Rating: Summary: Truly a collection of creative genius Review: Different people view the same picture from different pespectives. i can understand why some readers perceive this book to be difficult or are unable to understand fully the techniques. I am not implying that they are stupid but rather it takes a different perspective to understand what the authors are trying to convey. In other words, some readers can understand with picture examples and others can only understand a concept when it is pressnrted ina table or in a formula. The autheors have tried to do both and I bleive they have done it marvelously.
Rating: Summary: The author is a genius!! Review: I am amazed that some people possess insights that the average person cannot approach to emulate. I guess the Almighty gives each of talents and it is our repsonsibility to tap into the talents he bestows. Nothing demonstrates this more than this book and the author. I would bet from reading this book three times over that he is a one dimensional obsessive compulsive individual who is not content to learn from others but demands to solve his own puzzles. The demons within this person serve to benefit us who have other lives other than the markets. I am not complaining since someone must do the work and for me to reap the rewards of this work is a true benefit of this person's labors.
Rating: Summary: Valuable market insight Review: It's amazing what one can glean from a simple price chart provided one has the guidance this author has provided. There are so many positives regarding this book, such as unique discussion regading market price behavior. The few negatives relate to subjective factors, such as writing style and selection of examples. Neither, however, affect the bottom line value of this book in helping traders to be profitable.
Rating: Summary: some good ideas, but do they work?? Review: This book could have been easily cut in half by assuming that the reader is intelligent enough to know that the sell side is the reverse of how the buy side setups etc works. Everything gets repeated this way and it is very annoying to have to skip ahead to the next piece of valuable information. It looks like their may be some good ideas presented but everything is described in a very long winded way and it is lacking in proof. I do not recall any charts in the book presenting failure and I'd be shocked if the methods are 100%. My guess is that there is some heavy optimization going on when applying these techniques.
Rating: Summary: A traders' book Review: We trade for a large hedge fund and used the indicators described in this book on bloomberg. We never really understood them but they made money for us. Now we understand the indicators and are making even more money.
Rating: Summary: Second read better than first Review: I loaned my book to a freidn who claims he returned it. I bought another because I wanted to research some ideas described in this book. It's amazing how the mind works. I thought I had a clear understanding of the authors' ideas the frist time throught this book. On a second more careful perusal, I realized there was more information than originally. The ideas expresed in this book are original and if they don't help me amke profitable trades, nothing will
Rating: Summary: I liked this book too Review: I happened to research the author of this book and read the review of the prior critic. I have a compulsion to read the reviews of books and then compare it to the conclusions I have drawn after having the book. The reviewer who shunted this book without any concrete reasons for his negative appraisal has similarly written disparaging remarks regarding other books that were highly praised by other readers. I agree with the previous critic that the reason for the criticisms is either jealousy or lack of knowledge and I also oipt for both. I would be surprised if the critic even read this book and I believe he is a disgruntled jealous wannabee expert
Rating: Summary: Exceptional book Review: Typically, I am part of the silent majority. I have opinions but usually keep them to myself. However when I see someone ignorantly slamming aomething I value I become vocal. By chance I happened upon a reviewer's critical evaluation of this book. I have been using the methods presented in this book to make exceptional trading profits. For someone to attack the merits of this book, that person must not be reading what I have read or is jealous of the iodeas researched and developed by the author. I opt for a combination of both and highly recommend this book to anyone who is serious about trading and investing.
Rating: Summary: Lousy Review: Don't waste your money on this is book, there might be 5 pages that are worth reading past that its all filler.
Rating: Summary: Now I understand the concepts better. Review: I read the author's previous 2 books and liked the ideas presented but I felt that I did not have a total grasp of the concepts. I was following a chatroom and one participant recommended this book over the others as it supposedly expressed the ideas beterr than the 1st 2 books. I can't really express why but I believe I now more fully understand the trading techniques much better, The presentation in this book was much clearer. Perhaps because the author of the 1st two books had his son write much of the book. This decision was a good one since the son obviously appreciates the difficulty some readers had with the other books and he writes more clearly. Thanks for book collaborators.
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