Chartism

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noun (1)

Char·​tism ˈchär-ˌti-zəm 

: a British political movement of the 19th century supporting parliamentary reforms to expand political rights and access for the working class

Chartist

ˈchär-tist 

noun or adjective

chartist

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noun (2)

chart·​ist ˈchär-tist 

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: 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 Chartism in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

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

Etymology

Noun (1)

Medieval Latin charta charter, from Latin, document

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1838, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

1919, in the meaning defined at sense 1