Candlesticks Explained

Book Info
An A-Z guide to the basic principles of Japanese candlesticks and other Eastern charting techniques and the ideal introduction to these increasingly popular techniques. Softcover. CD-ROM included.


From the Back Cover

Candlestick Charting Is One of Today's Most Versatile and Popular Technical Trader's Tools

First used successfully by rice traders in eighteenth-century Japan, candlesticks have gained newfound popularity among today's fast-action breed of trader. Candlesticks Explained--a powerful, four-hour multimedia CD-ROM tutorial and workbook--offers a comprehensive analysis of the unique graphic traits and interpretive powers of candlestick charts. Complete with basic principles, market-proven techniques, and real-time examples of Japanese candlesticks and other Eastern charting techniques in action, it explains: Basics of candlestick construction Dojis Umbrella lines Spinning tops Reversal patterns Continuation patterns High-price and low-price gapping plays Blended candles Integrating candlesticks with Western charting Three-line break charts Renko charts Kagi charts Candle volume charts

McGraw-Hill's Martin Pring on Technical Analysis series is a unique combination of in-depth audio-visual CD-ROM tutorial and workbook, and is an excellent teaching tool for in-depth research, instant reference, and interactive review. It provides technical traders with remarkably accurate methods--proven effective in today's fast-moving markets--for anticipating and exploiting trends.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

Candlestick Charting Is One of Today's Most Versatile and Popular Technical Trader's Tools

First used successfully by rice traders in eighteenth-century Japan, candlesticks have gained newfound popularity among today's fast-action breed of trader. Candlesticks Explained--a powerful, four-hour multimedia CD-ROM tutorial and workbook--offers a comprehensive analysis of the unique graphic traits and interpretive powers of candlestick charts. Complete with basic principles, market-proven techniques, and real-time examples of Japanese candlesticks and other Eastern charting techniques in action, it explains: Basics of candlestick construction Dojis Umbrella lines Spinning tops Reversal patterns Continuation patterns High-price and low-price gapping plays Blended candles Integrating candlesticks with Western charting Three-line break charts Renko charts Kagi charts Candle volume charts

McGraw-Hill's Martin Pring on Technical Analysis series is a unique combination of in-depth audio-visual CD-ROM tutorial and workbook, and is an excellent teaching tool for in-depth research, instant reference, and interactive review. It provides technical traders with remarkably accurate methods--proven effective in today's fast-moving markets--for anticipating and exploiting trends.

Actual examples of tusuki, harami, and other candlestick trading patterns

SYNOPSIS

Candlestick Charting Is One of Today's Most Versatile and Popular Technical Trader's Tools

First used successfully by rice traders in eighteenth-century Japan, candlesticks have gained newfound popularity among today's fast-action breed of trader. Candlesticks Explained—a powerful, four-hour multimedia CD-ROM tutorial and workbook—offers a comprehensive analysis of the unique graphic traits and interpretive powers of candlestick charts. Complete with basic principles, market-proven techniques, and real-time examples of Japanese candlesticks and other Eastern charting techniques in action, it explains: Basics of candlestick construction Dojis Umbrella lines Spinning tops Reversal patterns Continuation patterns High-price and low-price gapping plays Blended candles Integrating candlesticks with Western charting Three-line break charts Renko charts Kagi charts Candle volume charts

McGraw-Hill's Martin Pring on Technical Analysis series is a unique combination of in-depth audio-visual CD-ROM tutorial and workbook, and is an excellent teaching tool for in-depth research, instant reference, and interactive review. It provides technical traders with remarkably accurate methods—proven effective in today's fast-moving markets—for anticipating and exploiting trends.