All About Market Indicators

by Michael Sincere

Overview

All signals are GO! Read the "mind of the market"--and make more money!

All About Market Indicators explains how to forecast the direction the market is taking so you know precisely when to get in and when to get out. This accessible but highly detailed guide introduces many of the key indicators that suggest what other investors are up to.

You'll learn how to access these indicators--often using free or low-cost sources--and interpret and implement them to raise your odds of success. Make the right decisions at the right time using market indicators, including:

• VIX • Stochastics • Volume • Moving Averages • MACD • New High–New Low • Arms Index • Advance-Decline Line • RSI • Bollinger Bands • Put/Call Ratios • Breadth • Momentum • Sentiment Surveys • Prices • Trends • Economics

Plus, professional traders reveal how they apply their favorite indicators!Gerald Appel
Richard Arms
Bernard Baumohl
John Bollinger
Thomas DeMark
Dr. Alexander Elder
Ken Fisher
Fred Hickey
William J. O'Neil
Linda Raschke
Brett Steenbarger
Dr. Van Tharp
Larry Williams

And others...

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780071750431
Publisher:	McGraw Hill LLC
Publication date:	12/17/2010
Series:	All About Series
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	208
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Michael Sincere is the author of a number of investing and trading books, including Understanding Stocks and the bestselling Understanding Options. As a financial journalist, he has written hundreds of columns and magazine articles on investing and trading, including a monthly column for MarketWatch on market indicators. He has been interviewed on dozens of national radio programs and has appeared on CNBC and ABC's World News Now. Sincere lives in Miami, Florida.

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION
PART ONE: THE MOST POPULAR MARKET INDICATORS
Chapter 1: Reverse Psychology
Chapter 2: By the Numbers
Chapter 3: Let’s Get Technical
Chapter 4: Outside the Box
PART TWO: HOW TRADERS ANTICIPATE MARKET DIRECTION
Chapter 5: The Contrarian
Chapter 6: The Technician
Chapter 7: The Psychologist
PART THREE: UNDERSTANDING VOLUME
Chapter 8: Price and Volume
Chapter 9: High-Frequency Trading
Chapter 10: Effective Volume
PART FOUR: ONE STEP BEYOND
Chapter 11: Timely Advice
Chapter 12: Where to Get Help
The Closing: All Signals are Go!