Essentials of Technical Analysis for Financial Markets	1
	Contents	9
	Preface	15
	Acknowledgments	19
	Chapter 1: Introduction to Technical Analysis	21
	What is Technical Analysis?	22
	Technical versus Fundamental	22
	Methods	25
	What to Expect	25
	Summary	29
	Chapter 2: The Story of Technical Analysis	31
	The Beginning: Japanese Rice Markets	32
	Dow Theory	34
	Charting	37
	Elliott Wave	38
	W. D. Gann	40
	Indicators	40
	Trend Followers	42
	Market Technicians Association	43
	Technical Analysis Today	43
	Summary	44
	Chapter 3: The Power of Technical Analysis	47
	Introduction to Price Action Concepts	48
	Components of Price Action	49
	Summary	52
	Chapter 4: The Basics of Technical Analysis	53
	Bars and Candlesticks	54
	Line Charts	57
	Point-and-Figure Charts	58
	Summary	60
	Chapter 5: The Heart of Technical Analysis	61
	Introduction to Trend	62
	Effect of Time Frames on Trend Determination	70
	Parallel Trends Channels	72
	Trend Lines	74
	Summary	75
	Chapter 6: The Soul of Technical Analysis	77
	Introduction to Support and Resistance	78
	Support Becomes Resistance Becomes Support	80
	Summary	84
	Chapter 7: Primary Drawing Tools	85
	Introduction to Drawing Tools	86
	Static Support and Resistance	87
	Dynamic Support and Resistance	92
	Horizontal Support and Resistance Lines	98
	Trend Lines	101
	Parallel Trend Channels	107
	Summary	109
	Chapter 8: Chart Patterns	111
	Introduction to Chart Patterns	111
	Continuation Bar Patterns	113
	Reversal Bar Patterns	122
	Gaps	126
	Candlestick Patterns	130
	Single-Candle Patterns	131
	Multiple-Candle Patterns	136
	Summary	138
	Chapter 9: The World of Moving Averages	139
	Introduction to Moving Averages	139
	Moving Average Crossovers	143
	Moving Averages as Support and Resistance	151
	Summary	154
	Chapter 10: Key Technical Indicators and Oscillators	155
	Introduction to Indicators and Oscillators	155
	Key Indicators	159
	Key Oscillators	168
	Summary	179
	Chapter 11: Fibonacci and Elliott Wave	181
	Fibonacci Theory and Methods	181
	Elliott Wave Theory	190
	Summary	195
	Chapter 12: Point-and-Figure Charting	197
	Introduction to Point and Figure	197
	Point-and-Figure Patterns	201
	Point-and-Figure Price Targets	208
	Summary	210
	Chapter 13: Volume	213
	Introduction to Volume	213
	On-Balance Volume	216
	Tick Volume	218
	Summary	219
	Chapter 14: Technical Trading Strategies	221
	Introduction to Technical Trading Strategies	222
	Moving Average Crossovers	223
	Breakout Trading	232
	Trend Trading	244
	Range Trading	258
	Price-Oscillator Divergences	264
	Oscillator Trading	269
	Fibonacci Trading	274
	Positive Expectancy	276
	Summary	278
	Chapter 15: Risk Control and Money Management	281
	Introduction to Risk Control and Money Management	282
	Stop-Losses	283
	Reward: Risk Ratio	286
	Maximum Allowable Loss	289
	Multiple Fractional Positions	291
	Diversification	293
	Summary	293
	Index	297
	EULA	304