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Informationen zum Autor Colin Alexander is the publisher of The Five Star Bulletin! a popular advisory service for futures traders. Since 1996! his service has consistently been rated in the top ten by Commodity Traders Consumers Report. In 1998 he launched Stocktimer! a successful advisory service for buying stocks and selling stocks short. Mr. Alexander is author of several trading books! including Capturing Full-Trend Profits in the Commodity Futures Markets and the widely acclaimed Five Star Futures Trades. Klappentext In just a few years! futures trading has grown from a specialized area to a major sector that is attracting pension funds! hedge funds! and other capital pools. Technological advances have led to increased globalization and around-the-clock trading! which has generated huge volumes that can be traded at minimal cost. In Timing Techniques for Commodity Futures Markets ! expert stocks and futures advisor Colin Alexander explains how to make money in all market conditions. He shows you how to set up monthly and weekly charts with indicators that determine which markets may be worth trading. Then he shows daily and intraday charts tell you when to pull the trigger and get into a trade and stay until market action generates an exit signal. With Alexander's proven approach to evaluating markets! you'll learn how to avoid high-risk and marginal trades without sacrificing the high-potential ones. And! you'll see how informed applications of today's most effective indicators-including MACD! moving averages! stochastics! and Bollinger Bands-can help identify markets with the potential for extended moves. Through a focused examination of how money determines markets! Timing Techniques for Commodity Future Markets shows you how to: Define a trend Interpret who trades what and how much Set stops and get out of trades Fine-tune short-term trading Along with expert advice on such fundamental practices as building charts and reading candlestick charts! Timing Techniques for Commodity Futures Markets provides an insider's edge with rare information on the best chart patterns for all time frames! cyclical and seasonal forces and price rules for knowing when to pull the trigger on a trade. To illustrate real-time use! the Alexander includes two revealing case studies--one based on a prospective long position on gasoline and one based on a short position in copper. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1Industry Background 2Defining Direction: An Established Trend Keeps Going 3The Building Blocks for Charts 4Price Rules 5Candlesticks: A Useful Tool 6MACD (Moving Average Convergence/Divergence) 7Moving Averages for Direction and Support and Resistance 8Stochastics and RSI: Overbought/Oversold Indicators 9The Magic of Gaps: Three-Bars Open and Go! 10Support and Resistance: Horizontal Barriers 11Diagonal Support and Resistance 12Bollinger Bands 13Chart Patterns that Work 14Cycle Theory: Time-based! Cyclical and Seasoned Forces 15Commitments of Traders: Who Trades What and How Much? 16Stock Indexes: The Prime Vehicle for Day-Traders and Position Traders 17The Entry Checklist 18Stops: Theory and Practice 19Getting Out of the Market: The Exit Checklist 20Case Study: Buy 21Case Study: Sell Short 22Short-Term Trading Techniques I 23Short-Term Trading Techniques II 24Final Thoughts ...
