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Description of Advanced Swing Trading

In Advanced Swing Trading, John Crane, a veteran trader and cofounder of Traders Network, discusses his work with Action/Reaction trading theory, and illustrates a whole new way of using time, price, and patterns to predict, identify, and trade future market swings.

Chapter by informative chapter, you'll be introduced to the concepts that encompass this proven method, including:

- Market behavior
- Reaction swings
- Swing trading reaction swings
- The Reaction cycle
- Action and reaction lines
- Entering and exiting trades
- Reversal dates
- Long–term versus short–term trends
- And much more

Filled with practical advice from a seasoned veteran, real-world examples, and informative charts and graphs, Advanced Swing Trading provides a comprehensive look at the art of swing trading. This valuable book offers clear, step-by-step guidance that will allow you to apply the swing trading methodology to any portfolio and improve your bottom line.

Title Information

ISBN:

9780471462569

Pages:

218 pages

Format:

Hardback

Product Code:

16997

Publisher:

John Wiley & Sons Ltd

Published:

10/10/2003

Press and Industry Reviews

"Swing trading is one of the hottest - and most effective - tools for today's active traders, and John Crane brings a fresh new perspective and a true trading edge to this important concept."
- Jonathan Dean, Vice President, FutureSource

"We've long touted the benefits of this powerful investment strategy at MrSwing.com, and John Crane's new work makes an excellent addition to the body of educational material available on swing trading. His cutting-edge techniques are right on the money."
- Larry Swing, MrSwing.com

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About John Crane

John Crane has been an active trader for decades, and is a founding owner of Traders Network - a firm providing both brokerage services and educational training products for today’s intelligent investor. Articles on his trading concepts have been published in Consensus, Barron's, Technical Analysis of Stocks and Commodities as well as The Wall Street Journal, Investor's Business Daily, and Traders World. Having taught numerous seminars on technical analysis, he has also served as director of research and a contributing analyst for the Pacific Research Center.

John was recently the president of the National Introducing Brokers Association, and was listed in the Cambridge Registry and Who's Who in American Business. In addition, he is a developer of the Trade Simulator Pro™ and author of A Traders Handbook: The Reversal Day Phenomenum.

Contents of Advanced Swing Trading

Acknowledgments
Preface
Introduction

Order from Chaos: A Discussion of Market Behavior; How it is Affected by Human Emotions and by Economic Supply and Demand; The Action/Reaction Theory of a Natural Cycle that Circulates Throughout the Market.

What is a Reaction Swing?: The Reaction Swing is the central point where the action ends and the Reaction begins; Rules to identify Reaction Swings and to project future turning points in the market.

"Swing Trading" the Reaction Swing: Using the Reaction Swing to identify short-term trading signals; Rules for entry; Target projections based on Time and Price.

The Reaction Cycle: Market trends will unfold through an identifiable pattern called the Reaction Cycle; How to identify each segment of this cycle from beginning to end.

Reaction Lines: Projecting target prices using Action/Reaction lines.

The Price is Right: Where and when is the right time to exit a trade; An easy method to determine when the price is right.

Reversal days and the Gann fan: Reversal dates are based on a natural cycle that circulates through the market; How natural support and resistance levels can work in conjunction with the Reversal dates.

Market Tells: Price patterns exhibit specific characteristics; How these patterns foretell future market action.

Time, Price and Pattern working together: Combining time and price projections with price patterns to confirm entry and exit signals.

When it Does Not Match Exactly: Nothing work 100% of the time; What to do when the patterns do not match exactly.

Bullish and Bearish Divergence: Another technical indicator used to identify trend exhaustion.

When you can't find the Cycle: An Alternative use of the Reaction Swing: A Testimony for the versatility of the Reaction Swing; Using one Reaction Swing to project several future Reversal dates.

Long-term Trends vs. Short-term Trend: Long-term trends are often connected by a specific pattern; How to identify the long-term trends using the A-B-C pattern.

When is the Price Right?: Price can exceed Time when unexpected events surprise the market; How the Action/Reaction lines establish predetermined exit targets.

Stocks: Applying the Reaction Swing methodology to individual stocks.

Knowledge is Power: The best investment that you can make is investment in yourself; The market knowledge that give you the edge.

Some Final Words: Words of wisdom.

Resources for Traders
Appendix: Basics; What you should know about bar charts