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Volume Volume is defined as the number of shares, or contracts traded, whether for a stock or an index. Volume can be seen on an hourly time frame, a day, a week, a month, etc. The analysis of volume is a basic and very important element of technical analysis. The intensity and strength of a given price move can be judged by studying volume. The greater the volume the more active that stock is. As in the figure below of Reliance stock, the volume bars are usually plotted at the bottom of any chart represent the volume of trading.   The Importance of Volume Volume and Trends combination In technical analysis volume is used for both confirming trends and also for confirming chart patterns.Volume is an important indicator for analyzing the strength of a move. For example, if an up or down move is accompanied by high volume, the move can be said as a strong move. As we have seen in the previous chart patterns blog's, during the consolidation period the volume is usually null or very l

Important Phases of Market  Hello Everyone...!! This Blog is going to be a very important one. Generally, Stock market is a cycle of 4 periods. We can compare this to the seasons of the nature like Summer then Rainy season and after that the Winter season.  Exactly in the same way there is an Accumulation, Rally, Distribution and finally Decline in the stock market. Let's understand this on the following figure: Phase 1 : Accumulation Major moves on the upside starts with the process of accumulation. This phase is powered by a Big player i.e. Big investors who realize that the market has good scope to rise further in the near future. So they starts building their positions and wait for the up move. Phase 2 : Rally / Uptrend Next is a rally phase. in this phase technical traders takes participation. The large scale participation results in the rise of prices. Media and news channels are also buzzed with the good news about the stock on market which attracts more traders to buy the

 In the previous blog we have seen different types of reversal chart patterns which are effective. In this blog let's discuss the types of continuation chart patterns. Continuation Chart Patterns :  1. Bull Flag : Bull flag is the pattern where after a certain up move there is price consolidation for some amount of time and after that price starts to move upside again. Basically, there is price breakout happening after the consolidation period. 2. Bearish Flag : Bearish flag is same as bull flag but the difference is it is formed during a down trend. After a good downtrend price consolidates for a certain time and after a breakout prices starts falling continuing a down trend. 3. Ascending Triangle: Ascending triangles are formed during an uptrend. They are continuation patterns and shows continuation of existing trend. Upper line of the triangle pattern is horizontal while there is an another upward sloping line which complete the ascending triangle. 4. Descending Triangle Desce

Chart Patterns Technical analysis is based on the premise that history repeats itself. Until now we have learnt about Trends, Trend lines, Support & Resistance and Candlesticks patterns all of these are the important parts of the technical chart. But there are some patterns form in the historical period which helps in predicting the future market move. These patterns are called as chart patterns. Broadly, there are two types of chart patterns. 1. Reversal Patterns : These are the patterns which tells that there is going to be a change in the current market trend at the point from which market reverses. Most important reversal patterns are as follows. Head and Shoulder Inverted Head and Shoulder Double Top and Double Bottom 2. Continuation Patterns : Basically, continuation pattern is a resumption of trend after a consolidation of price movement. Following are the examples of the continuation pattern. Flags Ascending and Descending triangle Symmetrical Triangles Pennants Rectangle