Steidlmayer on Markets: Trading with Market Profile, 2nd Edition - Hardcover

Steidlmayer, J. Peter; Hawkins, Steven B.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0471215562 ISBN 13: 9780471215561

Publisher: Wiley, 2002

Synopsis

Proven techniques for market profile users at any level
A "market profile" presents a number of basic elements from the market in an easily understood graphic format that, when analyzed properly, can yield profitable intraday and swing trades that traditional indicators do not reveal. Steidlmayer on Markets shows readers how to find these opportunities using the innovative techniques developed by the author during his many years of trading the market. This fully updated Second Edition covers innovations in both technology and technique-and broadens the scope of "market profile" to include stocks.
J. Peter Steidlmayer (Chicago, IL) joined the Chicago Board of Trade in 1963 and has been an independent trader ever since. Steidlmayer served on the Board of Directors of the Board of Trade in 1981-1983. While a director, he was responsible for initiating Market Profile and the Liquidity Data Bank. Steve Hawkins (Chicago, IL) has experience in trading in both stocks and commodities. Over the past seven years, Hawkins has educated traders across the globe. He has also collaborated on the writing of books on trading and written articles for industry trade publications. He is a graduate of the University of Illinois with a degree in economics.
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About this title

From the Inside Flap

Market Profile is a form of technical analysis that was jointly developed by renowned trader and author J. Peter Steidlmayer and the Chicago Board of Trade. Over the years, this unique tool has helped traders gain an unparalleled understanding of the markets, as well as find profitable trading opportunities within them. Simple in concept, yet complex in detail, Market Profile organizes a number of market elements into a rapidly understood graphic form—revealing trading opportunities other methodologies miss.

In the first edition of this classic guide to Market Profile, Steidlmayer introduced traders to this revolutionary new way of reading and trading the markets. Now Steven Hawkins returns to update and revise Steidlmayer's concept of Market Profile within the context of today's fast-paced markets.

Steidlmayer on Markets: Trading with Market Profile, Second Edition lays the foundation for understanding and implementing the Market Profile methodology by providing background information based on Steidlmayer's experiences as a commodities trader, and showing how he developed his ideas and learned to apply them successfully within the markets.

Hawkins moves on to fully discuss this groundbreaking approach to trading the stock, options, and futures markets.

In-depth insights and expert advice will teach you:

• How to make sound trading decisions using the Market Profile and Liquidity Data Bank approach
• The newest methods in volume analysis, including On Floor Information (OFI) and Volume @ Time
• How to recognize the "Steidlmayer distribution"—a trading concept that serves as the basic building block from which all market activity develops
• How to formulate a game plan and fine-tune your strategy
• And much more

Fully updated and completely revised to reflect today's ever-changing economic environment, the new edition of Steidlmayer on Markets combines practical guidelines for learning how to read and use the markets with the underlying principles of how markets work. Filled with helpful tables and charts, and timely new chapters, this book is the most comprehensive guide to trading with Market Profile.

From the Back Cover

STEIDLMAYER on MARKETS

Trading with Market Profile

second edition

"Anyone serious about market profile should read Steidlmayer on Markets, Second Edition. Pete and Steve have done their most advanced work yet to create an objective perspective from which to manage risk."
—John Helmers Senior Portfolio Manager, Tudor Investment Corp.

"I recall Pete Steidlmayer's pioneering work with the futures markets in the 1980s, in particular his discovery of 'the natural organization of the market' in accordance with the price/time relationship: Price + Time = Value. In this important new work, Pete takes us on a journey from his childhood discovery of the key concepts of order and personal control, to his early days developing Market Profile at the CBOT, to his up-to-the-minute ideas on trading, technology, and the future. And as a stock trader I found the concrete examples of Market Profile applications to individual stocks to be particularly gratifying."
—Bernie Schaeffer Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Schaeffer's Investment Research, Inc.

"Steidlmayer and Hawkins capitalize on past successes while taking a useful tool one step further, and have filled a tall order. In the crowded arena of books on trading, they offer insight and unique trading tools the professional trader can incorporate into their trading program. This book offers insightful technical tools that add real value."
—Matthew Chamberlin Senior Trader, SAC Capital Management, LLC

"I have been using Market Profile extensively for fifteen years. Pete and Steve are visionaries in their field. Timeless organization of market data allows Market Profile to be applicable to all markets in any type of trading environment. With this blueprint, trading becomes more objective and consistently successful results can be obtained. Steidlmayer on Markets is a must-read for any trader looking to achieve long-term success."
—William Griffo Director, UBS Warburg

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0471215562
• ISBN 13: 9780471215561
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 240