Financial Markets

  1. Market Analysis Approaches
    1. Fundamental Analysis
      1. Economic Analysis
        1. Macroeconomic Indicators
          1. Gross Domestic Product
            1. Inflation Measures
              1. Employment Statistics
                1. Interest Rate Environment
                2. Monetary Policy Analysis
                  1. Central Bank Actions
                    1. Money Supply Effects
                    2. Fiscal Policy Analysis
                      1. Government Spending
                        1. Tax Policy Effects
                      2. Industry Analysis
                        1. Industry Life Cycle
                          1. Emerging Industries
                            1. Growth Industries
                              1. Mature Industries
                                1. Declining Industries
                                2. Competitive Analysis
                                  1. Porter's Five Forces
                                    1. Industry Structure
                                      1. Competitive Positioning
                                    2. Company Analysis
                                      1. Financial Statement Analysis
                                        1. Income Statement Analysis
                                          1. Balance Sheet Analysis
                                            1. Cash Flow Analysis
                                            2. Ratio Analysis
                                              1. Profitability Ratios
                                                1. Liquidity Ratios
                                                  1. Leverage Ratios
                                                    1. Efficiency Ratios
                                                    2. Management Evaluation
                                                      1. Strategic Vision
                                                        1. Execution Capability
                                                          1. Corporate Governance
                                                      2. Technical Analysis
                                                        1. Chart Analysis
                                                          1. Price Charts
                                                            1. Line Charts
                                                              1. Bar Charts
                                                                1. Candlestick Charts
                                                                2. Trend Analysis
                                                                  1. Trend Identification
                                                                    1. Trendlines
                                                                      1. Trend Channels
                                                                      2. Support and Resistance
                                                                        1. Support Levels
                                                                          1. Resistance Levels
                                                                            1. Breakout Analysis
                                                                          2. Chart Patterns
                                                                            1. Reversal Patterns
                                                                              1. Head and Shoulders
                                                                                1. Double Tops and Bottoms
                                                                                  1. Triple Tops and Bottoms
                                                                                  2. Continuation Patterns
                                                                                    1. Triangles
                                                                                      1. Flags and Pennants
                                                                                        1. Rectangles
                                                                                      2. Technical Indicators
                                                                                        1. Trend-Following Indicators
                                                                                          1. Moving Averages
                                                                                            1. MACD
                                                                                              1. Directional Movement Index
                                                                                              2. Oscillators
                                                                                                1. Relative Strength Index
                                                                                                  1. Stochastic Oscillator
                                                                                                    1. Williams %R
                                                                                                    2. Volume Indicators
                                                                                                      1. On-Balance Volume
                                                                                                        1. Volume Price Trend
                                                                                                      2. Market Sentiment Indicators
                                                                                                        1. Volatility Index
                                                                                                          1. Put-Call Ratios
                                                                                                            1. Insider Trading Activity
                                                                                                          2. Quantitative Analysis
                                                                                                            1. Statistical Methods
                                                                                                              1. Correlation Analysis
                                                                                                                1. Regression Analysis
                                                                                                                  1. Time Series Analysis
                                                                                                                  2. Risk-Return Models
                                                                                                                    1. Capital Asset Pricing Model
                                                                                                                      1. Arbitrage Pricing Theory
                                                                                                                        1. Multi-Factor Models
                                                                                                                        2. Portfolio Optimization
                                                                                                                          1. Mean-Variance Optimization
                                                                                                                            1. Risk Budgeting
                                                                                                                              1. Factor-Based Investing

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