Fundamental or technical; where should traders focus more, presently.

[GreatArkansas]

Fundamental may impact on the chart but it  not what we frequently get for traders to depend  far much as they will do with the technical tools like a compass to navigate the market at every giving time.

Basically true.

Technicals determine the trend, fundamental add fuel to it.

Very rarely fundamentals can reverse a trend, it has to be a groundbreaking event and in 99% of cases that just isn't so.

Most of the traders I know are indeed technical. They tend to analyze and trade based on technical analysis, not fundamentals.

I love the word you used about "add fuel to it," which is right, it's just kinda an add-on, where it's fine even if there is nothing, or it's fine too if it exists.

[Dewali]

      Both are very important for someone to become professional profitable traders,but it also depends on types of traders one will chose to become,for someone who want to become a daily trader or a scalper such a seriously need to focus on his technical skills in trading rather fundamental whose main purpose of understanding it is for long time projection of where the market price might likely move to in the next few days or weeks.
     Technical teaches one where to enter and exist a trade in a short time frame due to price manipulation,candle sticks pattern and price action . To cut the story short learning both will ultimately b more beneficial for someone truly want to dive in to trading for long time because trading itself is a skills for long time skills.most profitable traders didn't just become profitable after some few weeks or months rather it take years constant practice and decipline.

[Crypto Library]

Let keep it simple, straight and informative with our inputs on this it may help to a confuse trader reading what one has been useful for most profit for traders presently.

Between the fundamental analysis and the technical analysis field in the crypto market today, which will you say have much influence on a trader and investor's sentiment and decision in the market.

Do not tell me that the two are important and should be used. I know their unique relevance already. But if it comes to you strictly making use of only one, what will your choice be and why.

It actually depend on your trading strategy like if it's the day trading or the short term trading then I think you need the both the technical analysis and the fundamental analysis because technical analysis will gives you the proper roadmap of candle on the market influence and on the other hand if I talk about the fundamental analysis it will helps you to find the best project for you to investment.

And if you are looking for the long term investment then I think the fundamental analysis could enough for you and if you are targeting the bitcoin investment then it would be more easy because in this case you don't need to learn lots of technical analysis you just need the basics to analysis the previous markets.

[tygeade]

As you said, yes both are important but if I had to choose one, I would go with technical analysis because it helps me in better understanding on the markets. Fundamentals are useful too but we can identify those fundamental gaps on charts if we have a strong technical insight. People using technical analysis can even trade without having to worry about the fundamentals but those using fundamentals to identify profit making gaps will also need to use technical analysis somewhere at least to set a stop-loss.

Technical analysis for me gives most of the answers to my questions so I will stick with it. But yes, I would not recommend new traders to stick to technical analysis only because fundamentals can blow their accounts. For new people, try focusing on technical more but also consider fundamentals while considering your trading decisions.

[barbara44]

Most of the traders I know are indeed technical. They tend to analyze and trade based on technical analysis, not fundamentals.

I love the word you used about "add fuel to it," which is right, it's just kinda an add-on, where it's fine even if there is nothing, or it's fine too if it exists.

I would say majority of traders would rely on technical analysis to make their trading decisions. New people who mostly get influenced by the news would find profit making opportunities by following the fundamentals but these people will not always be in profit. Back then, fundamental research was much easy as there were not much clause linked to the back-story.

Now, we really need to hunt deeper in order to scrutinize the actual story and take our decisions accordingly. Fundamentals might still be a misleading way to trade for these new people who don't understand the difference between "." and a "!" at the end of a sentence.

I do go for fundamental research sometimes but that is always backed by a strong technical research so I have never taken any single trade focusing on fundamentals alone. I would keep technical ready to get exact confirmations.

[Mpamaegbu]

But if it comes to you strictly making use of only one, what will your choice be and why.

First off, you didn't specify the industry the trading is on; whether it's cryptos (Futures) or FX or Index or Stocks. I know a lot of those who dropped their comments here took for granted that it was the crypto industry you referred to.

Anyway, if it's for cryptos; both technical and fundamentals should be considered. However, investors mostly consider fundamentals because news direct their decision to buy and hodl. The same goes for Stocks.

As for FX, emphasis should be more on TA. Fundamentals only drive price quickly to meet with what TA is saying. Index is purely TA, even more than FX is.

[Dr.Osh]

We should use both in market conditions like these. Mastering technical analysis without fundamental analysis is futile, and vice versa. But if you ask me which I prefer, I prefer fundamental analysis. It will make us confident in our choices and the projects we invest in. This is where I prioritize fundamental analysis.

[VarJames]

Let keep it simple, straight and informative with our inputs on this it may help to a confuse trader reading what one has been useful for most profit for traders presently.

Between the fundamental analysis and the technical analysis field in the crypto market today, which will you say have much influence on a trader and investor's sentiment and decision in the market.

Do not tell me that the two are important and should be used. I know their unique relevance already. But if it comes to you strictly making use of only one, what will your choice be and why.

A few years ago I would have answered technical analysis without hesitation.

But the market has changed.

Now I feel that macro events have a much bigger impact than chart patterns. Oil prices, what large institutional players are doing, ETF flows, regulation, interest rates, geopolitical events like the Strait of Hormuz… one headline can invalidate the best-looking chart in minutes.

