Now that you’ve got a grasp on how to build a strong portfolio with asset allocation and diversification, let’s explore a different approach some investors use to time the market: technical analysis.

Candlestick charts were developed in the 18th century in Japan by rice trader Munehisa Homma. As a cornerstone and perhaps one of the earliest forms of technical analysis, they help traders and ...

Stella Osoba is the Senior Editor of trading and investing at Investopedia. She co-founded and chaired Women in Technical Analysis. She has 15+ years of experience as a financial writer and technical ...

My focus usually lies with stock indexes, sectors, and commodities, but today, we venture into the real estate market. Real estate is a market that many people don’t fully comprehend. Many are excited ...

Whether you already own bitcoin or plan to get some, sooner or later you’ll want to know how much the cryptocoins are worth when converted to your currency of choice. Later, you may want to know ...

Kagi charts highlight major price changes in assets, ignoring time to reduce noise. They work by shifting lines when asset prices hit predefined change thresholds. Though simple, Kagi charts must be ...