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Mastering Technical Analysis
Strategies and Tactics for Trading the Financial Markets
by Alan Northcott
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Mastering Technical Analysis: Strategies and Tactics for Trading the Financial Markets
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Table of Contents
WHAT IS TRADING?.
1
STOCKS AND BONDS.
3
THE STOCK EXCHANGE.
3
STOCKBROKERS.
5
SHORT SELLING.
6
TYPES OF ORDERS.
7
WHAT CAN I TRADE?.
8
Futures.
9
Options.
14
Forex.
17
Contracts for Difference.
20
Spread Betting.
21
Binary Options.
22
SHOW ME THE MONEY.
23
THE PSYCHOLOGY OF IT ALL.
23
TECHNICAL ANALYSIS AND THE DOW THEORY.
25
MARKET ACTION.
26
WHAT IS TECHNICAL ANALYSIS?.
27
THE PRINCIPLES OF TECHNICAL ANALYSIS.
28
The Market Discounts Everything.
28
The Market Exhibits Trends.
30
History Repeats Itself.
32
TRADING V. INVESTING.
32
TECHNICAL ANALYSIS V. FUNDAMENTAL ANALYSIS.
33
CRITICISMS OF TECHNICAL ANALYSIS.
37
Efficient Market Hypothesis.
38
Is It Self-Fulfilling?.
41
THE DOW THEORY.
43
The Six Tenets.
48
Doubts about Dow.
54
SUMMARY.
56
CHARTING BASICS.
57
TYPES OF CHART.
59
Line Charts.
59
Bar Charts.
61
Candlestick Charts.
64
Real Life Chart Samples.
67
ARITHMETIC AND LOGARITHMIC PRICE SCALES.
69
VOLUME.
70
OPEN INTEREST.
71
WEEKLY/MONTHLY CHARTS.
73
TRENDINESS.
76
USING LONG-TERM CHARTS IN TRADING.
78
WHAT ABOUT INFLATION?.
79
FUTURES CHARTS.
81
WAYS OF USING CHARTS.
84
SUMMARY.
88
TREND CONCEPTS.
89
WHAT IS A TREND?.
90
The Parts of a Trend.
93
SUPPORT AND RESISTANCE.
96
Reversal of Roles.
100
The Psychology Behind Support and Resistance.
103
The Strength of Support and Resistance.
105
TREND LINES.
107
Strength of the Line.
111
Getting All the Action.
111
Using the Trend line.
112
Breaking the Line.
112
Role Reversal.
114
Price Targets.
114
The Trend Line Fan.
116
Trend line Steepness.
117
Adjusting the Lines.
118
THE CHANNEL LINE.
120
PERCENTAGE RETRACEMENTS.
124
SPEEDLINES.
126
INTERNAL TREND LINES.
129
SUMMARY.
129
REVERSAL AND CONTINUATION PATTERNS.
133
REVERSAL PATTERNS.
135
Head and Shoulders Reversal Pattern.
137
Targeting the Price.
140
Inverse Head and Shoulders.
142
The Complex Head and Shoulders.
144
The Failed Head and Shoulders.
144
Head and Shoulders Consolidation.
145
Market Tactics.
145
Triple Top and Bottom Reversal Patterns.
146
Double Top and Bottom Reversal Patterns.
147
Saucers and Spikes.
151
CONTINUATION PATTERNS.
152
Triangles.
152
Symmetrical triangle.
154
Ascending Triangle.
156
Descending Triangle.
157
Broadening Formation.
158
Flag and Pennant.
158
Wedge Formation.
160
Rectangle Formation.
162
The Measured Move.
165
Head and Shoulders Continuation Pattern.
167
SUMMARY.
167
VOLUME AND OPEN INTEREST.
169
VOLUME.
170
On Balance Volume.
172
OPEN INTEREST.
175
Strength or Weakness?.
177
Other Indications.
178
Options.
180
Commitments of Traders Report.
180
REVERSAL DAYS.
