Dynamic Trading: Dynamic Concepts in Time, Price and Pattern Analysis With Practical Strategies for Traders and Investors

by Miner, Robert C.

• ISBN13: 9780934380836
• ISBN10: 093438083X
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-05-01
• Publisher: Traders Pr

Summary

Robert Miner is one of the world's leading trading and investing analysts, educators and technical analysis software developers. His products and services are praised by traders in over twenty countries as the key to their success. Since 1986, he has taught his unique approach to technical analysis and trading strategies, referred to as Dynamic Trading, to traders worldwide. He believes that it is as important to educate traders as it is to provide market forecasts and trading recommendations. He developed Dynamic Trader, a software program including a comprehensive trading course, has been a frequent speaker at investment conferences and has contributed articles to leading technical trading magazines, including Futures, Technical Analysis of Stocks and Commodities and Traders World Magazine. Miner's most important contribution to the field of technical analysis has been his unique methods of time and price projection techniques and the ability to integrate these methods with practical trading strategies. These concepts are presented and explained in detail in this classic book, which will prove a valuable contribution to the library of any serious trader. Book jacket.

Table of Contents

Introduction To Dynamic Trading
What You Will Learn In This Chapter	p. 1
Where We Are Going and What We Will Accomplish	p. 2
It's Time You Made A Change	p. 3
Getting Started With Dynamic Trading
The Three Dimensions of Market Activity	p. 1
The Coincidence of Time, Price and Pattern	p. 3
The Objective of Technical Analysis	p. 3
System Trading	p. 4
What A Trader Must Know To Be Successful	p. 7
Probability	p. 9
Dynamic Ratios and Counts	p. 10
Waves or Swings of Similar Degree	p. 12
Swing Charts	p. 13
Pattern and Practical Elliott Wave Analysis
What You Will Learn In This Chapter	p. 1
Elliott Wave Basics	p. 5
Wave Labeling and Notation Conventions Used In This Book	p. 6
A Summary Of The Elliott Wave Principle	p. 10
The Rules and Guidelines Illustrated	p. 12
Trading Implications of the Rules and Guidelines	p. 19
Wave Comparison Notation	p. 21
Impulse Waves 1, 3 and 5	p. 23
Impulse Wave One	p. 24
Impulse Wave Three	p. 26
Impulse Wave Five	p. 28
Corrective Waves 2 and 4	p. 30
Corrective Wave Two	p. 44
Corrective Wave Four	p. 46
Waves A, B and C	p. 48
Parallel Channels	p. 50
And Now For Another Opinion	p. 51
Elliott Wave Chart Examples	p. 59
Wave Structure Checklists	p. 88
Dynamic Price Analysis
What You Will Learn In This Chapter	p. 1
Be Prepared In Advance For Support and Resistance Price Zones	p. 4
Price Retracements	p. 6
Internal Price Retracements	p. 7
External Retracements	p. 14
Alternate Price Projections	p. 20
Price Expansions	p. 31
Price Projections By Percentage Change	p. 37
Price Projections By Close-Only Data	p. 38
Price Projections By Three Degrees Example	p. 42
Intraday Data Examples	p. 45
Individual Stock Examples	p. 60
Price Overbalance	p. 66
Dynamic Price Projections, Summary	p. 70
Review of the Most Important Price Ratios	p. 71
A Summary of the Most Important Price Projections Ratios By Wave	p. 72
Dynamic Time Analysis
What You Will Learn In This Chapter	p. 1
Market Timing Based On Reality	p. 4
Projecting The Time Of Trend Change	p. 8
Time Cycle Ratios	p. 9
Time Retracements	p. 10
Alternate Time Projection	p. 18
Other Time Cycle Ratios	p. 26
Trend Vibration	p. 38
Time Counts	p. 44
Anniversary Dates	p. 51
Short-Term, Fixed-Length Time Cycles	p. 52
Time Overbalance	p. 55
Dynamic Time Projections, Summary	p. 61
A Summary of the Most Important Time Ratios and Counts By Method	p. 63
More Time, Price and Pattern Examples	p. 64
Time Rhythm Zones	p. 72
Trade Strategies and Trade Management 92	p. 1
Trading Strategies	p. 2
Entry Strategies and the Initial Protective Stop-Loss	p. 5
Trend-Reversal Entry Triggers	p. 6
Reversal Day	p. 7
Signal Day	p. 8
Snap-Back Reversal Day	p. 9
Reversal-Confirmation Day	p. 12
Trend-Continuation Entry Strategies	p. 18
Inside-Day Trade Set-Ups	p. 18
Outside-Day Trade Set-Ups	p. 23
Outside-Day Plus One Entry Set-Up	p. 24
Gann Pull-Back Entry Set-Up	p. 28
Protective Stop-Loss Adjustment-Protecting Unrealized Profits	p. 34
Three-Day High or Low	p. 36
Multiple Contract Positions	p. 41
Trading Log - An Important Key To Success	p. 49
Trade Preparation and Initiation Worksheet	p. 51
Trade Management Worksheet	p. 54
Closed Trade Critique Worksheet	p. 56
Trading Philosophy, Trading Plan and Trading Rules	p. 59
Putting It All Together
What You Will Learn In This Chapter	p. 1
Organizing The Dynamic Trading Technical Analysis Information	p. 3
Trading Philosophy, Plan and Rules For Chapter 7 Examples	p. 5
Bond Trading Example	p. 9
The Real World of Dynamic Trading
Trade Market Behavior, Not Forecasts	p. 1
Dynamic Trader Reports Format and Examples	p. 3
S&P (July 1996 - March 1997)	p. 5
Nikkei (June 1996)	p. 23
Strait Times (Nov. 1996)	p. 25
Cattle (Nov. 1996)	p. 27
Gold (Nov. 1996)	p. 30
Bonds (Sept. 1996 - Jan. 1997)	p. 33
Corn (Dec. 1996)	p. 50
British Pound (Jan. 1997)	p. 51
Crude Oil (Feb. 1997)	p. 53
Orange Juice (Aug. 1996)	p. 55
Copper (Feb. 1997)	p. 56
Gold (March 1997)	p. 58
Dynamic Trading Guidelines
Glossary
Bibliography
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