| Technical Analysis for Dummies |  | Author: Barbara Rockefeller
Publisher: For Dummies
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Pages: 360
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Dimensions (in): 9 x 7.4 x 0.8
ISBN: 0764540440
Dewey Decimal Number: 332.6
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EAN: 9780764540448
ASIN: 0764540440
Publication Date: March 5, 2004
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Product Description
A simple, straightforward guide to the fundamentals of technical analysis
For active traders and investors who don't understand the complicated art of technical analysis, this commonsense resource covers all the bases. Explaining the basic principles of analysis and showing how to implement them, Technical Analysis For Dummies dumps the confusing jargon and unreadable charts for basic explanations and practical guidance. In no time at all, readers will see how to make better trading decisions.
Barbara Rockefeller (Stamford, CT) is one of the foremost authorities on technical analysis and founder of Rockefeller Treasury Services.
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 Covers too much without depth and out of date August 27, 2010
Supporting Role (Riverside, CA USA)
I purchased this book to learn about the technical indicators used in day trading. The 4 or 5 pages I had skimmed at the store were nice summaries, but I was very disappointed that it didn't go into any real detail without enough examples or charts to explain things. This book does cover the history and philosophy of day trading, so if you are really clueless, it's not a bad start, but don't expect to execute any day trades after reading just this book.
 Good as a reference, but there are better books August 13, 2010
Straddle1985 (Belgium)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book did a good job of introducing and explaining the different TA tools and techniques, and the dangers one should consider in using this stuff. Also the warnings on backtesting and optimizing are helpful. However, it is not that super. I use this book as a reference when I use technical analysis, and it's very useful for that, but that's all there is to it.
I think one would be better of with a book from Alexander Elder or Marcel Link for this job. These authors brought their explanation more vividly and more entertaining than this author. Also, the charts in this book aren't just that helpful to someone who is new to TA.
 Very Good Book on Technical Analysis July 21, 2010
Ronny Dwi Musyhiar
Skip the math,
skip the numbers,
pick this book for clear concept of technical analysis.
Technical Is All Good June 6, 2010
Y. Renee Shearer (Portland, OR USA)
Very good with excellent examples - like all Dummy books! Content is more for an intermediate to advanced trader - would recommend Stikky C'harts as a primer for a beginner before chowing down on this one.
Strangely Structured January 22, 2010
Unicorns & Kittens (Rochester, NY USA)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I want to like this book more than I do. I appreciate the author's friendly and no-nonsense tone. Although I'm a beginner, she seems to know what she's talking about. But I strongly object to how the book is organized. For the first 70 pages, she hints at indicators and approaches, constantly saying "I'll explain this in Chapter 4, I'll explain that in Chapter 11." So, you learn very little, but have high hopes for chapters ahead.
Then, she jumps deep into the vagaries of backtesting, without having shown you how to do something a little more elementary, like draw a support line. Like I said, I'm a beginner; I'd never even heard of backtesting, and I really didn't want to wallow within a mysterious and unidentified piece of software before the author showed me how to recognize a resistance line. Hello? Plus, some of the charts could use quite a bit more labeling, and one so far seems to be missing.
Hopefully, if I read this book two or three times, I'll squeeze out of it what she put in, but the organization is frankly infuriating.
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