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Which Economic Indicators can Users Chart?

Arthur Hill | July 05, 2013 at 06:58 AM

Chartists can plot over 20 different economic indicators at StockCharts. These can be found by searching for “$$” in the symbol catalog (without quotation marks). The image below shows a sample search and results.

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Chartists can plot these economic indicators using our SharpCharts tool. This makes is possible to add indicators for analysis and other symbols for comparative purposes. The example below shows Non-farm Payrolls ($$EMPLOY), its three-month rate of change and the S&P 500 for comparison.

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About the author: Arthur Hill, CMT, is a Senior Technical Analyst at StockCharts.com. He has written articles for numerous financial publications including Barrons and Stocks & Commodities magazine. Focusing predominantly on US equities and ETFs, his systematic approach of identifying trend, finding signals within the trend, and setting key price levels has made him an esteemed technician. In addition to his CMT designation, Arthur holds an MBA from the Cass Business School at City University in London. Learn More

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