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Technical analysis relies on historical price and volume data used to forecast future prices. The approach assumes that price action reflects all known information and that patterns in price and volume repeat because of market psychology. By analyzing charts, trends, and indicators based on past price moves and trading volume, technicians try to project where prices are headed next. In contrast, economic indicators or company earnings forecasts come from fundamental analysis and focus on intrinsic value rather than price patterns. News sentiment can influence markets, but it’s not the primary, systematic signal technical analysts use. So the best data for technical analysis are the historical price and volume data.