AbleTrend: Identifying and Analyzing Market Trends for Trading Success - Hardcover

Wang, John; Wang, Grace

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0470581204 ISBN 13: 9780470581209

Publisher: Wiley, 2010

Synopsis

A worldwide leader in financial trading software shares one of its most successful systems

In AbleTrend, Dr. John Wang discloses for the first time, the fundamental principles behind his bestselling and award-winning trading system, AbleTrend signals. Sophisticated in scope, yet written in a way that any trader can understand, this book skillfully presents the theory behind this award-winning system.

This reliable resource presents the logic of a proven system that reveals the direction of a trend at its early stage in all markets-stocks, commodities, foreign currencies, ETFs, e-Minis, and mutual funds. It also identifies objective, automatic buy/sell/stop signals, helping you manage risk, make rational trading decisions, and eliminate the guesswork.

• Pinpoint when market trends start and end, and where the key support and resistance are
• It's universal-applied to any market and any time chart
• Applications are offered with over 20 real-market case studies
• AbleTrend confidential seminar costs $2,000, now you may get the secrets from this book
• AbleTrend was developed by a recognized authority and expert trading system developer

AbleTrend presents innovative decision-making trading concepts that will allow ordinary traders to identify market trends and seek profits from them.

About this title

About the Author

John Wang (Hayward, CA) is co-founder, chairman, and CEO of AbleSys. He co-founded AbleSys Corp. in 1994, and created the Spyglass Trading system in 1992, ASCTrend indicators in 1995, and developed the eASCTrend trading system in 2000. AbleTrend 7.0 was launched in 2000. Dr. Wang holds a B.S. in chemical physics from the University of Sciences and Technologies of China (USTC), an MS in quantum chemistry from Zhongshan University, and a Ph.D. in major physical chemistry from University of California Santa Cruz where he was awarded a Regents Fellowship. His research has been published in top scientific journals including Chemical Physics Letter and the Journal of Physical Chemistry, among others. He was a senior and chief scientist at TeloSense Corp. Dr. Wang began trading commodities in 1990 and is an active trader today, registered as a CTA (Commodity Trading Advisor. Dr. Wang's extensive backgrounds in both trading and natural science make him uniquely qualified to create and test computerized trading systems.

Grace Wang (Hayward, CA) is vice president of AbleSys and received an MA in sports psychology in 1987 from California State University Sacremento, and an MA in physical education and gymnastics from Shanghai Institute of Physical Education in 1981. Grace became a CTA in 1995 and has been a frequent panel speaker at financial trade shows since 1999.

From the Back Cover

Praise for ABLETREND

"We all know that developing a stable trading system takes a lot of work. But how much is a lot of work? After reading AbleTrend, you will have an idea of how much time and commitment authors John and Grace Wang had to put into developing their trading system, AbleTrend. What you gain from reading this book is an understanding of the important elements that make a great trading system."
JAYANTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN, Editor of Technical Analysis of Stocks & Commodities magazine

"This book does an excellent job in explaining the concepts and benefits of how and why trading systems and money management are vital for today's investors. Do not miss reading the significance of and requirements for proper risk management, which is provided in these pages. This book gives innovative money management strategies and formulas which could certainly level the playing field for novice traders who are competing against high-profile money managers. This book not only will help all traders, but it could certainly bridge the gap to what may be the missing piece in any trader's game plan."
JOHN PERSON, author of A Complete Guide to Technical Trading Tactics, Candlestick and Pivot Point Trading Triggers, and Forex Conquered; founder of Nationalfutures.com

"If you trade and want to learn the art and science behind an award-winning trading system, then this book is for you. John and Grace Wang provide an in-depth look into trend analysis, and they cover clearly defined rules for trading their system via AbleTrend scanning and charting software, powered by eSignal real-time data. This book offers valuable new insights on trend analysis that you will find useful."
JULIE CRAIG, Vice President of Marketing for eSignal

"AbleTrend shows me how to trade with precise accuracy and elegant simplicity. One additional very important thing: AbleTrend helps one to control one's emotions and (often wrong) 'gut' feelings about the patterns. AbleTrend gives one confidence to enter and exit positions. AbleTrend gives one confidence to STAY IN a position."
DR. JOHN MEYER, Physician and AbleTrend user

"I have great confidence in AbleTrend to help my trading in the coming years."
ROBERT J. SEIFERT, Professional trader for thirty years, fund manager, and AbleTrend user

From the Inside Flap

In "AbleTrend," Dr. John Wang discloses, for the first time, the fundamental principles behind his bestselling and award-winning trading system, AbleTrend signals. Sophisticated in scope, yet written in a way that any trader can understand, this book skillfully presents the theory behind this effective approach.

"AbleTrend" presents the logic of a proven system that reveals the direction of a trend at its early stage in all markets--stocks, commodities, foreign currencies, ETFs, e-Minis, and mutual funds. It also identifies objective, automatic buy/sell/stop signals, helping you manage risk, make rational trading decisions, and eliminate guesswork.

Page by page, "AbleTrend" puts this system in perspective and shows you how it can be used to gain a better understanding of a market's behaviors, actions, and trends. Along the way, it offers valuable new insights on trend following that can be used in your trading endeavors and help you excel for years to come. Written with the serious trader in mind, this reliable resource:

Highlights how this trading system can be applied to any market and any time chart, anywhere in the world

Introduces new concepts about trends and provides real examples to explain trends, stops, entry points, and other issues

Discusses the four elements on which you build success in trading

Explores the design concepts behind some special trading tools found in the authors' trading software, along with their applications

Presents thirteen examples of trend analysis, with charts, to show how the trend-following method works in some common markets

Contains interviews of AbleTrend users who share their extensive experiences

"AbleTrend" was developed by a recognized authority and expert trading system developer, and this book--along with its companion Web site--will provide you with innovative decision-making trading concepts that can help you to identify market trends and capture consistent results from them.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0470581204
• ISBN 13: 9780470581209
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 292