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[a "technical analysis" chart shows a lot of silly things: a bull flag, a falling wedge, a hairy bear channel, a bidet loop, a top bottom, a blood candle, and a testicular squeeze]

[character] Isn't all that "Technical Analysis" stuff basically astrology?

[proud traderbro, index finger up, in his STONKS hoodie and backwards cap] Oh yeah? If TA doesn't work, then how come most daytraders use it to successfully lose cash?

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[–] null@lemmy.nullspace.lol 6 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Yeah I mean the obvious answer is that making predictions based on analysing past data is obviously nothing like Astrology.

[–] Speculater@lemmy.world 9 points 3 months ago (1 children)

If it worked, it would already be automated, and if that worked, people would inverse it to exploit the down side, which would be rexploited.

[–] null@lemmy.nullspace.lol 2 points 3 months ago

Of course retail daytraders don't stand a chance against firms who do this for a living. Nor did anyone say that predictions are 100% accurate.

Doesn't change the fact that predicting changes in the markets based on previous trends is nothing like Astrology.