Submitted by Charles Hugh-Smith of OfTwoMinds blog,
If the advance from January 2013 to the top in early 2014 isn’t a blow-off top, it’s certainly a pretty good imitation of one.
Technical analysis seeks to identify trends and recognize signals. The predictive value of trends (up, flat or down) and signals (buy, hold or sell) is self-evident, hence the widespread interest in charts of price and various indicators.