Technical Analysis of the Financial Markets：A Comprehensive Guide to Trading Methods and Applications

JohnJ.MurphyhasnowupdatedhislandmarkbestsellerTechnicalAnalysisoftheFuturesMarkets,toincludeallofthefinancialmarkets."Ifonecouldreadonlyonebookontechnicalanalysis,thisshouldbetheone."--Knight-RidderFinancialProductsandNews(onthefirstedition,TechnicalAnalysisoftheFuturesMarkets,0-13-898008-X)Thisoutstandingreferencehasalreadytaughtthousandsoftraderstheconceptsoftechnicalanalysisandtheirapplicationinthefuturesandstockmarkets.Coveringthelatestdevelopmentsincomputertechnology,technicaltools,andindicators,thesecondeditionfeaturesnewmaterialoncandlestickcharting,intermarketrelationships,stocksandstockrotation,plusstate-of-the-artexamplesandfigures.Fromhowtoreadchartstounderstandingindicatorsandthecrucialroletechnicalanalysisplaysininvesting,readersgainathoroughandaccessibleoverviewofthefieldoftechnicalanalysis,withaspecialemphasisonfuturesmarkets.Revisedandexpandedforthedemandsoftoday'sfinancialworld,thisbookisessentialreadingforanyoneinterestedintrackingandanalyzingmarketbehavior."Onewaytogetstartedintechnicalanalysisistoreadagoodbookonthesubject.OneofmyfavoritesisTechnicalAnalysisoftheFinancialMarkets:AComprehensiveGuidetoTradingMethodsandApplicationsbyJohnJ.Murphy.It'saneasyread."RalphJ.Acampora,CMT,ManagingDirector,PrudentialSecuritiesInc.