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management and competitive advantages, and its competitors and markets. When applied to
futures and forex, it focuses on the overall state of the economy, interest rates, production,
down analysis.[1] The term is used to distinguish such analysis from other types of investment
analysis, such as quantitative analysis and technical analysis.

financial forecasts. There are several possible objectives:

      to conduct a company stock valuation and predict its probable price evolution,
      to make a projection on its business performance,
      to evaluate its management and make internal business decisions,
      to calculate its credit risk.

   1. Fundamental analysis maintains that markets may misprice a security in the short run but
      that the "correct" price will eventually be reached. Profits can be made by trading the
      mispriced security and then waiting for the market to recognize its "mistake" and reprice
      the security.
   2. Technical analysis maintains that all information is reflected already in the stock price.
      Trends 'are your friend' and sentiment changes predate and predict trend changes.
      Investors' emotional responses to price movements lead to recognizable price chart
      patterns. Technical analysis does not care what the 'value' of a stock is. Their price
      predictions are only extrapolations from historical price patterns.

Investors can use any or all of these different but somewhat complementary methods for stock
picking. For example many fundamental investors use technicals for deciding entry and exit
points. Many technical investors use fundamentals to limit their universe of possible stock to
'good' companies.

The choice of stock analysis is determined by the investor's belief in the different paradigms for
"how the stock market works". See the discussions at efficient- market hypothesis, random walk
hypothesis, capital asset pricing model, Fed model Theory of Equity Valuation, Market-based
valuation, and Behavioral finance.

Fundamental analysis includes:

   1. Economic analysis
   2. Industry analysis
   3. Company analysis

On the basis of these three analyses the intrinsic value of the shares are determined. This is
considered as the true value of the share. If the intrinsic value is higher than the market price it is
recommended to buy the share . If it is equal to market p rice hold the share and if it is less than
the market price sell the shares.

Use by different portfolio styles
Investors may use fundamental analysis within different portfolio management styles.

      Buy and hold investors believe that latching onto good businesses allows the investor's
       asset to grow with the business. Fundamental analysis lets them find 'good' companies, so
       they lower their risk and probability of wipe-out.
      Managers may use fundamental analysis to correctly value 'good' and 'bad' companies.
       Eventually 'bad' companies' stock goes up and down, creating opportunities for profits.
      Managers may also consider the economic cycle in determining whether conditions are
       'right' to buy fundamentally suitable companies.
      Contrarian investors distinguish "in the short run, the market is a voting machine, not a
       weighing machine"[2]. Fundamental analysis allows you to make your own decision on
       value, and ignore the market.
      Value investors restrict their attention to under-valued companies, believing that 'it's
       hard to fall out of a ditch'. The value comes from fundamental analysis.
      Managers may use fundamental analysis to determine future growth rates for buying high
       priced growth stocks.
      Managers may also include fundamental factors along with technical factors into
       computer models (quantitative analysis).

[edit] Top-down and bottom-up
Investors can use either a top-down or bottom- up approach.

      The top-down investor starts his analysis with global economics, including both
       international and national economic indicators, such as GDP growth rates, inflation,
        interest rates, exchange rates, productivity, and energy prices. He narrows his search
        down to regional/industry analysis of total sales, price levels, the effects of competing
        products, foreign competition, and entry or exit from the industry. Only then he narrows
        his search to the best business in that area.
       The bottom- up investor starts with specific businesses, regardless of their industry/region.

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