Before we look at any charts that The Generals use, we must first look at how they came to look at the particular stock.
Remember, The Generals have Mil$$$ of research at their disposal, so we must not think that we can be one step ahead of them, as the time and resources that go into formulating trading decisions for The Generals is beyond our comprehension as general public traders.
One of the most important things to note about The Generals, is that they are cool dudes, and cool dudes tend to go with whatever is in fashion, so, like many of those wealthy celebs, who buy the latest fashion in Gucci, Rolex, etc, etc, The Generals also like to buy the latest fashion in the financial celeb markets.
So, as Gucci and Rolex make their products known by advertising, the public traded companies must also make their "in fashion" product - their share price - known to The Generals through the many professional research companies - or advertisers - that charge a big hefty commission for using some of Mr & Mrs Gullibles' hard earned money.
Enter the Top Down and Bottom Up design !
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top-down_and_bottom-up_design
"In a top-down approach an overview of the system is first formulated, specifying but not detailing any first-level subsystems. Each subsystem is then refined in yet greater detail, sometimes in many additional subsystem levels, until the entire specification is reduced to base elements. A top-down model is often specified with the assistance of "black boxes" that make it easier to manipulate."
And, this is a very important bit !!
"However, black boxes may fail to elucidate elementary mechanisms or be detailed enough to realistically validate the model."
Hence, when the markets take a dive The Generals are left sitting with huge losses now showing in Mr & Mrs Gullibles' account.
I just hope that Mr & Mrs Gullibles' pension is not due to be paid out when the market has taken one of its many dives, and try telling them that it will eventually come back to where it was, while at the same time observing the look on their faces !
Not a nice position to be in, for someone who has worked long and hard all of their life !
But, no matter what happens to Mr & Mrs Gullible, The Generals, the advertisers and the penny pinchers, will all get to keep the money that was sucked out of Mr & Mrs Gullibles' account, but they will get it back, some time, somehow, in some sort of fashion, some way !!