Integrating Technical Analysis for the Investor

Integrating Technical Analysis for the Investor

Author: BC Low

Publisher: Technical Analysis Consultancy

Published: 2014-09-01

Total Pages: 177

ISBN-13: 9810911289

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Overview : "A book on Technical Analysis written for the Investor Yes, it is possible to use technical analysis for investing, not just trading! Technical analysis has always been seen as a tool for short-term trading rather than investing. Through this book, the author will share with investors an original approach to technically define the trend for the various time frames - Daily, Weekly, Monthly and so on. The book will reveal the consistent relationship between the time frames. It explains which time frame dictates a market's behavior and shows how to invest better with the knowledge of the larger time frames. The book's second innovation is to help investors integrate technical trend, timing and price indicators for market entry and exit. This approach "integrates" signals from various technical tools rather than rely on signals from a single indicator, whether it be timing or price for entry and exit. This integrated approach has been effectively used by the author for investing for many years. Learn : • Time tested techniques to define a market's trend • To integrate trend, timing and time indicators for optimal market entry and exit in trending and non-trending market environments • About the two-way and three-way relationships between monthly, weekly and daily time frames • How to invest better with the knowledge of the relationship of multiple time frames of markets About the author BC Low (CMT) has been a teacher-cum-practitioner in Technical Analysis since the 1980s. Low has published in Technical Analysis of Stocks & Commodities in September 2010 and November 2012. He has delivered many seminars to various financial institutions in Singapore and abroad. He was the President of the Singapore Technical Analysts & Traders Society (STATS) in 2011-13. Formerly a Senior Lecturer in Singapore Polytechnic, he developed and taught two modules of Technical Analysis from 1992 to 2011. He was the technical analyst at Merrill Lynch International Bank, and currently Low is President of Technical Analysis Consultancy, Singapore. CONTENTS Foreword Chapter 1 Introduction Technical Analysis is about Probability Technical vs Fundamental Analysis Where does Technical Analysis work best? Holy Grail versus a Tool Box Integration is Key Technical Analysis is also for long-term investment Chapter 2 Forecasting Trend with Price Action Defining Trend with Price Levels Defining Trend with Selected Price Patterns Defining Trend with Selected Candlesticks Chapter 3 Forecasting Trend with 10 & 40 Exponential Moving Averages Moving Average Basics 10/40 Exponential Moving Averages Trend Signals 10/40 Exponential Moving Averages as Support/Resistance in Trending Markets 10/40 Exponential Moving Averages in Congesting Markets Chapter 4 Price Targets with Bollinger Bands Bollinger Bands Formulation Applications in a Congestion Applications in a Trending Market Applications at the End of a Trend Bollinger Bands Constraints Chapter 5 Price Targets with Fibonacci Ratios Fibonacci Basics Retracement Projections Expansion Projections Tactical Issues in Fibonacci Technique Chapter 6 Timing with Stochastics Stochastics Structure Stochastics Timing Signals in a Congestion Stochastics Buy Timing in an Uptrend Stochastics Sell Timing in a Downtrend Why do Stochastics timing signals work in trends? Stochastics Counter-trend Signals in a Trending Market Chapter 7 Timing with Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) MACD Formulation MACD Trend Signal MACD Divergence Signal MACD Timing Signals MACD & Stochastics Compared Chapter 8 Integrating Trend, Timing & Price Integrating 10/40 EMA Change of trend with Price Action Integrating 10/40 EMA Change of trend with MACD Integrating 10/40 EMA with various indicators in resumption of trend Integrating Price with Stochastics in a Strong Trend Integrating Candlesticks with Bollinger Bands & Stochastics in a Congestion Chapter 9 Time Frames Technique for Long Term Investment Defining Time Frame Technique Benefits of Time Frame Technique Time Frame Principles 4 Important Time Frame Relationships Time Frame Guidelines Making the Most of Time Frames Chapter 10 Managing Positions Fear and Greed Pyramiding Lower Price Stocks Partial Exit The "Crowded Trade" Managing Long Term Positions On Following Recommendations Your Own Portfolio of Preferred Stocks An Investment Model that Suits You. Concluding Remarks


