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do technical indicators actually work while analyzing stocks? [duplicate]
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sure they work - right until they don't. explanation: a stock picking strategy based on technical indicators is at worst a mix of random guessing and confirmation bias, which will "work" only due to luck.  at best, it exploits a systematic inefficiency of the market. and any such inefficiency will automatically disappear when it is exploited by many traders. if it's published in a book, it is pretty much guaranteed not to work anymore. oh, and you only get to know in hindsight (if at all) which of the two cases above applies to any given strategy.
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