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Summary: There Are Better T/A Books
Review: This book is OK but nothing special. He uses some tools that I have never seen in any TA software like Market Profile. Also lots of stuff on point & figure plus candlesticks which I do not use too much. There are some new approaches but you may want to look at other books.
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Summary: FEAR NOT HAVE NOT
Review: Fear not have not simply stands for "fibbonacci,elliot,analysis retracement" which means nothing ventured nothing gained. I've been trading stocks and futures for a long time and this book is informative, insightful and practical. I'm pretty well versed at technical analysis and I think you will definitely find shooting stars other than in the sky. Well worth the price of a trade! Joe Metzger
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Summary: A Masterpiece Exposition of Investment Theory
Review: I come across this book the other day and bought it immediately. The chapters are written by the traders. This makes it a very readable and educational investment masterpiece. The author invites some famous traders to write a chapter on this own methodology. It includes Candlestick Charting, Market Profile, Point and Figure Chart, Options, Investment psychology, money management, Elliott Wave, intermarket analysis & so on, all written by the traders themselves. But there is on defect of the book: Each chapter is too short. They should include a longer exposition and cover even more traders, I suppose. Perhaps next time when Mr Rick Bensignor should revise the book, he should consider this point.
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Summary: The value leader
Review: I don't know where you can get an explanation of Point & Figure charting (I've seen it but never could understand this thing), John Murphy's succint, highly readable and technically important
Intermarket Analysis (which started a whole field) including the SECTOR rotation section missing from the longer work (and much more readable to boot)!!..., Linda Bradford Raschke's take on the history of TA with a roundup the Great Thinkers, Bernie Schaeffer & Larry Williams 's Treatise on Sentiment, Steve Nison on Candlesticks, Elliott Wave counting, Peter Steidelmayer's Market Analysis (an alphabet soup hand charting method that the Floridian is objecting to but many in the industry consider pivotal), the basic idea behind the mysterious Turtle Trading sysstem's Money Management, and the Options wizard Larry McMillian reviewing how Volatility and Options interact at such a price. Perhaps the only thing missing is the Random Walkers;-) This book is a real joy to own with allot in there to make you stop and re-think. You should get this book if you want to survey the field and then drill down from there. Raschke's first at bat historial review with some of her own TA thrown in for good measure gets you going and the others make it hard to stop. I can honestly say outside of 1 typo/error, this book is flawlessly editted with lots of graphs. I was truly impressed & that's after reading allot on this field. Yes not everything is interesting
(I care less about Sentiment) but now I know more about it and can understand why Schaeffer and Williams think its important. But that's the beauty of this book, chockablock information about allot of topics in TA. A good starter, a better review.
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Summary: There Are Better T/A Books
Review: In this compilation edited by Morgan Stanley Dean Witter technical strategist Rick Bensignor, a dozen financial experts discuss their individual approaches to technical analysis of the stock market. In the first chapter, equities, options and futures trader Linda Bradford Rasche explains swing trading and the underlying principles of technical analysis, thus providing an important primer for understanding the theories in the rest of the book. This is a complex read, since technical analysis involves using various mathematical systems to examine market trends and swings. Those who follow the market closely will find this engrossing, but amateurs could be daunted. We [...] recommend the book to serious students of the markets - It's not for the casual browser or those who are not mathematically inclined, but its targeted readers will be quite satisfied.
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Summary: Wow
Review: Just the info on point and figure combined with moving averages is worth the cost of this book and that just one of the chapters.
Read it digest it use it
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Summary: A new perspective on TA
Review: This is an excellent book for both novices and experienced technical analysts and traders. The beginner will discover in a clear and concise way the main ramifications of this discipline, and choose the most appropriate instruments for his style and personality. The seasoned technician will fine tune his approach to the instruments presented in the book. The authors go straight to the point and offer an involving overview. I personally found of particular interest the two chapters dedicated to sentiment analysis, a topic often underestimated in TA books and articles, but one that can add a new dimension to one's trading and investment style. A revised edition could go deeper into the issue of mechanical systems.
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