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Forex day traders use two main methods<\/a> to determine buy or sell<\/strong> decisions on currency pairs: technical analysis, used by technical traders through charting tools, and fundamental analysis, which relies on economic trading indicators and news-based events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this article, we\u2019ll explain how traders use technical analysis<\/a> to trade in the forex market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Technical analysis is the study of price movements. The idea is that the current market price<\/a> already reflects all available information, and traders use past price movements to identify current trading conditions and predict potential price movements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You might have heard the phrase \u201cIt\u2019s all in the charts.\u201d This means the market has already priced in all known fundamental information. Technical traders rely on charts to analyse price action, identify patterns and trends to guide their trading decisions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Technical analysis looks at the rhythm, flow, and trends in price action. It is based on the idea that \u201cHistory tends to repeat itself.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For instance, forex traders often watch out for a certain price<\/a>. This price is held as a major support or resistance level in the past. They then base their trades around that historical price level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Technical traders look for similar patterns that have formed in the past. As a result, they expect price to behave in the same way that it did previously.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rather than prediction, technical analysis is about identifying possibilities. This is based on what happened before. By studying historical price action, traders aim to spot patterns and determine the potential future direction of price movement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Why technical traders use charts<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Technical traders, or technical analysts, use forex charts because they are the easiest way to visualise historical data. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

People often refer to them as chartists. They believe price action is the most reliable indicator of future price movements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Analysis assumptions for technical traders<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Technical analysis tries to understand the market sentiment behind price trends by studying price patterns and trends. Charles Dow, one of the first to write about technical analysis, made two basic assumptions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

These assumptions still guide traders today:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Markets are efficient<\/strong> with prices reflecting factors that affect the value of an asset.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Price movements often form patterns<\/strong> and trends that repeat over time.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Today, technical analysis builds on the concepts introduced by Dow. It follows three general assumptions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    1. The market discounts everything:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    Technical traders believe that everything, from interest rates, economic data, and market psychology, is already priced into currency values. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Similar to the Efficient Markets Hypothesis, the only thing left to analyse is how the price of a currency pair moves. Therefore, this becomes the focus of attention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    2. Prices follow trends:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    Technical traders expect prices to follow trends, even in random markets. Many forex strategies are based on the assumption. Once a currency starts trending, it is more likely to keep moving in that direction. Therefore, it is less likely to reverse suddenly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    3. History repeats itself:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    Price patterns often repeat. This happens because of market psychology. Market psychology tends to be very predictable<\/a>. It is based on feelings such as fear or excitement. To understand trends, technical traders use chart patterns to examine these emotions and price movements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    How technical analysis is used in forex<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Technical analysis can be applied to any financial market which has historical trading data. This includes forex currencies<\/a>, \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0642\u0648\u062f \u0627\u0644\u0622\u062c\u0644\u0629<\/a>, \u0627\u0644\u0623\u0633\u0647\u0645<\/a>, \u0627\u0644\u0633\u0644\u0639<\/a>, and fixed-income securities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    It is particularly popular in forex and commodities markets. This is because traders often focus on short-term price changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The goal of technical analysis is to predict the price movement of almost any instrument. This is done with the analysis of supply and demand. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    While it mainly focuses on price changes, many technical traders follow numbers. These numbers include figures such as open interest or trading volume. Instead of just price, they rely on these additional indicators<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Common indicators used by technical traders<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Researchers have developed lots of patterns and signals to help technical analysis trading. They have also created a variety of trading systems<\/a> to help them predict and trade on price movements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Certain indicators focus mainly on identifying the current market trend, which includes areas of support and resistance. Other indicators focus on assessing  how strong a trend is and the probability that it will continue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Trendlines<\/strong>, channels<\/strong>, \u0627\u0644\u0645\u062a\u0648\u0633\u0637\u0627\u062a \u0627\u0644\u0645\u062a\u062d\u0631\u0643\u0629<\/strong>\u060c \u0648 momentum<\/strong> indicators are some examples of widely used technical indicators<\/strong> \u0648 charting patterns<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    In general, technical traders look at indicators like the ones below:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n