Technical Analysis FD 3e (For Dummies Series) - Softcover

Rockefeller

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1118779614 ISBN 13: 9781118779613

Publisher: John Wiley &Sons, 2014

Synopsis

A simple, straightforward guide to the fundamentals of technical analysis Technical analysis is a collection of techniques designed to help you make trading decisions in securities markets. Technical Analysis For Dummies helps you take a hard-headed look at what securities prices are actually doing rather than what economists or analysts say they should be doing, giving you the know-how to use that data to decide whether to buy or sell individual securities. Since the publication of the first edition, readers have been faced with many changes, such as new interest rates, looming bank crises, and adjusting market climates. This new edition provides an updated look at unique formulas and key indicators, as well as refreshed and practical examples that reflect today today's financial atmosphere. * Determine how markets are performing and make decisions using real data * Spot investment trends and turning points * Improve your profits and your portfolio performance With straightforward coverage of concepts and execution, Technical Analysis For Dummies shows you how to make better trading decisions in no time.

About this title

About the Author

Barbara Rockefeller is an expert on technical analysis and the author of the previous Technical Analysis For Dummies editions. She writes daily newsletters on foreign exchange using both fundamental and technical analysis, as well as other investment books published by Wiley.

From the Back Cover

Learn to:

• Grasp and apply the basic principles of technical analysis
• Improve your profits
• Use data to decide when to buy or sell individual securities
• Join the smart money crowd that knows when to hold, and when to fold

The guide to analyzing your way to greater profits

Savvy traders have been using technical analysis for over a century. It's easier than ever with PCs and the Internet to use technical analysis to make smarter trading decisions. This hands-on guide includes the latest updates on technical indicators and practical examples that accurately reflect today's financial atmosphere.

• Open the technical analysis toolbox — get a clear overview of technical analysis; observe prices and make trading decisions in a new way
• Get in the technical mind frame — discover how to select indicators that match your personality and preference for risk
• Set the bar — understand how to observe price bars and small patterns to earn cold, hard cash
• Be trendy — use indicators to identify whether your price is trending, the strength of the trend, and when the trend is at a reversal
• Get dynamic — consider dynamic lines, momentum, and volatility to ramp up your technical analysis and profits

Open the book and find:

• Why technical analysis does and doesn't always work
• Ways to identify crowd behavior and patterns
• When to use chart indicators
• How to draw a trendline
• Guidance on transforming channels into forecasts
• The simple arithmetic required for dynamic analysis
• Tips for measuring momentum
• Updates that reflect current market conditions

Edition details

• Publisher: John Wiley &Sons
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1118779614
• ISBN 13: 9781118779613
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 360