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Record Nr.

UNINA9910840891503321

Autore

Person John L

Titolo

Forex conquered [[electronic resource] ] : high probability systems and strategies for active traders / / John L. Person

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, N.J., : J. Wiley & Son, c2007

ISBN

1-119-19683-3

1-280-85510-X

9786610855100

0-470-12704-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (306 p.)

Collana

Wiley trading

Disciplina

332.45

Soggetti

Foreign exchange market

Foreign exchange futures

Stocks

Investment analysis

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Forex Conquered; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Disclaimer; Chapter 1: The Business of Trading Money; WHAT IS FOREX?; WHY TRADE FOREX?; FOREX OR FUTURES: WHICH IS RIGHT FOR YOU?; FOREX: THE ATM OF THE INVESTMENT WORLD; HARNESS THE POWER OF LEVERAGE; PLAY BOTH SIDES: LONG OR SHORT; HEADLINE TRADES; THE PRIVATE BANKERS' CLUB HAS NOW TURNED PUBLIC; FOREX TRADES EASILY; PAY THE SPREAD; WHAT ABOUT INTEREST?; IS THERE GOING TO BE A NEW KID IN TOWN?; WHY TRADE THE SPOT FOREX MARKET?; FOREX VERSUS FUTURES MARKET; FOREX ANALYSIS IS SIMPLER; GEM OF A BENEFIT IN FUTURES; TRADING CURRENCY STOCKS?

DIVERSIFICATION THROUGH TRADING PERIODSGEOPOLITICAL EVENTS; WHICH REPORTS ARE MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE OTHER?; EMPLOYMENT REPORTS; TRADING BEFORE REPORTS; WHEN IS THE BEST TIME TO TRADE?; INSIDER TRADING INFORMATION: COMMITMENTS OF TRADERS REPORT; CAN YOU MAKE MONEY FROM THIS INFORMATION?; Chapter 2: Pivot Point Analysis, Filtering Methods, and Moving Averages; PIVOT POINT ANALYSIS; PIVOT POINT MOVING AVERAGE



SYSTEM; PUTTING A PIVOT POINT TRADING STRATEGY TOGETHER; MOVING AVERAGE VARIABLES; RIDE THE TIDE; Chapter 3: Candlestick Charting; COMPONENTS OF A CANDLESTICK

YIN AND YANG: THE EQUAL-AND-OPPOSITE TRADE STRATEGYMULTIPLE TIME-FRAME CONFIRMATION TACTICS; HIGH CLOSE DOJI SETUP; BEARISH TRADING PLAN FORMULA: LOW CLOSE DOJI; Chapter 4: Traditional Chart Patterns; FLAG PATTERNS; TRIANGLE CHART PATTERNS; 1-2-3 PATTERNS; MODIFIED PATTERNS; SUMMARY; Chapter 5: Indicators and Oscillators: Stochastics and MACD; MOVING AVERAGE CONVERGENCE/DIVERGENCE; TREND LINE CONFIRMATIONS; MAKING GOOD USE OF TREND LINES; SUMMARY; Chapter 6: Fibonacci Combined with Pivot Points; WHO AND WHAT IS FIBONACCI?; FIBONACCI CORRECTION; FIBONACCI EXTENSIONS; FIBONACCI PROJECTIONS

SUMMARYChapter 7: Elliott Wave Theory; THE WAVE CYCLE; PRACTICE THE PRINCIPLES OF ELLIOTT WAVE IN FOREX; POP QUIZ; IS THERE AN INTERMARKET RELATIONSHIP WITH COMMODITIES AND FOREX?; SUMMARY; Chapter 8: Trading Systems: Combining Pivots with Indicators; MONEY MANAGEMENT TOOLS; SEASONALITY PLAYS ON CURRENCIES; THE PIVOT POINT MOVING AVERAGE SYSTEM; TASTE OF REALITY; Chapter 9: Selecting Your Trading Window Frames; TREAT TRADING AS A BUSINESS; DAY TRADING TIME FRAMES; THE SWING TRADER; BASIC RULES FOR SWING TRADERS; SUMMARY

Chapter 10: Risk and Trade Management: Stop Selection, Scaling Out, and Setting Profit TargetsPLACING STOP-LOSS ORDERS; SCALE IN ENTRIES AND SCALE OUT EXITS; Chapter 11: Game Psychology: Techniques to Master Your Emotions; SIMULATED TRADING; RELAX: STRESS BUILDS ANXIETY; Postscript; Glossary; About the CD-ROM; INTRODUCTION; SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS; USING THE CD WITH WINDOWS; WHAT'S ON THE CD?; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Praise for FOREX CONQUERED ""In this amazing book, John covers it all. From trading systems to money management to emotions, he explains easily how to pull money consistently from the most complicated financial market in the world. John packs more new, innovative information into this book than I have ever seen in a trading book before.""-Rob Booker, independent currency trader ""John Person is one of the few rare talents that are uniquely qualified to help traders understand the process of successful trading. With today's markets becoming increasingly challenging, John has cut