TJ 84: Learning trading basics with fundamental analysis

In trading, fundamental analysis is one half of the winning formula to making great trades. If you're new to trading, you may be doing fundamental analysis without even realizing it. If you're assessing a particular security's profit and loss, trading volume, earnings reports, and other public information, you're performing fundamental analysis. It's a great place to start for placing trades, and can also give you a general feel for the health and size of the company (if it's a stock) or sector (if it's a commodity). Even better, if you step back and look at indices with fundamental analysis, you can get a read on how well a particular market segment is doing, or even the rough well being of the entire market. In this episode, Matt breaks down what drives the market with a focus on fundamental analysis. The general public moves more in the market based on price, p/e ratio, and other basics of securities. Understanding what drives the market will allow you to make smarter trades, and can even give you a better grasp of what's going on behind the curtain for a particular security when you perform technical analysis on its chart. You can also find this podcast on:

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