Hit and Run Trading The Short-Term Stock Traders' Bible

Discover winning methods for daytrading and swing trading from the man who wrote the bible on short-term trading. Professional stock trader Jeff Cooper first released his original Hit Run Trading Book almost a decade ago, taking the short-term trading world by storm. Now, he's back with a newly updated Hit Run Trading Volume I. Jammed packed with a full arsenal of new tools and strategies to help day traders compete and survive in this fast-paced, volatile arena.

Jeff Cooper is the author of Hit and Run Trading: The Short-Term Stock Traders' Bible, Updated Edition, published by Wiley.

James J. Cramer is an American television personality, former hedge fund manager, and best-selling author. Cramer is the host of CNBC's Mad Money and a co-founder of TheStreet, Inc.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ix

FOREWORD xi

PREFACE xv

Chapter 1 THE OPENING BELL 1

Chapter 2 TERMS YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING 5

Chapter 3 RULES ARE MADE TO BE BROKEN—EXCEPT THESE 9

Chapter 4 CREATING THE HIT LIST 13

PART ONE MAIN STRATEGIES 17

Chapter 5 EXPANSION BREAKOUTSTM 19

Chapter 6 1-2-3-PULLBACKSTM 31

Chapter 7 STEPPING IN FRONT OF SIZETM 47

Chapter 8 EXPANSION PIVOTSTM 59

Chapter 9 180’sTM 69

PART TWO ANCILLARY STRATEGIES 79

Chapter 10 GILLIGAN’S ISLANDTM 81

Chapter 11 BOOMERSTM 89

Chapter 12 SLINGSHOTSTM 97

Chapter 13 WHOOPSTM 103

Chapter 14 LIZARDSTM 113

Chapter 15 SECONDARIES 119

Chapter 16 PUTTING THE PIECES TOGETHER—

The Most Important Chapter 127

Chapter 17 MIND OVER MONEY 137

Chapter 18 WALKING THE TALK: A WEEK OF HIT-AND-RUN TRADING 143

Chapter 19 THE CLOSING BELL 151

APPENDIX 153

ABOUT THE AUTHOR 167