Options Trading and Technical Analysis
- April 24th, 2011
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Recently, nearly no options trading seminar is without some mention or introduction to technical analysis. In fact, nearly all of the options trading blogs out there in the world wide web use technical analysis as their main basis of decision making. Why is that so? Why is options trading so closely related to technical analysis now?
In order to comprehend the important relationship between technical analysis and options trading, we need to first comprehend what technical analysis does in the first place.
There are two main methods of analysis; Fundamental Analysis and Technical Analysis.
Fundamental analysis is the reading of fundamental data of a company or economy in order to predict and invest in the future performance of the company or market. Such fundamental data includes profit and loss statements, earnings growth and earnings guidance. The problem with fundamental analysis is that great companies do not always make great stocks. Stocks of great companies also experience periods of downturn, often for extended periods of time. As such fundamental analysis helps an investor mostly in deciding what stocks to purchase for the long term (5 to 10 years out), if nothing unpredictable happens to the company in the years down the road. In fact, fundamental analysis is a tool favorable by investors who purchase stocks for their dividends and dividend growth. Read more