1. Edition - July 2003
43.90 Euro
2003. 336 Pages, Softcover
- Textbook -
ISBN-10: 0-471-26848-8
ISBN-13: 978-0-471-26848-2 - John Wiley & Sons






Sample Chapter

Short description
A Short Course in Technical Tradingshows readers how to trade using technical analysis, market indicators, simple portfolio analysis, and common sense. In a straightforward and accessible style, it teaches both long-term and short-term trading, but emphasizes the short-term. Techniques that might be taught in a course on classic technical analysis are included, as well as basic indicators and how you can use them to the best of your advantage. A Short Course in Technical Tradingalso provides the skills necessary to choose a money manager or assess the competence of financial advisor.

From the contents
Preface

Acknowledgments

Timing Is Everything

Charting the trend

Breakout Trends

Calculating the Trend

The Trading Game

Channels and Bands

Event-Driven Trends

Controlling the Risk of a Trade

One-Day Chart Patterns and Reversals

Continuatiohn Patterns

Top and Bottom Formations

Retracements, Reversals, Fibonacci Numbers, and Gann

Volume, Breadth, and Open Interest

Momentum and MACD

Overbought/Oversold Indicators and Double Smoothing

Managing Your Entry and Exit

Volatility and Portfolio Management

Dow Theory