181
GAPS.
182
Breakaway Gap.
183
Runaway Gap.
184
Exhaustion Gap.
184
Island Reversal.
186
SUMMARY.
186
MOVING AVERAGES.
187
SIMPLE MOVING AVERAGE.
188
EXPONENTIAL MOVING AVERAGE.
190
WHAT PRICE?.
191
HOW TO USE MOVING AVERAGES.
192
Using One Moving Average.
193
Using Two Moving Averages.
196
Using Three Moving Averages.
198
MOVING AVERAGE ENVELOPES.
201
BOLLINGER BANDS.
202
Targets.
203
Volatility.
203
CYCLES.
204
WEEKLY RULE.
205
MOVING AVERAGE OPTIMIZATION.
207
SUMMARY.
207
OSCILLATORS AND SENTIMENT INDICATORS.
209
USING OSCILLATORS IN TRENDING MARKETS.
210
Momentum Indicator.
213
Commodity Channel Index.
215
Relative Strength Index.
217
Stochastic Oscillator.
218
Williams %R.
220
Moving Average Convergence/Divergence.
221
OSCILLATOR VARIABLES.
225
THE IMPORTANCE OF CONTRARY OPINION.
225
INVESTOR SENTIMENT.
229
SUMMARY.
229
FURTHER CHARTING.
231
CANDLESTICK CHARTING.
232
Basic Shapes of Candlestick.
233
Doji.
234
Spinning Tops.
235
Long Bodies.
236
Reversal Patterns.
236
Hammer/Hanging Man.
238
Shooting Star.
238
Inverted Hammer.
240
Bullish Belt Hold.
240
Bearish Belt Hold.
241
Bearish Engulfing.
242
Bullish Engulfing.
243
Dark Cloud Cover.
244
Piercing Line.
244
Bearish Harami.
246
Bullish Harami.
246
Evening Star.
248
Three Black Crows.
249
Three White Soldiers.
250
Continuation Patterns.
250
Rising Three Method.
251
Pre-qualifying Patterns.
252
Candlestick Trading Principles.
254
POINT-AND-FIGURE CHARTING.
256
Constructing the Point-and-Figure.
257
Interpretation.
260
THREE LINE BREAK.
264
RENKO.
266
KAGI.
268
ICHIMOKU.
271
ICHIMOKU CLOUD CHARTS.
273
CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES.
275
Turning Line.
276
Standard Line.
278
The Cloud Lines.
278
Lagging Line.
281
INTERPRETATION.
282
State of the Market.
283
Signals.
284
Time Periods.
287
Different Time Frames.
288
SUMMARY.
291
ELLIOTT WAVES AND CYCLES OF TIME.
293
THE BASICS OF WAVES.
293
CORRECTIONS.
298
Zigzags.
298
Flats.
298
Triangles.
300
THE RULE OF ALTERNATION.
307
CHANNELS.
309
FIBONACCI NUMBERS.
310
Fibonacci Retracements.
311
Fibonacci Time Targets.
312
SUMMARY OF ELLIOTT WAVE THEORY.
313
CYCLES OF TIME.
314
Cycles.
315
The Basics of Cycles.
315
Cycle Principles.
316
Cycles to Watch For.
317
Kondratieff Wave.
317
Seasonal Cycles.
317
Presidential Cycle.
318
Commodity Cycles.
318
How to Find Cycles.
318
How to Use Cycles.
320
Translation.
320
SUMMARY.
321
MONEY MANAGEMENT AND COMPUTERS.
323
MONEY MANAGEMENT.
324
MONEY GUIDELINES.
325
DIVERSIFICATION.
326
USING STOP LOSSES.
327
RISK V. REWARD.
328
THE WAY YOU THINK.
329
POSITION SIZING.
330
TRADING TACTICS.
331
The Breakout.
331
Trend lines.
331
Support and Resistance.
332
Retracements.
332
Gaps.
332
ORDER TYPES.
332
Market Order.
333
Limit Order.
