How to start learning Technical Analysis

The worst you can do for yourself would be to "Learn Technical Analysis"
The crap that is "Technical Analysis" is billions and billions of light years away from actually knowing what's needed for making money in trading.

You would be much better off to learn "how to paint watercolor"
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Martin Pring is a well known expert in Technical Analysis.

A good place to start.

https://vimeo.com/44029527

As I am a follower of Nial Fuller's method so the best place I recommend for anyone will be his website. I'm not a member of his forum but still I've learned a lot abut price action that has helped me in making good trading decision.

Technical Analysis by John Murphy

I think best way to start learning Technical Analysis is YouTube. Traders can gain a solid understanding of technical analysis and apply that knowledge through backtesting.

You can follow the forums and do different educational courses to lear technical analysis properly.

there is a reason why professional traders are 80% fundamental and 20% technical. You need to have among many things, a "catalyst" to enter a trade. Anyone can do TA and that is not enough. You will forever go in streaks and struggle to find consistent results. On top of that its not the tools you use it's how you use it. You can spend years trying to learn how to use those tools by yourself or find a mentor that can show you how to use them just like in any other profession.

For a start learn foundations (basic assumptions) of technical analysis and make sure you accept them. Unfortunately it is based on very vague, and in my view, weak principles. For example, "prices are moving in trends". Then let me ask you a tricky question



Do you see trends here ?

If you want to learn forex properly you can trade in a demo account. It is completely risk-free. In a demo account, you can learn the basics of forex and all analysis properly and perfectly.

Start with basic market structure first - support/resistance, trendlines, and candlestick patterns. Don’t try to learn everything at once, it gets easier with chart time.