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Technical analysis

An attempt to predict price movements from charts of past prices and trading volumes without examining the company or commodity itself.

Market Wizards, Jack Schwager

Explained in

• Market Wizards, Jack Schwager
• A Random Walk Down Wall Street: The Time-Tested Strategy for Successful Investing, Burton G. Malkiel

  An attempt to predict a stock's price from a chart of its past movements and the recurring patterns on it.

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