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Description of Technical Analysis of Stock Trends

A reference for investors that shows the methodology for interpreting and profiting from the predicatble behaviour of investors and markets. This eighth edition has been updated and revised and provides details on: utilizing electronic markets, the Internet, wireless communications and new exchanges; portfolio management and risk management; futures, derivatives charting and trading; and the Internet stock craze.

Title Information

ISBN:

9780814406809

Pages:

752 pages

Format:

Hardback

Product Code:

14230

Publisher:

Amacom

Published:

29/05/2001

Edition:

8th Revised edition

Press and Industry Reviews

'As the umpire for competing investment newsletter claims I know what Edwards & Magee did decades ago. Though charting is no guarantee of success, in the right hands it can be very profitable indeed. Whatever you might think of technical analysis in general, and charting in particular, this book is the classic work on the subject.'
Mark Hulbert, The Hulbert Financial Digest

'Completely updated with the latest information, this universally acclaimed investors' classic is the definitive reference on analyzing trends in stock performance through technical analysis.'
Yale Hirsch, Stock Traders Almanac

'The number one all-time classic of bar charts. Many knowledgeable technicians consider this to be the best book on chart patterns ever written. It is an absolute must for any student of technical analysis.'
Ed Dobson, Traders Press

'This book is a classic. The standard of excellence against which everything in technical analysis is measured.'
Ralph Acampora, Prudential Securities

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About Robert D. Edwards and John Magee

Edwards and Magee wrote the original edition of Technical Analysis of Stock Trends. Magee is considered the "father of technical analysis," while Edwards is a pioneer in pattern formation and trend analysis.

Contents of Technical Analysis of Stock Trends

Table of Illustrations
Table of Text Diagrams
Foreword

1. The Technical Approach
2. Charts
3. The Dow Theory
4. Dow Theory in Practice
5. The Dow Theory's Defects
6. Important Reversal Patterns
7. Important Reversal Patterns - Continued
8. Important Reversal Patterns - The Triangles
9. Important Reversal Patterns - Continued
10. Other Reversal Phenomena
11. Consolidation Formations
12. Gaps
13. Support and Resistance
14. Trendlines and Channels
15. Major Trendlines
16. Technical Analysis of Futures/Derivatives Charts
17. Summary and Some Concluding Comments
18. The Tactical Problem
19. The All-Important Details
20. The Kind of Stocks We Want
21. Selection of Stocks to Chart
22. Selection of Stocks to Chart - Continued
23. The Mechanics of Building a Chart
24. The Probable Moves of Your Stocks
25. Two Touchy Questions
26. Round Lots or Odd Lots?
27. Stop Orders
28. What is a Bottom - What Is a Top?
29. Trendlines in Action
30. Use of Support and Resistance
31. Not All in One Basket
32. Measuring Implications in Technical Chart Patterns
33. Tactical Review of Chart Action
34. A Quick Summation of Tactical Methods
35. Effect of Technical Trading on Market Action
36. Automated Trendline: The Moving Average
37. 'The Same Old Patterns'
38. Balanced and Diversified
39. Trial and Error 543
40. How Much Capital to Use in Trading
41. Application of Capital in Practice
42. A Discussion of Composite Leverage
43. Stick to Your Guns

App. A TEKNIPLAT Charting
App. B Supplementary Chart Examples
App. C Updated Charts through 1996
App. D Internet Companies: The Theme Stocks of the 1990s
Glossary
Index