Japanese Candlestick Charting Techniques, Second Edition - Hardcover

Nison, Steve

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9780735201811: Japanese Candlestick Charting Techniques, Second Edition

Synopsis

The ultimate guide to a critical tool for mastering the financial markets
 
A longstanding form of technical analysis, Japanese candlestick charts are a dynamic and increasingly popular technical tool for traders of all skill levels. Known for its versatility, this ancient charting can be fused with every other technical tool available, including traditional Western technical analysis.
 
Japanese Candlestick Charting Techniques is the most comprehensive and trusted guide to this essential technique. Informed by years of research from a pioneer trader, this book covers everything you need to know, including hundreds of examples that show how candlestick techniques can be used in all of today’s markets.
 
This totally updated revision focuses on the needs of today’s traders and investors with: 
• All new charts including more intra-day markets 
• New candlestick charting techniques 
• More focus on active trading for swing, online and day traders 
• New Western techniques in combination with candles 
• A greater spotlight on capital preservation. 

From speculation and hedging to futures and equities, candlestick charting is the next level up for both amateur day traders and seasoned technicians, and this book provides expert guidance for putting it into action.

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About the Author

Steve Nison is the foremost leader of the art of using candlestick charting as an analysis tool in studying market trends and making investment decisions. He owns and runs Nison Research International, a firm that provides technical advisory and on-site seminar services to major financial firms. He is a highly sought-after speaker who has presented his techniques to thousands, including members of the World Bank and the Federal Reserve.

From the Back Cover

High Praise for Japanese Candlestick Charting Techniques from leading financial experts

The candlestick charts and charting techniques provided by Nison have become an important tool for our international securities market making. They provide a wealth of information and are instrumental for our daily operations. The charting technique is valuable for the individual or professional investor.

Robert L. Hardy

Director of International Markets,

Fleet Meehan Specialists (NYSE) Japanese Candlestick Charting Techniques is a must for the serious security or commodity trader. It is the definitive book explained in plain, straightforward English. I have been a market technician for over 25 years and a money manager for more than 30 years and have switched from my bar charts to candlestick charts. I believe that any technician who reads this book will do likewise.

H. Phillip Becker C.E.O, H.P. Becker & Co.

a distinguished effort of research, analysis, and translation not only complete and informative, but also enjoyable to read. Steve has done a good job of relating, and clearly illustrating, the way in which the Japanese candlestick charting techniques fit in with and complement traditional Western technical tools this book has become the standard text on the subject.

Robin Griffiths

Chief Technical Analyst

HSBC Securities Inc

The combination of a wonderful tool like candlestick charts and Steve Nison to explain the proper use of them in trading, has enhanced my ability to predict the direction of stock prices immeasurably. I highly recommend this book.

Harold Yosco

Partner, Van Der Moolen Specialists, USA Steve Nison s book, Japanese Candlestick Charting Techniques, is hands down the best book on technical analysis available. It is a valuable and crucial investment for anyone involved in the stock market.

Joshua Lukeman

Author, The Market Maker s Edge

Nison is the acknowledged Candlestick Guru. His seminars are packed not only because he possesses an encyclopedic and dynamic knowledge of the material, but also because he is an outstanding teacher. Both of these qualities are evident in the revised edition of his seminal text, Japanese Candlestick Charting Techniques. Those traders who have read his book are convinced, and refer to it again and again. Learn it. Study it. Keep it near your terminal. The insight and tools it contains will help you make money in both the most stable and the most volatile of markets.

Adam Shrager

Training Manager, Knight Trading Group

Lecturer, Princeton University

From the Inside Flap

Charting techniques used by the Japanese for over 100 years are explained for today s traders and investors in:

JAPANESE CANDLESTICK CHARTING TECHNIQUES, SECOND EDITION: A Contemporary Guide to the Ancient Investment Techniques of the Far East

Steve Nison

Completely informative and global in its outlook, Japanese Candlestick Charting Techniques, Second Edition provides an in-depth explanation of candlestick plotting and analysis. This exciting book exposes the reader to the practical applications Steve Nison gained from years of study and research in this now popular and dynamic area. Today, almost all charting packages include candle charts.

This book contains hundreds of examples that show how candlestick techniques can be used in all of today s markets. Through such patterns as the dark-cloud cover and hanging-man lines, traders will discover how candlestick techniques provide unique market insights. They will discover see how candles will provide early reversal signals, improve timing entering and exiting markets and can be merged with classic Western charting techniques.

This totally updated revision focuses on the needs of today s traders and investors with:

* All new charts including more intra-day markets
* New candlestick charting techniques
* More focus on active trading for swing, on-line and day traders
* New Western techniques in combination with candles
* A greater spotlight on capital preservation.

Candle charts are older than bar charts, older than point-and-figure charts, but were completely unknown in the West until Steve Nison introduced them through his articles, seminars, and his books.

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