Charting Made Simple: Simple, Easy to Understand Strategies Anyone Can Use for Success!; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Introducing technical analysis; Technical analysis; Technical analysis versus fundamental analysis; Technical analysis and market sentiment; How reliable is technical analysis?; Trading instruments; Trading terminology; Profiting in bull and bear markets; Trading versus investing; Investor/traders and trader/investors; Return on capital; Taxation considerations; Stock codes; Accessing technical analysis tools; Charting sites; Choosing a broker; Chapter summary
Chapter 2: ChartsPrice charts; Types of price charts; What type of chart should I use?; Chapter summary; Chapter 3: Trends; Trends; Identifying trends: best fit method; Identifying trends: high-low method; Channels; Support and resistance levels; Wedges; Trend identification in a point and figure chart; Trend trading strategies; Interpretation of trends; Chapter summary; Chapter 4: Patterns; Chart patterns; Trend changes; Trend change patterns; Other patterns; Fibonacci ratios; Trading strategies using patterns; Visual interpretation; Chapter summary; Chapter 5: Moving averages
The purpose of moving averagesThe principle of moving averages; Moving average time periods; Single moving average strategies; Two moving average strategies; Multiple moving averages; Chapter summary; Chapter 6: Moving average convergence divergence; Moving average difference; The MACD indicator; MACD trading strategies; MACD time lag; Using the MACD; Chapter summary; Chapter 7: Momentum; Physical momentum; Sharemarket momentum; Momentum and trends; Momentum indicator; Momentum trading strategies; Advantages and limitations of the momentum indicator; Chapter summary
Chapter 8: Relative strength indexA measure of momentum; Interpreting the RSI; RSI trends; Trading signals using the RSI; Chapter summary; Chapter 9: Volume; Volume recap; Importance of volume; Volume spikes; Volume and liquidity; Volume and trend strength; Smart money and copycat trading; Market depth screen; Equi-volume charts; On balance volume; Price-OBV divergence; Reliability of volume indications; Chapter summary; Chapter 10: Bollinger bands; Normal distribution; Bollinger band calculation; Charting Bollinger bands; Using Bollinger bands as a trading tool
Bollinger bands and volatilityShare price volatility; Trends and trend change indications; Bollinger bands and overbought/oversold conditions; Bollinger band trading signals; Chapter summary; Chapter 11: Money flow; The money flow index; Chaikin money flow; Twiggs money flow; A flaw with money flow indices; Chapter summary; Chapter 12: Your charting system; Creating a trading/investing plan; Technical analysis systems; Charts, indicators and parameters to include; Chapter summary; Appendix: Chart interpretations; Index