Showing posts with label Trading Books. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Trading Books. Show all posts


Broken Markets

2012 | 336 Pages | ISBN: 0132875241 | EPUB + PDF | 2 MB + 4 MB

The markets have evolved at breakneck speed during the past decade, and change has accelerated dramatically since 2007's disastrous regulatory "reforms." An unrelenting focus on technology, hyper-short-term trading, speed, and volume has eclipsed sanity: markets have been hijacked by high-powered interests at the expense of investors and the entire capital-raising process.

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Posted by Unknown Sunday, September 2, 2012 0 comments


The Option Trader's Workbook: A Problem-Solving Approach (2nd Edition) Summary:
F T Pr ess | 2011 | 0132101351 | 304 pages | epub | 6,6 MB

“The one thing readers should understand is that Jeff Augen is truly dedicated to educating traders at all levels. Instead of handing out answers, Jeff wants to make sure they understand the concepts he is teaching. He recognizes the value of being able to apply basic knowledge to new situations. Adapting and building on techniques and strategies has made Jeff Augen successful.”
--Michelle Gebhardt, Executive Editor, Stocks, Futures, and Options magazine There’s only one way to become a great option trader: practice. This up-to-the-minute workbook gives you all the hands-on practice you need to become a consistently profitable option trader...without risking a dime! Jeff Augen walks you through every type of trade, showing you exactly how to execute maximum-profit strategies and avoid disastrous trading pitfalls. You’ll start with the basics and then build your skills to master today’s most powerful new strategies. Use this book to perfect your option trading instincts--so when real money’s on the line, you’ll win! Just some of what’s new in this edition:
Using precisely tuned ratio trades to profit in virtually any environment
Structuring income-generating trades with well-defined risk profiles
Capitalizing on trades containing both stocks and options
Mastering the unique dynamics of CBOE weekly options expiration trades
Using VIX options to take advantage of unusual volatility arbitrage situations

Posted by Unknown Friday, February 17, 2012 0 comments


Be Money Smart: A Practical Guide for Starting Out, Starting Over & Staying on Track Summary:
F T Pr ss | 2011 | 0132888068 | 224 pages | epub | 0,3 MB

Personal expert and media star shows how to develop the mindset, discipline, and attitude to become financially secure without fear or anxiety. Farnoosh Torabi combines money smarts with real attitude! She shows you how to build a healthier relationship with money… map a plan based on what you care about… and get on track and stay there! As seen on the NBC TODAY Show, Live! With Regis and Kelly, MSNBC Dayside with Chris Jansing, and in US News and World Report and the Chicago Tribune. Named one of Library Journal’s Best Business Books of 2010.

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Maximum Gain from Every Trade - Predicting Price Targets and Exit Point with Toni Hansen Summary:
Maximum Gain from Every Trade - Predicting Price Targets and Exit Point with Toni Hansen
AVI | XviD 1105kbps | English | 720x544 | 29.97fps | 1h 19 mins | mp3 stereo 32kbps | 700 MB
Genre: Video Training

Let Toni Hansen show you how to spot breakout trades without the brain-cramp of traditional indicators. As a full-time parent, Toni had no choice but to create a completely manageable trading system. This 90-minute presentation reveals her veteran trader’s straightforward methods on technical analysis that work to increase your profit on a steady basis. Like most traders, you may have guessed at an exit point only to watch your position get better and better after you got out. Don’t experience that empty feeling again. This brand new course gives you confidence that you have cashed in the maximum profit from every trade. * Identify very accurate price targets and pull in the bulk of the profit in any trend,
* Virtually eliminate losses by determining a trends most likely reversal points,
* Adjust stops to stay in trades for maximum gains,
* Create a trading approach that fits your time availability and personality. She provides you with her well-practiced techniques so that you’ll become an expert at:
* Predicting price targets on equity positions
* Managing open positions for your maximum gain
* Easily adjusting stops (which used to be complicated)

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Posted by Unknown Friday, July 22, 2011 1 comments


