{"id":37550,"date":"2021-11-11T07:57:29","date_gmt":"2021-11-11T07:57:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analystprep.com\/cfa-level-1-exam\/?p=37550"},"modified":"2026-02-25T16:58:43","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T16:58:43","slug":"technical-analysis-and-behavioral-finance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analystprep.com\/cfa-level-1-exam\/portfolio-management\/technical-analysis-and-behavioral-finance\/","title":{"rendered":"Technical Analysis and Behavioral Finance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n{\n  \"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n  \"@type\": \"QAPage\",\n  \"mainEntity\": {\n    \"@type\": \"Question\",\n    \"name\": \"Which is least likely used by technicians to determine trading patterns?\",\n    \"text\": \"Which of the following is least likely used by technicians to determine trading patterns?\\n\\nA. Price.\\n\\nB. Volume.\\n\\nC. 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For example, in bubbles, the price of an asset rises irrationally to high levels driven by hope and greed of investors. According to another premise of technical analysis, \u00a0a market represents \u00a0a combination of \u00a0knowledge and attitudes. This is because every market has \u00a0a varied collection of players.<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin:22px 0;\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/analystprep.com\/free-trial\/\"\n     target=\"_blank\"\n     rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\n     style=\"\n        display:block;\n        width:100%;\n        text-align:center;\n        padding:10px 14px;\n        line-height:1.25;\n        border:2px solid #2f5bea;\n        border-radius:40px;\n        text-decoration:none;\n        font-weight:500;\n        font-size:18px;\n        color:#2f5bea;\n        background-color:transparent;\n        box-sizing:border-box;\n     \">\n     Practice technical and behavioral finance with our free trial.\n  <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p>Trades determine volume and pricing. Technicians \u00a0analyze such technical market data \u00a0as price and volume movement to try to figure out what investors are thinking.<\/p>\n<p>Human activity has an impact on the fluctuation of security prices. Even if they have a favorable assessment of \u00a0an investment&#8217;s fundamentals, an investor may sell a security for a variety of reasons, including the need for capital or margin. These acts cause the prices to fluctuate, generating trends from which technicians can benefit.<\/p>\n<p>Unlike fixed-income and equity securities that have income streams, for asset types that do not yield income or do not have any underlying financial statements (i.e.such as commodities, currencies, and futures), \u00a0technical analysis is oftentimes used..<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h2><strong>Question <\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Which of the following is <em>least likely <\/em>used by technicians to determine trading patterns?<\/p>\n<ol style=\"list-style-type: upper-alpha;\">\n<li>Price.<\/li>\n<li>Volume.<\/li>\n<li>Market players.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Solution<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The correct answer is <strong>C<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Technicians do <em><strong>not<\/strong> <\/em>use market players to determine trading patterns. 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