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Description of Beyond Candlesticks

From the "Father of Candlesticks" - penetrating new Japanese techniques for forecasting and tracking market prices and improving market timing Steve Nison has done it again. The man who revolutionized technical analysis by introducing Japanese candlestick charting techniques to Western traders is back - this time with a quartet of powerful Japanese techniques never before published or used in the West.

Stunningly effective on their own, these new techniques pack an even greater wallop when teamed up with traditional trading, investing, or hedging strategies, and Steve Nison shows you how to do it.

Beyond Candlesticks provides step-by-step instructions, detailed charts and graphs, and clear-cut guidance on tracking and analyzing results - everything you need to pick up these sharp new tools and take your place at the cutting edge of technical analysis.

Title Information

ISBN:

9780471007203

Pages:

296 pages

Format:

Hardback

Product Code:

0883

Publisher:

John Wiley & Sons Ltd

Published:

08/12/1994

Press and Industry Reviews

"Destined to become the classic reference on the subject."
- Charles Lebeau, Technical Trader's Bulletin

"I believe Steve Nison's new candlestick book is destined to become one of the truly great books for this time period ... Whether you trade futures, commodities, or equities, day trade or hold positions overnight, this book is a must."
- Lee Siegfried, Investor's Library

"It is hard to be too effusive about the quality of Nison's work. This is clearly one of the best investment books ever written in terms of covering a subject with pedagogical ability and writing skill. The organization is impeccable ... reading it was a pleasure."
- Commodity Traders Consumer Report

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About Steve Nison

STEVE NISON, CMT, is founder and President of Nison Research International Inc., which provides customized educational and technical advisory services. Mr. Nison, the first to reveal candle charts to the Western world, is the acknowledged authority on Japanese charting techniques as applied to Western markets. His book, Japanese Candlestick Charting Techniques, continues to be an international bestseller. Mr. Nison's work has been highlighted in financial media around the world, including the Wall Street Journal, Barron's, Worth Magazine, Euroweek, and Institutional Investor. He is an instructor at the New York Institute of Finance and has been a guest lecturer at four universities. As a sought-after speaker, he has presented his trading strategies in seventeen countries to thousands of traders and analysts including, by request, the World Bank and the Federal Reserve. Mr. Nison holds an MBA in Finance and Investments and was among the first to receive the Chartered Market Technician (CMT) designation from the Market Technicians Association (MTA). Formerly, he was a Senior Vice President at Daiwa Securities and Senior Technical Analyst at Merrill Lynch. Mr. Nison lives with his family in East Brunswick, New Jersey. Mr. Nison's Web site is www.candlecharts.com. The e–mail address is info@candlecharts.com.

Contents of Beyond Candlesticks

Part One: Candles

1. Overview
2. The Basics
3. The Patterns
4. Candles and the Overall Technical Picture


Part Two: The Disparity Index and New Price Charts

5. How the Japanese Use Moving Averages
6. Three-Line Break Charts
7. Renko Charts
8. Kagi Charts

Practice Session for the Kagi Chart

Conclusion
Glossary
Bibliography
Index