The 3 types of security analysis: economic, industry, and fundamental. Which one is the least useful when evaluating a potential stock or option investment in a particular company? Which ones are most useful? does it make a difference if you are a short-term trader vs. long-term investor? List them in order of usefulness in your evaluation process to decide whether or not to invest in a particular stock or option from a short-term investors' perspective and from a long-term investors' perspective. Also, what is Technical Analysis? and where does it fit in the evaluation of a potential securities investment?