Swing Trading: Power Strategies to Cut Risk and Boost Profits - Hardcover

Markman, Jon D.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0471206784 ISBN 13: 9780471206781

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc, 2003

Synopsis

An essential guide to a new trading strategy shows newcomers to the market how to trade successfully in an environment once dominated by "professionals."

About this title

About the Author

JON D. MARKMAN is Senior Investment Strategist and Portfolio Manager at Pinnacle Investment Advisors. He was previously managing editor and is currently a weekly columnist at CNBC on MSN Money, and an investments columnist, investigative reporter, and executive news editor at the Los Angeles Times. Markman won Society of Professional Journalists awards in 2001 for his coverage of Enron and the post-September 11 trading environment, and was news editor on the Los Angeles Times staff when it won the Pulitzer Prizes for spot news reporting in 1992 and 1994. He specializes in the use of stock-screening software to develop securities-trading strategies and is co-inventor of two Microsoft investment software patents. The author of the bestselling book, Online Investing: How to Find the Right Stocks at the Right Time, he is a graduate of Duke University and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.

From the Back Cover

A Profitable Trading Strategy That Fits Between Day Trading and Long-Term Investing

"If you think the fifty-year-old practice of buy and hold is passé, you might add Swing Trading to your tool kit for the next decade or two."
——Dean LeBaron
Chairman, Virtualquest

"All traders know the power of a good idea, and Markman’s Swing Trading is loaded with great ideas. The profiles of successful traders and in-depth research studies can help you gain a fresh perspective and a trading edge."
——Price Headley
Founder of BigTrends.com and author of Big Trends in Trading

"Jon Markman’s writing mirrors the characteristics you need to be a great trader: the precision of a scientist, the insights of a psychologist, and the wit and wisdom of a storyteller."
——Craig Columbus
Market Strategist, Thomson Financial

From the Inside Flap

In today’s fast-moving, nerve-wracking market how can investors find and execute profitable trades without establishing an around-the-clock vigil on their positions? The answer is swing trading–a proven strategy that fits between day-trading and buy-and-hold, guiding traders to stocks and indices that can be held profitably for weeks or months rather than days or years.

In Swing Trading: Power Strategies to Cut Risk and Boost Profits, bestselling author and fund manager Jon Markman zeroes in on intermediate-term swing trading methods, and details the tools that will help you play and win at a game once dominated by professionals.

There are many ways to find success as a swing trader and this book explains some of the best through interviews with successful veterans of the craft. In each chapter you’ll meet the traders, learn their favorite swing set-ups, and discover their approaches to position management. You’ll be introduced to a variety of wily, thoughtful pros and their techniques, including:

• Hedge fund manager and research publisher Terry Bedford, and the numerous chart patterns he uses to find entries and exits for swing trades–as well as an explanation of the fundamentals of swing trading
• Private trader and research publisher Bert Dohmen, and how he keeps cool when the technical indicators on his charts are flying low and fast
• Options trader George Fontanills, and his unique approach to finding multi-month short sales of crashing companies

But that’s not all. You’ll also receive an up-close look at author Jon Markman’s own successful swing trading techniques and strategies. He’ll show you how to find stocks to hold for a month or more by leveraging online tools, including the StockScouter rating system at MSN Money, as well as his own HiMARQ stock seasonality metrics.

Filled with practical advice from seasoned veterans, real-world examples, and historical perspectives, Swing Trading provides a very comprehensive look at intermediate-term swing trading. This valuable book offers clear, step-by-step guidance that will allow you to apply the swing trading methodology to any portfolio–without making it a full-time job.

Edition details

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0471206784
• ISBN 13: 9780471206781
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 256