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Index
Cover
Title Page
Table of Contents
Introduction
About This Book
Foolish Assumptions
Icons Used in This Book
Beyond the Book
Where to Go from Here
Part 1: Getting Started with Trading
Chapter 1: The Ups and Downs of Trading Stocks
Distinguishing Trading from Investing
Seeing Why Traders Do What They Do
Successful Trading Characteristics
Tools of the Trade
Taking Time to Trade More Than Just Stocks
Going Long or Short
Managing Your Money
Understanding Fundamental Analysis
Getting a Grip on Technical Analysis
Putting Trading Strategy into Practice
Trading at Higher Risk
Remembering to Have Fun!
Chapter 2: Exploring Markets and Stock Exchanges
Introducing the Broad Markets
Reviewing Stock Exchanges
Understanding Order Types
Chapter 3: Going for Broke(r): Discovering Brokerage Options
Why You Need a Broker
Exploring Types of Brokers and Brokerage Services
Services to Consider When Choosing a Broker
Knowing the Types of Brokerage Accounts
Choosing the Right Broker for You
Getting to Know the Rules
Chapter 4: Putting Your Key Business Tool to Work: The Computer
Making Use of Your Computer
Finding Price Charts
Digging Up Fundamental Data
Accessing Analyst Reports
Selecting a Trading Platform
Determining Computer Requirements
Accessing the Internet
Part 2: Reading the Fundamentals: Fundamental Analysis
Chapter 5: Fundamentals 101: Observing Market Behavior
The Basics of the Business Cycle
Employing a Sector Rotation Strategy
Understanding Economic Indicators
Using Data from Economic Indicators
Chapter 6: Digging Into Fundamental Analysis
Checking Out the Income Statement
Looking at Cash Flow
Scouring the Balance Sheet
Determining Stock Valuations
Figuring Your Ratios: Comparing One Company’s Stock to Another
Chapter 7: Listening to Analyst Calls
Getting to Know Your Analysts
The Importance of Analysts
Pointers for Listening to Analyst Calls
Locating Company Calls
Identifying Trends in the Stock‐Analyst Community
Part 3: Reading the Charts: Technical Analysis
Chapter 8: Seeing Is Believing: An Introduction to Technical Analysis
Understanding the Methodology
Answering the Detractors
Executing Your Trading Plan
Using StockCharts.com
Chapter 9: Reading Bar Charts Is Easy (Really)
Creating a Price Chart
Identifying Simple Single‐Day Patterns
Recognizing Trends and Trading Ranges
Searching for Transitions
Chapter 10: Following Trends to Boost Your Probability of Success
Identifying Trends
Supporting and Resisting Trends
Seeing Gaps
Waving Flags and Pennants
Withstanding Retracements
Dealing with Failed Signals
Chapter 11: Calculating Indicators and Oscillators
The Ins and Outs of Moving Averages
Understanding Buy and Sell Pressure through Stochastic Oscillators
Tracking Momentum with the MACD
Revealing Relative Strength
Part 4: Developing Strategies for When to Buy and Sell Stocks
Chapter 12: Money Management Techniques: Building a More Robust Portfolio
Achieving Your Trading Goals with Smart Money Management
Managing Your Portfolio
Protecting Your Principal
Understanding Your Risks
Chapter 13: Combining Fundamental and Technical Analyses for Optimum Strategy
Seeing the Big Picture
Selecting Your Trading Stock
Trading Strategies
Chapter 14: Minimizing Trading Risks Using Exchange‐Traded Funds
What Is an ETF?
Does Family Matter?
Sector Rotation Strategies
Analyzing ETFs
Portfolio Construction
Chapter 15: Executing Your Trades
Entering and Exiting Your Trade
Selling Stocks Short
Avoiding Regulatory Pitfalls
The Tax Man Cometh
Chapter 16: Developing Your Own Powerful Trading System
Understanding Trading Systems
Selecting System‐Development Tools
Developing and Testing Trading Systems
Keeping a Trading Journal
Evaluating Trading Systems for Hire
Part 5: Risk‐Taker’s Paradise
Chapter 17: The Basics of Swing Trading
Selecting Stocks Carefully
Looking at Swing‐Trading Strategies
Using Options for Swing Trading
Getting a Grip on Swing‐Trading Risks
Chapter 18: The Basics of Day Trading
What Day Trading Is All About
Understanding Account Restrictions
Strategies for Successful Day Trading
Recognizing That Risks Are High
Avoiding the Most Common Mistakes
Chapter 19: Doing It by Derivatives
Types of Derivatives: Futures and Options
Buying Options and Futures Contracts
Options for Getting Out of Options
The Risks of Trading Options and Futures
Minimizing Risks
Chapter 20: Going Foreign (Forex)
Exploring the World of Forex
Understanding Money Jargon
Looking at How Money Markets Work
Taking Necessary Risks in the World Money Market
Getting Ready to Trade Money
Part 6: The Part of Tens
Chapter 21: More Than Ten Huge Trading Mistakes
Fishing for Bottoms
Timing the Top
Trading against the Dominant Trend
Winging It
Taking Trading Personally
Falling in Love
Using After‐Hours Market Orders
Chasing a Runaway Trend
Averaging Down
Ignoring Your Stops
Diversifying Badly
Enduring Large Losses
Chapter 22: Ten Trading Survival Techniques
Build Your Trading Tool Chest
Choose and Use Your Favorite Tools Wisely
Use Both Technical and Fundamental Analyses
Count on the Averages to Make Your Moves
Develop and Manage Your Trading System
Know Your Costs
Have an Exit Strategy
Watch for Signals, Don’t Anticipate Them
Buy on Strength, Sell on Weakness
Keep a Trading Journal and Review It Often
About the Authors
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