CITATION

Jagerson, John and Hansen, S. Wade. Profiting With Forex. McGraw-Hill, 2006.

Profiting With Forex

Published:  July 2006

eISBN: 9780071491419 0071491414 | ISBN: 9780071464659
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1 Profiting with Forex
  • What Is the Forex Market?
  • The Advantages of the Forex Market
  • Mind the Gaps
  • Life Is Going to Happen
  • Diversification
  • Protect and Multiply
  • The Forex Can Be Fickle
  • The Skeptic’s FAQ
  • Taking Advantage of the Forex Market
  • Chapter 2 Basic Lingo Lesson
  • Pip
  • Currency Pair
  • Contract (or Lot)
  • Chapter 3 How the Forex Market Works
  • Chapter 4 Genesis and Growth of the Forex Market
  • The Modern Gold Standard
  • It Has All Happened Before
  • Profiting from History
  • Chapter 5 Fundamental Analysis Tools
  • Chapter 6 The U.S. Government
  • The Fundamental Factor
  • The National Debt
  • The Fundamental Tool: TIC Data
  • Interest Rates
  • The Fundamental Tool: The Target Interest Rate
  • Using the Tools
  • Chapter 7 Inflation
  • The Fundamental Factor
  • Combating Inflation
  • The Fundamental Tool: The Consumer Price Index (CPI)
  • Using the Tools
  • Chapter 8 The U.S. Stock Market
  • The Fundamental Factor
  • The Fundamental Tool: The S&P 500 via the SPY
  • Using the Tools
  • Chapter 9 China
  • The Fundamental Factor
  • United States’ Dependence on China
  • The Fundamental Tool: USD/CNY Exchange Rate
  • The Asian Financial Crisis of 1997
  • The Fundamental Tool: Balance of Trade
  • Using the Tools
  • Chapter 10 Oil
  • The Fundamental Factor
  • What Is Oil?
  • The Genesis of Big Oil
  • OPEC
  • Oil and Your Portfolio
  • The Fundamental Tool: NYMEX Crude Oil Futures
  • Using the Tools
  • Chapter 11 Breaking News
  • The Fundamental Factor
  • Guessing Right
  • Guessing Wrong
  • The Fundamental Tool: Technical Analysis
  • Using the Tools
  • Chapter 12 Seesaw of Supply and Demand
  • The Seesaw and Individual Currencies
  • The Seesaw and Currency Pairs
  • Interest Rates and the GBP/JPY
  • Conclusion
  • Chapter 13 Technical Analysis Tools
  • Technical Indicators
  • Technical Analysis Tool: The Moving Average
  • Technical Analysis Tool: Oscillating Indicators
  • Terms of the Trade
  • Chapter 14 Support, Resistance, and Fibonacci
  • Support and Resistance
  • Fibonacci
  • Using the Tools
  • Chapter 15 Putting It All Together—Trading Techniques
  • Trading Technique 1: The Carry Trade
  • Trading Technique 2: Trading Economic Announcements
  • Trading Technique 3: Following Oil
  • Trading Technique 4: Following Gold
  • Trading Technique 5: Technical Divergences
  • More Trading Techniques
  • Chapter 16 Money Management
  • Money Management Pitfalls
  • Money Management Rules
  • Conclusion
  • Chapter 17 Getting Started
  • Thanks, but No Thanks
  • Profit with a Professional
  • I’m Ready to Dive In
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix: Fat Tails
  • Index