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Description of Market Trading Tactics

Market Trading Tactics is a handbook of trading tactics, touching on the major charting techniques and indicators. It shows how to formulate realistic money management techniques and helps the private trader use all these indicators to search for the best trading opportunities. It shows how to plan entry set-ups and how to devise disciplined stop-loss techniques. The book outlines a flexible day-to-day plan of action that enables traders of all levels to trade with greater direction and confidence. Author Daryl Guppy also discusses how to go about the daily search for new trading opportunities and offers ready-to-use formulae to ease the process. He explains how best to exploit trading opportunities and discusses managing the position to maximize profitability.

The book is supported on www.guppytraders.com with constantly updated material. Guppy takes position-trading beyond the basics as he describes in easy-to-understand detail how it is possible for any trader with an understanding of the market to maximize the prospects of success by using the right trading tactics.

Title Information

ISBN:

9780471846635

Pages:

368 pages

Format:

Hardback

Product Code:

12953

Publisher:

John Wiley & Sons Ltd

Published:

02/06/2000

Edition:

2nd Edition

Press and Industry Reviews

"Extremely entertaining and well-written book which explains the ins and outs of technical analysis in a way which is not only understandable but readily applicable. This book is certain to become a standard in the libraries of traders and others interested in the development of trading mastery."
- Ari Kiev, M.D., author of Trading to Win: The Psychology of Mastering the Markets

"Daryl Guppy has detailed a series of down-to-earth and practical methodologies that provide an invaluable, solid foundation to assessing and managing risk in today's markets. This must be considered as required reading for both new and seasoned investors intending to commit their funds to trading in the equity market."
- Ian Copsey, Executive Director of Mandarin Capital Technologies Pte. Ltd. and author of Integrated Technical Analysis

"Guppy proves he's no small fish in understanding the art and science of trading. You will learn from this book."
- Larry Williams, author of Long-Term Secrets to Short-Term Trading

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About Daryl Guppy

Daryl Guppy is a full-time private position-trader trading specializing in equities and associated derivatives markets. He is also the author of several books including Share Trading and Chart Trading. He is a regular contributor to trading magazines including Technical Analysis of Stocks and Commodities, and to web portals including Asiastockwatch. He trades from a very remote location, his home in Katherine in the Northern Territory of Australia, some 3,000 kms from the nearest Exchange. As a result he makes full use of electronic systems to actively trade Australian and overseas markets. He is a regular speaker for the Sydney Futures Exchange and conducts public trading workshops, and equity and futures brokerage sponsored seminars, throughout Australia and Asia. He provides in-house training support for fund managers, brokerage dealers and remisiers. He is retained as a consultant by several brokerages to advise on the development of Internet-based brokerage and trading services.

Contents of Market Trading Tactics

JOINING THE RUSH
Trading with the Balance of Probability
Messages from the Jungle Drums
Lasseter's Reef
Time Bites Character

PROSPECTING FOR TRADES
Searching for Love at First Profit
No Accounting for all Tastes
Eyeball Searches
Technical True Love - Searching For Relationships
Performance Searches
An Assay Test - Looking for Life
Two Sides of the Same Coin
Index Hunting

SUPPLEMENTARY NUMBERS
This Nugget Goes to Market
Pinning a Number on Risk
Using the Internet and Electronic Depth of Market
Trading Plans

FAILURE WAITS UPON SUCCESS
Over-Trading
Nerves of Steel - Or Chicken Wire?
Command and Control
Gambler or Trader?
Insight and Irony

Glossary
Index