UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA

LESSON PLAN

Course Code : FIN555

Course Name (English) : INTRODUCTION TO TECHNICAL ANALYSIS

Course Name (Malay) : PENGENALAN KEPADA ANALISA TEKNIKAL

Course Level : 6 - Bachelors Degree

SLT : 120 Hours

Equivalent to 3 Credits

Face to Face: 56 Hours

Non Face to Face: 16 Hours

Student Preparation Time: 48 Hours

Pre-Requisite Courses : No course recommendations

Co-requisite Courses : No co-requisite Courses listed

Equivalent Courses : No equivalent Courses listed

Teaching Period Duration : 14 Weeks

Resource Person : MUHAMAD SUKOR BIN JAAFAR

National Education Code : Social Sciences, Business and Law

Delivery Period Duration : 1 Semester

Faculty Name : FACULTY OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT Start Year : 2019

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Course Learning Outcomes

At the end of the course, students should be able to:

1. Illustrate the various types of investment decisions with the emphasis on techniques and strategies used in
technical analysis. ( C3 )
2. Assist an investment strategy using technical analysis on a single asset to maximizes return and minimizes risk to
demonstrate students’ understanding on the knowledge. ( A3 )
3. Build a hands-on skills and knowledge through technical anallysis software package(s) of Bursa Station
and Metastock to carry out trading simulated activities for a real time technical analysis experience. ( P3 )

Course Description

This course will introduce to the students the concept and the application of technical analysis, the various technical
indicators and investment decision using technical tools. It emphasizes on various techniques and strategies used in
technical analysis software employing both basic and advance technical indicators in analysing investment decision of a
single asset. Basic understanding of technical analysis includes the understanding of charts, patterns, trends as well as a
formation of price movement. Next, this course covers on the construction of technical indicators. It would include several
common technical indicators employed by most technical analyst and some advance patterns in Japanese Candlestick
chart. To enhance the students’ understanding, a dedicated trading simulation lab equipped with trading software
(BursaStation Professional) or Metastock or other relevant trading sofwares.

Week Syllabus Content Hour Remark

s
1) Introduction to Technical Analysis

1& 2 a. The Definition and Interaction of Trends 8

b. Dow Theory and Random Walk Theory
c. Efficient Market Hypothesis
d. Typical Parameters for Intermediate Trends.

2) Support and Resistance

3 4 Students should be
a. How to identify Support and Resistance Zone able to demonstrate
b. Trendlines the creation of support
c. Basic Characteristics of Volume and resistance and
trendlines using TA
software.
3) Price patterns
4&5 8 TEST 1 covers chapter
a. Smaller patterns and Gaps 1 – 5 of textbook. Two
b. One and two Bar price Patterns hours.

4) Technical Indicators Students should be

6 a. Moving Average 4 able to demonstrate
the creation of SMA
b. Envelopes and Bollinger Bands
chart and able to do an
analysis using TA
software.

5) The Momentum Indicator (Rate of Change) Students should be

7 4 able to demonstrate
a. Selection of Time Span the creation of ROC
b. Principles and Application of Momentum chart and able to do an
Indicators analysis using TA
c. Momentum Characteristics software.
d. Momentum Trend Reversal Techniques

6) The Momentum Indicator (Relative Strength Index) Students should be

8 4 able to demonstrate
a. Constructing Overbought/Oversold Lines the creation of RSI
b. Time Span chart and able to do an
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 c. RSI Interpretation analysis using TA
d. Price Oscillator software.

7) The Momentum Indicator (Moving Average Students should be

9 & 10 Convergence Divergence) 8 able to demonstrate
the creation of MACD
a. Introduction chart and able to do an
b. Time Span analysis using TA
c. Overbought/Oversold Lines software.

TEST 2 covers chapter

6 - 10 of textbook. Two
hours.
8) The Momentum Indicator (Stochastic) Students should be
11 4 able to demonstrate
a. Introduction the creation of
b. General Interpretation STOCHASTIC chart
and able to do an
analysis using TA
software
9) Candlestick Charting Students should be
12 4 able to demonstrate
a. Candle Construction the creation of
b. Basic Candlestick Pattern Building Blocks CANDLESTICK charts
and able to do an
analysis using TA
software
10) Analysis and Report Writing
13 4 Submission of
a. Chart Capture and Arrangement Techniques Personal Assignment.
b. Analysis and Recommendation Techniques

Group presentation (F2F) or Submission of Group

14 4 Assignment
Group Video Recording Presentation (ODL)

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Teaching Methodologies

Computer Aided Learning

Lab Work
Lectures
Presentation
Project-based Learning
Simulation Activity
Tutorial

Assessment

Continuous
100.00%
Assessment:
Assignment - 20% out of 100 on Week 13. Passing Mark(s):
50 Personal Report Writing (Indicators)
CLO: 2

Presentation - 20% out of 100 on Week 14. Passing Mark(s):

50 Group presentation (Stock analysis)
CLO: 3

Assignment - 20% out of 100 on Week 14. Passing Mark(s): 50

Group report writing (Stock analysis)
CLO: 3

Test - 20% out of 100 on Week 5. Passing Mark(s): 50

Test 1
CLO: 1

Test - 20% out of 100 on Week 10. Passing Mark(s): 50

Test 2
CLO: 1

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This course requires the instructor to deliver the skills and knowledge in the form of lecturing, discussion and application of
the various concepts, techniques and strategies in the classroom and the technical analysis simulation lab.

Special Regulation

Report writing should passed a 30% similarity test using Turnitin. The Turnitin result should be attached at the end of the
report.

Recommended Text

1. Martin J. Pring, Technical Analysis Explained, McGraw Hill, 5th Edition, McGraw Hill, 2014, ISBN: n/a

References

1. Perry J, Kaufman, A Short Course in Technical Trading, John Wiley & Sons, 2003, URL: n/a
2. Charles & Julie, , Technical Analysis: The Complete Resource for Financial Market Techicians , , Pearson
Education, 2016, URL: n/a

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