chartist

chartist
One who engages in technical analysis. Chicago Mercantile Exchange Glossary

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chartist chart‧ist [ˈtʆɑːtst ǁ ˈtʆɑːr-] noun [countable]
FINANCE someone who studies past patterns in share prices and other market movements to say how they might change or move in the future:

• Chartists get clues to future price changes by studying price and volume trends.

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   An analyst who uses charts to plot historical trends of share prices. By following trendlines and recognizing patterns, chartists try to predict trends in markets.
   ► See also Technical Analysis.

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chartist UK US /ˈtʃɑːtɪst/ noun [C]
► FINANCE a person who uses charts and computer programs to look at how the prices of shares have gone up and down in the past, in order to say how they might change in the future: »

The BT price chart shows how a chartist could have spotted the end of a two-year rise in BT shares.


Financial and business terms. 2012.

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