Candlestick and Pivot Point Trading Triggers: Setups for Stock, Forex, and Futures Markets (Wiley Trading) - Hardcover

Person, John L.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0471980226 ISBN 13: 9780471980223

Publisher: Wiley, 2006

Synopsis

In his first book, A Complete Guide to Technical Trading Tactics, John Person introduced traders to the concept of integrating candlestick charting with pivot point analysis. Now, in Candlestick and Pivot Point Trading Triggers, he goes a step further and shows you how to devise your own setups and triggers—in the stock, forex, and futures markets—based on a moving average approach.

Note: Website and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.

About this title

About the Author

John L. Person, CTA, is President of Nationalfutures.com, a professional advisory service, and President of J&B Capital Management. In 1998, he developed his own proprietary trading system and began publishing The Bottom-Line Financial and Futures Newsletter, a weekly commodity publication that incorporates fundamental developments as well as technical analysis that includes the data from his trading system, using pivot points combined with candlesticks. Person has appeared regularly on CNBC and is widely quoted by Reuters and MarketWatch from Dow Jones. He has also written many articles for publications such as Futures magazine, Active Trader, and SFO, among others.

From the Back Cover

With instant electronic market access and powerful financial tools at their disposal, today's "technician"—one who practices the art of technical analysis—has more opportunities than ever before to profitably trade in a variety of markets. But in order to truly excel, you need a method that will allow you to identify market moves, and strategies that will allow you to make the most of those moves.

John Person has been in the trading business for almost thirty years—as a broker, a trader, and a teacher of traders. During this time, he's refined his trading skills and, by using candlestick formations in conjunction with pivot points, developed a reliable methodology that will help you make smarter trades with less risk.

In his first book, A Complete Guide to Technical Trading Tactics, Person introduced traders to the concept of integrating candlestick charting with pivot point analysis. Now, in Candlestick and Pivot Point Trading Triggers, he goes a step further and shows you how to devise your own setups and triggers—in the stock, forex, and futures markets—based on a moving average approach.

Filled with in-depth insights and expert advice, this comprehensive guide:

• Examines the methodology of pivot point analysis and how it can be applied to different markets
• Shows you what to look for when reading candlestick charts and why you should rely on price rather than indicators
• Discusses how to find certain setups and explains what triggers a call to trading action
• Walks you through the various types of stop orders, including when and where to place them
• Illustrates how back testing your methods can help uncover the strengths and weaknesses ofyour system

Person also fully discloses some of his proprietary setups, such as the high close doji, the low close doji, and the jack hammer pattern, complete with rules on the entries and exits to help you identify high probability trades.

With the tools and techniques outlined in this book—which includes a companion website that contains Person's own Pivot Point Calculator and an instructional presentation on how to use it—you'll be able to put together a trading plan that consistently helps you yield profits.

From the Inside Flap

PRAISE FOR Candlestick and Pivot Point Trading Triggers

"Candlestick and Pivot Point Trading Triggers provides traders the opportunity to better apply a combination of two techniques that are often used independently. The breadth of information offered here will make any trader anxious to attempt combining candlestick patterns and pivot points."
—Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan, Editor, Technical Analysis of Stocks & Commodities magazine

"Whether you are a novice or a seasoned trader, this is a MUST-read book! In the ocean of trading books available today, this one is quite unique. It contains the blueprint for achieving success in trading stocks, futures, and forex. Don't just read this book and put it on a shelf—use it as a trading plan, strategy, and exact set of steps you need to take to achieve the same results John has had trading stocks, futures, and forex."
—Mona Khan, President, Forex Traders Association

"This is an excellent and original book. It's the definitive work on the complex subject of pivot point trading and a must-read for all equity, futures, and currency traders."
—Alan Farley, Editor and Publisher, Hard Right Edge, www.hardrightedge.com

"This is a highly valuable trading manual. John takes his readers on an educational journey that is well organized, informative, and compelling. His explanations of candle patterns and pivot analysis, applied to various markets, are extremely insightful. This book serves as a wonderful resource to all traders who want to increase their profit potential and success!"
—Toni Turner, President, TrendStar Trading Group, Inc. author of A Beginner's Guide to Day Trading Online, A Beginner's Guide to Short-Term Trading, and Short-Term Trading in the New Stock Market

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0471980226
• ISBN 13: 9780471980223
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 368