For Frank Cappelleri, technical analysis—reading charts to identify patterns in stocks and other assets—is not an art or a science. “It’s both.” That’s because, “I can look at the metrics in a different way than other people,” Cappelleri, founder and president of CappThesis, discussed in a special pro talk open to all readers mentioned above Zhong told CNBC’s senior markets reporter Dominic Chu. (Pro subscribers can watch the full interview, including Cappelleri’s outlook on the stock market, here.) The technician with 25 years of experience trading stocks and analyzing chart patterns discusses: How he started his career in technical analysis and what he’s learned Lessons learned. The tools he uses to identify breakthroughs—either upward or downward. How he identifies what is a signal and removes the noise from the graph. His approach to risk management is by looking at chart patterns.
