The Technical Analysis Course

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Summary: Great technical analysis reference book!
Review: Before reading this book, I was clueless about technical analysis! Now, i've learned many different indicatorts I can use in picking my stocks! Perfect reference book, and great for getting started! I recommend this to anyone who wants to get into the technical side of stocks!

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Summary: Full of Errors and Misconceptions
Review: I have read many books on the subject, and I'm not sure this author has a grasp of the concepts. It reads as though it was pasted together from magazine articles, and there is very little to tie the disparate thoughts together. The author seems confused, as there are frequent contradictions, more than once in the same chapter. If you are only going to read one book on this subject, pick one where the author has a command of the topic; this one will leave you as befuddled as the author.

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Summary: Full of Errors and Misconceptions
Review: I have read many books on the subject, and I'm not sure this author has a grasp of the concepts. It reads as though it was pasted together from magazine articles, and there is very little to tie the disparate thoughts together. The author seems confused, as there are frequent contradictions, more than once in the same chapter. If you are only going to read one book on this subject, pick one where the author has a command of the topic; this one will leave you as befuddled as the author.

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Summary: The Technical Analysis Course
Review: I ordered this book on July 30. On Aug 12 I was told "It's in the mail". On Aug 19 got e-mail order cancelled------no explanation. Not happy cost me 3 weeks.

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Summary: A Spotty Treatment
Review: I very much regret the money I spent on this book. I need a primer on technical analysis, one that starts with the fundamentals and builds to some more complex illustrations. This book, however, is weakly organized and compels the reader to consult external sources for the gaps in its coverage of the topic. Much of the text is preachy, sounding like the hucksters pitching an investment scheme on AM radio. The author has either done a poor job of illustrating the method behind the calculations, or has incorporated several errors in the text. I suspect both.
I looked forward to the charts, but they are not drawn intuitively, they do not support the text, and they are largely repetitive. It reads as though the author was getting paid by the page count. This one will be collected dust on my bookshelf.

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Summary: A Spotty Treatment
Review: I very much regret the money I spent on this book. I need a primer on technical analysis, one that starts with the fundamentals and builds to some more complex illustrations. This book, however, is weakly organized and compels the reader to consult external sources for the gaps in its coverage of the topic. Much of the text is preachy, sounding like the hucksters pitching an investment scheme on AM radio. The author has either done a poor job of illustrating the method behind the calculations, or has incorporated several errors in the text. I suspect both.
I looked forward to the charts, but they are not drawn intuitively, they do not support the text, and they are largely repetitive. It reads as though the author was getting paid by the page count. This one will be collected dust on my bookshelf.

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Summary: It Made Me Laugh!
Review: I'm not the complete expert, but I favor technical analysis over fundamental analysis. This book, however, is so flawed that it would drive the uninitiated away from tech analysis. The errors and the grammar mistakes are inexcusable, particularly in a book priced like this. The author misconstrues most of the conventional knowledge in the field, and attempts some odd pastiche of research to no avail. An avalanche of charts, provided with no meaning or context. The author reminds me of the grade school student, faced with a baffling essay question, who begins flailing with his shovel, hoping to unearth some nugget of meaning. The author here, sadly, did not strike gold.

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Summary: It Made Me Laugh!
Review: I'm not the complete expert, but I favor technical analysis over fundamental analysis. This book, however, is so flawed that it would drive the uninitiated away from tech analysis. The errors and the grammar mistakes are inexcusable, particularly in a book priced like this. The author misconstrues most of the conventional knowledge in the field, and attempts some odd pastiche of research to no avail. An avalanche of charts, provided with no meaning or context. The author reminds me of the grade school student, faced with a baffling essay question, who begins flailing with his shovel, hoping to unearth some nugget of meaning. The author here, sadly, did not strike gold.

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Summary: Outdated, Inaccurate, Expensive
Review: I'm so sorry I spent hard-earned money on this book, I wish I had read the reviews here first. I can find very little use in today's market for a collection charts on stock movements from 20 years ago. Of course, history can be a guide, but nothing in this book takes into account all of the changes in trading technology. Most of the "tips" here date from a time when there was no program trading, and no one did any trading at home via the Internet. If you attmept to do technical analysis by calling your full service broker, perhaps you will find something useful in this book (once you get past the series of errors, there are plenty of them). I learned much in the stock market from my bad trades; I just learned something about book buying from this completely regrettable purchase.

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Summary: Outdated, Inaccurate, Expensive
Review: I'm so sorry I spent hard-earned money on this book, I wish I had read the reviews here first. I can find very little use in today's market for a collection charts on stock movements from 20 years ago. Of course, history can be a guide, but nothing in this book takes into account all of the changes in trading technology. Most of the "tips" here date from a time when there was no program trading, and no one did any trading at home via the Internet. If you attmept to do technical analysis by calling your full service broker, perhaps you will find something useful in this book (once you get past the series of errors, there are plenty of them). I learned much in the stock market from my bad trades; I just learned something about book buying from this completely regrettable purchase.