The Art of Trading
A Complete Guide to Trading the Australian Markets
A comprehensive private trader? guide to the Australian markets. This is the second edition of the hugely successful Art of Trading, by high-profile private trader and author Chris Tate. The first edition sold 20,000 copies.
Fully revised and updated, this second edition includes information on charting and technical analysis, money management and risk management.
Preface v
Part I Psychology
1. The Psychology of Trading 3
2. Creating the Mindset of a Profitable Trader 17
3. Changing Your Psychology 27
Part II Money Management
4. Risk 37
5. Position Sizing Explored 57
6. Stop Losses 73
Part III Charting
7. Tools of the Trade 83
8. Gaps 89
9. Triangles 95
10. Tops and Bottoms 107
11. Trends 115
Part IV Indicators
12. Moving Averages 135
13. Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) 147
14. Linear Regression and the Advance/Decline Line 153
15. Volume 159
16. Sentiment-Based Oscillators 169
Part V Getting Started
17. The Trader's Business Plan 189
18. The Trading Decision 199
Appendix
Candlestick Interpretation (by Louise Bedford) 205
Glossary 213
Index 225
Part I Psychology
1. The Psychology of Trading 3
2. Creating the Mindset of a Profitable Trader 17
3. Changing Your Psychology 27
Part II Money Management
4. Risk 37
5. Position Sizing Explored 57
6. Stop Losses 73
Part III Charting
7. Tools of the Trade 83
8. Gaps 89
9. Triangles 95
10. Tops and Bottoms 107
11. Trends 115
Part IV Indicators
12. Moving Averages 135
13. Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) 147
14. Linear Regression and the Advance/Decline Line 153
15. Volume 159
16. Sentiment-Based Oscillators 169
Part V Getting Started
17. The Trader's Business Plan 189
18. The Trading Decision 199
Appendix
Candlestick Interpretation (by Louise Bedford) 205
Glossary 213
Index 225
CHRIS TATE has been a private trader for the past 16 years. He presents seminars on the subject and writes regularly for the financial press. He is the author of UNDERSTANDING OPTIONS TRADING IN AUSTRALIA, UNDERSTANDING FUTURES TRADING IN AUSTRALIA and TAMING THE BEAR.
This second edition includes an appendix written by Louise Bedford on candlestick charts, which Chris uses throughout the book.
This second edition includes an appendix written by Louise Bedford on candlestick charts, which Chris uses throughout the book.