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Author:Jon D. Markman Publisher:Wiley Studio:Wiley Manufacturer:Wiley Label:Wiley Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published) Media: Paperback Number Of Items: 1 Pages: 336 Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8 Dimensions (in): 8.8 x 6 x 0.7
Product Description This essential guide to a trading strategy offers a viable (and profitable) alternative to both day-trading and the buy-and-hold mentality.
Swing Trading presents the methods that allow busy people to hold positions for as long as a week to a month and then exit with a handsome profit. Where day traders execute many trades for nickels and dimes, swing traders take larger positions and make few moves for more substantial returns. This resource focuses on how you can achieve success and reap the rewards of this unique and profitable trading method. You'll find step-by-step guidance and valuable tips on free online tools you can use to apply the swing trading method and substantially grow your portfolio. Order your copy today.
Its a good start! But its not enough July 22, 2008 I have purchased and read this book and therefore this review is written by someone who has actually experienced it!
On a whole, this is a must read for beginner traders. Books like "Trading for a living" and "Coming to my trading room" (By Mr Elder) are written excellent on the fundamentals, but they provide little access to how real market professionals think and act. On the other hand, although this book touches little on fundamentals, this provide a very good entry point for beginners to model the beliefs of the pros apply the basics for higher level.
On the negative side, several lousy attempts are made to encourage users to sign up for some of the paid services these professionals offered on the Internet. Don't get me wrong that I downgrading those services offered! But I believe a book should be written more on the "how it works" rather than just throwing you a bunch of methods to you.
I got great ideas from this book overall! (I created a software tool that now serves one of the screen in my trade selection), but I believe it could be better for a 250+ pages book. Don't expect to learn a whole new way of trading from this book, but some useful tips from it might make you a better trader.
Easy to understand October 13, 2007 1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a great book in that it teaches concepts you hear about all the time, but it takes the time to spell them out, and provide examples.
One of the few investing books I have actually learned from. Highly recommended.
Lives up to its title. September 28, 2007 Brilliant!Apart from chapter 3 and 4 of this 6 chapter book where 3 is weighed down by one mans seemingly complicated approach to stock selection and 4 being a plug for anothers trading system. 1: Tech , explains in great depth the relation between price and volume, and several swing paterns. 5, 6 Vital info discussing the how and why relevant of macroeconomics and how to go about determining the mac env of any given time. Must read for short term traders looking for something relevant with some substance.
lots of ideas here February 28, 2005 8 out of 11 found this review helpful
I don't understand the negative reviews. This book contains many useful, tradeable concepts. Don't expect any book to give you a complete system. Part of the job of being a trader is system development and tweaking to market conditions. There is much to be learned here. Particularly useful is the overview of chart patters in the first chapter. There are excellent explanations of why these patterns occur and what they mean, along with suggestions for how to trade them.
Great for Beginners! December 28, 2004 4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Wonderful book! The very first chapter by Terry Bedford is an excellent, easy to read, chapter on technical analysis applied to the top 10 or most common technical patters that all traders confront, regardless of their time frame. Erlanger's chp on indicators is also very useful, again for beginner day & swing traders. The best part of this book is its easy to read style. The middle chapters are also useful for stock traders who are a little bit more advanced. I am a futures trader and use the book as a desk top reference for trading patterns. For other traders, I found it to be a nice supplement to John Murphy's TA book. But for struggling beginners & intermediates I strongly recommend this book.
