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52. Fundamental Analysis and The US Economy http://www.informedtrades.com/... A lesson on the basics of fundamental analysis, the top down and bottom up, and the US Economy for traders of the stock, futures, and forex markets. there are two ways that traders analyze the markets which are known as technical analysis and fundamental analysis. As I also mentioned in that lesson while most people who buy and sell over the short term focus on technical analysis and most people who buy and sell over the long term focus on fundamental analysis, in my opinion both technical traders, fundamental traders, and investors can all benefit from at least having an understanding of both types of analysis even if they prefer one or the other as their primary tool they use to make their trading decisions. While technical analysis focuses solely on the analysis of historical price action, fundamental analysis focuses on everything else including things such as the overall state of the economy, interest rates, production, earnings, and management. When analyzing a stock, currency or commodity using fundamental analysis there are two basic approaches one can use which are known as bottom up analysis and top down analysis. Bottom up analysis very simply means looking at the details such, as earnings if we are talking about a stock, first and then working one's way up to the larger picture by looking at things such as the industry of the company who's stock you are trading and then finally the overall economic picture. Top down analysis on the other hand means looking at the big picture things such as the economy first and then working one's way down to the details such as earnings if we are talking about a stock. While there is some debate about which method is best my personal preference is for Top Down analysis and since by starting this way we can start with the things that apply to all markets and not just the stock market this is how we will start. The first thing that it is important to understand from a fundamental standpoint is what the economic situation is as it affects the financial instrument you are trading. As I am based in the US and the US is the World's largest economy this is what I am going to talk about, however most of the things I discuss here apply in a broad sense to any economy. When we begin to discuss the foreign exchange market in later lessons we will go into specific details of the other major and emerging market economies from around the world. According to Investopedia.com the definition of an Economy is "the large set of inter-related economic production and consumption activities which aid in determining how scarce resources are allocated. The economy encompasses everything relating to the production and consumption of goods and services in an area"People often refer to the US Economy as a capitalist or free market economy. A capitalist or free market economy in its most basic sense is one in which the production and distribution of goods and services is done primarily by private (non government) companies and the price for those goods is set by the free market. This is in contrast to a socialist or planned economy where production and distribution of goods and services as well as the pricing of those goods and services is handled by the government. Channel: Howto & Style Uploaded: November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am Author: InformedTrades Length: 07:41 Rating: 4.81 Views: 5623 Tags: analysis  business  daytrade  economy  forex  fundamental  futures  howto  informedtrades  investing  stockmarket  trade  trading   Video Url: Embed Code: Video Comments ForexFrenzy (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am) Considering the information Dave gives is for free I would not be so fussy of the way he speaks... PFCAhammed (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am) perhaps you need to check your equipment or hearing. i thought the whole presentation was perfectly clear. InformedTrades (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am) my pleasure thank you for the comment and for watching. Best Regards, Dave worldwideexchanges (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am) great information. thanks for helping intermediate traders get better! InformedTrades (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am) Hi aykp7823, Thanks for the feedback will try and do a better job in the future. Best Regards, Dave aykp7823 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am) hi dave, learnt quite a bit from u there but it will be better if u could speakly clearly, really mincing words minutes into the video there. tks anyway.. InformedTrades (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am) yes I think that a lot of people who rely on fundamentals would benefit from doing the same even if its just as simple as looking at just the basics such as volume and major trends. Best Regards, Dave AirelonTrading (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am) And I'd agree. I use both. Fundamental and Technical. Fundamental gives me my bias, Technical gives me my entry and exit AirelonTrading (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am) I love that you started with Money Management first, and then went to analysis . . .

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