This article has been translated from English to Gen Z Slang.

Fibonacci studies are a collection of tools for the market pros out there, based on these wild Fibonacci numbers and ratios that get all geeky on nature’s geometry and our bizarre behaviors. 📈 We’re talkin’ financial markets here, fam.

Traders use Fibonacci numbers and ratios to spot those golden moments where the market might flip the script. 💰✨

Fibonacci Series
This series popped off thanks to an Italian math wizard, Leonardo Pisano Bogollo, but everyone just calls him Fibonacci (like, son of Bonacci). He dropped this knowledge bomb back in his 1202 manuscript Liber Abaci.

You get the Fibonacci series by adding up the last two numbers, starting out with 0 and 1, the OG numbers of the lineup. 🔢

Bodacious start with 0 and 1, then hit ‘em with the third number, which is 0 + 1 = 1. Easy peasy, fam. 😎

Next, you take the second and third numbers in the series, add ‘em up like 1 + 1, and onto the next! 📚

Here’s the cheat sheet for the first few numbers:
0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89, 144, 233, 377, 610, 987, … ∞

Fibonacci Ratios
As the series levels up towards infinity, some mind-blowing math relationships show up as ratios between these numbers. 🤯

Example: When you divide consecutive numbers, they start vibing closer to 1.618034, aka the golden ratio (think all fancy and Greek with the letter Phi Φ). Basically like 233 ÷ 144 equals 1.618055. 🌟

Flip it, and you get the inverse at 0.618034, known in the Greek streets as phi φ. Hit that ratio by doing 144 ÷ 233 = 0.618025.🤓

These ratios are clutch for predicting where the market's gonna pause and bounce using Fibonacci numbers. Check out these need-to-know Fibonacci ratios:

  • 0.618 (61.8%): Vibing with 0.618 when you divide a Fibonacci number by its BFF number ahead.
  • 0.382 (38.2%): Split a Fibonacci number by its distant cousin a couple spots down, and it's like 0.3820.
  • 0.2360 (23.60%): Fibonacci number divided by its far-off relative three seats down, boom, 0.2360.
  • 0.764 (76.4%): Add the diff of 38.2% and 23.6% to 61.8% and poof, 76.4% = 61.8% + (38.2% – 23.6%).
  • 0.5 (50%): It’s like halftime in the trend field. Leveling out between 38.2% and 61.8%.
  • 0.0 (0%): Opening curtain for a market move.
  • 1.9 (100%): The market’s mic drop moment!

To get the lowdown on Fibonacci studies, remember how the whole support and resistance shindig works.

Support: The valleys (or lows). This is where buyers tell sellers to chill, leading to a pause in the slide, and the price goes up for a change. 🛍️🆙

Resistance: The mountaintops (or highs). It’s where sellers gang up and outsell the buyers, creating a level nothing can climb past. 🏔️⬇️