Product Description

A simple, straightforward guide to the fundamentals of technical analysis
For active traders and investors who don't understand the complicated art of technical analysis, this commonsense resource covers all the bases. Explaining the basic principles of analysis and showing how to implement them, Technical Analysis For Dummies dumps the confusing jargon and unreadable charts for basic explanations and practical guidance. In no time at all, readers will see how to make better trading decisions.
Barbara Rockefeller (Stamford, CT) is one of the foremost authorities on technical analysis and founder of Rockefeller Treasury Services.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1844 in Books
• Published on: 2004-03-05
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 360 pages

From the Back Cover
The tools to perform your own analysis – and beat the market

Study the data, measure your risk, and win in the market!

Sick of losing in the market? Tired of relying on other people’s investment advice? Don’t worry! Technical Analysis For Dummies is the smart way to get on a winning track. This straightforward, non-intimidating guide explains the principles of technical analysis and provides tools you need to develop guidelines you can trust – your own.

Praise for Technical Analysis For Dummies

"Barbara Rockefeller shows that technical analysis works without math and formulas. Her back-to-basics approach is practical and comprehensive . . . This is a great way to learn technical analysis, or a valuable review of how we should trade."
– Perry Kaufman, author of "Trading Systems and Methods" and "A Short Course in Technical Trading"

"This book is written in a clear, concise, no-nonsense style with lots of common-sense ideas . . ."
– Martin J. Pring, President of pring.com, Editor Intermarket Review

Discover how to:

• Identify the trends
• Improve your timing
• Never take a big loss again
• Plan the trade from start to finish
• Treat trading and investing as a business
• Learn when to sell

About the Author
Barbara Rockefeller is one of the world’s foremost authorities on technical analysis and is the author of two newsletters and three popular books, including CNBC 24/7 Trading: Around the Clock, Around the World and The Global Trader.

Customer Reviews

It will pay for itself
At no other time have I ever bought a book that paid for itself. Having utilized the techniques discussed in Technical Analysis for Dummies, I actually earned well over the $20.00 needed to pay for the book. This is a great book for beginners because it discusses MACD and Stochastics, as well as combining criteria in order to create stock screeners. I have also read Mutual Funds for Dummies and Stock Investing for Dummies. This one is the best written and by far the most useful so. I highly recommend this book if you are new to the world of stock investing.

Does not have examples
I want to be honest for this book. I'm a daily trader and want to learn more about technical analysis. After I read this book I notice that this book does not have any examples to make it understandable for readers. It just has explanations that make it boring to read. In my opinion find a book that has examples about real situation during trading stocks. YOU CAN NOT LEARN ONLY WITH EXPLENATIN. My suggestion is read other technical analysis books reviews to find out which one have both explanations follow by examples. Good luck

Best Little Guide To Technical Analysis
This book is a nice synopsis of technical indicators and is written in common understandable English. There are big tomes written on this subject but this is all you will need to get a good grasp of the subject. It is not a recipe book that will tell you how to make a bundle of money in the stock market, but you are unlikely to make a bundle without mastering the analytic techniques discussed in this book. You will develop your own favorite indicators and combination of indicators to help you invest, but without understanding the basics of the technical analysis, you will be lost. And this book is a good source of learning just that.