Books on Technical Analysis and Stock Trading Systems
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Technical Analysis from A to Z
by Stephen Achelis |
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New Thinking in Technical Analysis
- Trading Models from the Masters
by Rick Bensignor |
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Bollinger on Bollinger Bands
by John Bollinger |
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Technical Analysis for the Trading Professional
by Constance Brown |
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The Encyclopedia Of Technical Market Indicators, Second Edition
by Robert Colby |
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Connors on Advanced Trading Strategies
by Laurence Connors |
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Street Smarts
- High Probability Short Term Trading Strategies
by Laurence A. Connors and Linda Raschke |
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Professional Stock Trading
- System Design and Automation
by Mark R. Conway and Aaron N. Behle |
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Trend Following
- How Great Traders Make Millions in Up or Down Markets
by Michael W. Covel |
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Advanced Swing Trading
- Strategies to Predict, Identify, and Trade Future Market Swings
by John Crane |
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Technical Analysis of Stock Trends
by Robert Edwards, John Magee, W.H.C. Bassetti |
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Trading for a Living
by Alexander Elder |
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Rocket Science for Traders
by John F. Elders Even for those with the requisite mathematical training, this book is very hard to follow. We implemented many of the procedures in this book but were unable to find a system that worked well for stocks. Nonetheless, it does present some interesting signal-processing techniques for identifying the amplitude and frequency of cycles that are worthy of further study. |
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Trading with Oscillators
- Pinpointing Market Extremes - Theory and Practice
by Mark Etzkorn The important message of this book is that while oscillators such as stochastics are appealing in that their premise is to buy low and sell high (and who can disagree with that!), relying on oscillators alone in a trading strategy is far too risky. Rather, oscillators should be used in conjunction with other trading methods to discern the trend of the market. |
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The Master Swing Trader
- Tools and Techniques
by Alan Farley ...to Profit from Outstanding Short-Term Trading Opportunities |
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Dynamic Trading Indicators
- Winning with Value Charts and Price Action Profile
by Mark Helweg and David Stendahl |
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The Encyclopedia of Trading Strategies
by Jeffrey Owen Katz and Donna L. McCormick |
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Smarter Trading
- Improving Performance in Changing Markets
by Perry J. Kaufman This book discusses the problems inherent in trend following trading strategies based on standard types of moving averages, e.g. whipsaws and giving up too much of large gains. It introduces Kaufman's Adaptive Moving Average (AMA) which automatically increases the "speed" of the moving average as market volatility increases. Kaufman demonstrates how profit taking can improve trading system performance, while using stop-loss orders can destroy the profitablity of a system. Thus a book about trend following ends up making points more associated with contrarian trading. |
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Trading Systems and Methods
by Perry J. Kaufman |
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High Probability Trading
by Marcel Link McGraw-Hill |
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Technical Analysis Applications In The Global Currency Markets
- Second Edition
by Cornelius Luca |
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Trading in the Global Currency Markets
by Cornelius Luca Chapters: 1. What is foreign exchange? 2. Historical development of foreign exhcange. 3. The European Monetary Union. 4. Currency characterisitcs. 5. Foreign exchange risks. 6. Central banks. 7. Price structure and foreign exchange terminology. 8. Corporate trading. 9. Foreign exchange settlement. 10. Conducting foreign exchange trading. 11. The spot market. 12. The forward currency market. 13. Currency crosses. 14. Currency futures. 15. Currency options. 16. Major option strategies on currencies. 17. Economic fundamentals. 18. Financial and sociopolitical factors. 19. Technical analysis. 20. Trend reversal patterns. 21. Trend continuation patterns. 22. Formulations unique to bar charts for futures. 23. Point-and-figure charting. 24. Candlestick charting. 25. Quantitative trading methods. 26. Oscillators and Studies. 27. W.D. Gann Analysis. 28. The Elliot Wave. |
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Intermarket Technical Analysis
- Trading Strategies for Global Stock, Bond, Commodity, and Currency Markets
by John Murphy |
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Technical Analysis of Financial Markets
- A Comprehensive Guide to Trading Methods and Applications
by John Murphy |
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Market Evaluation and Analysis for Swing Trading
- Methods and Strategies for an Ever Changing Market
by David Nassar and Bill Lupien |
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Design, Testing, and Optimization of Trading Systems
by Robert Pardo |
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Technical Analysis Explained
- The Successful Investor's Guide to Spotting Investment Trends
by Martin Pring ...and Turning Points |
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Technician's Guide to Day and Swing Trading
by Martin Pring |
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Building Winning Trading Systems with TradeStation
by George Pruitt and John R. Hill |
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Getting Started in Technical Analysis
by Jack Schwager |
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Trading Systems that Work
- Building and Evaluating Effective Trading Systems
by Thomas Stridsman |
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New Concepts in Technical Trading Systems
by Welles Wilder |
Related Sites:
Technical Analysis of Stocks and Commodities Magazine - Free trial issue, online articles on TA, trader's message boards, buy past articles.
Turtle Trading - Trend Following Trading Systems - Turtle Traders website has articles on long term trend following turtle trading methods, integration of money, and portfolio management.
Technical Analysis from A to Z - Online edition of Technical Analysis from A to Z. You may need to register to access.