Essential Technical Analysis: Tools and Techniques to Spot Market Trends (Wiley Trading) - Hardcover

Stevens, Leigh

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 047115279X ISBN 13: 9780471152798

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 2002

Synopsis

An Introduction to Technical Analysis from One of the Top Names in the Business "Essential Technical Analysis is a highly valued resource for technical traders. The importance of comprehensive and well-researched market behaviors, indicators, and systems were well expressed graphically with many examples. No technical analyst should be without this book. Stevens's book could become another classic." -Suri Duddella, President of siXer.cOm, inc. (Forbes magazine's "Best of the Web" in Technical Analysis Category) "Essential Technical Analysis will give the new student of technical analysis a good overview of both classical chart patterns and a myriad of technical indicators, but so will many other texts. What sets this volume apart is that it presents the subject in the context of real-world trading situations, not idealized well-chosen examples. Books on technical analysis, especially those aimed at novices, are typically filled with charts in which the selected patterns are both unambiguous and work perfectly. As Leigh Stevens recognizes and confronts, however, the real world is a far more sloppy place: charts may often contain conflicting indicators, and patterns don't always work as described. Reading Essential Technical Analysis is like sitting beside a veteran technical analyst and having him describe his methods and market experiences." -Jack Schwager, author of Market Wizards, Stock Market Wizards, and Schwager on Futures "Leigh Stevens's depth of experience, acquired over many years, has generated a deep understanding of, and commitment to, the discipline of technical analysis. He is also one of those rare individuals who have both the ability to convey the essence of his ideas in a wonderfully simple and straightforward way and through the use of personal anecdotes and experiences. There are not many people around who can both walk the walk and talk the talk." -Tony Plummer, author of Forecasting Financial Markets, Director of Rhombus Research Ltd., and former Director of Hambros Bank Ltd. and Hambros Investment Management PLC "Leigh Stevens brings his considerable years of experience to this project. He has crafted a real-world book on technical analysis that gives you the benefit of his trials and errors as well as 120 years of observations and market wisdom from Charles Dow to the latest indicators and approaches. Investors who suffered from the bursting of the technology bubble in 1999 and 2000 should read Essential Technical Analysis from cover to cover and learn to apply the lessons to the next market cycle." -Bruce M. Kamich, CMT, past President of the Market Technicians Association and Adjunct Professor of Finance at Rutgers University and Baruch College

About this title

About the Author

LEIGH STEVENS is a respected and well-known technical analyst. After spending years as an analyst at Dow Jones Telerate and PaineWebber, he joined Cantor Fitzgerald as Vice President of Equity Sales and Trading Division. In addition to his other duties, he wrote technical analysis commentary and trading suggestions for the Cantor Morning News Web. Stevens currently writes for his own essentialtechnicalanalysis.com service. Prior to this, he wrote the popular "Stevens on Technical Analysis" column on CNBC.com where he provided analysis and stock-specific answers to reader questions in his "Mailbag" column.

From the Back Cover

An Introduction to Technical Analysis from One of the Top Names in the Business

"Essential Technical Analysis is a highly valued resource for technical traders. The importance of comprehensive and well-researched market behaviors, indicators, and systems were well expressed graphically with many examples. No technical analyst should be without this book. Stevens?s book could become another classic."
?Suri Duddella, President of siXer.cOm, inc. (Forbes magazine?s "Best of the Web" in Technical Analysis Category)

"Essential Technical Analysis will give the new student of technical analysis a good overview of both classical chart patterns and a myriad of technical indicators, but so will many other texts. What sets this volume apart is that it presents the subject in the context of real-world trading situations, not idealized well-chosen examples. Books on technical analysis, especially those aimed at novices, are typically filled with charts in which the selected patterns are both unambiguous and work perfectly. As Leigh Stevens recognizes and confronts, however, the real world is a far more sloppy place: charts may often contain conflicting indicators, and patterns don?t always work as described. Reading Essential Technical Analysis is like sitting beside a veteran technical analyst and having him describe his methods and market experiences."
?Jack Schwager, author of Market Wizards, Stock Market Wizards, and Schwager on Futures

"Leigh Stevens?s depth of experience, acquired over many years, has generated a deep understanding of, and commitment to, the discipline of technical analysis. He is also one of those rare individuals who have both the ability to convey the essence of his ideas in a wonderfully simple and straightforward way and through the use of personal anecdotes and experiences. There are not many people around who can both walk the walk and talk the talk."
?Tony Plummer, author of Forecasting Financial Markets, Director of Rhombus Research Ltd., and former Director of Hambros Bank Ltd. and Hambros Investment Management PLC

"Leigh Stevens brings his considerable years of experience to this project. He has crafted a real-world book on technical analysis that gives you the benefit of his trials and errors as well as 120 years of observations and market wisdom from Charles Dow to the latest indicators and approaches. Investors who suffered from the bursting of the technology bubble in 1999 and 2000 should read Essential Technical Analysis from cover to cover and learn to apply the lessons to the next market cycle."
?Bruce M. Kamich, CMT, past President of the Market Technicians Association and Adjunct Professor of Finance at Rutgers University and Baruch College

From the Inside Flap

Essential Technical Analysis
Tools and Techniques to Spot Market Trends

The discipline of technical analysis?hearing the message of the market through price movements?is a valuable tool for making profitable trading and investing decisions. Once you understand the concepts and techniques of technical analysis, your view of the market and how you trade or invest within it will be forever changed.

Essential Technical Analysis: Tools and Techniques to Spot Market Trends is a simple, accessible, and straightforward introduction to technical analysis. Whether you?re a short-term trader or die-hard investor, respected technical analyst and CNBC affiliate Leigh Stevens will show you how to use this popular stock, bond, and futures trading technique to make money in both up and down markets.

Essential Technical Analysis demystifies technical analysis for the beginner. You?ll become familiar with basics such as trends, chart patterns, and price and volume indicators, and you?ll learn how to put them all together so you can begin to consistently lock in profits. Numerous examples, based primarily on stocks, and clear explanations provide a solid framework for using technical analysis to better understand the dynamics of market movements and trends.

In Essential Technical Analysis, Leigh Stevens?s real-world experiences using technical analysis shine through and fill these pages with useful tips, tools, and techniques that have been consistently accurate and profitable over the years.

In-depth coverage includes:

• An introduction to and rationale for the technical analysis approach
• A discussion of the basic concepts of technical analysis: trends, trendlines, and trading
• Price and volume basics: chart types and price scales
• A description of the most common technical indicators?moving averages and oscillators
• A guide to creating a market strategy with confirmation and divergences
• Specialized forms of technical analysis and trading methods?seasonality in the markets, basic market concepts of W. D. Gann, Elliott Wave analysis, and trading systems

The goal of Essential Technical Analysis is to provide you with the most useful and practical techniques that could increase the profitability of your investing and trading activities. With this comprehensive guide at your side, you?ll learn how to use technical analysis and begin to make informed and accurate decisions that will boost your trades and investments in any market.

Edition details

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 047115279X
• ISBN 13: 9780471152798
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 400