Foundations For Successful Trading Summary:
Publisher: Bill McLaren 2011 | ISBN n/a | Language English | Video: [XVID] 560x416 24 bpp 25/000 fps 772 kbps | Audio: 48000 Hz, 2 ch, s16le, 128.0 kbit | f4v + avi + 3 PDF 
Genre: eLearning | 10 independent archives + 1 piece (2 parts contain 3 PDF + f4v) | 12 files in general ~ 3.9 GB

The purpose of this dvd program is to create a foundation for trading and investing which is the skill to look at a bar chart and volume and understand the probabilities for that market. In other words, you should be able to trade and position successfully from a bar chart and volume. All else is built upon this knowledge, this foundation. If your foundation is not strong, all else may eventually collapse. This is why Bill strongly recommends becoming very familiar with the Foundations material before going on to Time. The foundation analysis is divided into five chapters. The first, Pattern is of critical importance and is designed to give you a comprehensive understanding of the different types of trends. Our basic purpose in this business is to find the start of a trend and stay with that trend until it becomes "at risk" of completing. We must therefore have a thorough understanding of the counter trends (sell offs in an up trend and rallies in a down trend) which conform to those specific types of trends. This knowledge allows you to safely enter trends with limited risk to capital and alerts you to a possible change in trend. Volume is the driving power behind the markets and shows whether supply and demand are increasing or decreasing. Volume can be used to confirm the significance of price levels and the termination of trends and counter trends. Momentum can be described as the velocity of price in any given direction. Its value lies primarily through an understanding of patterns of trends. Wave structure is the number of drives and reactions to a trend. This can be very helpful in determining when a trend is at risk of completing. Price is an understanding of support and resistance levels. All highs and lows are exact proportions of previous movements. Using this premise you will be able to forecast specific price levels where the markets will find support and resistance. "Foundations for Successful Trading" is Part one of Bill's Trading Education Program and is considered a prerequisite for Part two "The Time Factor" which has just been released in DVD format and is available from this website. The Foundations for Successful Trading series consists of five hours of dvd instruction.

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The Disciplined Trader: Developing Winning Attitudes Summary:
Publisher: Pre ntic e Ha ll 1990 | 256 Pages | ISBN: 0132157578 | PDF | 71 MB

This work aims to help traders learn the critical behaviours necessary in responding to market conditions and opportunities. The author - an experienced commodities trader - has considered and confronted the problems he experienced in trading.

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Posted by Unknown Thursday, February 17, 2011 0 comments


Quantitative Trading Strategies Summary:
256 pages | McGraw-Hill; 1 edition (July 16, 2003) | 0071412395 | PDF | 2 Mb

Harnessing the Power of Quantitative Techniques to Create a Winning Trading ProgramLars Kestner Quantitative Trading Strategies takes readers through the development and evaluation stages of today's most popular and market-proven technical trading strategies. Quantifying every subjective decision in the trading process, this analytical book evaluates the work of well-known "quants" from John Henry to Monroe Trout and introduces 12 all-new trading strategies. It debunks numerous popular misconceptions, and is certain to make waves--and change minds--in the world of technical analysis and trading.

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Posted by Unknown Thursday, January 27, 2011 0 comments


Precision Trading With Stevenson Price and Time Targets Summary:
Tra ders Pr ess | 2004 | ISBN: 0934380945 | 60 pages | PDF | 5,5 MB

On May 27, 2003, General Electric shares closed at $27.42. The simple method revealed in this extraordinary book projected on that day that a high of $31.66 would be achieved on June 17th. 3 weeks later, on June 17th, as projected, GE reached an intraday high of $31.66. This high marked an important intermediate turning point which was not exceeded for months. This method may be applied to ANY active market, whether stocks, futures, or indices, in ANY time frame. Imagine the value of having the knowledge of how to make similar projections of price and time targets in the markets you trade! Publisher's note: The material in this book should be construed strictly as a trading "tool" and not as a standalone method. Combined with your existing methodology, it can add a valuable new dimension to your trading acumen and expertise.

