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technical analysis Archives

What is technical analysis?

The technical analysis of a stock can be a powerful tool to help investors identify trend reversals and entry and exit points.

As you read Cabot newsletters and listen to investing news, you will probably hear technical analysis terms like ‘head-and-shoulders pattern,’ ‘trendline,’ ‘support and resistance,’ ‘double top’ or ‘double bottom,’ “triangle,’ and ‘gap.’ These are all different trading and movement patterns, and understanding them can be the difference between a successful and a failed investment.

Learning about these basic formations and how to read stock charts will make you a better, more profitable investor. Even a basic understanding of these charts can significantly improve your investing results. How does it work?

Technical analysis focuses on the price and volume activity of a stock. In its purest form, technical analysis assumes that all the fundamental factors of a company are reflected in the price of its stock. Technical analysis studies the market supply and demand in an attempt to identify where a stock’s price will go in the future.

By contrast, fundamental analysis involves analyzing the characteristics of a company to estimate its value. This includes examining a company’s financial statements and financial health, its management and competitive advantages, and its competitors and markets.

The key is to use technical and fundamental analysis together. A great chart is nice to look at, but the company may not be worth investing in unless it also has a terrific long-term growth story. Likewise, a company may have a terrific fundamental story, but its chart (which is really what you’re buying) may not look so good.

Only if both the technical and fundamental analysis looks outstanding should you consider a stock for purchase. 

To learn more, download our FREE report, Technical Analysis of Stocks: How Relative Performance Works, Why Trading Volume is Important, and Other Chart-Reading Lessons. 

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Cabot Prime Pro Week Ending April 16, 2021

From the Cabot Prime Pro Week Ending April 16, 2021 issue of Cabot Prime Pro|by Cabot Wealth Network|Cabot Prime Pro

Stock Recommendation Tracker The Stock Recommendation Tracker is a table that features all of the current recommendations in all of our portfolios. It’s a quick way for you to see what stocks are currently in our portfolios and will highlight new additions or any to...
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Cabot Prime Week Ending April 16, 2021

From the Cabot Prime Week Ending April 16, 2021 issue of Cabot Prime|by Cabot Wealth Network|Cabot Prime

Stock Recommendation Tracker The Stock Recommendation Tracker is a table that features all of the current recommendations in all of our portfolios. It’s a quick way for you to see what stocks are currently in our portfolios and will highlight new additions or any to...
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Cabot Small-Cap Confidential Weekly Update

April 15, 2021|From Cabot Small-Cap Confidential|by Tyler Laundon|Small Cap Stocks

It’s been another mostly constructive week as many of our stocks inch higher and the economic picture continues to improve.
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Cabot Marijuana Investor Update

April 14, 2021|From Cabot Marijuana Investor|by Timothy Lutts|Growth Stocks

Nine weeks ago, as the marijuana sector was completing what looked like a climax top, I took the risky step of taking partial profits in ten of our stocks, moving to a 45% cash position.
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Cabot Dividend Investor 421

From the Cabot Dividend Investor 421 issue of Cabot Dividend Investor|by Tom Hutchinson|Dividend Stocks

This is an unusual environment to say the least. The market is looking ahead to the highest GDP growth in decades as vaccines end the lockdowns and restrictions. And forecasts continue to rise. At the same time, trillions in government stimulus will flood the...
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Cabot Undervalued Stocks Advisor Weekly Update

April 14, 2021|From Cabot Undervalued Stocks Advisor|by Bruce Kaser|Value Investing

EBITDA, or earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, is a straight-forward measure (not a perfect measure, though) of a company’s cash operating profits. But, like seemingly all metrics published by company managements, it is usually adjusted for unusual items that may be non-recurring.
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Cabot Profit Booster 170

From the Cabot Profit Booster 170 issue of Cabot Profit Booster|by Jacob Mintz|Options Trading

This Friday is the expiration of our six April Covered Call positions. I would categorize these six positions as a good, but somewhat mixed bag, as only one trade looks like it will expire for its full profit potential (ANF), while four (TRIP, SUM, AMKR, AZEK) in...
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Cabot Stock of the Week 343

From the Cabot Stock of the Week 343 issue of Cabot Stock of the Week|by Timothy Lutts|Stock Market

