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Description of Technical Analysis

Now, there's a comprehensive, objective, and reliable tutorial and reference for the entire field of technical analysis. For traders, researchers, and serious investors alike, this is the definitive book on technical analysis. Individual investors and professional investment managers are increasingly recognizing the value of technical analysis in identifying trading opportunities. Moreover, the SECs requirement for analysts and brokers to pass Section 86 exams can now be fulfilled with the Chartered Market Technician (CMT) certification.

Title Information

ISBN:

9780131531130

Pages:

704 pages

Format:

Hardback

Product Code:

25935

Publisher:

Pearson Education (US)

Published:

18/08/2006

Edition:

illustrated edition

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About

Charles D. Kirkpatrick II, CMT, is president of Kirkpatrick & Company, Inc., a technical analysis research firm. He has appeared on CNBC and Wall Street Week, and has been quoted in Barron's, Money, and BusinessWeek. An instructor in finance at the School of Business Administration, Fort Lewis College, he is a two-time winner of the Market Technicians Association's prestigious Charles H. Dow Award for research in technical analysis. He is a Chartered Market Technician, a member of the board of directors of the Market Technicians Association and the Market Technicians Association Educational Foundation, and editor of the Journal of Technical Analysis. He is a graduate of both Harvard (AB) and the Wharton School (MBA).

Julie R. Dahlquist, Ph.D., received her B.B.A. in economics from University of Louisiana at Monroe, her M.A. in theology from St. Mary's University, and her Ph.D. in economics from Texas A&M University. Currently, she is a senior lecturer, Department of Finance, at the University of Texas at San Antonio College of Business. Dr. Dahlquist serves on the UTSA Executive-MBA faculty and is a frequent presenter at national and international conferences. She is the coauthor (with Richard Bauer) of Technical Market Indicators: Analysis and Performance (John Wiley & Sons, 1999). Her research has appeared in Financial Analysts Journal, Journal of Technical Analysis, Managerial Finance, Applied Economics, Working Money, Financial Practices and Education, and the Journal of Financial Education. She serves on the board of the Market Technicians Association Educational Foundation, on the editorial board of the Southwestern Business Administration Journal, and as a reviewer for a number of journals, including the Journal of Technical Analysis.

Contents of Technical Analysis

Part I: Introduction

1: Introduction to Technical Analysis
2: The Basic Principle of Technical Analysis - The Trend
3: History of Technical Analysis
4: The Technical Analysis Controversy

Part II: Markets and Market Indicators

5: An Overview of Markets
6: Dow Theory
7: Sentiment
8: Measuring Market Strength
9: Temporal Patterns and Cycles
10: Flow of Funds

Part III: Trend Analysis

11: History and Construction of Charts
12: Trends - The Basics
13: Breakouts, Stops, And Retracements
14: Moving Averages

Part IV: Chart Pattern Analysis

15: Bar Chart Patterns
16: Point-and-Figure Chart Patterns
17: Short-Term Patterns

Part V: Trend Confirmation

18: Confirmation

Part VI: Other Technical Methods and Rules

19: Cycles
20: Elliott, Fibonacci, and Gann

Part VII: Selection

21: Selection of Markets and Issues: Trading and Investing

Part VIII: System Testing and Management

22: System Design and Testing
23: Money and Risk Management

Part IX: Appendices

Appendix A: Basic Statistics
Appendix B: Types of Orders and Other Trader Terminology

Bibliography
Index