chartist
noun
chart·ist
ˈchär-tist 
1
: an analyst of market action whose predictions of market courses are based on study of graphic presentations of past market performance
2
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In the previous few months, the SOX has bounced off this level a few times, which my chartist friends tell me suggests that there’s demand for the industry group.
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Jj Kinahan, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2021
Only in hindsight can chartists date the bull market back to the low point of the bear market.
—Rob Curran, WSJ, 6 May 2018
Jj Kinahan, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2021
Only in hindsight can chartists date the bull market back to the low point of the bear market.
—Rob Curran, WSJ, 6 May 2018
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“Chartist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chartist. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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