more informed.

Having gone through financial statements like balance sheets, income statements and profit and loss statements and are satisfied with a number of companies, we need to come up with a way to compare them. For this, we use financial ratios.

Financial ratios are used to compare the risk and return of different firms to make intelligent investment decisions. Such decisions range from evaluating changes in performance over time to a comparison among all firms within a single industry at a point in time. Financial ratios are grouped into four categories:
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Buy now or wait till it's more expensive?

I know your thinking "This guys an idiot, that's a no brainer"
Well, I once thought that way myself, but have come to realize that buying cheap right now is not necessarily the smart thing to do in all cases.
Suppose your looking at a stock that is trading at .11. Your liking this stock and are thinking it may go higher. The boards are buzzing with hype, rumor is news is coming, email campaign is coming, every Tom, Dick and Harry is pumping this thing "To the Moon". You think I need to act NOW. What to do?

Turn to T/A. Pull a chart and find support and resistance. Check the indicators. Are they showing over bought?
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