The Bond and Money Markets: Strategy, Trading, Analysis explains and analyses all aspects of the bond and money markets and is both an introduction for newcomers and an advanced text for experienced market practitioners and graduate students. Those with experience of the industry at all levels will find the book invaluable as a standard reference work.

Candlestick charting is more popular than ever before, with a legion of new traders and investors being introduced to the concept by some of today's hottest investment gurus. Having introduced the candlestick technique to the West through two of his bestselling books, Steve Nison is regarded as a luminary in the field of candlestick charting. In his new venture, The Candlestick Course, Nison explains patterns of varying complexity and tests the reader's knowledge with quizzes, Q&As, and intensive examples. In accessible and easy-to-understand l…

Market breadth indicators, i.e. advance/decline, new high/new low, or up/down volume, allow technical analysts and traders to look beneath the surface of a market to quantify the underlying strength or direction associated with a market move. Increasingly popular in all types of markets, they give traders the ability to accurately forecast a number of possible outcomes and the likelihood of each. Bottom line? For gauging the near-term direction and strength of a market, breadth indicators are among the single most valuable tools a trader can us…

A well-researched guide to the most profitable spreads in the futures market The Encyclopedia of Commodity and Financial Spreads is divided by product category-energy, natural gas, meats, soybeans, corn/wheat, currencies, interest rates, and metals. The precise performance of each spread is identified-over the previous 20 years-and combined with a graph that displays visually the price performance of the spread. For each of the 175 trades identified, there is an explanation of the trade, its history, and advice on how traders should approach …

This is today's most all-inclusive reference of technical indicators -what they are and how to use them to add value to any trading program. Technical analysis has become an incredibly popular investors' tool for gauging market strength and forecasting short-term direction for both markets and individual stocks. But as markets have changed dramatically, so too have technical indicators and elements. "The Encyclopedia of Technical Market Indicators" provides an alphabetical and up-to-date listing of hundreds of today's most important indicators.…

The foreign exchange (Forex) market has quickly become the market of choice for traders looking to increase their profit potential. The combination of high liquidity and low transaction costs - as well as twenty-four-hour accessibility - has attracted the attention of both new and veteran traders. In "The Forex Chartist Companion", authors and active Forex traders Michael Archer and James Bickford provide a visual window into the behavior of the Forex market along with detailed information on the mechanics of day trading, market entry timing, a…

Swing trading is gaining popularity as a powerful method to increase returns - and potentially lower risks - by profiting from short-term price moves. "The Master Swing Trader" explains how traders can use technical analysis, charting, and market sentiment to make trades that hold through price fluctuations and noise with wider stops. This complete, practical guide to making profitable short-term trades - based on the author's popular "Mastering the Trade" online course - uses dozens of charts and graphs to illustrate proven swing trading conce…

Markets are abuzz over the rebirth of the day trader. Rather than manaically trading volatile stocks multiple times in a single day, active traders are now holding onto investments longer, relying more on planning and patience rather than fast reflexes. The New Day Trader Advantage features surefire techniques for profiting from this more measured, cunning method of active trading-techniques that will help busy professionals and individuals achieve their investing goals with minimum stress and maximum gain. Written by veteran investment advis…

Success in the markets, as in life, depends on a healthy and clear strategy for emotional risk management in addition to market knowledge. In The Psychology of Trading, Brett Steenbarger, a leading practitioner of brief therapy, presents readers with cutting-edge ideas in the psychology of trading by combining his research and experiences in psychology with his knowledge of trading. Steenbarger walks readers through the most common "issues" the market will force him/her to face and provides practical solutions to these trading problems. From br…

This book presents a proven system, based on technical indicators that can help traders profit in today's market. No single technical indicator is sufficient to trade the markets so investors must combine technical indicators in a way that conforms to their trading style. This comprehensive guide presents a systematic trading method that takes these issues into consideration. It also examines the value of each major trading indicator and the dynamics of their unique combination. By showing readers how to divide the market into six specific, ide…