Intermarket Analysis and Investing

Intermarket Analysis and Investing

Author: Michael Gayed

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 1990-10-15

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781481959612

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This eye-opening book brings together today's most relied upon tools of market analysis. Michael E.S. Gayed clearly explains how this powerful combination of major schools of thought of market analysis can help investors dramatically improve their judgment on likely market performance and spot important trends, thereby making successful investment decisions. Intermarket Analysis and Investing begins with an overview of investment analysis that examines types of risk and portfolio structuring. Then it moves on to the three prominent schools of thought in market analysis with discussions of: - Economic analysis, which is primarily concerned with the state of business, and anticipates phases of economic expansion and contraction by focusing on economic indicators - Fundamental analysis, the most widely followed and practiced form of analysis, it looks at the accounting and financial position of companies in an attempt to evaluate intrinsic worth and true stock value - Technical analysis or the market-timing school, practiced by "believers in the supremacy of trend analysis," and followers of the ticker tape. It is primarily concerned with the dynamics behind the fluctuation in the price of a stock This book also examines the positive aspects and pitfalls to contrarian investing, top-down and bottom-up market approaches, comparative market analysis, and common-sense trend analysis. By integrating economic, fundamental, and technical quantitative analysis into a sensible working framework, Intermarket Analysis and Investing exposes the inherent short-comings of relying too heavily or exclusively on any single approach. Each school of stock market analysis is thoroughly examined so that the reader can understand each approach and how it interacts with the others. Part II stresses the economic by analyzing the most important aspects of the business cycle, the Fed's role in managing the balance of inflation and unemployment, and factors investors should watch to tame market risk and minimize loss during downtrends. It is here that the importance of economic indicators is emphasized, with an in-depth discussion of the 11 leading indicators that monitor the economy and help the investor anticipate long-term business trends, the four coincident indicators that help verify the predictability of the leading indicators, and the lagging indicators that help spot emerging structural trends. Part III discusses the use of fundamental analysis, which compares the growth and finances of different securities and industry groups. It shows how earnings, sales, book value, P/E multiples, leverage, liquidity, and/or profitability of companies are used to reveal the worth of a security as an investment. The commodities market and the effect of globalization of securities markets are also examined. Part IV shows how quantitative market analysis aids active investors in determining the short-or immediate-term direction of stocks. Intermarket Analysis and Investing shows how to improve investment decisions by integrating the best features of fundamental analysis and some well-known market timing techniques described and illustrated in this section. The final section of the book provides insightful investment strategies that are based on the intermarket relationships previously discussed. By integrating the methods described in detail in this book, investors stand a much better chance of profiting from market opportunities and of achieving their objectives.


Intermarket Technical Analysis

Intermarket Technical Analysis

Author: John J. Murphy

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 1991-09-03

Total Pages: 296

ISBN-13: 9780471524335

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Trying to trade stock, bond, commodity and currency markets without intermarket awareness is like trying to drive a car without looking out the side and rear windows--very dangerous. In this guide to intermarket analysis, the author uses years of experience in technical analysis plus extensive charts to clearly demonstrate the interrelationshps that exist among the various market sectors and their importance. You'll learn how to use activity in surrounding markets in the same way that most people employ traditional technical indicators for directional clues. Shows the analyst how to focus outward, rather than inward, to provide a more rational understanding of technical forces at work in the marketplace.


Predict Market Swings With Technical Analysis

Predict Market Swings With Technical Analysis

Author: Michael McDonald

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2002-10-02

Total Pages: 218

ISBN-13: 0471271578

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A fresh perspective on predicting the market The experience of Wall Street investment manager and analyst Michael McDonald offers a new perspective on how to navigate the turbulent ups and downs of the markets. His innovative approach to the stock market teaches investors how to use new investment strategies intended to replace the "buy and hold forever" strategies of yesterday. McDonald discusses what a "trading range" market is-a roller-coaster ride in which the market will neither gain nor lose much ground-and guides readers through this market with his proven investment strategies. This book provides an understandable way to make sense of the unpredictable stock market, taking into account more complex theories, including chaos and contrarian approaches. Along with his expert advice, McDonald presents four investing paradoxes that will help investors make smarter decisions now and predict where the market is heading, using his proven theories.


Time the Markets

Time the Markets

Author: Charles D. Kirkpatrick

Publisher: FT Press

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 209

ISBN-13: 0132931931

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In Time the Markets, award-winning technical analyst Charles D. Kirkpatrick applies technical analysis to key economic indicators and shows how to use them to identify market shifts, avoid loss, and become a more profitable long-term investor. Drawing on many years of publicly available data, Kirkpatrick demonstrates how to uncover powerful buy and sell signals and shows how to incorporate corporate, industry, monetary, sentiment, and market data into reliable timing indicators that can help you recognize impending stock and bond market dangers--and get out of the way. Relying primarily on proven technical analysis methods, Kirkpatrick incorporates trading system methods that have proven successful in market timing, including trend and momentum analysis, use of protective and trailing stops, and periodicity. Reflecting the latest insights into behavioral finance, he shares important new insight into measuring marketplace momentum and sentiment--helping long-term investors identify and evade the marketplace irrationalities that often cause capital loss.


Evidence-Based Technical Analysis

Evidence-Based Technical Analysis

Author: David Aronson

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2011-07-11

Total Pages: 572

ISBN-13: 1118160584

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Evidence-Based Technical Analysis examines how you can apply the scientific method, and recently developed statistical tests, to determine the true effectiveness of technical trading signals. Throughout the book, expert David Aronson provides you with comprehensive coverage of this new methodology, which is specifically designed for evaluating the performance of rules/signals that are discovered by data mining.


