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Technical Analysis from A to Z, 2nd Edition 2nd Edition

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Millions of traders participating in today’s financial markets have shot interest and involvement in technical analysis to an all-time high. This updated edition of Technical Analysis from A to Z combines a detailed explanation of what technical analysis is and how it works with overviews, interpretations, calculations, and examples of over 135 technical indicators―and how they perform under actual market conditions. Enhanced with more details to make it easier to use and understand, this book reflects the latest research findings and advances. A complete summary of major indicators that can be used in any market, it covers:
• Every trading tool from the Absolute Breadth Index to the Zig Zag
• Indicators include Arms Index, Dow Theory, and Elliott Wave Theory
• Over 35 new indicators
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    0071826297
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    2nd
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    McGraw Hill
  5. Publication date
    December 13, 2013
  6. Part of series
    PROFESSIONAL FINANCE & INVESTM
  7. Language
    English
  8. Dimensions
    7.3 x 1.3 x 10.7 inches
  9. Print length
    380 pages
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Steven B. Achelis is the founder of Equis International, Inc., a leading provider of investment analysis, portfolio management, and stock market data collection software. The designer of numerous trading software programs including MetaStock―the most popular technical analysis program in the world―Achelis is an experienced investment analyst and trader. He has written influential articles on technical analysis and investment market timing, and has made regular radio and television appearances on national networks including CBS and CNBC.

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Updated and Revised—With Over 35 Brand New Indicators!

A Comprehensive Catalog of Today’s Major Technical Analysis Indicators—Indispensable for Trading in Stocks, Bonds, Futures, and Options!

"There is an urgent need for a concise reference on such a vast array of technical tools. Achelis’ new edition fulfills that need and should provide an invaluable guide to newcomers and veterans alike."-—John J. MurphyPresident, MurphyMorris.com Author, Technical Analysis of the Financial Markets and Intermarket Technical Analysis

"Steve Achelis has done it again. The first edition was a wonderfully comprehensive encyclopedia of market indicators. The second edition is even better."-—Martin Pring President, International Institute of Economic Research Author, Technical Analysis Explained and Martin Pring’s Introduction to Technical Analysis

"Often technical analysis, because of its depth and complexity, can seem like magic. Steve Achelis’s Technical Analysis from A to Z helps the reader transition from the realm of magic to the land of understanding. This revision of his classic reference on technical techniques and indicators is a must for any technical analysis library."—-John Bollinger, CFA, MFT Bollinger Capital Management

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ McGraw Hill; 2nd edition (December 13, 2013)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 380 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0071826297
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0071826297
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.3 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.3 x 1.3 x 10.7 inches
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Steve Achelis is a software entrepreneur in Salt Lake City, Utah. Software programs that were designed or written by Steve have been sold to more than 300,000 customers in more than 120 countries. He is also the author of two very different books: an investment analysis book, Technical Analysis from A to Z, and Mountain Responder, a book about his experiences as a mountain rescuer. You can learn more about Steve's diverse projects at his website, Iterum.com.

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Jeff Bates
5.0 out of 5 stars Review of Technical Analysis A-Z
Reviewed in the United States on May 1, 2012
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This book is a great reference on the subject of technical analysis. It is well-written and contains charts with examples for each study. It does a good job of explaining each study that was prevalent when the book was written (2nd ed, 2001). Most of the illustrations and examples are from the 80's. The books strengths are that it explains the math behind each study and provides a spreadsheet of results. A companion electronic spreadsheet for each study is available for purchase. The only drawback to this book is that there are always new studies that you will not find in A-Z, but, particularly if you are new to technical analysis, I would recommend this book to help you understand the numbers and how each study is calculated. It is an excellent alphabetical study-by-study explanation for the beginning to intermediate level-trader or investor. Traders who follow fundamental analysis might also find this helpful if for no other reason than to understand the logic behind each study and how to interpret them on a chart.
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Aleksandr Uvaydov
5.0 out of 5 stars Get this book and that's it. Nothing else.
Reviewed in the United States on April 24, 2020
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This book is everything. It's a bible for technical analysis. Quick, cuts to the point. Short background, interpretation, example, chart, and calculation with everything explained. Would be great for algotraders as well. Best reference/learning book I have come across compared to everything else I've ever read.
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Metallurgist
4.0 out of 5 stars Good Reference for technical analysis
Reviewed in the United States on January 31, 2007
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As the title says, this covers technical analysis (the analysis of securities based on price patterns) from A to Z, that is to say all the various approaches are covered alphabetically. Everything is covered but not in extensive detail. Each approach is covered in terms of an overview of the approach, an interpretation of the approach, and an example (generally with suitable graphs). No attempt is made to inject the author's preferences or any statistical analysis of the effectiveness of the approach. As such, this is more of a dictionary than a book on investment advice. This is not to say that dictionaries are useless, they are very useful, but they are not the same as a book on how to write. This book will tell you what the particular system is, not whether it is any good. Also, there are many variations of most of the systems and many different values for the parameters used by the systems, so other references will be required if you actually want to apply any of these approaches. The reader should be forewarned, however, that Technical Analysis is only one approach to the market. Many believe that this approach is little more than tea leaf reading and they rely on the analysis of the fundamentals of the balance sheet of the company and its prospects for future growth.
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angel63
3.0 out of 5 stars May want to consider how old this is
Reviewed in the United States on May 19, 2013
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I haven't read it yet - just downloaded. However it appears to be over 10 years old. Market characteristics change, and usefulness of indicators may be significantly reduced. I plan to use this for a reference only, not as a guide to strategies in themselves. I'll try to update this more after I've dug in on this book.

