fundamental analysis

fundamental analysis
A method of anticipating future price movement using supply and demand information. Chicago Board of Trade glossary
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The study of specific factors, such as weather, wars, discoveries, and changes in government policy, which influence supply and demand and, consequently, prices in the market place. The CENTER ONLINE Futures Glossary
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security analysis that seeks to detect misvalued securities through an analysis of the firm's business prospects. Research often focuses on earnings, dividend prospects, expectations for future interest rates, and risk evaluation of the firm. Antithesis of technical analysis. In macroeconomic analysis, information such as interest rates, GNP, inflation, unemployment , and inventories is used to predict the direction of the economy, and therefore the stock market. In microeconomic analysis, information such as balance sheet, income statement, products, management, and other market items is used to forecast a company's imminent success or failure , and hence the future price action of the stock. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary
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The study of supply and demand information to aid in anticipating futures price trends. Chicago Mercantile Exchange Glossary
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A person who uses fundamental analysis will study the various supply and demand factors affecting prices in a particular market, in order to forecast future price movements in that market. Such factors may include macroeconomic factors, crop reports, shipping conditions, weather forecasts etc. Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein financial glossary

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   A method of forecasting prices based on research into company performance and basic economic, political and environmental factors such as supply and demand, economic statistics, government policies and the financial accounts of companies. Unlike technical analysis, fundamental analysis focuses on what should happen to prices, not what has happened to them in the past.

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