Technical Analysis : A structured guide to reading market price action
Introduction
Technical analysis is about reading market price behavior, not predicting the future.
It provides a framework to understand how price moves, how trends form, and how market participants react at key levels. Used correctly, technical analysis helps traders interpret market context, identify relevant scenarios, and avoid random decision-making.
This Academy guide is designed as a structured reference for technical analysis.
It focuses on market structure, trends, price levels, and context — not on indicators, signals, or execution.
The goal is to help traders build a clear and consistent way to read the market, before considering tools, indicators, or entries.
What technical analysis is — and what it is not
Core components of technical analysis
Technical analysis is the study of price action and market behavior using historical price data.
It helps traders:
identify market structure,
understand trends and ranges,
recognize key price levels,
and place current price action in context.
Technical analysis does not provide guarantees or predictions.
It defines conditions and probabilities, not outcomes.
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Technical analysis is built on a small number of core concepts.
The articles below follow a logical progression, from how price moves to how traders organize their analysis.
Market structure and price action
How price forms swings, trends, ranges, and transitions between them.
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Trends and market regimes
How to identify trending vs ranging markets and adapt analysis accordingly.
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Support and resistance levels
How key price zones form and why reactions matter more than precise lines.
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Timeframes and market context
How to read price across multiple time horizons without contradiction.
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Chart patterns explained
How chart patterns summarize market structure rather than predict outcomes.
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Technical analysis tools and workflows
How traders organize charts, scenarios, and analysis consistently.
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Common technical analysis mistakes
Why technical analysis often fails due to misuse, overconfidence, or lack of context.
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How technical analysis fits into a trading process
Technical analysis provides market context, not trade execution.
In a complete trading workflow:
technical analysis defines conditions and scenarios,
indicators provide confirmation (see Indicators Academy),
trading signals define entries and invalidation,
journaling and psychology support review and improvement.
Keeping these components separate helps maintain clarity and consistency.
Use it in Flows Trading
Reading the market consistently requires structure and repeatability.
Flows helps apply technical analysis by providing an integrated environment where analysis, context, and review work together.
With Flows, you can:
organize charts and analysis across multiple markets and timeframes,
connect technical analysis with indicators and signals in a single workflow,
maintain consistent analysis across multiple portfolios,
review how market context influenced past decisions.
Instead of switching between disconnected tools, Flows keeps technical analysis structured, centralized, and easy to maintain.
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👉 Technical Analysis documentation
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Technical analysis is part of a broader trading framework.
You may also want to explore the following Academy guides.
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Trading Journal Academy
Review decisions and improve consistency over time.Technical Indicators Academy
Learn how indicators complement — but do not replace — market analysis.Trading Psychology Academy
Understand how behavior and discipline affect execution.Trading Signals Academy
Explore how traders define entries and invalidation.
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For well-established, neutral explanations of technical analysis concepts, you may also consult:
Investopedia — Technical Analysis
CFA Institute — Technical Analysis Overview
These resources complement the Academy content and provide broader market context.
Explore related Academy hubs
Technical Analysis Academy
Learn how market structure, chart patterns, and analysis frameworks support better trade decisions.Technical Indicators Academy
Understand how indicators are used, their limitations, and how to integrate them into a disciplined process.Trading Psychology Academy
Explore how discipline, biases, and behavioral patterns influence execution and long-term consistency.
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