what s the difference between fundamental and technical analysis 
fundamental analysis is a method of evaluating securities by attempting to measure the intrinsic value of a stock the core assumption of technical analysis on the other hand is that all known fundamentals are factored into price thus there is no need to pay close attention to them technical analysts do not attempt to measure a security s intrinsic value but instead use stock charts to identify patterns and trends that might suggest how the security s price will move in the future 