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A.Meyers, Thomas. The Technical Analysis Course: A Winning Program for Investors & Traders, Third Edition. US: McGraw-Hill Education, 2003.

The Technical Analysis Course: A Winning Program for Investors & Traders, Third Edition

Authors: Thomas A.Meyers

Published:  2003

ISBN: 9780071706384 0071387102
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  • Contents
  • How to Take This Course
  • INTRODUCTION
  • LESSON 1 The Philosophy of Technical Analysis
  • The Basic Principles
  • Technical Analysis Defined
  • Adaptability to Different Markets and Investment Time Horizons
  • True or False Quiz
  • Answers
  • CONSTRUCTING CHARTS
  • LESSON 2 Basic Chart Construction
  • Types of Charts
  • The Bar Chart
  • Arithmetic versus Logarithmic Scale
  • Volume
  • Open Interest
  • Chart Preparation
  • True or False Quiz
  • Answers
  • PROFITABLE CHART PATTERNS
  • LESSON 3 Major Reversal Chart Patterns
  • Key Reversals
  • Head and Shoulders Tops and Bottoms
  • Rounding Tops and Bottoms (Saucers)
  • Ascending and Descending Triangles
  • Rectangles
  • Double and Triple Tops and Bottoms
  • Diamond
  • Rising and Falling Wedges
  • V Formations (Spikes)
  • True or False Quiz
  • Answers
  • LESSON 4 Consolidation Formations
  • Flags
  • Pennants
  • Head and Shoulders Continuation Patterns
  • Symmetrical Triangle
  • True or False Quiz
  • Answers
  • LESSON 5 Gaps
  • Frequency of Appearance
  • Insignificant Gaps
  • Significant Gaps
  • Common Gap
  • Breakaway Gap
  • Runaway Gap
  • Exhaustion Gap
  • The Island Reversal
  • The Total Picture
  • A Wall Street Myth—Gaps Must Be Closed
  • True or False Quiz
  • Answers
  • KEY ANALYTICAL TOOLS
  • LESSON 6 Trendlines and Channels
  • How Trendlines Are Drawn
  • Significance of a Trendline
  • Validity of Trendline Penetration
  • Curved Trendlines
  • Trendline Role Reversal
  • Trend Channels
  • The Fan Principle
  • True or False Quiz
  • Answers
  • LESSON 7 Support and Resistance
  • Support and Resistance Defined
  • Role Reversal
  • Trend Reversals
  • Percentage Retracements
  • Speed Resistance Lines
  • True or False Quiz
  • Answers
  • LESSON 8 The True Value of Failed Signals
  • Bull Trap
  • Bear Trap
  • Failed Trendline Signals
  • True or False Quiz
  • Answers
  • LESSON 9 Using Moving Averages
  • Simple Moving Average
  • Weighted Moving Average
  • Exponential Moving Average
  • Multiple Moving Averages
  • Envelopes (Trading Bands)
  • True or False Quiz
  • Answers
  • LESSON 10 Relative Strength Analysis
  • Industry Group versus a Market Index
  • Individual Stock versus an Industry Group
  • True or False Quiz
  • Answers
  • LESSON 11 Volume and Open Interest
  • Basic Rules of Volume
  • Blowoffs and Selling Climaxes
  • On-Balance Volume
  • Volume Reversal
  • Example 1 Negative Volume Reversal
  • Example 2 Positive Volume Reversal
  • Open Interest
  • True or False Quiz
  • Answers
  • ADVANCED ANALYSIS
  • LESSON 12 Oscillators
  • Oscillator Interpretation
  • Types of Oscillators
  • Momentum Oscillators
  • Rate of Change Oscillators
  • Moving Average Oscillators
  • True or False Quiz
  • Answers
  • LESSON 13 Relative Strength Index
  • Conceptual Basis of the Relative Strength Index
  • How to Calculate the Relative Strength Index
  • Interpreting the Relative Strength Index
  • True or False Quiz
  • Answers
  • LESSON 14 Stochastics
  • Calculation
  • Divergence Analysis
  • Extreme Readings
  • Reversal Warning Signal
  • True or False Quiz
  • Answers
  • LESSON 15 Moving Average Convergence-Divergence
  • Divergence Analysis
  • Extreme Readings
  • Crossover of MACD by the Signal Line
  • True or False Quiz
  • Answers
  • LESSON 16 Bollinger Bands
  • Indicator Interpretation
  • True or False Quiz
  • Answers
  • ALTERNATIVE CHARTING METHODS
  • LESSON 17 Point and Figure Charting
  • Point and Figure Charts versus Bar Charts
  • Constructing Point and Figure Charts
  • Box Size
  • Reversal Criteria
  • Chart Patterns
  • Trendlines
  • True or False Quiz
  • Answers
  • LESSON 18 Japanese Candlestick Charting
  • Constructing Candlestick Lines
  • Key Bullish Reversal Patterns
  • Key Bearish Reversal Patterns
  • Key Continuation Patterns
  • True or False Quiz
  • Answers
  • PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER
  • LESSON 19 The Weight-of-Evidence Approach to Technical Analysis
  • Example 1—Baxter International as of April 24, 2001
  • Technical Evidence
  • Weight of Evidence
  • Subsequent Price Action
  • Example 2—AutoZone as of December 22, 2000
  • Technical Evidence
  • Weight of Evidence
  • Subsequent Price Action
  • Example 3—Walt Disney as of June 14, 2001
  • Technical Evidence
  • Weight of Evidence
  • Subsequent Price Action
  • Final Thoughts
  • Congratulations!
  • Appendix
  • Glossary
  • Index