How do fundamentals fit into the technicals?

[noob4fx]

I know it's important to consider both fundamental and technical analysis but I'd like to know just how fundamentals play into the technical analysis part.

Fundamentals are basically what makes the technicals. At the end of the day (more like month or year), the fundamentals are what dictate the price. NOT technical indicators.

[skylar]

I agree to some extent. However, technicals are good for sensing when the market is overbought or oversold. Also, finding support and resistance levels give you great areas for you to find entries and exits for your trades.

[dunny]

I rarely use fundamentals as a decision maker as to which direction i am going in a market. But I do use it to know when to trade and when not to trade i.e. during major news releases

[happygilmore]

I don't use fundamentals either. Trying to understand the dozens of reports that come out every week is too much for me. I think charts tell me enough on what the overall market thinks about a report.

If you're a longer term trader/investor, then knowing how to read economic reports and knowing their effects is fundamental and success in the long term can't be achieved without it. For day traders/intraday traders fundies aren't as crucial. It's all about market pricing.

[honeb]

i always thought that fundamental annoucements move the overall long turn makret significant unless there are seriouse news that keep coming week that follow along with the rise or decline of the makret. its important to watch fundamentals cause it does gives clues.