Technical analysis is a vital tool for any trader, asset manager, or investor who wants to earn real returns. But not everyone can manage the complex math that underpins the design of technical signals. Successful Stock Signals for Traders and Portfolio Managers lets you master technical analysis without mastering the math by focusing on existing technical signals in the public domain to improve your investing performance.
If you want to beat the indexes, you have to understand and measure the forces that drive stock prices. While fundamental analysis is one of those forces, technical analysis measures all of the factors driving priceeven those that are proprietary or known only to insidersleveling the playing field to help you compete with the big boys. Here, author Tom Lloyd explains all the available technical indicators you need to know, including moving average, relative strength, support and resistance, sell and buy indicators, candlesticks, point and figure charts, Fibonacci, Bollinger, and classic and new indicators and patterns. Merging these technical indicators with fundamental analysis correctly will keep you in a portfolio of outperforming stocks, sharpen your buy discipline, and put your sell discipline on autopilot.
In addition to his explanations of each indicator, Lloyd also includes a series of case studies applying technical analysis to current trending and hotly debated stocks, including Facebook, LinkedIn, and Netflix, among others. These case studies show what technical analysis reveals about these stocks and how they’ve performed relative to predictions.
With simple explanations and practical guidance, Successful Stock Signals for Traders and Portfolio Managers is a comprehensive yet straightforward reference appropriate for novice and professional traders alike. For investors looking to beat the index, traders looking for high-risk, high-return investments, and portfolio managers looking for balance between those two positions, this is the perfect guide to the basics of technical analysis.
Technical analysis is a vital tool for any trader, asset manager, or investor who wants to earn real returns. But not everyone can manage the complex math that underpins the design of technical signals. Successful Stock Signals for Traders and Portfolio Managers lets you master technical analysis without mastering the math by focusing on existing technical signals in the public domain to improve your investing performance.
If you want to beat the indexes, you have to understand and measure the forces that drive stock prices. While fundamental analysis is one of those forces, technical analysis measures all of the factors driving price―even those that are proprietary or known only to insiders―leveling the playing field to help you compete with the big boys. Here, author Tom Lloyd explains all the available technical indicators you need to know, including moving average, relative strength, support and resistance, sell and buy indicators, candlesticks, point and figure charts, Fibonacci, Bollinger, and classic and new indicators and patterns. Merging these technical indicators with fundamental analysis correctly will keep you in a portfolio of outperforming stocks, sharpen your buy discipline, and put your sell discipline on autopilot.
In addition to his explanations of each indicator, Lloyd also includes a series of case studies applying technical analysis to current trending and hotly debated stocks, including Facebook, LinkedIn, and Netflix, among others. These case studies show what technical analysis reveals about these stocks and how they’ve performed relative to predictions.
With simple explanations and practical guidance, Successful Stock Signals for Traders and Portfolio Managers is a comprehensive yet straightforward reference appropriate for novice and professional traders alike. For investors looking to beat the index, traders looking for high-risk, high-return investments, and portfolio managers looking for balance between those two positions, this is the perfect guide to the basics of technical analysis.
About the Author
THOMAS K. LLOYD SR. has spent twenty-five years as a consultant teaching professional portfolio managers how to use technical analysis. He holds an MBA in accounting and formerly taught an investing course at St. John’s University using an integrated fundamental and technical approach. His articles have appeared in numerous media outlets, including Technical Analysis of Stocks and Commodities magazine, SeekingAlpha.com, and MarketWatch.com.