333
Stop Order.
334
Trailing Stop.
335
Stop Limit Order.
335
Order Modifiers.
336
Less Common Orders.
336
SUMMARY.
337
TECHNOLOGY.
338
Putting Together the Tools.
339
What Software?.
339
What's Your Setup?.
341
Mechanical Systems.
342
Advantages of Mechanical Systems.
343
Disadvantages of Mechanical Systems.
344
SUMMARY.
344
HOW TO BUILD A TRADING SYSTEM.
347
THE APPROACH.
348
THE CONCEPT.
349
THE RULES.
349
Entry.
350
Sizing.
352
Exit.
352
SPOT CHECK.
354
BACK TEST.
354
PAPER TRADE.
358
TRADING JOURNAL.
358
SUMMARY.
360
Trading Reminders.
360
Trading Rules.
361
THE STOCK MARKET.
363
RELATIVE STRENGTH ANALYSIS.
364
HEALTH OF THE MARKETS.
368
CHARTING VOLUME.
369
INSIDER TRADING.
371
FUTURES.
377
WHAT IS A FUTURE?.
377
TRADING FUTURES.
379
MARKET EXAMPLE.
380
COMMODITY POINTERS.
384
OTHER FUTURES.
385
Bond Futures.
385
Interest-Rate Futures.
386
Index Futures.
386
Single Stock Futures.
387
FX Futures.
388
PRICING FUTURES.
388
FUTURES STRATEGIES.
390
Long Futures.
390
Short Futures.
391
Spreads.
392
Narrow-based Indices.
393
SUMMARY.
393
OPTIONS.
395
WHAT IS AN OPTION?.
396
WHY BUY AN OPTION?.
398
SELLING AN OPTION.
399
AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN STYLES.
400
OPTION TYPES.
400
Equity Options.
400
Index Options.
401
Commodity Options.
401
Currency Options.
402
Interest Rate Option.
402
Binary Options.
402
OPTION PRICING.
403
THE GREEKS.
405
STRATEGIES AND TECHNIQUES.
405
Exercising American Options.
405
Covered Call.
408
Naked Put.
409
Spreads.
409
Protective Put.
410
Stock Swap.
411
Long Put.
412
Straddle.
412
Strangle.
413
SUMMARY.
413
FOREX.
415
THE ADVANTAGES OF FOREX TRADING.
416
THE TYPES OF FOREX TRADING.
416
ANALYSIS OF THE FOREX MARKETS.
419
Fundamentals.
419
Interest Rates.
419
Trade Deficits.
420
Economic Growth.
420
Inflation.
420
Political Situation.
420
Market Psychology.
421
Technicals.
421
Trend Analysis.
421
Support and Resistance.
421
Fibonacci Retracements.
422
Elliott Waves.
422
Indicator Divergences.
422
Intermarket Relationships.
423
The Yen 423.
Australian Dollar.
424
FOREX BROKERS.
424
How Are They Dealing?.
428
CAPITALIZATION.
429
SUMMARY.
431
CONTRACTS FOR DIFFERENCE AND SPREAD BETTING.
433
HOW DOES IT WORK?.
434
CFD TRADING.
435
TECHNICAL ANALYSIS.
435
Commodity CFDs.
436
Gold CFDs.
437
Oil CFDs.
437
Gas CFDs.
438
Index CFDs.
438
Sector CFDs.
439
Inflation CFDs.
439
Carbon Trading CFDs.
440
FINAL NOTES.
441
PRINCIPLES TO FOLLOW.
441
Take an Overall View of the Market.
441
Before Trading, Know Your Maximum Loss.
442
Know When You Are Wrong.
442
Know Your Expected Profit.
442
Conserve Your Capital.
443
Keep a Trading Journal.
443
TRADING STRATEGIES.
444
Buying Dips.
444
Buy Relative Strength.
445
Selling Rallies.
446
Sell Relative Weakness.
447
Buy Support and Sell Resistance.
447
INDEX.
449
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