What stock chart indicators do you use when studying a stock?

Question

And could you please tell me how to interpret them too? Right now I only know of the RSI and when it indicates good buy/sell times. Thanks!

Answer 1

Read the "Barrons Guide to New Investors." They sell it at Boarders Books, or ask your stock broker to send you a copy.

Answer 2

I use www.sharebuilder.com and I look at the return on assets and return on investments which should be more than just a few percent. They should also have little or no debt. The charts are good for past performance which can be a good indicator of future performance. I got this info from a book on Warren Buffet's investing strategies.

Answer 3

I use this site just to get a feel for a stock:
http://www.stockconsultant.com/consultnow/basicplus.cgi?ID=sample&symbol=CVA&70200#ttop
You can use it (just change the symbol) for eight charts in any 24 hour period...any more and they want you to sign-up.
I'm not really into " charting" but I do respect the "bullish" or "bearish" indicators here....overall and "tradewise"
There are also on the page tutorials if you click on the term you're interested in....such as:" breakout patterns"
Oh! ...and their " alerts" ( upper right side)...have actually panned out for me at least twice that I can remember.
Hope this was sort of what you were looking for.

Answer 4

Do yourself a favor and don't become a chartist. The charts only tell where the stock has been, not where it's going to go.

Rely on the fundamentals and you will be better off financially.

Answer 5

I use the RSI, the ADX, the 200 day SMA ,10 day SMA, 5 day SMA , TRIN; slow and fast stochastic oscillators