A simple, straightforward guide to the fundamentals of technical analysis For active traders and investors who don't understand the complicated art of technical analysis, this commonsense resource covers all the bases. Explaining the basic principles of analysis and showing how to implement them, Technical Analysis For Dummies dumps the confusing jargon and unreadable charts for basic explanations and practical guidance. In no time at all, readers will see how to make better trading decisions. Barbara Rockefeller (Stamford, CT) is one of the foremost authorities on technical analysis and founder of Rockefeller Treasury Services.
1. Opening the Technical Analysis Toolbox
2. Uncovering the Essence of Market Movement
3. Going with the Flow: Market Sentiment
PART II: Preparing Your Mind for Technical Analysis
4. Using Chart Indicators
5. Managing the Trade
PART III: Observing Market Behavior
6. Reading Basic Bars: Showing How Security Prices Move
7. Reading Special Bar Combinations: Small Patterns
8. Redrawing the Price Bar: Japanese Candlesticks
12. Using Dynamic Lines
13. Measuring Momentum
14. Estimating Volatility
15. Ignoring Time: Point-and-Figure Charting
16. Combining Techniques
17. Should You Build a Trading System?
PART VI: The Part of Tens
18. Ten Secrets of the Top Technical Traders
19. Ten Rules for Working with Indicators
Appendix: Resources
Index
About Barbara Rockefeller
Barbara Rockefeller is one of the world's foremost authorities on technical analysis and is the author of two newsletters and three popular books, including CNBC 24/7 Trading: Around the Clock, Around the World and The Global Trader.