Technical analysis for US stocks: A beginner's guide
About This Live Session
Technical analysis helps investors understand price movements by reading stock charts. Whether you are an active trader or a long-term investor, understanding charts can provide useful context when evaluating potential entry and exit points.
In this beginner-friendly session, we will explore the foundations of technical analysis for US stocks. You will learn how candlestick charts represent price movements, how to identify support and resistance zones, and how to recognise price swings.
Through practical examples, the session will help you develop a structured approach to reading and interpreting US stock charts.
Key Agenda
• What technical analysis is and how it can be used
• Understanding candlestick charts and how to read them
• Identifying support and resistance zones
• Understanding the relationship between buyers, sellers, and price movement
• Recognising swing highs and swing lows
• Applying these concepts to US stock charts through practical examples
• Common mistakes to avoid while reading charts
Speaker
Viral Shah leads the Analytics function at Vested, where he transforms data into actionable insights across product, growth, and investment initiatives. As a core member of the team, he played a key role in setting up the company's analytics function, helping build a data-driven culture from the ground up.
He holds an M.Tech in Thermal Engineering from Pandit Deendayal Energy University (PDEU) and a Post Graduate Diploma in Data Science from IIIT Bangalore. With over eight years of experience spanning trading, fintech, and analytics, Viral brings a unique blend of quantitative expertise and practical market understanding.
Passionate about investing, finance, and data, he enjoys uncovering patterns that drive better decision-making and simplifying complex analytical concepts into meaningful business insights.
Om Ghawalkar is a Content Specialist at Vested, where he creates educational content on global markets, covering companies, sectors, market trends, and technical analysis. He is also a Chartered Market Technician (CMT), with a strong focus on using technical analysis to understand market trends, identify potential opportunities, and manage risk.
With over six years of experience in trading and markets, Om brings a practical, market-oriented perspective to investing and trading. Prior to Vested, he worked with Share.Market by PhonePe, where he created educational content covering IPOs, companies, sectors ine Indian equity markets.
His areas of expertise include technical analysis, stock selection, entry and exit strategies, risk management, and trading psychology, with an emphasis on turning market concepts into practical frameworks that investors and traders can apply.