Preface to the Eighth Edition
In Memoriam
Preface to Previous Editions
Pt. 1 Technical Theory
Ch. 1 The Technical Approach to Trading and Investing 3
Ch. 2 Charts 9
Ch. 3 The Dow Theory 13
Ch. 4 The Dow Theory in Practice 25
Ch. 5 The Dow Theory's Defects 45
Ch. 5.1 The Dow Theory in the 20th and 21st Centuries 49
Ch. 6 Important Reversal Patterns 53
Ch. 7 Important Reversal Patterns - Continued 71
Ch. 8 Important Reversal Patterns - The Triangles 95
Ch. 9 Important Reversal Patterns - Continued 125
Ch. 10 Other Reversal Phenomena 147
Ch. 10.1 Short-term Phenomena of Potential Importance 177
Ch. 11 Consolidation Formations 185
Ch. 12 Gaps 207
Ch. 13 Support and Resistance 227
Ch. 14 Trendlines and Channels 249
Ch. 15 Major Trendlines 277
Ch. 15.1 Trading the Averages in the 21st Century 287
Ch. 16 Technical Analysis of Commodity Charts 291
Ch. 17 Summary and Some Concluding Comments 297
Ch. 17.1 Technical Analysis and Technology in the 21st Century: The Computer and the Internet, Tools of the Investment/Information Revolution 303
Ch. 17.2 Advancements in Investment Technology 311
Pt. 2 Trading Tactics
Midword 333
Ch. 18 The Tactical Problem 337
Ch. 18.1 Strategies and Tactics for the Long-term Investor 347
Ch. 19 The All-Important Details 351
Ch. 20 The Kind of Stocks We Want - The Speculator's Viewpoint 355
Ch. 20.1 The Kind of Stocks We Want - The Long-term Investor's Viewpoint 359
Ch. 21 Selection of Stocks to Chart 367
Ch. 22 Selection of Stocks to Chart - Continued 371
Ch. 23 Choosing and Managing High-risk Stocks: Tulip Stocks, Internet Sector, and Speculative Frenzies 377
Ch. 24 The Probable Moves of Your Stocks 389
Ch. 25 Two Touchy Questions 395
Ch. 26 Round Lots or Odd Lots? 403
Ch. 27 Stop Orders 405
Ch. 28 What Is a Bottom - What Is a Top? 413
Ch. 29 Trendlines in Action 419
Ch. 30 Use of Support and Resistance 429
Ch. 31 Not All in One Basket 435
Ch. 32 Measuring Implications in Technical Chart Patterns 437
Ch. 33 Tactical Review of Chart Action 441
Ch. 34 A Quick Summation of Tactical Methods 471
Ch. 35 Effect of Technical Trading on Market Action 475
Ch. 36 Automated Trendline: The Moving Average 477
Ch. 37 "The Same Old Patterns" 483
Ch. 38 Balanced and Diversified 541
Ch. 39 Trial and Error 549
Ch. 40 How Much Capital to Use in Trading 551
Ch. 41 Application of Capital in Practice 555
Ch. 42 Portfolio Risk Management - Measurement and Management 561
Ch. 43 Stick to Your Guns 573
App. A Chapters A-D
Ch. A The Probable Moves of Your Stocks (Chapter 24 from the Seventh Edition) 575
Ch. B A Discussion of Composite Leverage (Chapter 42 from the Seventh Edition) 577
Ch. C Normal Range-for-Price Indexes (Appendix B, Fifth Edition) 583
Ch. D Sensitivity Indexes of Stocks (Appendix C, Fifth Edition) 585
App. B 593
App. C Technical Analysis of Futures Charts (Chapter 16 from the Seventh Edition by Richard McDermott) 603
App. D: Resources 633
List of Illustrations and Text Diagrams 643
Glossary 661
Bibliography 687
Index 691