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Summary: Fail to see the 5 stars
Review: I bought this book because of the high ratings in Amazon. I must say that I fail to see why it deserves such high ratings.The book introduced one central theme - look for a big volume jump when the price crosses the 150-day moving average - and was repetitive after that. The book tried to discuss chart patterns (e.g. head-shoulders) but was pretty lame. The book did not mention anything about other market indicators such as MACD, RSI, etc. Were these indicators unimportant? Were these indicators not in fashion back in 1990? I was perplexed. If you are looking for an introduction to technical analysis, there are better tutorials out on the web than this book (just google "technical analysis"). Save your money for your next investment.
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Summary: One of the best covering technical analysis
Review: I completly agree with the previous reviewers; I have studied a lot of books in this area and I have to say that Mr Weinsteins book is one of the best. TA doesn't have to be difficult; you are provided with very clear and easy rules and if you follow them and are disciplined in your trading, you are very likely to outperform the market as whole.
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Summary: All you will ever need
Review: I have spent more that 1500 dollars on investing books. What a waste of time. If this were the first book I ever purchased I would not have needed to purchase another. This is the only investing book you will ever need, but you will need to subscribe to a decent charting service like tele-chart 2000 to get the full advantages of the book.
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Summary: Easy to read and understand
Review: I just recieved my copy and had a quick browse but I was hooked, I couldn't put it down.
Whether your an expert or beginner this book is a brilliant start. You really will learn when to enter the market and exit and if your a beginner working 9 - 5 then you won't be for much longer.
The investment of knowledge pays the best interest. Invest in this book today and become a winning trader.
To your SUCCESS!
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Summary: Start Me Up
Review: I read and re-read this book in the early nineties. It is an excellent book for those beginning to chart the market.
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Summary: A must for all investors
Review: I recently read this book at our public library. I was so impressed with it, that I bought it so I can re-read a couple times every year. One of the good ones!!
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Summary: Outstanding!
Review: I'm not done reading the book... but so far, I learned A LOT more than I expected! The book is filled with real-life examples and every chart is well commented. A must for every trader or investor!
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Summary: HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!!
Review: In the past 6 months, I have bought and read over 15 books on trading and investment (Van Tharp, LeBeau, Nison, Oz, O'Neill, Murphy) and this is by far one of the best books out there. At first, I was reluctant to purchase this book based on the date of publication (Pre 1990). But, as other great trading books, this one is a classic that should be in every library of technical investors/traders at an extremely affordable price. Key points:
- Very practical, systematic and clear. Excellent communication. You don't get bored reading it.
- Sound trading system.
- Stan's stage analysis is a tremendous help to separate the stock price movement in stages. Very valuable insight.
- His stop loss explanation on both and long are extremely valuable and clear. He explained it in a step-by-step fashion. This alone can save you $$$ by locking-in your profit.
- Other excellent explanation: important chart patterns to be considered (he only selects the best ones), volume analysis, importance of Relative Strength and moving averages. What to buy, When to Buy, When to Sell, How to Short....And he separated those key processes between Traders and Investors. So, you will have a clear understanding of what to do. A step by step explanation on how you can find the A+ stocks using his "Forest to Trees" approach.
- Excellent Quiz & Answers and the end of each chapter that tremendously re-test you understanding of the important concepts. If you're a beginner or intermediate, this book will certainly give you a huge boost in mastering chart reading as well as execution. Unlike any books that sort of short in explaining one critical area, I find Stan's book very clear and entertaining as well. It opens your eyes on what to look for in a chart. Highly recommended!
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Summary: Simple and Effective Trading System
Review: In this book, Stan Weinstein teaches a very simple and effective method based on Moving Averages. Moving Averages will always allow you to follow the trend of the markets. Moreover, any successful trader can tell you that in order to make money, you must always follow the trend. Another important thing found in this book, is that it teaches in detail how and when to sell in a very intelligent way.
There is so much information about the markets available right now, that people get overwhelmed very easy and just give up trying to learn to trade. Nevertheless, the reality is that if you look for ways to keep things simple, you can develop a winning system that works for you. This book will help you get there.
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Summary: excellent and common sense approach to investing
Review: Just simply put: Had I known about this book, I would not have lost so much.
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