Technical Analysis For Dummies
by Barbara Rockefeller
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Author: Barbara RockefellerEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2004-03-05
ISBN: 0764540440
Number of pages: 360
Publisher: For Dummies
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Book Review: The funniest book I have read in years
Summary: 5 Stars
I am new to "technical analysis". I wanted to see what the fuss was all about, and this books was very helpful towards that goal ... it is about numerology, astrology and palmistry. Not literally of course, but the feel is the same. There are two opposing schools of thought on the subject of market investing, the "efficient market" theorists, whose ranks include numerous Nobel Prize winners and university professors writing on the subject. They basically all say that while you can trade off risk versus potential return, etc. you can't "beat" the market and that "market timing" just plain doesn't work. The other school, "technical analysis", says that merely by analyzing price fluctuations over time, and nothing more, you can. Its advocates include various authors of books and software programs who have no other qualifications than the recommendations of other authors on technical analysis. To get a sense of how funny "Technical Analysis for Dummies" truly is, you need read no further than the section "Magic Numbers: 'The Secret of the Universe'" on how to determine when a market "dip" has occurred. Sometimes it is after a drop equal to the ratio of two Fibonacci numbers such as 62% or 38%, but then other times it might be 50%, or 25% or 12.5%. And of course even this shotgun scattering of numbers won't always work, because as the book itself says "even in the absence of the occasional historic event like 1929, in regular trading even the best indicator fails to work all the time. In fact, some of the best indicators work less than 50% of the time, and that's when conditions are normal! Critics use this awful statistic to say that technical analysis is a waste of time.". Say what?? For a great laugh, I cannot recommend this book strongly enough.
Summary of Technical Analysis For Dummies
A simple, straightforward guide to the fundamentals of technical analysisFor active traders and investors who don't understand the complicated art of technical analysis, this commonsense resource covers all the bases. Explaining the basic principles of analysis and showing how to implement them, Technical Analysis For Dummies dumps the confusing jargon and unreadable charts for basic explanations and practical guidance. In no time at all, readers will see how to make better trading decisions.
Barbara Rockefeller (Stamford, CT) is one of the foremost authorities on technical analysis and founder of Rockefeller Treasury Services.
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