Chartist
a.k.a. Technician, Technical analyst
A trader or analyst who makes decisions mainly by reading price charts.
In plain English
A trader or analyst who makes decisions mainly by reading price charts.
A chartist believes the chart already shows what the crowd thinks, so they study price patterns, trends and indicators rather than economic reports. That approach is technical analysis.
Most traders use a mix: fundamentals for why a market might move, charts for when and where.
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