Acknowledgments | p. xi |
Introduction | p. xiii |
Ralph J. Acampora | p. 1 |
Laszlo Birinyi Jr. | p. 11 |
Walter Deemer | p. 25 |
Paul F. Desmond | p. 31 |
Gail M. Dudack | p. 39 |
Robert J. Farrell | p. 47 |
Ian McAvity | p. 57 |
John J. Murphy | p. 65 |
Robert R. Prechter Jr. | p. 75 |
Linda Bradford Raschke | p. 81 |
Alan R. Shaw | p. 91 |
Anthony W. Tabell | p. 99 |
Stan Weinstein | p. 105 |
Conviction: Countering the Skeptics and the Scoundrels | p. 115 |
The validity of technical analysis | |
Acceptance by academics | |
Sustaining confidence while sustaining losses | |
Literature versus experience | |
Hard-and-fast rules and proven theories | |
Wider applications for technical analysis | |
Proving the validity of technical analysis | |
The Evolution of Technical Analysis | p. 143 |
Evolution of the craft | |
New indicators and patterns | |
Computer software and the craft | |
Computer-generated signals | |
Hand-drawn charts | |
Luck, Astrology, and Other Unsanctioned Signs | p. 167 |
The role of luck in technical analysis | |
Astrology and the credibility of the craft | |
Elliott wave, Gann's postulates, and Fibonacci numbers | |
Creativity, Talent, and the Art of the Craft | p. 185 |
The role of creativity | |
A talent for technical analysis | |
Personality traits of the highly successful trader | |
Hard work and dedication | |
Analysis as art | |
The Challenge of Emotions | p. 199 |
Losing money | |
Emotional interference | |
Separating emotions from the work | |
The Path to Success | p. 211 |
Formal education | |
Artificial intelligence | |
The key to success | |
Favorite Patterns and Indicators | p. 227 |
Most and least reliable indicator | |
Testing | |
The effect of market conditions | |
Indicative versus descriptive | |
References | p. 249 |
Index | p. 252 |
Table of Contents provided by Ingram. All Rights Reserved. |
The New copy of this book will include any supplemental materials advertised. Please check the title of the book to determine if it should include any access cards, study guides, lab manuals, CDs, etc.
The Used, Rental and eBook copies of this book are not guaranteed to include any supplemental materials. Typically, only the book itself is included. This is true even if the title states it includes any access cards, study guides, lab manuals, CDs, etc.