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Fundamental versus technical analysis: why charts matter.

Fundamental analysis tries to answer a simple question: what is this company actually worth? It looks at earnings, debt, margins, growth and business quality. Technical analysis looks at something else: what is the market doing with this price? Even so, they are not opposing worlds.

Plenty of strictly fundamental investors end up turning to charts for perspective: seeing a stock's history, telling whether it is trending up or down, and understanding how it behaved across different cycles. Even without hunting for "bottoms" or "tops", a chart is the fastest way to read the story of a price without getting lost in tables. In the end, value can be explained with numbers; price, with context.

Forex market (currencies)

A liquid market for following exchange rates. Analyse major pairs such as EUR/USD, GBP/USD or USD/JPY, and read macro trends, inflation, rates and global capital flows in real time.

Acciones y renta variable

Quotes and charts for fundamental and technical analysis. Review earnings, valuation and dividends, and watch trend, volume, gaps, support and resistance in leading NASDAQ and NYSE companies.

Índices bursátiles

Stock indices summarise the market and investor sentiment. Compare the S&P 500, DAX and IBEX 35, measure strength, volatility and trend, and use them as benchmarks to diversify, rebalance and assess your portfolio.

Criptomonedas

Crypto: a 24/7 market with high volatility. Follow Bitcoin and Ethereum, analyse dominance, cycles, halvings and altcoins, and manage risk through liquidity, spreads and key technical levels, in real time.

The technical indicators most used to read charts

RSI (Relative Strength Index)

Measures price momentum by identifying overbought and oversold zones. Good for beginners looking to anticipate turns and avoid entering too late.

What does it do for you?

Keeps you from buying into exhaustion and flags likely bounces before they happen.

A practical example

In a strong rally, wait for RSI below 30 and confirm with technical support before entering.

What are its limitations?

In sideways markets it repeats signals, and in strong moves it can stay extreme for weeks.

MACD (Moving Average Convergence Divergence)

Compares two exponential moving averages with a histogram to detect momentum shifts. It highlights line crossovers and divergences, and is central to strategies that confirm market direction.

What does it do for you?

Filters fast signals with more context, cutting impulsive entries in day trading.

A practical example

Buy when the MACD line crosses above the signal and price breaks nearby resistance.

What are its limitations?

In sideways ranges it produces false crossovers and tends to lag on sharp, sudden reversals.

Bollinger Bands

Draws an upper and lower band around a moving average to measure market volatility. It identifies price compressions and expansions, useful for anticipating explosive moves.

What does it do for you?

Shows whether the market is calm or accelerating, improving your risk management.

A practical example

If price closes outside the upper band and comes back inside, look for a move back to the mean.

What are its limitations?

A band break does not guarantee a change of direction, and its width depends on the period you set.

ATR (Average True Range)

Calculates the average range of recent candles to quantify current volatility. Essential for sizing stops and targets in proportion to how the asset actually behaves, rather than on fixed price levels.

What does it do for you?

Sizes your risk in line with the market, which is what makes disciplined trading possible.

A practical example

Place your stop at 1.5 times the ATR from your entry to avoid being shaken out by noise.

What are its limitations?

It gives no direction and can spike on news, temporarily forcing very wide stops.

100-session simple moving average

Smooths price by averaging the last 100 candles and acts as a directional filter for trading with the dominant trend. Widely used on daily charts to spot dynamic support and resistance.

What does it do for you?

Keeps you from trading against the asset’s main move, improving your hit rate.

A practical example

Combine it with the 200-day average to check whether the market is genuinely bullish or bearish.

What are its limitations?

It lags on fast reversals and works as directional context, not as a price target.

OBV (On-Balance Volume)

Adds and subtracts volume according to the direction of the daily close, to assess whether buying or selling pressure is backing the price move in each session.

What does it do for you?

Confirms genuine breakouts and spots volume divergences before price confirms them.

A practical example

If price makes new highs but OBV falls, cut your position and wait for further confirmation.

What are its limitations?

It does not separate institutional buyers from sellers and can be distorted by gaps or incomplete volume data.

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Fundamental versus technical analysis: why charts matter.