A short course in technical trading

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A short course in technical trading

Perry J. Kaufman

(Wiley trading series)

J. Wiley, c2003

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Includes index

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Description

Learn to trade using technical analysis, market indicators, simple portfolio analysis, generally successful trading techniques, and common sense with this straightforward, accessible book. Essentially a course in making money, A Short Course in Technical Trading teaches proven long- and short-term trading techniques (with an emphasis on short-term), covering basic indicators and how you can best use them to your advantage. The book includes a trading game so you can trade along with the lessons, posing likely problems that you'll encounter once trading begins. As trading becomes more complicated, so do the problems.. You'll get a running start as a trader with usage tips on the most popular trading tools. A Short Course in Technical Trading is unlike any other book on the market and is available at a convenient low price.

Table of Contents

Preface vii Acknowledgments ix 1. Timing Is Everything 1 2. Charting the Trend 18 3. Breakout Trends 36 4. Calculating the Trend 51 5. The Trading Game 78 6. Channels and Bands 91 7. Event-Driven Trends 107 8. Controlling the Risk of a Trade 118 9. One-Day Chart Patterns and Reversals 130 10. Continuation Patterns 145 11. Top and Bottom Formations 153 12. Retracements, Reversals, Fibonacci Numbers, and Gann 167 13. Volume, Breadth, and Open Interest 180 14. Momentum and MACD 199 15. Overbought/Oversold Indicators and Double Smoothing 213 16. Managing Your Entry and Exit 235 17. Volatility and Portfolio Management 243 18. Dow Theory 262 Review Questions 275 Answers to Chapter Questions 287 Review Answers 307 Index 317

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  • NCID
    BA71241725
  • ISBN
    • 0471268488
  • LCCN
    2003282063
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Hoboken, N.J.
  • Pages/Volumes
    ix, 326 p.
  • Size
    26 cm
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