In terms of the effectiveness of technical analysis, most traders now believe in technical analysis. So is technical analysis really effective when we are trading?

We all know that the establishment of technical analysis requires three basic assumptions:1. The price is all inclusive.2. The price evolves in the direction of the trend.3. History repeats itself.Do these three assumptions have a corresponding financial theoretical basis? Or is technical analysis really effective? What is the basis?
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mingyue kk

Whether it works depends on what route you take

From the most original point of view of trading, trading is a gamble,

Before opening the cup, what we are facing is an uncertain future.

We need to bet that we can win in the future from limited information.

What kind of gamble? two roads diverged

Article 1, betting on a single victory,

Article 2, winning after betting many times

He doesn't care if he wins or loses a single bet,

What he cares about is whether his advantage is still there

As long as this advantage is still there, if you lose a single time, you will come back sooner or later

Such a person will analyze every time the line is broken or crossed or what the Fed is doing, and predict what will happen in the future?

obviously not,

From the perspective of multiple gambling, he designed a trading rule,

Then after betting many times, this rule can bring him to win

So he only cares if his rule is triggered,

He needs to strictly follow this rule,

If analysis is added, then this choice can form a double-edged sword

May lead to better results, may lead to worse results

Whatever the outcome, the integrity of his trade was destroyed,

His participation in the gamble turned out to be the confidence he expected,

After the integrity of the transaction is destroyed, the result of multiple gambling becomes unpredictable and uncontrollable

This is a feasible trading path, but many people will have a sense of certainty,

This sense of certainty comes from our humanity

It is human nature to take a stubborn stance on decisions that cost a great deal,

Just like those novices who have more floating losses, he stands firm on a position and continues to increase positions

If the sweetness is tasted again at great cost, then the position becomes a belief

When you have experienced, stick to a rule, lose, lose, lose until you collapse, and when you can't stick to it, the rule will give you a big piece of meat,

What kind of awareness will arise? He will take this rule as a rule of thumb for trading

These people think that technical analysis is a scam, a tool for dealers to harvest leeks

Because they themselves fell into this perplexing pit back then, they once loved deeply, so they later hated

If you believe in your path, don't forget

We are in a casino with fierce games,

any way to make money,

It's a gamble

Only when you understand why technical analysis and fundamental analysis are not needed,

In order to understand why technical analysis is needed, why fundamental analysis is needed,

Because the path is different, the gambling method is different

Only by understanding this layer

Then you can study how to make these analyzes effective

Only the path to betting on a single victory needs to be analyzed

It should be self-evident

In order to improve the success rate of doing things, various influencing factors are taken into consideration, and simulation calculations are carried out.

Analysis is to simulate calculations and calculate future changes

Novices and veterans alike are betting on single wins

But the two have different understandings of the future.

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I just published a compiled article today. In fact, there are still a few articles that have not been added, and one of them is that technical analysis is not an indicator that can be tried and tested, it is only a probability analysis.

So in the end it all comes down to price action.

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Before answering the question, let's look at the definition of technical analysis in most textbooks:

​Technical analysis is based on three major premises: first, market behavior is inclusive; second, prices evolve in trends; third, history will repeat itself, but not repeat itself. Technical analysts believe that prices can reflect all information in the market, and various fundamental information such as economic cycles, social events, natural disasters, and wars will eventually be reflected in changes in underlying prices. Therefore, from the trend of the price chart, you can intuitively see the changes after the comprehensive reflection of the fundamentals, so there will be a saying that "the stock market is a barometer of the economy".

The basic theory of technical analysis mainly includes Dow theory, K-line theory, and Fibonacci theory. Most of the commonly used methods in the market are derived from the above basic theories, such as K-line shape, moving average theory, volume-price relationship, support And resistance, etc., based on these technical analysis, countless technical indicators are derived again. Up to now, intelligent algorithms and various quantitative models are inextricably related to technical analysis.

​Okay , back to the landlord's question . Is technical analysis really effective when we are trading? I would like to ask the landlord, besides technical analysis, do we have other more effective analysis methods?

​The securities and futures market has been in operation for hundreds of years. Whether it is retail investors or institutions, the research and judgment of the market is nothing more than two schools-fundamentals and technicals. But we Xiaosan have to face a reality, that is, the acquisition and interpretation of fundamental information and data are not equal to those of institutions, and the research on fundamentals requires certain professional knowledge. Going back to one of the premise of technical analysis, market behavior is inclusive, so it is a way for us Xiaocai to participate in it by adopting the method of technical analysis, but you have to be able to identify the information conveyed by price fluctuations.

Therefore, as our small investors, as long as you participate in the market, whether technical analysis is effective or not is not something we can discuss. We have no ability to question the analytical methods that have been accumulated for hundreds of years since the market has operated. The only thing we can do is to find a suitable analysis method in the transaction to continuously improve our cognition, adapt to the rhythm of the market, how not to be cut leeks, and earn what we deserve.

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