Posted by Unknown Monday, January 24, 2011 0 comments


All About Index Funds Summary:
McG-H (2002-07-15) | ISBN: 0071387056 | 275 pages | PDF | 2 MB

Everything You Need to Know About Index Funds­­What They Are, Why They Outperform Managed Mutual Funds, Which Are Right for You, and More! Little known just five years ago, index mutual funds have become one of today's most popular vehicles for investors weary of trying to beat the market. All About Index Funds explains the ins and outs of these easy-to-use investments, and reveals how they can give you the advantages of a highly diversified portfolio for as little as $500! Whether you are an experienced stock market investor or a beginner, look to All About Index Funds to learn more about: Tax advantages of index funds Exchange-traded funds SPDRs HOLDRs Global funds Customized funds Asset allocation Understanding risk Taxable versus nontaxable strategies Index fund providers and much more

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Posted by Unknown Saturday, January 22, 2011 0 comments


All about Exchange Traded Funds Summary:
Publisher: Mc/Gr aw-Hil l 2002 | 292 Pages | ISBN: 0071393021 | PDF | 1 MB

Exchange-traded funds, similar to standard mutual funds but traded like common stocks, are today's hottest investment vehicles. But what are ETFs? How do they allow you to effortlessly diversify among industries and countries? Can you use ETFs to hedge risks in your overall portfolio?
All About Exchange-Traded Funds gives you the nuts-and-bolts information you need to understand ETFs. Spiders ... Diamonds ... QQQ ... With well over 200 ETFs to choose from, you can find one to track virtually any major index or industry and efficiently round out any portfolio. Look to All About Exchange-Traded Funds for detailed information on this exciting new investment class,

  • Tax advantages of ETFs over traditional mutual funds 
  • Diversification advantages of ETFs over individual stocks 
  • Names, holdings and other reference information for popular ETFs 
  • Whether you are an experienced stock market investor or a beginner, look to All About Exchange-Traded Funds to learn more about:
  • Three basic categories of ETFs 
  • How and where to buy ETFs 
  • ETFs versus index funds 
  • Short-selling ETFs 
  • Investment approaches to avoid 
  • ETFs and asset allocation 
  • ETFs and retirement accounts 
  • And much more 
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Posted by Unknown Friday, January 21, 2011 0 comments

Tools and Tactics for the Master DayTrader: Battle-Tested Techniques for Day, Swing, and Position Traders Summary:
Publisher: Mc/Graw-H i l l 2000 | 389 Pages | ISBN: 0071360530 | CHM | 4 MB

Today's stock market gives smart, aggressive day traders more opportunities for profit opportunities than at any time in history. Never before has trading wealth been so achievable for the well-prepared day trader...and so elusive to the ill prepared. 
Tools and Tactics for the Master Day Trader provides the weapons you need to become a confident, self-empowered, successful day trader. Oliver Velez and Greg Capra­­the online trading pioneers behind Pristine.com, today's most insightful and innovative day trading Website­­give you the nets-and-bolts techniques you need to master the market, 
  • Market Timing­­S&P futures, NYSE Tick Indicator ($TICK), NYSE Trader's Index (TRIN), New Lows (NLs) 
  • Charting­­Tails, Gaps, Retracements, Moving Averages, NArrow Range Bar (NRB) 
  • Trade Management­­Initial Stop, Break-Even Stop, Trailing Stop, Time Stop 


Day Trading is one of today's most demanding, unforgiving endeavors. It can also be one of the most lucrative. Let Tools and Tactics for the Master Day Trader take you behind the scenes, and show you how today's top day traders arm themselves­­both psychologically and intellectually­­for the day-in, day-out challenges of a limitless day trading career.

