Cycles Business tends to move in cycles, from expansion to peak to recession to nadir (!) and back to expansion.  There are cycles of differing lengths that can influence capital markets; some of those cycles (such as the presidential election cycle in the US) have an obvious and rational reason to affect business and capital […]

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Be forewarned: there are many technical indicators, so this article is rather long.  What you what to get from it is an understanding of what each indicator is (i.e., its definition), and what each one signals (i.e., how technicians use it).  There are a few calculations along the way that you should know as well. […]

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