The Investor's Guide to Technical Analysis - Softcover

Renz, Curt

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0071389989 ISBN 13: 9780071389983

Publisher: McGraw Hill, 2003

Synopsis

Everything investors need to know to understand, utilize, and profit from the basic tools of technical analysis

Technical analysis (TA) doesn't have to be difficult or intimidating. In fact, many TA tools are remarkably simple to use and have helped millions of individual investors dramatically improve their results.

The Investor's Guide to Technical Analysis provides investors with practical strategies, cut-to-the-chase explanations, and detailed introductions to the basic tools and concepts of technical analysis.

More than just an overview of technical analysis, this results-based book shows investors how to apply the most efficient and reliable TA tools to their investment programs and greatly increase both their confidence and their results. Straightforward examples and descriptions show investors of every type how to:

• Understand market cycles and their value in choosing optimal buy and sell points
• Identify and make use of basic indicators as well as sentiment indicators
• Use trend lines to accurately track market movement

About this title

About the Author

Curt Renz is the market analyst for WebFN, a widely followed financial news service. He also anchors and produces an evening business telecast distributed by Weigel Broadcasting.

From the Back Cover

Everything You Need to Know to Increase Your Investing Profits, and Cut Your Losses, Using the Easy-to-Understand Tools of Technical Analysis

Praise for The Investor's Guide to Technical Analysis:

"Curt Renz's review of the common patterns seen throughout financial markets gives you that spark of insight that is so necessary to investment success."

--Robert R. Prechter, President, Elliott Wave

"Curt Renz has triumphed in this indispensable guide to technical analysis. His talent for making complicated technical concepts easy to understand is amazing."

--Phil Flynn, Senior Market Analyst, Alaron Trading

"Curt Renz, one of the giants of financial television, teaches the investor how to 'read the market's mind' through technical analysis."

--Bernie Schaeffer, Chairman and CEO, Schaeffer's Investment Research, Inc.

"Curt Renz's closely reasoned and well-illustrated book plus clear examples belongs in the collection of every trader and investor."

--Robert Stovall, CFA, Managing Director, Wood Asset Management, Inc.

"Curt has written the definitive introduction to technical analysis, with clear explanations of sometimes difficult concepts in layman's language and easy-to-understand chart examples. I use it in my own analysis every day."

--Michael Murphy, CFA, Editor, Technology Investing, Founder, California Technology Stock Letter

Edition details

• Publisher: McGraw Hill
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0071389989
• ISBN 13: 9780071389983
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 160