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The Complete Trading Course
Price Patterns, Strategies, Setups, and Execution Tactics
Corey Rosenbloom (Author)
9780470594599, Wiley
Hardback, published 4 February 2011
320 pages, Charts: 13 B&W, 0 Color; Screen captures: 84 B&W, 0 Color; Tables: 1 B&W, 0 Color
26 x 18.8 x 2.5 cm, 0.726 kg
A practical guide covering everything the serious trader needs to know While a variety of approaches can be used to analyze financial market behavior and identify potential trading/investing opportunities, no approach is completely accurate. The challenge for traders is to find a method that they feel comfortable with and are able to implement consistently, through the normal ups and downs of trading. The Trading Course provides you with a detailed description of the methods used to analyze markets, spot profitable trading opportunities, and properly execute trades. Page by page, this book references different trading methodologies, but focuses specifically on applying them when attempting to identify good trades. If you want to become a successful trader, you have to be prepared. This book will show you what it takes to make it in this field and how you can excel without getting overwhelmed.
Preface xi Acknowledgments xvii Part I Foundational Principles 1 Chapter 1 Supremacy of the Trend 3 What is a Trend? 3 Methods for Defining Trends 7 Pinpointing the Trend Reversal in 2009 19 Chapter 2 Momentum’s Leading Edge 21 The Science of Momentum 21 Momentum in the Stock Market 23 Gaps Reveal Momentum 24 The Momentum Indicator 26 The Rate of Change Indicator 34 The 3/10 MACD Oscillator 37 Where Momentum Is Strongest 43 Chapter 3 Price Alternation Principle 45 Defining the Principle 45 Price Contraction Phase 47 Price Expansion Phase 49 Viewing the Market as Buyers and Sellers 53 Feedback Loops 55 Choosing the Right Indicators 64 Part II Strategies and Tools 79 Chapter 4 Candlestick Charting 81 Benefits of Using Candlestick Charts 81 Construction of Candlestick Charts 82 Basic Terms Used to Describe Candlesticks 85 Common Signals 87 Three Trading Scenarios 107 A Little Knowledge Goes a Long Way 109 Chapter 5 Examining Price Patterns 111 What Are Price Patterns? 111 Introduction to the Most Popular Patterns 115 Head and Shoulders 116 Inverse Head and Shoulders 121 Bull Flag 125 Triangles 134 Using Price Patterns in the Real World 143 Chapter 6 Fibonacci Tools 145 What Is Fibonacci in Trading? 145 Fibonacci Retracements 147 How to Identify Fibonacci Retracement Confluence Zones 153 The Multiple Uses of Fibonacci Tools 161 Chapter 7 Following the Life Cycle of a Price Move 163 Three Phases of a Large-Scale Price Move 164 Visualizing the Stages through Charts 169 Ralph Elliott’s Wave Theory 176 The Three Rules of Elliott Wave 182 Elliott Waves Example: Research in Motion 183 Final Tips for Applying the Life Cycle in Real Time 185 Part III Execution and Trade Setups 187 Chapter 8 Edge, Expectancy, and Execution 189 All about Edge 190 Edging Out Your Expectancy 197 Trade Execution Tactics 208 Chapter 9 Four Basic Trade Setups 219 Common Components of Every Trade 219 How to Classify Trade Setups 228 Mean Reversion Strategies 229 Mean Departure Strategies 240 Where Trades Fit in the Life Cycle 248 Trading Confidently 253 Chapter 10 Specific Trade Setups for Today’s Markets 255 The Cradle Trade 255 The Impulse Buy and Impulse Sell Trade 260 Using Multiple Timeframes to Enter an Impulse Buy Trade 265 Concluding Thoughts 270 About the Author 273 Bibliography 275 Index 281
Subject Areas: Finance & accounting [KF]
