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9780471295426

Getting Started in Technical Analysis

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  • ISBN13:

    9780471295426

  • ISBN10:

    0471295426

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1999-02-04
  • Publisher: Wiley

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Summary

Technical analysis is the art and science of deciphering chart patterns in order to better analyze and predict prices of a given security. Jack Schwager demystifies technical analysis for investors, introducing them to oscillators, price-and-time charts, on-line charting applications, and much more.

Author Biography

JACK D. SCHWAGER is the CEO of Wizard Trading, a commodity trading advisory firm that has been managing client funds since 1990. He is the author of The Complete Guide to the Futures Markets, Market Wizards, The New Market Wizards, Fundamental Analysis, and Technical Analysis.

Table of Contents

Preface vii
Introduction: The Great Fundamental versus Technical Analysis Debate 1(4)
PART ONE: BASIC ANALYSIS TOOLS 5(122)
Chapter 1 Charts: Forecasting Tool or Folklore?
7(10)
Chapter 2 Types of Charts
17(16)
Chapter 3 Trends
33(18)
Chapter 4 Trading Ranges and Support and Resistance
51(22)
Chapter 5 Chart Patterns
73(37)
Chapter 6 Oscillators
110(10)
Chapter 7 Is Chart Analysis Still Valid?
120(7)
PART TWO: TRADING ISSUES 127(92)
Chapter 8 Midtrend Entry and Pyramiding
129(7)
Chapter 9 Choosing Stop-Loss Points
136(7)
Chapter 10 Setting Objectives and Other Position Exit Criteria
143(9)
Chapter 11 The Most Important Rule in Chart Analysis
152(26)
Chapter 12 Real-World Chart Analysis
178(41)
PART THREE: TRADING SYSTEMS 219(56)
Chapter 13 Charting and Analysis Software
221(5)
Chapter 14 Technical Trading Systems: Structure and Design
226(27)
Chapter 15 Testing and Optimizing Trading Systems
253(22)
PART FOUR: PRACTICAL TRADING GUIDELINES 275(40)
Chapter 16 The Planned Trading Approach
277(11)
Chapter 17 Eighty-Two Trading Rules and Market Observations
288(11)
Chapter 18 Market Wiz(ar)dom
299(16)
Appendix Additional Concepts and Formulas 315(10)
Glossary 325(8)
Index 333

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