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Posted by Unknown Thursday, January 20, 2011 0 comments

The Options Edge: Winning the Volatility Game with Options On Futures Summary:
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies | ISBN: 0070382964 | edition 1998 | PDF | 295 pages | 13,8 mb

With his take-no-prisoners 1994 book Winner Takes All, Bill Gallacher first carved out a reputation as a no-nonsense authority on the futures trading game. Now, with The Options Edge, he focuses on the world of options on futures, exposing the shortcomings of current theoretical pricing formulae and offering a simple, understandable, and widely applicable option pricing model without invoking any complicated mathematics whatsoever. Gallacher¿s watershed book represents nothing less than a new mindset for trading options on futures, a revolutionary approach that depends less on esoteric, theoretical abstractions and more on empirical evidence gathered from the real world of options trading.

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Posted by Unknown Wednesday, January 12, 2011 0 comments

High Performance Trading: 35 Practical Strategies and Techniques To Enhance Your Trading Psychology and Performance Summary:
Harriman House Publishing (30 Nov 2009) | ISBN: 1905641613 | 312 pages | PDF | 1 MB

High Performance Trading provides proven practical techniques and strategies to help traders of all abilities, experience levels and styles to enhance their trading performance and psychology. Based on practical coaching and training interventions, personal experiences, the latest research and feedback, and advice from leading traders, trading coaches and trading psychologists, this book offers something for everyone who wants to become a better trader. - Discover how to avoid the common pitfalls of trading and how to take the practical steps that can set you up for trading success. - Strengthen your trading discipline as you discover the art of flawless execution. - Develop and hone your mental edge through learning to think like a successful trader. - Programme yourself for trading success with powerful mental conditioning techniques. - Develop unshakeable focus and concentration and learn how to get into the trading zone. - Understand how to achieve and sustain a core of trading confidence. - Learn how to utilise simple techniques to manage your emotional states. - Build resilience to cope with trading stresses, and pressures and manage losses, setbacks and errors. - Move towards greater consistency and success in your trading performance.

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Posted by Unknown Tuesday, May 25, 2010 0 comments

Fairness in International Trade (The International Society of Business, Economics, and Ethics Book Series) Summary:
Springer | 2010-05-29 | ISBN: 9048188393 | 214 pages | PDF | 1 MB

This book arises out of papers delivered at the World Congress of the International Society of Business, Economics and Ethics (ISBEE) held in Cape Town in 2008. There are two sections. First, a number of key papers provide an insight into global business, wealth creation and welfare issues with particular reference to the African continent - appropriate for a Congress that was based in South Africa and drew wide participation from African scholars. Second, it provides the output from a global research project on "Fairness in International Trade" which ran over the two years prior to the Congress. This project drew together the work of scholars in five regions across the globe and is the first time that such a global perspective has been attempted. This book is aimed at academics working in the area of international trade or development economics particularly those who have an interest in the ethical dimensions of trade. It will also be of interest to students of development economics and business ethics particularly at Masters and Doctoral level.

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Posted by Unknown Friday, May 7, 2010 0 comments

How the Stock Market Works: A Beginner's Guide to Investment Summary:
Kogan Page | 2009-12-28 | ISBN: 0749456892 | 208 pages | PDF | 1.5 MB

Some people might see the current recession as the very worst time to invest in the stock market, but many of the world's most successful investors insist that a market downturn is the very moment when people should be investing. How the Stock Market Works will tell investors what is being traded and how, who does what and to whom, and how to evaluate both the shares and proponents' claims about them. The authors answer questions such as: What are shares and gilts? What are futures and options? Where and how can you buy shares? How do you pick a share to buy? With new material on complex derivatives, foreign shares, and Internet trading, this book explains the full inter-relationships between the stock market, banks, brokers, and regulators.

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Posted by Unknown Wednesday, April 14, 2010 0 comments

Investments, Fifth Edition Summary:
McGraw-Hill/Irwin | 2001 | ISBN: 0072503661 | 1015 pages | PDF | 6,8 MB

Bodie/Kane/Marcus is the leading textbook in the graduate investments market. It is recognized as the best blend of practical and theoretical coverage, while maintaining an appropriate rigor and clear writing style. Its unifying theme is that security markets are nearly efficient, meaning that most securities are usually priced appropriately given their risk and return attributes. The text places greater emphasis on asset allocation, and offers a much broader and deeper treatment of futures, options, and other derivative security markets than most investment texts.

