1. Technical Analysis and Technology in the 21st Century: The Computer and the Internet, Tools of the Investment/Information Revolution

The purpose of this chapter is to put computer and information technology into proper context and perspective for chart-oriented technical analysts.

In John Magee’s time, in his office in Springfield, MA, there was a chart room — a room filled with all-age chartists from teenagers to senior citizens. These people spent all their time keeping charts and assisting Magee in interpretation. These were wonderful and intelligent people who developed marvelous insights into the stocks they charted. They created the manual charts which adorn this book.