Most who try to blend their fundamental view of a market or stock with technical analysis often end up on the wrong side of the market.

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There are three elements of stock market analysis.

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Just a few thoughts to ponder as the stock market tumbles, and big-picture analysis extends the trend of the last couple of years of dysfunctional politics in Washington, predicting dire long-term consequences, even as there is increasing evidence of work being done to reach a compromise and end the dysfunction.

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Technical analysis can help identify these patterns which reflect the sentiment of participants in a stock or in an entire market.

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But stock market investors do not appear to be impressed with the wave of research analysis that swept through Wall Street on Wednesday.

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