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Description of Technical Analysis for Dummies

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.

Title Information

ISBN:

9780764540448

Pages:

360 pages

Format:

Paperback

Product Code:

17092

Publisher:

John Wiley & Sons Ltd

Published:

24/02/2004

Edition:

1st Edition

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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.

Contents of Technical Analysis for Dummies

Introduction

PART I: Defining Technical Analysis

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


PART IV: Finding Patterns

9. Seeing Patterns
10. Drawing Trendlines
11. Transforming Channels into Forecasts


PART V: Dynamic Analysis

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