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The Evolution of Technical Analysis From Japan’s Rice Markets to Cryptocurrencies

David Prior by David Prior
March 25, 2025
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Find out how Technical Analysis evolved from Japan’s rice traders to today’s stock and crypto markets. We will explore enduring charting techniques and their relevance in modern strategies.

Historical Development of Technical Analysis: From Ancient Japan’s Rice Markets to Modern Stocks & Crypto

Technical Analysis is a methodology used in Financial Markets to help traders and investors gain insights into market trends, price action, and investor sentiment. Chartists – traders who use Technical Analysis – believe that trends and patterns in price charts can help them predict future market prices. 

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Technical Analysis has been a part of trading for over a century. Since Charles Dow first introduced the Dow Theory in the 1800s, price charts have been used by brokers, dealers, fund managers, and speculators across different market sectors. The main appeal of Technical Analysis is that it captures the collective behavior and psychology of market players and, through the study of price history, you can potentially anticipate shifts in sentiment and trend before they happen.

In this article, we will explore the origins of Technical Analysis, from the rice markets of 1700s Japan to its modern applications in stocks, Bitcoin, memecoins, and futures contracts, among many others.

Origins: The Dojima Rice Exchange of Osaka 

Rice was the backbone of 18th-century Japan. It was so heavily traded that the Dojima Rice Exchange of Osaka was established in 1697 and quickly became the first organized futures market on the planet, where rice merchants started trading futures contracts for rice deliveries besides the grains themselves. In this scenario, many market players started recognizing the importance of collecting price data to look for any advantages in anticipating price movements. 

The Japanese traders successfully developed sophisticated charting techniques, even before the invention of Japanese Candlestick charts. One of these early pattern-based methods is Sakata’s Constitution. This method is among the oldest reported cases of price data being used to analyze market trends and future price shifts.

Munehisa Honma

Munehisa Honma was a Japanese rice merchant from Sakata who traded at the Dojima Rice Exchange of Osaka. Honma is credited as the father of Japanese candlesticks and one of the first traders in History to successfully employ Technical Analysis in trading. 

Honma’s candlestick charts provided a visual tool to capture price movements in a certain period. It receives its name from the bars that resemble a candle-shaped format. The body represents the range from opening to closing price and wicks display the highest and lowest prices of the session. 

Besides creating an intuitive and straightforward charting method, Honma also went deeper into the study of market psychology. He wrote the book The Fountain of Gold – The Three Monkey Record of Money in 1755, where he explored the effects of traders’ emotions in market prices. Honma was the first trader to recognize that extreme fear and greed often preceded market reversals. Honma also registered the first chart patterns and recognized these patterns only worked because traders naturally behaved in repeatable ways. 

The Adoption of the Japanese Candlestick Method in the Western World

The Japanese candlestick chart method remained unknown to the Western world until the late 20th century. Some early adopters started using candlestick charts for market analysis during the 1980s, but most still found the method confusing and couldn’t understand how to use it.

In 1991, financial trader Steve Nison published the book Japanese Candlestick Charting Techniques, effectively popularizing candlestick charting in the West. Nison also presented and explained patterns such as the Hammer, Doji, and Engulfing to the English-speaking world.

Thanks to Nison, Western traders further refined and modernized candlestick patterns and analyses by mixing them with Western studies. By the late 1990s, Japanese candlestick charts were already mainstream among Western traders, largely due to the rise of computers and software that could effortlessly plot candlestick charts and indicators.

Modern Application of Candlestick Charts

The core principles of Technical Analysis and Candlestick charts that emerged in the past are still valid in today’s markets. Technical Analysis is still widely popular among retail and professional traders, from short-term day trading to long-term position trading. Traders use these tools to identify price chart patterns, momentum, indicators, signals, volume, etc. 

It is important to highlight that Technical Analysis is versatile enough to be used in any asset class, from stocks to highly volatile cryptocurrencies, as long as historical price data is available.

Technical Analysis for Crypto Trading

The crypto market might lack long-term information and data for Fundamental Analysis, so crypto traders depend primarily on supply and demand dynamics and market sentiment. Chart patterns, trendlines, and technical indicators are the main choices for analyzing price swings in Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other cryptocurrencies.

Despite all the technological advancements, Technical Analysis is still based on patterns rooted in human trading behavior. These human patterns are still the same, from the rice markets in 18th-century Japan to nowadays. Several studies suggest simple technical trading methods, such as trend-following strategies, can be effectively applied to Bitcoin, especially in larger timeframes. These studies sign that, just like traditional markets, Bitcoin prices follow patterns you can use to profit from. 

Advantages of Historically-Proven Technical Analysis Methods

Technical Analysis methods that have survived from the past centuries into the present have done so for several good reasons. Some of these include:

• Behavioral and Psychological Insights: Technical Analysis captures market sentiment and trader psychology through price action. It assumes that fear and greed make traders follow repetitive patterns in markets. Price trends and chart formations can provide several insights regarding future price movements, which tend to remain true for as long as humans influence the markets.

• Historical Validation: Although Honma created candlestick charting nearly 300 years ago, it is still a fundamental tool in 2025. The methods developed in Osaka’s rice markets and by Charles Dow in the 19th century have been consistently tested over time, surviving and thriving through countless bull and bear markets, showing traders that they can easily adapt these tools to modern-day markets.

• Universal Application: One of the key advantages of Technical Analysis is its broad applicability across different markets. Chart patterns and indicators apply to commodities, stocks, crypto, and forex with minimal adjustments. They can also be used on all time frames, making them suitable for both day traders and long-term investors. 

• Broad Adoption by Professionals: Technical Analysis, although popular among retail traders, is also employed by market professionals. There are even specific certifications where Technical Analysis knowledge is required from candidates. The fundamentals of chart trading are used by hedge funds, investment banks, and especially for algorithmic trading systems.

Conclusion

It is impressive how Technical Analysis, especially candlestick analysis, remained an important tool in financial markets from 18th-century Japanese rice markets to crypto exchanges. Munehisa Honma’s methods stood the test of time and will still be relevant as long as human beings are behind market sentiment and price movements.

Markets, being driven by humans (or algorithms designed by humans), will always tend to exhibit recurring behaviors and patterns that can be recognized and provide insights into future trends. The historical development of these methods, developed over the centuries and cultures, left us with a rich toolkit of strategies that help us in our decision-making process. 

Grounded in human psychology, Technical Analysis has shown to be resilient and adaptive, making it an essential tool of long-lasting relevance for traders all over the world.

David Prior

David Prior is the editor of Today News, responsible for the overall editorial strategy. He is an NCTJ-qualified journalist with over 20 years’ experience, and is also editor of the award-winning hyperlocal news title Altrincham Today. His LinkedIn profile is here.

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