For me, technical analysis works best when the market is calm. But when the market is driven by news and macro events, fundamentals become much more important. Charts tell you where the price has been, while the next headline often decides where it goes next.

[Faisal2202]

Do not tell me that the two are important and should be used. I know their unique relevance already. But if it comes to you strictly making use of only one, what will your choice be and why.

That's a strange question because I think both are necessary but if you only want to know which I would choose then you have to adjust with my explanation that it depends on the situation. For example if I am trading in a shorter time frame while the market structure is stable overall, like we are in a bull run, then I would choose technical analysis because that could help me more.

But if we are in a bear market and I want to trade in the short term then I need to look at fundamentals mostly because fundamentals are going to help me understand what is going to happen because each news can have more impact than any technical indicator.

Right now the market is in a panic situation. Everyone is saying if it crosses this price it will hit the bottom or crash but in reality another bad news could trigger a major crash.

[HelliumZ]

For a trader, depending on the time, both fundamental and technical issues should be given importance. For example, it is important for a trader to know when to buy coins, when to enter the market, when to sell these basic issues in advance. If he can master everything, then he can emphasize on technical issues. However, initially, a trader must give importance to fundamental issues and then if he can get some idea from trading, then later he can give importance to technical issues. However, for his future good, he has to master both fundamental and technical strategies.

[Ziskinberg]

The most effective approach would be a combination of both. If you are a long-term trader, having fundamental analysis will help you evaluate and analyze why such an asset holds value for long term. And for short term trader or day trader, knowing its technical analysis will help you for timing good market entries and exits, thus making it easier for you to pinpoint when to make an entry/exit in the market.

However, most of the successful traders end up using the blended top-down method instead where they can use both fundamental and technical analysis in making trading more profitable.

[LogitechMouse]

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Do not tell me that the two are important and should be used. I know their unique relevance already. But if it comes to you strictly making use of only one, what will your choice be and why.

I'm leaning more towards Technical Analysis because that's what I'm using FOR MOST OF THE TIME.

I'm trading also based on news, but not that much because of one reason. Often times, news are being shared minutes after the market had already reacted, and by the time you saw the news online, the market had already went up or down depending on the news. Because of this reason, I don't trade on fundamentals, but more on technical because you can see it real-time without any lag or delay. As long as you know how to read the charts, know price action, know when to enter and exit, your fine just by using on TA alone.

I'm not saying as well that fundamentals isn't important anymore. You can use the fundamentals as some kind of bias on where will the market be heading for short to mid term. You know already the difference of both so no need for further explanation.

[OsaiEmma]

Do not tell me that the two are important and should be used. I know their unique relevance already. But if it comes to you strictly making use of only one, what will your choice be and why.

Both are important and necessary, but when it comes down to choosing one, I'll always go with TA (Technical Analysis). The chart is a direct reflection of where the money is and where it is going to. TA will give you an overview of all these; it will tell you if there will be buyers in this zone or if it will be sellers.

Fundamental analysis will give you an overview of what the market will look like in the long term, but not exactly what will be the micro decision of each trader. There will be news, but how will you know when and how traders will react to them; only the chart can tell you this. A mastery of the chart through TA is so valuable IMO.

[Leahized]

Fundamental analysis will give you an overview of what the market will look like in the long term, but not exactly what will be the micro decision of each trader. There will be news, but how will you know when and how traders will react to them; only the chart can tell you this. A mastery of the chart through TA is so valuable IMO.

Yes, I believe technical analyzes are important. But without fundamental analysis you can never win long term, especially in Bitcoin. At the present time there are economic problems everywhere and wars and foreign problems are constantly brewing. In this case these reasons will be real and move towards recession. So after doing TA well, such problems may arise and loss in trading may occur. However, although you can determine the movement of candles through TA, sometimes the opposite happens. But it can be said, technical analyzes are more important than fundamental analysis.

[tygeade]

Most of the traders I know are indeed technical. They tend to analyze and trade based on technical analysis, not fundamentals.

I love the word you used about "add fuel to it," which is right, it's just kinda an add-on, where it's fine even if there is nothing, or it's fine too if it exists.

I would say majority of traders would rely on technical analysis to make their trading decisions. New people who mostly get influenced by the news would find profit making opportunities by following the fundamentals but these people will not always be in profit. Back then, fundamental research was much easy as there were not much clause linked to the back-story.

Now, we really need to hunt deeper in order to scrutinize the actual story and take our decisions accordingly. Fundamentals might still be a misleading way to trade for these new people who don't understand the difference between "." and a "!" at the end of a sentence.

I do go for fundamental research sometimes but that is always backed by a strong technical research so I have never taken any single trade focusing on fundamentals alone. I would keep technical ready to get exact confirmations.

You did mention a really good point about fundamentals. The news are now always real and some news end with a ! which is misdirecting. There have been a number of lawsuits in the past and none of those were able to change "!" to ".". News agencies have an upper hand stating it was just an assumption and not a statement because statements always end with a full stop. They might not be completely wrong but slightly misleading. They do not think about people who read a few starting lines or the headline and make their own assumptions. Yes, these people exist and in large numbers.

This is why I go for technical analysis as I have to trust my own instincts here and profit and loss solely depends on my strategies and the way I look at the markets. Using fundamental analysis sometimes is okay but not always. I would always stick to technical analysis at least as a base before I add fundamentals.