chartist
Americannoun
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a specialist in the stock market who studies and draws charts of trading actions.
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a cartographer.
noun
Etymology
Origin of chartist
Example Sentences
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From a technical perspective, Kovachev warns the emerging markets index has clearly made a double top which in chartist terms is a bearish formation, two consecutive peaks at the same level, signaling a potential downtrend.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 2, 2025
He was also a druid, a chartist leader and a nationalist vegetarian who advocated free love.
From BBC • Feb. 6, 2020
"Psychiatrists trade on human anxiety," says one high-priced chartist of the skies.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Dow-Jones industrial average skidded to 161.60, right through the critical level that many a chartist thought would indicate a full-grown bear market.
From Time Magazine Archive
He had been a chartist before coming to Canada.
From The Clan Fraser in Canada Souvenir of the First Annual Gathering by Fraser, Alexander
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