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Bestselling trading author Guy Cohen introduces the OVI indicator to stock trading

More fortunes are made from trading stocks than any other financial instrument, and these windfalls are available to anyone who has access to the right information.

Presenting the methods used by the best traders in the market,The Insider Edge: How to Follow the Insiders for Windfall Profits uses options transaction data to reveal what informed traders are doing, and how anyone can take advantage of these techniques.

Whether the markets are choppy or trending, it always pays to wait for a clear opportunity. Any good trader knows that they need an Edge to excel, and this book demonstrates how the combination of specific chart patterns, author Guy Cohen''s proprietary OVI indicator, and a robust trading plan, when combined, will deliver success.

In The Insider Edge, Guy Cohen reveals:

  • How you can profit from options without having to t

    Table of Contents

    Preface vii

    Acknowledgments xiii

    Introduction 1

    March 8, 2008 3

    March 2008 5

    March 2009 6

    April 26, 2010 7

    March 2011 8

    Summer 2011 9

    September 7, 2011 10

    “Informed Trading” and the OVI 11

    The Insider’s Rationale 12

    Trading Breakouts 13

    Chapter 1 The Most Popular Chart Patterns: Why Chart Patterns Are So Important 15

    Price Bars 16

    Support and Resistance 20

    Trends 30

    Flag Patterns and Consolidations 33

    Head and Shoulders 43

    Indicators 48

    Learning Points 51

    Chapter 2 The OVI: Guide to the Insiders: Introduction to the OVI 53

    What Is the OVI? 59

    When to Use the OVI and When Not to Use It 64

    The OVI with Stocks 78

    Learning Points 105

    Chapter 3 Flags and Channel Breakouts in Detail: Focusing on the Patterns That Work Best with the OVI 109

    Bull Flags 110

    Bear Flags 118

    Flags with a Strong OVI Signal 127

    Channel Breakouts 128

    Setting the First Profit Target 134

    Learning Points 146

    Chapter 4 The Trading Plan: The Complete Trading Plan 151

    Order Types 153

    The Trading Plan 155

    Learning Points 214

    Chapter 5 Putting It All Together 217

    Summary of the OVI Trading Method 219

    A Few More Examples 221

    Action Steps 226

    Summary of Tools for You to Use 239

    Take the Next Step Now! 240

    About the Author 241

    Index 243

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      Publisher John Wiley & Sons Inc
      Published 28 September 2012
      ISBN-13 9781118245286
      978-1118245286
      ISBN-10 1118245288
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      Finance and accounting

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Bestselling trading author Guy Cohen introduces the OVI indicator to stock trading

      More fortunes are made from trading stocks than any other financial instrument, and these windfalls are available to anyone who has access to the right information.

      Presenting the methods used by the best traders in the market,The Insider Edge: How to Follow the Insiders for Windfall Profits uses options transaction data to reveal what informed traders are doing, and how anyone can take advantage of these techniques.

      Whether the markets are choppy or trending, it always pays to wait for a clear opportunity. Any good trader knows that they need an Edge to excel, and this book demonstrates how the combination of specific chart patterns, author Guy Cohen''s proprietary OVI indicator, and a robust trading plan, when combined, will deliver success.

      In The Insider Edge, Guy Cohen reveals:

      • How you can profit from options without having to t

        Table of Contents

        Preface vii

        Acknowledgments xiii

        Introduction 1

        March 8, 2008 3

        March 2008 5

        March 2009 6

        April 26, 2010 7

        March 2011 8

        Summer 2011 9

        September 7, 2011 10

        “Informed Trading” and the OVI 11

        The Insider’s Rationale 12

        Trading Breakouts 13

        Chapter 1 The Most Popular Chart Patterns: Why Chart Patterns Are So Important 15

        Price Bars 16

        Support and Resistance 20

        Trends 30

        Flag Patterns and Consolidations 33

        Head and Shoulders 43

        Indicators 48

        Learning Points 51

        Chapter 2 The OVI: Guide to the Insiders: Introduction to the OVI 53

        What Is the OVI? 59

        When to Use the OVI and When Not to Use It 64

        The OVI with Stocks 78

        Learning Points 105

        Chapter 3 Flags and Channel Breakouts in Detail: Focusing on the Patterns That Work Best with the OVI 109

        Bull Flags 110

        Bear Flags 118

        Flags with a Strong OVI Signal 127

        Channel Breakouts 128

        Setting the First Profit Target 134

        Learning Points 146

        Chapter 4 The Trading Plan: The Complete Trading Plan 151

        Order Types 153

        The Trading Plan 155

        Learning Points 214

        Chapter 5 Putting It All Together 217

        Summary of the OVI Trading Method 219

        A Few More Examples 221

        Action Steps 226

        Summary of Tools for You to Use 239

        Take the Next Step Now! 240

        About the Author 241

        Index 243

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