Streetsmart Guide to Timing the Stock Market When to Buy, Sell, and Sell Short
, by Alexander, Colin
- ISBN: 9780071461054 | 0071461051
- Cover: Hardcover
- Copyright: 11/30/2005
Whether you're a private investor aiming to retire in style or an investment professional responsible for hundreds of millions in client assets, this book is one investment resource you don't want to be without. Written by legendary trader Colin Alexander, it arms traders with proven timing tools and strategies for making market-beating profits year after year.
Colin Alexander has been involved with the trading industry for twenty-five years as a publisher, broker, trader, and system developer. The former publisher of The Five Stars Futures Bulletin, which was consistently ranked in the top ten advisory services, he also founded the stockscom.com advisory service. He is the author of several top-selling trading books, including Five Stars Futures Trades and Capturing Full-Trend Profits in the Commodity Futures Markets.
| Preface to the Second Edition | xiii | ||
| Acknowledgments | xv | ||
| CHAPTER 1 THE CASE FOR TIMING | 1 | (14) | |
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| CHAPTER 2 DEFINING A BULL MARKET | 15 | (12) | |
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| CHAPTER 3 DEFINING A BEAR MARKET | 27 | (6) | |
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| CHAPTER 4 SIDEWAYS MARKETS | 33 | (4) | |
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| CHAPTER 5 VOLUME AND ON-BALANCE VOLUME (OBV): FOLLOW THE MONEY | 37 | (16) | |
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| CHAPTER 6 MOVING-AVERAGE CONVERGENCE/DIVERGENCE (MACD) | 53 | (12) | |
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| CHAPTER 7 THE BUILDING BLOCKS FOR CHARTS | 65 | (8) | |
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| CHAPTER 8 PRICE RULES | 73 | (10) | |
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| CHAPTER 9 MOVING AVERAGES: USE WITH PRICE RULES | 83 | (12) | |
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| CHAPTER 10 STOCHASTICS—OVERBOUGHT/OVERSOLD INDICATOR: USE WITH MOVING AVERAGES IN A TRENDING MARKET | 95 | (12) | |
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| CHAPTER 11 SUPPORT AND RESISTANCE: TRENDLINES, CHANNEL LINES, AND LINEAR RETRACEMENT | 107 | (12) | |
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| CHAPTER 12 CHART PATTERNS THAT WORK | 119 | (14) | |
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| CHAPTER 13 MAJOR MARKET TURNS | 133 | (14) | |
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| CHAPTER 14 WHAT WORKS—A REVIEW AND PROSPECTS FOR THE FUTURE | 147 | (16) | |
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| CHAPTER 15 HOW TO MANAGE YOUR CAPITAL: RISK VERSUS REWARD | 163 | (12) | |
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| CHAPTER 16 ENTRY CHECKLIST: BUY | 175 | (10) | |
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| CHAPTER 17 CASE STUDY: HOW TO BUY | 185 | (20) | |
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| CHAPTER 18 PROTECT CAPITAL WITH A STOP LOSS | 205 | (10) | |
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| CHAPTER 19 WHEN TO SELL | 215 | (10) | |
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| CHAPTER 20 SELLING STOCKS SHORT | 225 | (12) | |
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| CHAPTER 21 ENTRY CHECKLIST: SELL SHORT | 237 | (8) | |
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| CHAPTER 22 CASE STUDY: SELL SHORT | 245 | (18) | |
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| CHAPTER 23 INTEREST RATES, INFLATION, AND STOCKS | 263 | (18) | |
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| CHAPTER 24 WHAT DOES VALUE REALLY MEAN? | 281 | (14) | |
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| CHAPTER 25 LESSONS FROM THE LONG-TERM HISTORY OF STOCKS | 295 | (14) | |
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| CHAPTER 26 WHERE MUTUAL FUNDS FAIL: THE CASE FOR DOING THE JOB YOURSELF | 309 | (16) | |
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| CHAPTER 27 HOW TO USE OPTIONS | 325 | (8) | |
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| CHAPTER 28 MARKET MYTHS | 333 | (8) | |
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| CHAPTER 29 THE WINNING ATTITUDE | 341 | (6) | |
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| CHAPTER 30 CAPITAL SHOULD BE FOREVER | 347 | (8) | |
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| Index | 355 |
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