The tape readers
Financial trading as a visual practice
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4754836 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Richard Cochrane (Central Saint Martins) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 109-117 |
| Publication date | 2017-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Philosophy of Photography (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2040-3682 • E-ISSN: 2040-3690 |
| Publisher | Intellect (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1386/pop.8.1-2.109_1 |
| OpenAlex | W2757606047 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 4 |
Since the early twentieth century, speculators have used visual methods to detect future trends in prices. The resulting visual hermeneutics has become known as 'technical analysis'. Although it has some mathematical elements, however, its genealogy is much stranger. This essay traces elements of this tradition including its associations with vibrations and cycles, numerology, astrology and hermeticism. Elements of these traditions can be detected in mainstream trading manuals even today
Art · Art history · Astrology · Economics · Epistemology · Hermeneutics · Literature · Mainstream · Political science · Speculation · History · Law · Philosophy · Photography and Visual Culture · Visual Culture and Art Theory · Finance
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |