Technical analysis is a method used to evaluate the worth of a security by studying market statistics.

Unlike fundamental analysis, technical analysis disregards an issuer's financial statements. Instead, it relies upon market trends to ascertain investor sentiment to predict how a security will perform.

If you want to use technical analysis to help you make an investment decision, you will refer to financial charts, tables and ratios found in the financial press.

Technical analysis can be conditionally divided into some main parts such as:

Types of charts.

Graphical methods.

Analytical methods.

Technical indicators.