Timing Techniques for Commodity Futures Markets: Effective Strategy and Tactics for Short-Term and Long-Term Traders

by Alexander, Colin

• ISBN13: 9780071496018
• ISBN10: 0071496017
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-11-19
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education

Summary

Written by legendary trader Colin Alexander, Timing Techniques for Commodity Futures Markets arms you with both traditional and newly proven tools for generating market-beating profits. Covering all major currently traded commodities, this comprehensive guide presents key tactics for finding markets with the potential for extended moves, featuring new, valuable work on indicators not published elsewhere.

Author Biography

Colin Alexander is an experienced trader, broker, and systems developer. He is the author of Streetsmart Guide to Timing the Stock Market, Second Edition (0-07-146105-1).

Table of Contents

Introduction

Industry Background

Defining Direction: An Established Trend Keeps Going

The Building Blocks for Charts

Price Rules

Candlesticks: A Useful Tool

MACD (Moving Average Convergence/Divergence)

Moving Averages for Direction and Support and Resistance

Stochastics and RSI: Overbought/Oversold Indicators

The Magic of Gaps: Three-Bars Open and Go!

Support and Resistance: Horizontal Barriers

Diagonal Support and Resistance

Bollinger Bands

Chart Patterns that Work

Cycle Theory: Time-based, Cyclical and Seasoned Forces

Commitments of Traders: Who Trades What and How Much?

Stock Indexes: The Prime Vehicle for Day-Traders and Position Traders

The Entry Checklist

Stops: Theory and Practice

Getting Out of the Market: The Exit Checklist

Case Study: Buy

Case Study: Sell Short

Short-Term Trading Techniques I

Short-Term Trading Techniques II

Final Thoughts

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