Technical Analysis of the Financial Markets: A Comprehensive Guide to Trading Methods and Applications

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Penguin, 1999 M01 1 - 576 páginas
John J. Murphy has now updated his landmark bestseller Technical Analysis of the Futures Markets, to include all of the financial markets.

This outstanding reference has already taught thousands of traders the concepts of technical analysis and their application in the futures and stock markets. Covering the latest developments in computer technology, technical tools, and indicators, the second edition features new material on candlestick charting, intermarket relationships, stocks and stock rotation, plus state-of-the-art examples and figures. From how to read charts to understanding indicators and the crucial role technical analysis plays in investing, readers gain a thorough and accessible overview of the field of technical analysis, with a special emphasis on futures markets. Revised and expanded for the demands of today's financial world, this book is essential reading for anyone interested in tracking and analyzing market behavior.

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About the Author
Stock Market Indicators
Technical Analysis Applied to Different Time Dimensions
Random Walk Theory
The Use of Closing Prices and the Presence of Lines
Basic Concepts of Trend
Trendlines
The Channel Line
Investor Sentiment Readings
Price Patterns
Trading Tactics
Basic Candlesticks
Weekly and Monthly Bar Charts
Elliott Wave Theory
The Rule of Alternation
Fibonacci Numbers as the Basis of the Wave Principle

Price Gaps
Finding a Price Objective
Variations from the Ideal Pattern
Major Reversal Patterns
The Descending Triangle
The Measured Move
Volume
Summary of Volume and Open Interest Rules
Long Term Charts
Moving Averages
To Optimize or
Measuring Rate of Change ROC
Constructing an Oscillator Using Two Moving Averages
Stochastics KD
Futures Open Interest
How Cyclic Concepts Help Explain Charting Techniques
Computers and Trading Systems
Seasonal Cycles
Introduction
Conclusion
The Use of Intraday Pivot Points
Measuring Market Breadth
Equivolume Charting
How to Coordinate Technical and Fundamental Analysis
Formula for Demand Index
Tracking Longer Term Market Activity
Conclusion
The Importance of Longer Range Perspective
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John J. Murphy is President of MURPHYMORRIS, Inc., a producer of interactive educational products for technical analysis. A former technical analyst for CNBC and director of Merrill Lynch's Technical Analysis Futures Division, he is the author of The Visual Investor and Intermarket Technical Analysis.

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