Technical Analysis: The Complete Resource for Financial Market Technicians |  | Authors: Charles D. Kirkpatrick, Julie R. Dahlquist
Publisher: FT Press
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Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 7.1 x 1.4
ISBN: 0131531131
Dewey Decimal Number: 332.632042
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Publication Date: August 28, 2006
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Now, there's a comprehensive, objective, and reliable tutorial and reference for the entire field of technical analysis. For traders, researchers, and serious investors alike, this is the definitive book on technical analysis. Individual investors and professional investment managers are increasingly recognizing the value of technical analysis in identifying trading opportunities. Moreover, the SECs requirement for analysts and brokers to pass Section 86 exams can now be fulfilled with the Chartered Market Technician (CMT) certification. Author Charles D. Kirkpatrick II has spent decades using technical analysis to advise major investing institutions -- and he currently teaches the subject to MBA candidates, giving him unique insight into the best ways of explaining its complex concepts. Together with university finance instructor and CMT Dr. Julie Dahlquist, Kirkpatrick systematically explains the theory of technical analysis, presenting academic evidence both for and against it. Using 200+ illustrations, the authors explain the analysis of markets and individual issues, and present a complete investment system and portfolio management plan. Readers will learn how to use tested sentiment, momentum indicators, seasonal affects, flow of funds, and many other techniques. The authors reveal which chart patterns and indicators have been reliable; show how to test systems; and demonstrate how technical analysis can be used to mitigate risk.
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 Technical analysis November 2, 2009
Bobby L. Burns
This is a very good book on technical analysis. The book is reminiscent of a college text. It is well written with goals for each chapter, lots of pertinent examples and questions and exercises at the end of chapters for reinforcement.
A must have for any student of technical analysis.
 John's review September 24, 2009
John P. Bickford
this is an excellent book. very informative. however, it could go into a little bit more detail about how to use the indicators as an ameture trader and also a little bit more information on the chart analisis.
 good theories but not to make money September 21, 2009
Andrew Ganteng
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
this book contain good theories for technical analysis but I found those theories failed to be implemented in emerging market.
An outstanding and comprehensive analysis text June 28, 2009
Brian D. Babiak
This is very comprehensive and yet enjoyable and clear to read, not a dull, dusty textbook. It contains basic info, the dow, then gets into chart patterns, point and figure, candlesticks, trendlines, all the indicators, computer systems, fibonacci/gann and more. It is truly complete, and offers some statistics about every thing. In advance, it is typically academic and scientific in its skepticism, stressing how, overall, patterns and the rest are little justified by most studies of their predictive ability. This is a complete book that will stay on your shelf as long as you are interested in the markets. Really, it is the only book on the subject you could need to buy. As a plus, it has all the formulas for all the indicators, meaning you can make your own indicator spread sheets and databases easily.
Well-written, but Index Inadequate as a Practical Reference June 7, 2009
zci (Illinois, USA)
10 out of 13 found this review helpful
The book is written in the style of a college-level textbook. The subtitle indicates the text is intended to be a "complete resource for financial market technicians." In general, the information presented is thorough and logically sequenced beginning with a narrative about the history and emergence of technical analysis. Kirkpatrick and Dahlquist are efficient writers, so the material is easily read with most concepts/indicators clearly and sufficiently described. The page layout is very good and this helps keep the reader focused throughout reading/study sessions.
I have two primary complaints. Though the printing is high-quality, the paper weight is very thin. It was surprising to leaf through a 672-page reference book and encounter pages that are so light-weight and insubstantial. In this respect, the book felt really cheap. I realize other readers, perhaps the majority, may not share my personal dislike for the thin paper. The biggest issue, and the one that prevents me from recommending this book, is the completely botched index. A book of this breadth requires a proper and robust index. The actual index is a token effort, surprisingly incomplete and inadequate for fully searching and finding convenient topical references. The publisher made a bad decision to cut the editing budget, choosing not to provide a detailed index suitable for a complete reference, library type of book. Before the next edition is published, hire a professional researcher/indexer to do the job right! Until then, the book is not worthy of the price and prospective readers may wish to consider alternate titles.
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