{"id":37770,"date":"2016-10-07T11:30:33","date_gmt":"2016-10-07T15:30:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/?p=37770"},"modified":"2023-06-08T11:07:54","modified_gmt":"2023-06-08T15:07:54","slug":"why-price-action-analysis-is-different-than-technical-analysis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/why-price-action-analysis-is-different-than-technical-analysis","title":{"rendered":"Decoding Price Action Analysis: Understanding the Key Differences from Technical Analysis"},"content":{"rendered":"

Technical Analysis is what you already know.<\/p>\n

Price action analysis is what you should<\/em> know.<\/p>\n

Technical analysis is the study of charts. Looking at patterns with the hope that it will appear again and offer an opportunity to make money.\u00a0That\u2019s not how you make money trading. Profitable trading is\u00a0<\/strong>about skill development.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Price action analysis is truly understanding the underlying factors that are causing something to happen. It\u2019s a deep awareness of factors that are moving stocks up and down.<\/p>\n

Price Action Analysis is 1\/8th of the SMB DNA program.<\/p>\n

Apply now to join us for our third SMB DNA Program. It’s going to the best one yet.<\/p>\n

-Steve Spencer
\nCo-founder of SMB Capital and SMB U<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Technical Analysis is what you already know. Price action analysis is what you should know. Technical analysis is the study of charts. Looking at patterns with the hope that it will appear again and offer an opportunity to make money.\u00a0That\u2019s not how you make money trading. Profitable trading is\u00a0about skill development. 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