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Modelling Stock Market Volatility: Bridging the Gap to Continuous Time Summary:

By Peter H. Rossi

Publisher: Academic
Number Of Pages: 485
Publication Date: 1996-11-18
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0125982755
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780125982757

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"Finance applications have led to a rebirth of interest in continuous time econometric modelling. This volume stresses the achievements of Dan Nelson and includes important contributions." --PETER M. ROBINSON, London School of Economics "This volume contains some important contributions to a young but burgeoning literature and is a worthy tribute to Dan Nelson's research. Continuous-time econometrics has finally arrived!" --ANDREW W. LO, Harris & Harris Group Professor, MIT Sloan School of Management, , Massachusetts. "This volume pres much practical guidance for implementing continuous-time models using real-world data, recorded in discrete time. The articles offer methods and insignts relevant to modelling and estimating volatility in the stock market as well as other financial markets, such as fixed income and foreign exchange." --ROBERT F. STAMBAUGH, University of Pennsylvania "This collection of path-breaking papers contains useful insights for a range of readers. For financial economists and others interested in modelling the behavior of volatility over time, Daniel Nelson's important work on exponential ARCH, EGARCH, conditional betas, and rolling estimators is here. For financial engineers and others who wish to apply these models to the pricing of derivative securities, the papers in this volume forge important links between the continuous time theoretical models and the discrete time empirical models used to estimate the crucial volatility process." --WAYNE E. FERSON, University of Washington "This book is an essential companion for any graduate student or researcher working in financial econometrics. It contains key papers for better understanding volatility modeling of financial time series, especially the link between discrete-time models of the ARCH family and continuous-time stochastic volatility models. The book's first two-thirds contains seminal papers of Dan Nelson, a major contributor to the analysis of the link between the two types of models. A Central issue is the filtering performance pred by ARCH models for the continuous-time unobserved stochastic volatility. The book's final part presents major papers on specification and estimation of continuous-time processes. All of these reference papers will be read time and time again to absorb their full substance. The introduction by Tim Bollersley and Peter Rossi offers a clear organizing canvas that puts all of the papers in the proper perspective. --Rene Garcia, Universite de Montreal in JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN STATISTICAL ASSOCIATION (June 2000)

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This essay collection focuses on the relationship between continuous time models and Autoregressive Conditionally Heteroskedastic (ARCH) models and applications. For the first time, Modelling Stock Market Volatility pres new insights about the links between these two models and new work on practical estimation methods for continuous time models. Featuring the pioneering scholarship of Daniel Nelson, the text presents research about the discrete time model, continuous time limits and optimal filtering of ARCH models, and the specification and estimation of continuous time processes. This work will lead to a rapid growth in their empirical application as they are increasingly subjected to routine specification testing. Key Features
* Pres for the first time new insights on the links between continuous time and ARCH models
* Collects seminal scholarship by some of the most renowned researchers in finance and econometrics
* Captures complex arguments underlying the approximation and proper statistical modelling of continuous time volatility dynamics

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Posted by Unknown Tuesday, April 13, 2010 0 comments

Lewis Evans, Olga Sheean - LEFT Brain Trading: the right mindset and technique for success in Forex Summary:
Publisher: Inside Out Media | 2006-01-18 | ISBN: 0973822228 | PDF | 50 pages | 15.93 MB

