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Level 3 - Analytical Methods: Course Index
All posts in Level 3 - Analytical Methods. The six skills for reading price and volume data: Trend Analysis, Volume Studies, Buying/Selling Waves, Technical Positi…
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Trend Analysis
Trend Analysis answers the primary analytical question: which direction is the dominant force moving? Without an answer to this question, every other analytical method is unanchored - volume readings,…
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Volume Studies
Volume Studies answers the confirmation question: is the price movement real? Trend Analysis (L3-A) establishes which direction price is moving; Volume Studies evaluates whether the force behind that …
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Buying and Selling Waves
Buying and Selling Waves answers the timing question: is the current move gaining or losing force? While Trend Analysis (L3-A) tells us which direction the dominant force is operating and Volume Studi…
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Technical Position
Technical Position is the synthesis method. It does not introduce a new data source; it collects the readings from all other Level 3 methods - trend, volume, waves, and comparative behavior - and prod…
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Comparative Strength and Weakness
Comparative Strength and Weakness answers the selection question: of all the instruments available for a potential trade, which one will perform best for the expected move?
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Figure Chart Analysis (Cause and Price Objectives)
Figure Chart Analysis answers the magnitude question: how far should the anticipated move carry? While the other five Level 3 methods address direction, confirmation, timing, readiness, and selection,…
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Figure Chart Analysis - Measuring Cause
- 03-chart-types-and-tools.md - Chart Types and Reading Tools (L2-C)
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Level 4 - Campaign Reading: Course Index
All posts in Level 4 - Campaign Reading. Understanding what the large operator is doing and where they are in their campaign - the synthesis of all Level 3 met…
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Campaign Mechanics
Campaign Mechanics answers the narrative question: what is the operator actually doing, and in what sequence? The Level 3 methods provide readings - trend direction, volume character, wave quality, te…
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Absorption Detection
"Absorption" is one of Wyckoff's most precise terms. It refers specifically to the process by which demand absorbs — takes up and removes from the market — the available supply within a trading range,…
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Stock Selection and the Position Sheet
Stock selection is the process of identifying which individual issues to commit capital to and in what size, using the combined analysis of the general market, industry groups, and individual issues i…