The leading indexes continue to hit record highs, telling us the bull market that began over a year ago, though it is showing some signs of age, remains intact.
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Cabot Prime Week Ending April 9, 2021

From the Cabot Prime Week Ending April 9, 2021 issue of Cabot Prime|by Cabot Wealth Network|Cabot Prime

Stock Recommendation Tracker The Stock Recommendation Tracker is a table that features all of the current recommendations in all of our portfolios. It’s a quick way for you to see what stocks are currently in our portfolios and will highlight new additions or any to...
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Cabot Prime Pro Week Ending April 9, 2021

From the Cabot Prime Pro Week Ending April 9, 2021 issue of Cabot Prime Pro|by Cabot Wealth Network|Cabot Prime Pro

Stock Recommendation Tracker The Stock Recommendation Tracker is a table that features all of the current recommendations in all of our portfolios. It’s a quick way for you to see what stocks are currently in our portfolios and will highlight new additions or any to...
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Cabot Growth Investor 1469

From the Cabot Growth Investor 1469 issue of Cabot Growth Investor|by Mike Cintolo|Growth Stocks

Sellers Fading—but Will the Buyers Show Up? We’re all about going with the evidence, and when it comes to growth stocks, the evidence was nearly uniformly negative (or at least not positive) for most of the past month. The vast majority of leading stocks, many...
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Cabot Small-Cap Confidential Weekly Update

April 8, 2021|From Cabot Small-Cap Confidential|by Tyler Laundon|Small Cap Stocks

There’s no doubt things are looking a little better out there as many software, MedTech and other growth stocks retested their March lows late last week then turned north. The timing of that short-term reversal, coinciding with the end of the first quarter, definitely...
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Cabot Marijuana Investor Update

April 7, 2021|From Cabot Marijuana Investor|by Timothy Lutts|Growth Stocks

A quick look through the major marijuana stocks leads to an unsurprising conclusion: the sector remains in a correction.
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Cabot Undervalued Stocks Advisor 421

From the Cabot Undervalued Stocks Advisor 421 issue of Cabot Undervalued Stocks Advisor|by Bruce Kaser|Value Investing

Determining a company’s underlying value is difficult, and clearly more of an art than a science.
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Cabot Profit Booster 169

From the Cabot Profit Booster 169 issue of Cabot Profit Booster|by Jacob Mintz|Options Trading

While the headlines read “S&P 500 at All-Time Highs,” it’s not all smooth sailing in the market as countless stocks are still suffering from the Nasdaq rout that started a month ago.
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Cabot Stock of the Week 342

From the Cabot Stock of the Week 342 issue of Cabot Stock of the Week|by Timothy Lutts|Stock Market

The bull market is still intact, but the signs of fraying that often emerge during long topping actions continue. Still, by focusing on the right stocks, we can do well.
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Cabot Prime Week Ending April 2, 2021

From the Cabot Prime Week Ending April 2, 2021 issue of Cabot Prime|by Cabot Wealth Network|Cabot Prime

Stock Recommendation Tracker The Stock Recommendation Tracker is a table that features all of the current recommendations in all of our portfolios. It’s a quick way for you to see what stocks are currently in our portfolios and will highlight new additions or any to...
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Cabot Prime Pro Week Ending April 2, 2021

From the Cabot Prime Pro Week Ending April 2, 2021 issue of Cabot Prime Pro|by Cabot Wealth Network|Cabot Prime Pro

Stock Recommendation Tracker The Stock Recommendation Tracker is a table that features all of the current recommendations in all of our portfolios. It’s a quick way for you to see what stocks are currently in our portfolios and will highlight new additions or any to...
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Cabot Marijuana Investor 321

From the Cabot Marijuana Investor 321 issue of Cabot Marijuana Investor|by Timothy Lutts|Stock Market

Waiting for a Buying Opportunity Let’s start with the good news this week. Fourth quarter results are in for all but one of our companies (Jushi) and they were terrific, showing average revenue growth from the year before of 167%—a number that would be even without...
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Cabot Undervalued Stocks Advisor Weekly Update

March 31, 2021|From Cabot Undervalued Stocks Advisor|by Bruce Kaser|Value Investing

Stop-losses, or more fully, stop-loss orders, are trading orders that are placed to execute a sale automatically if a stock falls below a specified trigger price. The idea is that these orders can prevent a small loss from becoming a large loss. It also...
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