Your ratio of technical vs fundamental analysis for your trading

[Golden Retriever Trading]

I did a brief search and couldn't find much, so I wanted to ask the question.

When you make your trade decisions, how much is the decision technical vs fundamental based?

 

[wrbtrader]

There's other areas used like seasonal tendencies, intraday tendencies, events (ET has a new sponsor in this area for such).

I myself have used in the past seasonal and intraday tendencies with technicals (chart reading...no indicators).

Never really used "fundamentals" except macroeconomics with technicals.

 

[lawrence-lugar]

Neither of those answer options applies to me;
I've said it before and I'll say it again...trading is part art, part science -- each new trading day is a unique ratio between the two

 

[Golden Retriever Trading]

Neither of those answer options applies to me;
I've said it before and I'll say it again...trading is part art, part science -- each new trading day is a unique ratio between the two

That is interesting. I don't think I've ever heard that. I am curious to understand more. Can you give me some examples of a day that was driven by one or the other, and why it was.

 

[lawrence-lugar]

That is interesting.
Can you give me some examples of a day that was driven by one or the other, and why it was.

Follow the DOW, SPY and/or SPX charts (same thing basically) daily. for a long while. -- and just observe it in premarket and day in relation to economic reports and how it moves and behaves.

And if you're smart and keen on your observations, you'll notice some things.

 

[Money Trust]

100% technical for me. Fundamental talk is only good for discussions at social gatherings.

 

[murray t turtle]

I did a brief search and couldn't find much, so I wanted to ask the question.

When you make your trade decisions, how much is the decision technical vs fundamental based?

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Mainly tech, Gold Re;
get enough rate hikes, tighten up stops. Like that. Wisdom is profitable to direct

 

[BigTommy]

100% technical analysis. I only trade with well-defined objective systems, no guess-work or subjectivity what-so-ever.

 

[Golden Retriever Trading]

100% technical for me. Fundamental talk is only good for discussions at social gatherings.

I wouldn't dismiss it that quickly. I've known a few hedge fund traders and fx traders at big banks who primarily trade off of fundamentals. Jim rogers also only looks at a couple of technicals.

Having said that whatever works for one will not work for another so doing what works for you is the best option.

 

[SimpleMeLike]

Hello,

I just trade the charts, price and lines that I draw. No fundamentals at all for me because I trade day to day and not doing economic data release times.