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: #5657 in Books
• Published on: 2004-03-05
• 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

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.

A good addition to the trader's library....
I found this book to be not too heavy, not too light in dealing with technical analysis. I wanted something that would expand upon the various indicators, etc. a bit more than I would find with a wiki search, and the book hits the target. I'm pleased and I think that others who are looking for something that's more than an "entry-level" book will be pleased as well.

A mile wide and an inch deep material
I have read more than a dozen books on forex, some good and some bad. I'm afraid this book is somewhere at the bottom. The author kept babbling about self-proclaimed experts in technical analysis all throughout the book it became pathetic. Discussions on most technical indicators was blurry, not the english, but the material simply was not good enough. Very flimsy in many cases and as a result gives you a feeling the author is far from being an authority on the subject. The only reason I gave a generous 2 stars is the discussion on momentum indicators where there was a little bit of substance. Example charts also were poorly selected. After reading the book I felt I really did not pick up anything new.