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Chartist vs Fundamentalist - What's the difference?

chartist | fundamentalist |

In finance terms the difference between chartist and fundamentalist

is that chartist is a financial analyst who attempts to predict future movements in the prices of shares or other financial instruments by looking for patterns in charts of historical data while fundamentalist is a trader who trades on the financial fundamentals of the companies involved, as opposed to a chartist or technician.

chartist

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (finance) A financial analyst who attempts to predict future movements in the prices of shares or other financial instruments by looking for patterns in charts of historical data.

    • References

    *"Unless you are a chartist – who times the buying and selling of shares on the basis of the historical ups and downs in their performance – you will want to do some fundamental analysis of a company's accounts." — Financial Times [http://specials.ft.com/lifeonthenet/FT3UIDSXZCC.html]

    fundamentalist

    English

    (Fundamentalism)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who reduces religion to strict interpretation of core or original texts.
  • (finance) A trader who trades on the financial fundamentals of the companies involved, as opposed to a chartist or technician.
  • (Christian ) Originally referred to an adherent of an American Christian movement that began as a response to the rejection of the accuracy of the Bible, the alleged deity of Christ, Christ's atonement for humanity, the virgin birth, and miracles. These points were first listed in a book series entitled "The Fundamentals: A Testimony to the Truth" published in 1909 and affirmed by the PCUSA in its 1910 Minutes of the General Assembly.
  • (pejorative) A fundamentalist Christian (also fundie'' or ''fundy )

    • Synonyms

    * takfiri

    Related terms

    * fundamentalism