I'm currently reading "Technical Analysis, The Complete Resource for Financial Market Technicians, Second Edition" by Kirkpatrick and Dahlquist. This is much more current and gives the best insights into the history, reasoning, pros and cons of technical analysis. Their history and background on analysis seems quite comprehensive and up to date. On most books I've read, I'm left with questions "But what about..." or "What if?" etc. They've hit every one of my concerns on the head.  Technical Analysis: The Complete Resource for Financial Market Technicians (2nd Edition)
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D. Stoddard
5.0 out of 5 stars Dictionary with concise commentary and examples
Reviewed in the United States on December 16, 2006
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Extremely pleased with the purchase and reading experience. The book covers everything I know about and much more that I didn't. I was able to make oscillators, from the explanations given, on excel and was able to make the charts. The Chande Momentum Oscillator is an added, and needed, tool for my analysis for investment. I bought this book because it was the one called out in the Yahoo charts trying to explain the Stoch Oscillator; which, I wanted to understand, and now do.
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thomas j colwell
5.0 out of 5 stars Good Reference Book on Financial Terms
Reviewed in the United States on October 28, 2013
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Recently, I have been delving into the world of financial algorithms. I noticed that Matlab always referenced this book while defining various financial indicators, so I decided to buy the book.

While the book is a little old, it offers a great overview to the mathematics behind financial indicators. It is a great reference book for anyone who wants to know the mathematics behind financial indicators.
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RANDALL T YOUNG
5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect
Reviewed in the United States on January 17, 2021
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I use this book daily. It is perfect for my needs.
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Bradley Paluch
4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
Reviewed in the United States on March 8, 2016
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The author Steven B. Achelis put a massive amount of effort and information into this book, and structured every technical analysis study, tool, technique, etc. included into an encylopedia-like format from A to Z. For any trader interested in learning technical analysis beyond their favorite trading tools this IS the book to have. There is also an introductory chapter for traders that are entirely green in the field of technical analysis. Few brokers that I have traded with even have a fourth of the technical tools presented in this book. This indicated to me two things. First, that the majority of brokers do not provide their clients with sufficient technical tools to keep the favor of probability on their side. Second, this book has more information in it that any one broker has technical tools. Of course, after reading this text, I realized that I was being kept out of the loop at my previous broker and immediately switched to one offering the level of technical analysis presented in Achelis' book. I will keep my eye out for future printings of this book, as having a current edition in my personal library is a must.
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a.ray
5.0 out of 5 stars Important
Reviewed in India on December 24, 2023
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Very much important for traders and investors
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Lucious
5.0 out of 5 stars Trading textbook extraordinaire.
Reviewed in Canada on June 25, 2018
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Fantastic quick reference, provides all key info on the countless indicators, oscillators and analytical tools you'll use in trading, from what they show to how they behave to the rationale behind them. Basically a tech analysis encyclopedia.
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MGC
1.0 out of 5 stars What you see is not what you get
Reviewed in France on January 29, 2019
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This book is presented as a 2014 edition. When you buy the kindle version you get the 2001 version so you are often reading about companies that no longer exist in 2019. Not honest!
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R
3.0 out of 5 stars a bit limited in information
Reviewed in Australia on December 26, 2021
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has limited info but is ok and passable for the price for a quick reference,otherwise not
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Michele
3.0 out of 5 stars Spend your money elsewhere
Reviewed in Italy on April 1, 2016
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The book contains just a short description of a number of indicators, nothing more and nothing less. Seriously I don't understand why this book is a bestseller, he just give you basic informations. Overvalued and IMHO you can skip this book.
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