Point and Figure Charting : The Essential Application for Forecasting and Tracking Market Prices.


Thomas J. Dorsey
Bok Engelsk 2013 · Electronic books.
Omfang
1 online resource (398 pages)
Utgave
4th ed.
Opplysninger
Intro -- Point and Figure Charting -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Part I Learn the Point and Figure Methodology -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- Point and Figure Charting: A Lost Art -- Beginning with the Basics -- Finding the Safe Harbor -- Why Does This Method Make Sense, and Where Did It Originate? -- Why You Should Use Point andFigure Charts -- In the Beginning -- On Taking Risks in Life -- Chapter 2 Point and Figure Fundamentals -- Basic Tenets of a Point and Figure Chart -- Updating a Point and Figure Chart -- Practice Chart: ABC Corporation -- Mutual Fund Charting -- Exchange-Traded Funds -- Trend Lines -- Bullish Support Line -- Bullish Resistance Line -- Bearish Resistance Line -- Bearish Support Line -- Price Objectives -- Vertical Count -- Vertical Count for Short Sale -- Horizontal Count -- Chapter 3 Chart Patterns -- Recording the Battle between Supply and Demand -- History Repeats Itself -- Increasing Your Odds of Success -- Chart Patterns -- Double Top -- Bullish Signal -- Bearish Signal -- Triple Top -- Triple Bottom Sell Signal -- Bullish Catapult Formation -- Trading Tactics Using the Catapult -- Bearish Catapult Formation -- Triangle Formation -- Variations of the Triple Top -- Variations on the Triple Bottom -- Spread Triple Top and Bottom -- Bullish Shakeout Formation -- Long Tail Down -- Broadening Top Formation -- Bearish Signal Reversed -- Bullish Signal Reversed -- Are You Color Blind? Flash of Genius -- What Does It Take to Do World-Class Work? -- Stop-Loss Points -- Chapter 4 Foundations of Relative Strength -- Different Types of Relative Strength -- How to Calculate Relative Strength -- How to Interpret the RS Chart -- Examples of Relative Strength Changes for Stocks versus the Market -- Where's the Relative Strength Been or Not Been? -- Spotting Positive Divergences.. - 2003-Who Would Have Guessed? -- 2007-The Setup -- 2008-A Fateful Year -- 2009-Finding a Bottom -- 2010-2011 -- 2012 and Beyond -- Bullish Percents around the World -- Chapter 7 Secondary Market Indicators -- Other Equity Indicators -- Bullish Percents -- The Percent of Stocks above Their Own 10-Week Moving Average Index -- The High-Low Index -- The Percent of Stocks above Their 30-Week Moving Average Index -- The Advance-Decline Line -- Average Weekly Distribution/Normal Distribution -- Summary of the Indicators -- Mutual Fund Indicators -- Chapter 8 Sector RotationTools -- Sector Analysis with Bullish Percent Indexes -- Electric Utility Bullish Percent -- Sector Bell Curve -- Favored Sector Status -- Sector Relative Strength -- Percent Positive Trend Chart -- Percent Relative Strength in X's -- Percent Relative Strength on Buy Signals -- Summary -- Part II The Point and Figure Methodology-A Complete Analysis Tool -- Chapter 9 Fixed-Income Indicators -- Chapter 10 Utilizing the Exchange-Traded Fund Market -- Timing Is Everything -- History of Exchange-Traded Funds -- Today's Exchange-Traded Fund Market -- Exchange-Traded Fund Evaluation: Know What Is Inside -- Trend Chart Evaluation -- Relative Strength -- Advanced ETF Relative Strength -- What Does the Future Hold? -- Chapter 11 Evaluating the Commodity Market for Opportunities -- Futures Contracts -- Trading Futures Contracts -- Using Spot Charts -- Trend Lines -- Chart Patterns -- Risk Management -- Stop-Loss Points -- Relative Strength with Commodities -- Support and Resistance -- Moving Beyond Trading -- Commodity Market Indexes -- Invest in Commodities as an Asset Class -- Diversification -- Inflation -- Opportunities for Capital Appreciation-The Exchange-Traded Funds -- Summary -- Chapter 12 Trading Options Using Point and Figure -- Call Definitions -- The Call Buyer.. - Changes in Relative Strength Column from Long Tails Up or Down -- Coming Full Circle with Relative