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Record Nr.

UNINA9910797164903321

Autore

Lim Mark Andrew

Titolo

The handbook of technical analysis : the practitioner's comprehensive guide to technical analysis / / Mark Andrew Lim

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore : , : Wiley, , 2016

©2016

ISBN

1-118-49892-5

1-118-49893-3

1-118-49891-7

Edizione

[1st edition]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (1209 p.)

Collana

Wiley Trading Series

Disciplina

332.632042

Soggetti

Technical analysis (Investment analysis)

Investment analysis

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Series""; ""Title page""; ""Copyright""; ""Dedication""; ""Foreword""; ""Preface""; ""OVERVIEW OF THE BOOK CONTENTS""; ""ONLINE MATERIALS""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""About the Author""; ""CHAPTER 1 Introduction to the Art and Science of Technical Analysis""; ""1.1 MAIN OBJECTIVE OF TECHNICAL ANALYSIS""; ""1.2 DUAL FUNCTION OF TECHNICAL ANALYSIS""; ""1.3 FORECASTING PRICE AND MARKET ACTION""; ""1.5 SUBJECTIVITY IN TECHNICAL ANALYSIS""; ""1.6 BASIC ASSUMPTIONS OF TECHNICAL ANALYSIS""; ""1.7 FOUR BASIC ASSUMPTIONS IN THE APPLICATION OF TECHNICAL ANALYSIS""; ""1.8 MARKET PARTICIPANTS""

""1.9 CHAPTER SUMMARY""""CHAPTER 1 REVIEW QUESTIONS""; ""REFERENCES""; ""CHAPTER 2 Introduction to Dow Theory""; ""2.1 ORIGINS AND PROPONENTS OF DOW THEORY""; ""2.2 BASIC ASSUMPTIONS OF DOW THEORY""; ""2.3 CHALLENGES TO DOW THEORY""; ""2.4 CHAPTER SUMMARY""; ""CHAPTER 2 REVIEW QUESTIONS""; ""REFERENCES""; ""CHAPTER 3 Mechanics and Dynamics of Charting""; ""3.1 THE MECHANICS AND DYNAMICS OF CHARTING""; ""3.2 GAP ACTION: FOUR TYPES OF GAPS""; ""3.3 CONSTANT CHART MEASURES""; ""3.4 FUTURES CONTRACTS""; ""3.5 CHAPTER SUMMARY"";



""CHAPTER 3 REVIEW QUESTIONS""; ""REFERENCES""

""CHAPTER 4 Market Phase Analysis""""4.1 DOW THEORY OF MARKET PHASE""; ""4.2 CHART PATTERN INTERPRETATION OF MARKET PHASE""; ""4.3 VOLUME AND OPEN INTEREST INTERPRETATION OF MARKET PHASE""; ""4.4 MOVING AVERAGE INTERPRETATION OF MARKET PHASE""; ""4.5 DIVERGENCE AND MOMENTUM INTERPRETATION OF MARKET PHASE""; ""4.6 SENTIMENT INTERPRETATION OF MARKET PHASE""; ""4.7 SAKATA'S INTERPRETATION OF MARKET PHASE""; ""4.8 ELLIOTT'S INTERPRETATION OF MARKET PHASE""; ""4.9 CYCLE ANALYSIS INTERPRETATION OF MARKET PHASE""; ""4.10 CHAPTER SUMMARY""; ""CHAPTER 4 REVIEW QUESTIONS""; ""REFERENCES""

""CHAPTER 5 Trend Analysis""""5.1 DEFINITIONS OF A TREND""; ""5.2 QUALITY OF TREND: 16 PRICE CHARACTERISTICS IMPACTING FUTURE PRICE ACTION AND TREND STRENGTH""; ""5.3 PRICE AND TREND FILTERS""; ""5.4 TREND PARTICIPATION""; ""5.5 PRICE INFLECTION POINTS""; ""5.6 TRENDLINES, CHANNELS, AND FAN LINES""; ""5.7 TREND RETRACEMENTS""; ""5.8 GAPS AND TRENDS""; ""5.9 TREND DIRECTIONALITY""; ""5.10 DRUMMOND GEOMETRY""; ""5.11 FORECASTING TREND REVERSALS""; ""5.12 CHAPTER SUMMARY""; ""CHAPTER 5 REVIEW QUESTIONS""; ""REFERENCES""; ""CHAPTER 6 Volume and Open Interest""

""6.1 THE MECHANICS OF VOLUME ACTION""""6.2 VOLUME OSCILLATORS""; ""6.3 CHAPTER SUMMARY""; ""CHAPTER 6 REVIEW QUESTIONS""; ""REFERENCES""; ""CHAPTER 7 Bar Chart Analysis""; ""7.1 PRICE BAR PATTERN CHARACTERISTICS""; ""7.2 PRICE BAR PATTERN CHARACTERISTICS""; ""7.3 POPULAR BAR REVERSAL PATTERNS""; ""7.4 VOLATILITY-BASED BREAKOUT PATTERNS""; ""7.5 CHAPTER SUMMARY""; ""CHAPTER 7 REVIEW QUESTIONS""; ""REFERENCES""; ""CHAPTER 8 Window Oscillators and Overlay Indicators""; ""8.1 DEFINING INDICATORS AND OSCILLATORS""; ""8.2 EIGHT WAYS TO ANALYZE AN OSCILLATOR""

""8.3 CYCLE PERIOD, MULTIPLE TIMEFRAMES, AND LAGGING INDICATORS""

Sommario/riassunto

A self study exam preparatory guide for financial technical analysis certifications Written by the course director and owner of www.tradermasterclass.com , a leading source of live and online courses in trading, technical analysis, and money management, A Handbook of Technical Analysis: The Practitioner's Comprehensive Guide to Technical Analysis is the first financial technical analysis examination preparatory book in the market. It is appropriate for students taking IFTA CFTe Level I and II (US), STA Diploma (UK), Dip TA (Aus), and MTA CMT Level I, II, and III exams in financial technical analysis, as well as for students in undergraduate, graduate, or MBA courses. The book is also an excellent resource for serious traders and technical analysts, and includes a chapter dedicated to advanced money management techniques. This chapter helps complete a student's education and also provides indispensable knowledge for FOREX, bond, stock, futures, CFD, and option traders. Learn the definitions, concepts, application, integration, and execution of technical-based trading tools and approaches Integrate innovative techniques for pinpointing and handling market reversals Understand trading mechanisms and advanced money management techniques Examine the weaknesses of popular technical approaches and find more effective solutions The book allows readers to test their current knowledge and then check their learning with end-of-chapter test questions that span essays, multiple choice, and chart-based annotation exercises. This handbook is an essential resource for students, instructors, and practitioners in the field. Alongside the handbook, the author will also publish two full



exam preparatory workbooks and a bonus online Q&A Test bank built around the most popular professional examinations in financial technical analysis.