Trading Classic Chart Patterns

Use popular chart patterns profitably In his follow-up to the well-received Encyclopedia of Chart Patterns, Thomas Bulkowski gives traders a practical game plan to capitalize on established chart patterns. Written for the novice investor but with techniques for the professional, Trading Classic Chart Patterns includes easy-to-use performance tables, vivid case studies, and a scoring system that makes trading chart patterns simple. This comprehensive guide skillfully gives investors straightforward solutions to profitably trading chart patterns. Trading Classic Chart Patterns also serves as a handy reference guide for favorite chart patterns, including broadening tops, head-and-shoulders, rectangles, triangles, and double and triple bottoms. Filled with numerous techniques, strategies, and insights, Trading Classic Chart Patterns fits perfectly into any pattern trader's arsenal. Thomas N. Bulkowski (Keller, TX), an active investor since 1981, is the author of the highly acclaimed Encyclopedia of Chart Patterns (Wiley: 0471295256) as well as numerous articles for Technical Analysis of Stocks & Commodities. Trained as a computer engineer, Bulkowski worked for over a decade at Tandy Corporation. Prior to that, he worked on the Patriot air defense system for Raytheon. New technology and the advent of around the clock trading have opened the floodgates to both foreign and domestic markets. Traders need the wisdom of industry veterans and the vision of innovators in today's volatile financial marketplace. The Wiley Trading series features books by traders who have survived the market's ever changing temperament and have prospered-some by reinventing systems, others by getting back to basics. Whether a novice trader, professional or somewhere in-between, these books will provide the advice and strategies needed to prosper today and well into the future.

THOMAS N. BULKOWSKI is a successful full-time investor, the author of Encyclopedia of Chart Patterns, and a contributor to Technical Analysis of Stocks & Commodities. Before earning enough from his investments to "retire" from his day job at age thirty-six, Bulkowski was a hardware design engineer with Raytheon and a senior software engineer for Tandy Corporation.

Introduction.

Part One: Getting Started.

1 Down Trendlines.

2 Up Trendlines.

3 Support and Resistance.

4 Stops, Bats, and Selling.

5 Common Trading Mistakes.

Part Two: Chart Patterns Reference Section.

6 Broadening Tops.

7 Diamonds.

8 Double Bottoms.

9 Double Tops.

10 Head-and-Shoulders Bottoms.

11 Head-and-Shoulders Tops.

12 Rectangles.

13 Scallops, Ascending.

14 Scallops, Descending.

15 Triangles, Ascending.

16 Triangles, Descending.

17 Triangles, Symmetrical.

18 Triple Bottoms.

19 Triple Tops.

Statistics Summary and Analysis.

Glossary and Methodology.

Index.