Profiting from Market Trends: Simple Tools and Techniques for Mastering Trend Analysis (Wiley Trading) - Hardcover

Logan, Tina

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1118516710 ISBN 13: 9781118516713

Publisher: Wiley, 2014

Synopsis

An accessible guide to identifying and profiting from financial market trends

Profiting from long-term trends is the most common path to success for traders. The challenge is recognizing the emergence of a trend and determining where to enter and exit the market. No body is more familiar with this situation than author Tina Logan. Now, in Profiting from Market Trends, she shares here extensive insights in this area with you.

Divided into four comprehensive parts?trend development, change in trend direction, reading the market, and profiting from technical analysis?this reliable resource skillfully describes how to identify the emergence of a new trend; quantify the strength of the trend; identify signals that confirm the trend or warn that the trend may be ending; and place trades to profit from trends. Written in an easy to understand and engaging style, Profiting from Market Trends effectively addresses how to apply the information provided to make money in today's dynamic markets.

• Examines essential tools for making the most of trend analysis
• Offers insights on how to execute the techniques discussed in real-world situations
• Written by a well-respected trader and trainer of traders

Understanding and identifying trends is one of the most important factors in successful trading. This book will show you how to achieve this elusive goal.

About this title

About the Author

TINA LOGAN is the President of Tina Logan, Inc. and author of ­Getting Started in ­Candlestick Charting (Wiley). She has over twenty-two years of combined experience as a trainer in corporate settings and as a coach for traders. For several years, Logan has provided stock ­market training through private tutoring, books, e-books, and Internet ­sessions. She has written articles for tradingmarkets.com, and been ­interviewed about trading by Bloomberg Radio and the Biz Radio Network. Logan has hosted webinars in association with Worden TC2000 and a number of trading groups. She operates the website www.tinalogan.com, which is a vehicle for trader education, providing home study courses and private tutoring.

From the Back Cover

The markets are dynamic, so traders must adjust to never-ending market shifts in order to maintain an edge. Analyzing trends is one of the most effective ways to achieve this goal―and developing the skills associated with this endeavor can put you in a better position to capture consistent returns.

Nobody understands this situation better than author Tina Logan. Now, in Profiting from Market Trends, she shares her experience in this field―as a trader and trainer of traders―to help you recognize and capitalize on potentially lucrative market trends.

To help you absorb the wealth of information addressed, and to make it easier for you to remember the concepts, bulleted and numbered lists, as well as tables, are included throughout for quick reference.

It is often said that knowledge is power, but it is actually the application of knowledge that is powerful. If you truly want to become a better trader, master the knowledge found here, put it to work in real market situations, and watch your results improve over time.

Divided into two comprehensive parts, this unique resource opens by outlining some key tenets of charting that can be applied to stocks, indices, sectors, and more. It provides straightforward, yet effective, tools and techniques for analyzing trends. The chapters found in Part I: Trend Development provide important foundational knowledge for analyzing trends, setting the stage for monitoring market movement and implementing profitable trading strategies.

Part II: Putting Trend Analysis to Work puts the techniques previously discussed, plus some additional tools, into action. It skillfully demonstrates how to analyze the charts of market averages in order to guide your overall trading activities. This section includes one of the most extensive case studies you’ll likely ever come across. It is a detailed analysis of the current bull market, which drives home the information addressed throughout these pages.

From the Inside Flap

Divided into two comprehensive parts, this unique resource opens by outlining some key tenets of charting that can be applied to stocks, indices, sectors, and more. It provides straightforward, yet effective, tools and techniques for analyzing trends. The chapters found in Part I: Trend Development provide important foundational knowledge for analyzing trends, setting the stage for monitoring market movement and implementing profitable trading strategies.

Part II: Putting Trend Analysis to Work puts the techniques previously discussed, plus some additional tools, into action. It skillfully demonstrates how to analyze the charts of market averages in order to guide your overall trading activities. This section includes one of the most extensive case studies you'll likely ever come across. It is a detailed analysis of the current bull market, which drives home the information addressed throughout these pages.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1118516710
• ISBN 13: 9781118516713
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 304