Fundamental analysis
Charts show what happened. Rate expectations, growth and inflation explain why, and they are what turns a technical setup into a reason.
- ✓ 24 lessons
- ✓ 24 minutes end to end
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Currencies are priced against each other largely on relative interest rate expectations, and those expectations move on data. A trader who knows a central bank meeting is on Thursday is running a different risk profile from one who does not.
Pair this category with the economic calendar lessons, which cover the practical side of trading around scheduled releases.
Beginner lessons 11
- What Is Fundamental Analysis
- Fundamental Analysis Vs Technical Analysis
- Understanding GDP and Economic Growth
- Inflation and the Consumer Price Index
- The Role of Central Banks
- Reading an Income Statement
- Reading a Balance Sheet
- Earnings Per Share and the P/E Ratio
- Market Capitalization Explained
- Consumer Confidence and Sentiment Indices
- Reading Retail Sales Data
Intermediate lessons 10
- How Interest Rate Decisions Move Currency Markets
- Employment Data and Non-Farm Payrolls
- Understanding the Cash Flow Statement
- Understanding Profit Margins
- Dividend Yield and Payout Ratio
- Sector and Industry Analysis
- Trade Balance and the Current Account
- Understanding the Purchasing Managers' Index
- Housing Market Indicators
- Commodity Prices and Their Ripple Effects
Advanced lessons 3
- Purchasing Power Parity and Currency Valuation
- Quantitative Easing and Quantitative Tightening
- Yield Curves and Inversions
Guided paths that use these lessons
A path is an ordered run through lessons from several categories, which is how the app presents them. One path draws on fundamental analysis.
Fundamental analysis: questions
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All 24 lessons in this category, plus the other 296 in the academy, quizzes and progress tracking. Free on any MarketPro account.
Not investment advice. Past performance is not indicative of future results.