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Stock Market - technical analysis

This course is for the long term investor and short term trader who want to use charting to identify when to enter and exit a share. A basic understanding of the stock market is essential.

Entry Requirements

Basic understanding of the stock market is required

Student Instructions

Ruler, pencil, pen and eraser

Topics

Week 1

• What is Technical Analysis
• The difference between Technical Analysis and Fundamental Analysis
• Why people use Technical Analysis
• The short and long term movements of the market
• Different market trends
• Types of Charts
• Short Term Chart Analysis

Week 2

• Short term reversal signals
• Different Types of reversal signals

Week 3

• Longer Term Trends
• Support and Resistance Lines
• Patterns and Chart Formations

Week 4

• Indicators
• Different Types of Indicators
• How the Indicators are calculated
• How to identify Buy and Sell signals using the indicators
• The reliability of different indicators

Week 5

• Putting it all together
• Validation of signals using multiple indicators

Career Prospects

none

Delivery Style

The Technical Analysis course is taught by Stockbrokers who utilise the latest technology to allow you to view the trading systems and other resources that they use to trade and make investment decisions. Students will also be required to apply their knowledge during class time by completing a work book. The examples are designed to enable students to identify entry and exit points on charts.

Outcomes

Students will learn how to identify long and short term trends and gain a better understanding of how to use charts to identify when to buy or sell a share. Students will also be able to recognise trend continuation and reversal patterns and use indicators to detect when shares have been overbought or oversold.

A student quote . . . Very 'easy' learning environment created by a relaxed and appropriately paced environment with a patient instructor who would always have time to explain and answer my many questions. Very Good. Thank you Richard I've leart a lot. – G Booth