Strength -- Examples of Peer Relative Strength Changes for Stocks -- Putting It All Together with Technical Attributes -- Summary -- Chapter 5 Advanced Relative Strength Concepts -- Sector Relative Strength -- Sector Relative Strength Calculation -- Relative Strength of a DWA Sector Index versus the Market -- Sector Relative Strength Interpretation -- Examples of Sector Relative Strength Changes -- Sector Relative Strength Applied to Exchange-Traded Funds -- Sector ETF Relative Strength Calculation and Interpretation -- Examples of Sector ETF Relative Strength -- Drilling Down: Subsector Relative Strength -- Relative Strength Applied to Asset Classes -- Using Relative Strength to Determine International Exposure -- Got Global? Measuring Overseas versus United States -- Where in the World to Be? -- Mutual Funds: The Same Relative Strength Tools Apply -- The Fund Score -- Stock versus Stock Relative Strength -- The Pepsi Challenge, Taste Buds Aside -- Relative Strength Matrix Concept -- DWA Relative Strength Chart Matrix -- DWA Sector Seven Index Model Universe and Portfolio Rules -- DWA Sector Seven Index Portfolio Rules -- DWA Sector Seven Index Model Historical Testing Information -- DWA Sector Seven Index Model Portfolio Stats -- Stock-to-Stock Matrix -- Summary -- Chapter 6 Primary Market Indicators for Gauging Risk -- Do You Have an Operating System? -- How the Bullish Percent Concept Developed over Time -- Why Use the Bullish Percent versus a Chart of an Index? -- Mechanics of the Bullish Percent -- NYSE Bullish Percent Risk Levels -- Lessons from the Bullish Percent -- 1987-The Crash -- 1990-Kuwait Invasion -- 1994-Stealth Bear Market -- 1998-Indexes versus Stocks -- 2000-The Two-Sided Market -- 9/11/2001 -- 2002-No Place to Hide.. - The Call Writer (Seller) -- Put Definitions -- Put Versatility -- Selling Short -- Put Options as Short Sale Substitutes -- Selling Puts-the Underwriter -- Puts as Insurance Policies -- Rule of Thumb for Deltas -- Part III Apply the Point and Figure Methodology to Your Investment Process -- Chapter 13 Portfolio Construction and Management -- Steps for Constructing an Investment Portfolio -- Step 1: Evaluate the Broad Market-Who's Got the Ball? -- Step 2: Evaluate the Sectors -- Step 3: Creating an Inventory -- Step 4: Evaluate and Monitor the Point and Figure Technical Picture -- Team Builder -- Conclusion -- About the Website -- INDEX.. - An up-to-date look at point and figure charting from one of the foremost authorities in the field If you're looking for an investment approach that has stood the test of time-during both bull and bear markets-and is easy enough to learn, whether you're an expert or aspiring investor, then Point and Figure Charting, Fourth Edition is the book for you. Filled with in-depth insights and expert advice, this practical guide will help you grow your assets in any market. In this reliable resource, the world's top point and figure charting expert, Tom Dorsey returns to explain how traders and investors alike can use this classic technique-borne out of the irrefutable laws of supply and demand-to identify and capitalize on market trends. Describes, step-by-step, how to create, maintain, and interpret your own point and figure charts with regard to markets, sectors, and individual securities Explains how to use other indicators, including moving averages, advance-decline lines, and relative strength to augment point and figure analysis Reveals how to use this approach to track and forecast market prices and develop an overall investment strategy Skillfully explains how to use point and figure analysis to evaluate the strength of international markets and rotate exposure from country to country Today's investment arena is filled with a variety of strategies that never seem to deliver on what they promise. But there is one approach to investment analysis that has proven itself in all types of markets, and it's found right here in Point and Figure Charting, Fourth Edition.
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