Technical Analysis Explained, Fifth Edition: The Successful Investor's Guide to Spotting Investment Trends and Turning Points

Technical Analysis Explained, Fifth Edition: The Successful Investor's Guide to Spotting Investment Trends and Turning Points

Author: Martin J. Pring

Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional

Published: 2014-01-13

Total Pages: 832

ISBN-13: 0071826556

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The guide technicians turn to for answers--tuned up to provide an advantage in today's global economy The face of investing has significantly changed in the 30 years since this book's first publication, but one essential component of the markets has not--human behavior. Whether you're trading cornerstone commodities or innovative investment products, observing how investors responded to past events through technical analysis is your key to forecasting when to buy and sell in the future. This fully updated fifth edition shows you how to maximize your profits in today's complex markets by tailoring your application of this powerful tool. Tens of thousands of individual and professional investors have used the guidance in this book to grow their wealth by understanding, interpreting, and forecasting significant moves in both individual stocks and entire markets. This new edition streamlines its time-honored, profit-driven approach, while updating every chapter with new examples, tables, charts, and comments that reflect the real-world situations you encounter in everyday trading. Required reading among many professionals, this authoritative resource now features: Brand-new chapters that analyze and explain secular trends with unique technical indicators that measure investor confidence, as well as an introduction to Pring's new Special K indicator Expanded coverage on the profit-making opportunities ETFs create in international markets, sectors, and commodities Practical advice for avoiding false, contratrend signals that may arise in short-term time spans Additional material on price patterns, candlestick charts, relative strength, momentum, sentiment indicators, and global stock markets Properly reading and balancing the variety of indicators used in technical analysis is an art, and no other book better illustrates the repeatable steps you need to take to master it. When used with patience and discipline, Technical Analysis Explained, Fifth Edition, will make you a better decision maker and increase your chances of greater profits.


CMT Level III 2020

CMT Level III 2020

Author: Wiley

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2020-01-02

Total Pages: 944

ISBN-13: 1119674565

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Everything you need to pass Level III of the CMT Program CMT Level III 2020: The Integration of Technical Analysis fully prepares you to demonstrate competency integrating basic concepts in Level I with practical applications in Level II, by using critical analysis to arrive at well-supported, ethical investing and trading recommendations. Covered topics include: asset relationships, portfolio management, behavioral finance, volatility, and analysis. The Level III exam emphasizes risk management concepts as well as classical methods of technical analysis. This cornerstone guidebook of the Chartered Market Technician® Program will provide every advantage to passing Level III CMT Exam.


The Little Book of Stock Market Profits

The Little Book of Stock Market Profits

Author: Mitch Zacks

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2011-10-19

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13: 1118192419

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A timely guide to making the best investment strategies even better A wide variety of strategies have been identified over the years, which purportedly outperform the stock market. Some of these include buying undervalued stocks while others rely on technical analysis techniques. It's fair to say no one method is fool proof and most go through both up and down periods. The challenge for an investor is picking the right method at the right time. The Little Book of Stock Market Profits shows you how to achieve this elusive goal and make the most of your time in today's markets. Written by Mitch Zacks, Senior Portfolio Manager of Zacks Investment Management, this latest title in the Little Book series reveals stock market strategies that really work and then shows you how they can be made even better. It skillfully highlights earnings-based investing strategies, the hallmark of the Zacks process, but it also identifies strategies based on valuations, seasonal patterns and price momentum. Specifically, the book: Identifies stock market investment strategies that work, those that don't, and what it takes for an individual investor to truly succeed in today's dynamic market Discusses how the performance of each strategy examined can be improved by combining into them into a multifactor approach Gives investors a clear path to integrating the best investment strategies of all time into their own personal portfolio Investing can be difficult, but with the right strategies you can improve your overall performance. The Little book of Stock Market Profits will show you how.


Timing the Market

Timing the Market

Author: Deborah Weir

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2006-04-20

Total Pages: 431

ISBN-13: 0471767646

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The first definitive guide to understanding and profiting from the relationship between the stock market and interest rates It's well established that interest rates significantly impact the stock market. This is the first book that definitively explores the interest rate/stock market relationship and describes a specific system for profiting from the relationship. Timing the Market provides an historically proven system, rooted in fundamental economics, that allows investors and traders to forecast the stock market using data from the interest rate markets-together with supporting market sentiment and cultural indicators-to pinpoint and profit from major turns in the stock market. Deborah Weir (Greenwich, CT) is President of Wealth Strategies, a firm that does marketing for traditional money managers and hedge funds. She is a Chartered Financial Analyst and is the first woman president of the Stamford CFA Society.