Technical Analysis Part 2: What is Technical Analysis, How to Create It, Use It and Back-Test It?

Tim McCullough

Technical Analysis Application Specialist

Bloomberg

Tim is the application specialist in Technical Analysis at Bloomberg L.P. in London, where he manages the increasing demand for charting, data visualization and back-testing tools in EMEA. He has over 30 years’ experience in financial markets, in trading, sales and research at international banks. He advises Bloomberg clients on applying methodologies, based on behavioral finance, to analyse sentiment in all asset classes and in all conditions of volatility and liquidity. He additionally has an MSc in Financial Investigation, including a dissertation examining the dependency of financial markets on illicit flows from money laundering. He previously took a BA in Classics and is a full member of the Society of Technical Analysts in London and of the International Federation of Technical Analysts.