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A Flag is a brief, compact consolidation that slopes against the prevailing trend. It is one of the most reliable continuation patterns, signaling a resumption of the prior trend after a pause.

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A Simple Moving Average (SMA) assigns equal weight to all data points. For a 5-day SMA, the weight is $1 / 5 = 0.20$ or 20% for each day.

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Contrarianism is not about blindly betting against the crowd. As long as the crowd (bulls) still has cash ("firepower"), their buying will push prices higher. The crowd is only "wrong" at the extremes when they are fully invested and have no money left to buy, marking a top. Thus, optimism drives prices higher as long as money is available12.

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Accumulation and distribution are best analyzed using volume (e.g., On-Balance Volume). Since standard Point and Figure charts do not display volume data, they are the least suited for this specific type of analysis compared to bar or candle charts.

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In technical analysis philosophy (especially "The Art of Contrary Thinking" and Marty Zweig's rules), one should watch the price action (Ticker), liquidity/monetary policy (Fed), and sentiment (Crowd at extremes). Advice from market experts is often considered noise or a lagging consensus that should be treated with skepticism (or used as a contrarian indicator).

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(Note on Source Key): The source key identifies D as the answer ("Not Correct"). However, technically, if the advance stalls (small body at the top), it is called a Stalled Pattern (Deliberation). The subtle error might be in the phrasing or definition used in the specific text the exam is based on, or perhaps A is the intended error in some contexts. But following the provided verified key, D is the selection. In standard Nison analysis, "Stalled Pattern" is indeed the name for a weakening soldier, so this question might contain a specific nuance or error in the source bank. Proceed with D as per the key.

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A Simple Moving Average (SMA) is a rolling calculation. As a new day's price is added to the calculation, the oldest price (from N days ago) is dropped off to maintain the fixed period length.89

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Divergence occurs when the price of an asset moves in one direction (e.g., makes a higher hig28h) while a technical indicator moves in the opposite direction (e.g., makes a lower high), signaling potential weakness in the trend.

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The technical significance of a trendline is determined by its duration (longer is better), the number of touches (more tests = stronger), and its angle (too steep is unsustainable; too flat is weak). The distance from the current price tells you nothing about the validity or strength of the line itself.

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In a strong uptrend, an oscillator (like RSI) will move into the upper range (e.g., 40–80) and remain in that upper half for the duration of the trend. It will not hit the oversold level until the trend reverses. This is called "range shifting"29.