(Prentice Hall, Pearson Education) The original published work on the Point and Figure method of stock market analysis, republished for traders and investors. Based on the research of Charles S. Dow, the founder of the Wall Street Journal.
DeVillers and Taylor were both acknowledged stock and commodity market analysts. It is to their credit that they recognized just how valuable to investors and traders the Point and Figure method could be. To this end they saw fit to produce this fascinating work on a subject that is, at its basest level, little more than analyzing small "sx" placed on graph paper. However, to merely mark point changes does not differentiate the worthy from the wrong, and the authors went to great lengths to provide the reader with methods with which to analyze patterns and then act accordingly. While Taylor possessed the greater understanding of the technical aspects of market analysis. DeVillers had the ability to write about technical subjects with a lightness of hand and a style that not only informed but also engaged the reader. Between them, a winning partnership was born.
The accessibility of the writing, wrapped up in an enthusiastic attention to detail, ensures that even today this remains the seminal work on Point and Figure charting.