chartist

noun

chart·​ist ˈchär-tist 

1

: an analyst of market action whose predictions of market courses are based on study of graphic presentations of past market performance

2

: cartographer

Examples of chartist in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Newmont fell to, and has bounced off of, our favorite chartist Carter Braxton Worth’s favored 150-day moving average. — Michael Khouw, CNBC, 2 Apr. 2026

Momentum and Narrative – Once the breakout is apparent, momentum funds chase, chartists call a new leg, journalists label it a comeback, and the loop reinforces itself. — Clem Chambers, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025

In the previous few months, the SOX has bounced off this level a few times, which my chartist friends tell me suggests that there’s demand for the industry group. — Jj Kinahan, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2021

Only in hindsight can chartists date the bull market back to the low point of the bear market. — Rob Curran, WSJ, 6 May 2018

Word History

First Known Use

1919, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for chartist

• artist
• smartest
• bonapartist