Used in finance to describe someone who predicts market trends by analyzing charts.

Financial Context

Don't confuse with 'astrology'. A chartist relies on data, not stars, for predictions.

Not Astrology

Being a chartist is a technical skill, indicating proficiency in reading financial charts.

Refers to 19th-century British activists demanding voting rights and political reform.

The Chartists were a British movement, so the term is not widely used outside the UK.

Chartists used various methods, not just riots, to pursue political changes.