LEFT Brain Trading technique can help improve trading confidence and performance through a process of self-discovery coupled with a revolutionary new way to set up charts to reveal the universal framework that governs all currency movements. This full-colour, illustrated book describes how mental programming can affect trading and how this can be changed for the better. It also introduces a new way to use the Fibonacci ratios to provide the trader with a one-time framework set-up; easier identification of trading opportunities; a means of identifying the size of a trade; and improved risk management. Purchasers of this book are invited into a dedicated online forum and a video channel at youtube.com/leftbraintrader. Trading appears be a good way to generate wealth. For many traders this isn't their experience. We are all driven by our subconscious programming, and much of it is negative. At an early age, we take on beliefs about ourselves and about the way the world works that have a huge impact on how we live our lives. Because this dynamic is largely subconscious, we don t realize it is happening, nor appreciate its impact on our ability to generate success or happiness. Spending time on techniques, books and positive affirmations can, ironically, make matters worse by increasing the internal conflict between our subconscious programming and what we want. In Forex we know that the candlesticks move to patterns, so the patterns must exist behind the candlesticks. It makes sense to find the pattern on the charts, rather than in the resulting currency movements. The Absolute Fibonacci Framework shows this. It is applied to charts permanently and can be used in conjunction with any trading system. For more, see Customer Discussions and Amapedia below the reviews. Set your charts, take some time to watch them and see the patterns.

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Posted by Unknown Sunday, March 28, 2010 0 comments

The Options Trading Body of Knowledge: The Definitive Source for Information About the Options Industry Summary:

By Michael C. Thomsett

Publisher:   FT Press
Number Of Pages:   312
Publication Date:   2009-08-29
ISBN-10 / ASIN:   0137142935
ISBN-13 / EAN:   9780137142934
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"The author has written a truly complete reference book on options trading, from basics to strategies to taxes and theory. Newcomers to options can quickly find a clear explanation of terms or strategies they aren't familiar with, and experienced traders can expand their understanding of how complex strategies are created." --Jim Bittman, author, Trade Options Like a Professional "For a new perspective about options, I recommend Michael Thomsett's comprehensive The Options Trading Body of Knowledge. Traders at all levels will enjoy his easy-to-read style as he explains options from A to Z. The options industry has needed a reference like this for a long time." --Marty Kearney, Senior Staff Instructor, The Options Institute The Comprehensive, Up-to-Date Reference for Every Options Trader *By Michael C. Thomsett, author of the global best-seller Getting Started in Options*Illuminates virtually every technique and form of options trading--including options on futures and ETFs*Helps you consistently choose the right options strategies and understand your true risks Options offer investors multiple opportunities to enhance their profits. However, options trading is complex, and the sheer scope of available strategies can overwhelm traders. Today, options can support a wide range of strategies, from high risk to conservative. Moreover, options are available not only for stock equities but also for futures, indices, and mutual funds. To trade successfully, traders need an authoritative, up-to-date guide to all the strategies available to them. Now, renowned options expert and best-selling author Michael C. Thomsett has created the definitive reference for options traders at all levels of experience. Thomsett systematically illuminates each key technique and strategy: how trades are structured, how to assess risk, and when each strategy is most applicable. For most strategies, Thomsett presents detailed tables and illustrations identifying profit zones, loss zones, and breakeven points. This book thoroughly explains how option premium develops based on various elements of value, walks through the calculation of returns on options trading, discusses how federal taxation works in the options market, shows how stocks are picked for options trading, and provides a complete glossary and additional resources for traders. *Thoroughly Comprehend Options Trading Risks*Systematically evaluate risks associated with markets, volatility, inflation, taxation, portfolios, and knowledge*Understand All the Elements of Value in an Options Trade Master concepts ranging from time-to-expiration to implied volatility*Use the Right Strategies at the Right Time Know when to use covered calls, spreads, straddles, combinations, and synthetic positions*The Options Marketplace: History, Evolution, and Trends Understand both the "forest" and the "trees"

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Technical Analysis for Direct Access Trading Summary:
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies | ISBN: 0071363939 | edition 2001 | PDF | 208 pages | 12,1 mb

More than any other, the direct access trader depends on a keen knowledge of technical analysis--charts, oscillators, price, and volume--to determine optimal entry and exit points. Technical Analysis introduces basic charts, screens, and analysis, and covers popular analytic systems including price, volume, and volatility; support and resistance; and relative strength and trends. It also explains how to combine technical and fundamental analysis for taking advantage of the best aspects of each.

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