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    Charting Made Easy
    Charting Made Easy
    Charting Made Easy
    Ebook87 pages57 minutes

    Charting Made Easy

    By John J. Murphy

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    • Technical Analysis

    • Financial Markets

    • Stock Market

    • Market Trends

    • Investing

    • Legal Disclaimer

    • Customer Service

    • Professional Advice

    • Book Information

    • Media Formats

    • Oscillators

    • Chart Analysis

    About this ebook

    Here is a treasure trove of easy to use tools for mapping your course through today's market. Whether you're using online charts or a professional charting software program, these techniques from master technician John Murphy can increase your trading success.

    "One of the greatest benefits of technical analysis is its applicability to any and all markets ... charts can be an extremely valuable tool-if you know how to use them. This booklet is a good place to start learning how."
    —from the foreword by John Murphy

    Renowned market technician John Murphy presents basic principals of technical analysis in easy-to-understand term.

    He covers

    • All types of chart analysis
    • "Need to know" concepts, including trendlines, moving averages, price gaps, reversal patterns, volume & open interest spreads, and more!
    • Price forecasting and market timing applications
    • A full resource guide of technical analysis aide
    • How to use the industry's top tools to obtain a better understanding of what charts can do-and how they can help you grab your portion of today's trading profits.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWiley
    Release dateSep 27, 2012
    ISBN9781118538227
    Charting Made Easy
    Author

    John J. Murphy

    John J. Murphy tiene más de 30 años de experiencia en el uso del análisis técnico. Anteriormente, fue director de Merrill Lynch. En la actualidad es presidente de Murphymorris, Inc., empresa especializada en elaborar análisis para inversores.

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      Thank You John Murphy!! It is an excellent read, providing high level instruction and guidance about everything related to technical analysis and beyond!!

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    Charting Made Easy - John J. Murphy

    Introduction

    Chart analysis has become more popular than ever. One of the reasons for that is the availability of highly sophisticated, yet inexpensive, charting software. The average trader today has greater computer power than major institutions had just a couple of decades ago. Another reason for the popularity of charting is the Internet. Easy access to Internet charting has produced a great democratization of technical information. Anyone can log onto the Internet today and see a dazzling array of visual market information. Much of that information is free or available at very low cost.

    Another revolutionary development for traders is the availability of live market data. With the increased speed of market trends in recent years, and the popularity of short-term trading methods, easy access to live market data has become an indispensable weapon in the hands of technically oriented traders. Day-traders live and die with that minute-to-minute price data. And, it goes without saying, that the ability to spot and profit from those short-term market swings is one of the strong points of chart analysis.

    Sector rotation has been especially important in recent years. More than ever, it’s important to be in the right sectors at the right time. During the second half of 1999, technology was the place to be and that was reflected in enormous gains in the Nasdaq market. Biotech and high-tech stocks were the clear market leaders. If you were in those groups, you did great. If you were anywhere else, you probably lost money.

    During the spring of 2000, however, a sharp sell off of biotech and technology stocks pushed the Nasdaq into a steep correction and caused a sudden rotation into previously ignored sectors of the blue chip market—like drugs, financials, and basic industry stocks—as money moved out of new economy stocks into old economy stocks. While the fundamental reasons for those sudden shifts in trend weren’t clear at the time, they were easily spotted on the charts by traders who had access to live market information—and knew how to chart and interpret it correctly.

    That last point is especially important because having access to charts and data is only helpful if the trader knows what to do with them. And that’s the purpose of this booklet. It will introduce to you the more important aspects of chart analysis. But that’s only the start. The Investing Resources Guide at the end of the booklet will point you toward places where you can continue your technical studies and start taking advantage of that valuable new

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