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Most associate technical analysis with swing trading. Contrary to the popular belief, it is the hardest way to make money. If you believe you can learn it by studying several books, most likely you will lose your shirt. Most beginners cannot compete with the experienced, disciplined professional traders. This book provides a strong introduction to swing trading.

Books are no substitute for the experience in actual trading with real money. The following is my recommendation to pursue using technical analysis for swing investing:

Study one or two indicators (SMA is a good one) thoroughly. The most common mistake for beginners is using several technical indicators that they do not understand completely. Try out finviz.com to use screen to select stocks based on technical parameters.

Beside this book, read a book on the experiences of actual, expert traders. Take a class. One charges several thousands of dollars but it lets you trade with real money (it is still not your money).

Using SMA as an example, the experienced can find a buy signal when the stock price or a sector ETF moves above its moving average and sell when it moves below the moving average. It is quite simple, but it works for most stocks and probably better than most other technical indicators.

The stocks that are usually better fitted for technical analysis are large cap stocks with high volume. I prefer stocks that are fundamentally sound and do not short them. Try the chart and adjust the number of the trade sessions (i.e. days in the charts) for a specific stock according to how often you want to trade.

To start, use simple moving average of 60 days (20 if you trade frequently) for stocks and 90 days for sectors. Some stocks are more volatile than others, so adjust the days (actually trade sessions) in the moving averages to balance between the number of trades and the timeliness of the predication. Try the stock in its historical chart and decide the best parameters for charting this stock. Past behavior does not guarantee future behavior, but it is better to have a guideline than with no guideline.

Be aware that this discipline requires you spending a lot of time on the screen. That’s the reason you do not want to keep more than 15 stocks for this style of investing.

I use technical analysis more frequently to detect market crashes and sectors and it proves to be a better indicator than on stocks. Technical indicators usually work better in shorter durations than fundamental metrics. This book serves to be a strong introduction to swing trading using technical analysis. Swing trading is not day trading and not “buy-and-hold”.

This book is part of the Concise Series. They include one or few most important chapters from my full-size books. It competes with books with similar size and price.

Initial date: 08/2023
Size: 90 pages (6*9)

ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0CD4G7JCM
Accessibility ‏ : ‎ Learn more
Publication date ‏ : ‎ July 29, 2023
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 1.5 MB
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Print length ‏ : ‎ 90 pages
Page Flip ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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