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Fibonacci retracement uses specific ratios to predict stock reversals. Key Fibonacci levels are 0%, 23.6%, 38.2%, 50%, 61.8%, and 100%. Investors use these levels for setting price goals and trading ...

The key Fibonacci percentages help traders identify support and resistance levels As new traders flood the market, a return to the basics may help novices understand the fundamentals of options ...

Ideally, when the market is in a downtrend, we should look for rallies up off of the lows to a resistance level as a selling opportunity. Conversely, when the markets are in an uptrend we should look ...

A retracement in investing refers to a temporary reversal in the direction of an asset's price that occurs within a larger trend. It represents a short-term dip or pullback before the asset resumes ...

Percentage-retracement levels are yet another technical indicator useful in defining short- and long-term price trends in a security or sector. Percentage retracement levels are based upon the ...