Description
Book SynopsisTechnical analysis is the art and science of deciphering chart patterns in order to better analyze and predict prices of a given security. Jack Schwager demystifies technical analysis for investors, introducing them to oscillators, price-and-time charts, on-line charting applications, and much more.
Table of ContentsBASIC ANALYSIS TOOLS.
Charts: Forecasting Tool or Folklore?
Types of Charts.
Trends.
Trading Ranges and Support and Resistance.
Chart Patterns.
Oscillators.
Is Chart Analysis Still Valid?
TRADING ISSUES.
Midtrend Entry and Pyramiding.
Choosing Stop-Loss Points.
Setting Objectives and Other Position Exit Criteria.
The Most Important Rule in Chart Analysis.
Real-World Chart Analysis.
TRADING SYSTEMS.
Charting and Analysis Software.
Technical Trading Systems: Structure and Design.
Testing and Optimizing Trading Systems.
PRACTICAL TRADING GUIDELINES.
The Planned Trading Approach.
Eighty-Two Trading Rules and Market Observations.
Market Wiz(ar)dom.
Appendix.
Glossary.
Index.
