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Example project · Analysis · Trading
Chart Analysis Portfolio
Annotate the daily charts of ten Nifty stocks with support/resistance, trend lines, candlestick patterns and two indicators, and write a short interpretation of each.
In the course curriculum
Project facts
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Technology
- Charting
- Category
- Analysis, Trading
- Status
- In the course curriculum
Project summary
Annotate the daily charts of ten Nifty stocks with support/resistance, trend lines, candlestick patterns and two indicators, and write a short interpretation of each.
- Problem
- Chart reading improves only with deliberate, recorded practice.
- Approach
- Analyse a set of charts using a consistent checklist and write up the reasoning for each.
Skills developed
- Chart reading
- Technical analysis
- Written analysis
Technology
- Charting
Prerequisites
- Basic familiarity with candlestick charts
- Completion of the chart-reading modules of the Stock Market Foundation course
- A charting tool (a free TradingView account is enough)
Deliverable
Ten annotated charts with written interpretations.
Project workflow
Stage 1: Choose the chart set
Select ten liquid stocks and a fixed date range so the analysis is comparable.
Stage 2: Apply one checklist
Mark trend, support and resistance, candlestick patterns and two indicators the same way on every chart.
Stage 3: Write the interpretation
For each chart, write a short note explaining what the evidence suggests and what would invalidate it.
Stage 4: Review and compare
Compare the notes across charts and list where the checklist was hard to apply.
AlphaSync practice
- AlphaSync practice — Chart analysis practiceGuided chart exercises for reading trend, structure, volume and indicators, aligned with course modules.Status: Coming Soon
AlphaSync is a simulated practice environment for education. Simulated and paper-trading environments do not reproduce all the characteristics of live markets, such as execution, liquidity, costs and emotional pressure. Simulated results do not represent actual trading and do not predict future results. Screens show illustrative data.
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