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A chart is a path, not a prophecy
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A chart is a path, not a prophecy
A line chart is closes joined together. A adds open, high, and low for each bar. Neither knows the future. They only show where people already agreed to trade.
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S&P 500
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A line chart is closes joined together. A adds open, high, and low for each bar. Neither knows the future. They only show where people already agreed to trade.
The first habit is scale. A 2% move looks dramatic if you zoom into two days and boring if you look at ten years. Always notice the range on the axis before you feel a story.
This board’s charts are a practice path. They are built so you can learn the buttons other apps behind a login — not so you can time a live market.
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