John L. Person

A Complete Guide to Technical Trading Tactics (eBook, PDF)

How to Profit Using Pivot Points, Candlesticks & Other Indicators

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

A thorough trading guide from a professional trader The Complete Guide to Technical Trading Tactics can help the new individual investor understand the mechanics of the markets. Filled with in-depth insights and practical advice, this book details what it takes to trade and shows readers how they can broaden their horizons by investing in the futures and options markets. The Complete Guide to Technical Trading Tactics outlines a variety of proven methodologies-pivot points, candlesticks, and other top indicators-so readers may use those that work best for them as well as make their own trading decisions without a second thought. Author John Person also shares his insights on a variety of trading technologies that will allow readers to gain a competitive edge in the market. John L. Person (Palm Beach, FL) publishes The Bottom-Line Financial and Futures Newsletter, a weekly commodity publication that incorporates fundamental new developments as well as technical analysis using his trading system.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Mai 2004
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780471659563
• Artikelnr.: 37301981

Autorenporträt

JOHN L. PERSON is a registered Commodity Trading Advisor who publishes The Bottom Line Financial and Futures Newsletter, a weekly publication.John hosts his own financial radio show where he interviews some of the country's top analysts and traders. These interviews are archived on his Web site www.nationalfutures.com. He is widely quoted by CBS Market Watch,Reuters, Dow Jones Newswires, Bloomberg, the BBC, Futures magazine,and appears as a guest onCNBC. He teaches these techniques atsome of the country's leading investment expos andconducts seminars from coast to coast. He was invited by the Chicago Board of Trade to contribute his daily market commentaries, which can be found at www.cbot.com/dow.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface ix Acknowledgments xv CHAPTER 1 Introduction to Futures and Options:Understanding the Mechanics 1 How the markets work
the elevator analogy
product for the times
important terminology such as margin
contract specifications
and leverage CHAPTER 2 Fundamentals: The Market Driver 19 Supply and demand issues
economic growth and productivity effects
major economic reports and their in role in market prices CHAPTER 3 Technical Analysis: The Art of Charts 33 Western-style bar charts and key reversals
point-and-figure charts that focus only on price
market profiling
price and time analysis CHAPTER 4 Candle Charts: Lighting the Path 43 Enlightening charting technique and its colorfully named patterns-hammers
stars
spinning tops
dojis
hanging man
and others-powerful reversal patterns
reliable continuation patterns
key examples in the dollar and bonds CHAPTER 5 Chart Analysis: Volume
Open Interest
Price Patterns 67 Volume and open interest rules for traders
M tops and W bottoms
trend lines
measuring patterns
the head-and-shoulders
triangles
pennants and flags
diamonds
wedges
funnels
gaps
islands
rounded bottoms
oops signals
opening range breakouts CHAPTER 6 Pivot Point Analysis: A Powerful Weapon 93 The pivot point formula for target trading
calculating support and resistance levels
importance of multiple verification from several sources
the P3T trading technique
weekly and monthly charts and numbers
risk management techniques CHAPTER 7 Day-Trading
Swing Trading: Acting on Analysis 113 Trading to bounce off target numbers
calling tops and bottoms
weekly chart magnets
harami cross and other candle clues to market reversals
pivot points save the day
lining up the stars
the verify-verify-verify approach CHAPTER 8 Technical Indicators: Confirming Evidence 135 Moving averages and trends
simple rules with averages
tweaking and visualizing MACD
stochastics
false signals
Gann's key numbers
Fibonacci ratios and projections
time counts for cycles
Elliott wave and its clues CHAPTER 9 Market Sentiment: What Traders Are Thinking 161 Getting a market consensus from contrary opinion
Commitments of Traders reports
margin rate changes
Market Vane Bullish Consensus report
put-to-call ratios
volatility index (VIX)
when the boat is tipping over
media effect CHAPTER 10 Order Placement: Executing the Plan 171 Importance of getting an order right
online platform concerns
impact of market conditions on orders
14 top order entry selections you need to know
orders in after-hours trading
spreading concepts CHAPTER 11 The Mental Game: Inside the Trader 189 Conquering fear
learning discipline
improving confidence
suggestions for success
I'll-think-about-it syndrome
the paper trader
fear and greed factors
becoming a specialist
setting up an investment diary
setting a positive mind frame
dealing with adrenaline
establishing goals
positive affirmations
stress relief techniques
rewarding success to build success CHAPTER 12 The Tactical Trader: Tips and Techniques That Work 203 Pyramiding approaches
scale trading
stop reversals
breakouts
momentum trading
the Friday 10:30 a.m. rule
stop placement near a magnet
trading multiple contracts CHAPTER 13 Options: A Primer 217 What options are and how to use them with futures
simple puts and calls
options premiums
the Greeks
comparison shopping
strangles and straddles
eight top option spreads
delta neutral techniques CHAPTER 14 Closing Bell: My Top 10 List 235 What the experts suggest
top 10 trading thoughts
measuring success Glossary 241 Bibliography 253 Index 255