Fly Fishing the Stock Market : How to Search for, Catch, and Net the Market's Best Trades /
How the strategies and tactics of fly fishing can translate to improved trading performanceMuch like trading, successful fly fishing requires both an understanding of "big picture" conditions and the ability to implement tactical techniques to actually catch the fish. In Fly Fishing the St...
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John Wiley & Sons,
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Publisher Address: | Hoboken : |
Publication Dates: | 2012. |
Literature type: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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Wiley Trading ;
v. 578 |
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http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781119203599 |
Summary: |
How the strategies and tactics of fly fishing can translate to improved trading performanceMuch like trading, successful fly fishing requires both an understanding of "big picture" conditions and the ability to implement tactical techniques to actually catch the fish. In Fly Fishing the Stock Market, Dr. Stephen Morris compares his method for trading stocks with his favorite past time, fly fishing & mdash;providing fresh insights into his successful trading approach. Engaging and accessible, this book skillfully describes how Morris applied this approach to generate an astounding 268% growth |
Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (300 pages). |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: |
9781118408131 1118408136 9781118408148 1118408144 9781119203599 1119203597 1280879912 9781280879913 |
Index Number: | HG4529 |
CLC: | F830.59 |
Contents: |
Fly Fishing the Stock Market; Contents; Introduction; PART I Fly-Fishing Lessons; CHAPTER 1 Three P's in a Pod; PASSION; PATIENCE; PERSISTENCE; CHAPTER 2 The Tackle Box; WHAT GOES INTO THE TOOLBOX; BAR CHARTS AND CANDLESTICKS- SAME MARKETS, DIFFERENT ANGLES; BULLISH AND BEARISH ENGULFING PATTERNS; TRENDLINES; TOPS; Double Tops; Head-and-Shoulders Tops; BOTTOMS; Double Bottoms; Inverse Head-and-Shoulders Bottoms; FALSE BREAKOUTS; GAPS; Common Gaps; Breakaway Gaps; Runaway Gaps; Exhaustion Gaps; TRIANGLES; VOLUME; COMPUTERIZED INDICATORS; MOVING AVERAGES; Moving Average Crossovers. MOVING AVERAGE CONVERGENCE-DIVERGENCETHE IMPULSE SYSTEM; FORCE INDEX; CONCLUSION; CHAPTER 3 Developing Your Technique; ANALYTICAL TOOLS AND STEPS; VIX; Morningstar Groups; Steps to Analyze Morningstar Industry Groups; The Reward/Risk Ratio; UNDERSTANDING ENTRY ORDERS; Limit Orders; Stop Orders; The Orders I Use; CONCLUSION; CHAPTER 4 Expectations; WHY MANAGED FUNDS CAN BE "DILUTIONAL"; CONCLUSION; PART II Expect the Unexpected; CHAPTER 5 Seeing Is Not Believing; GETTING TRAPPED AT THE EXTREME EDGE; CONCLUSION; CHAPTER 6 The Art of Deception; WHEN THE PREY IS EXHAUSTED. THE DECEPTIONS OF V-BOTTOMSTHE DECEPTIONS OF SYMMETRICAL TRIANGLES; THE DECEPTIONS OF ASCENDING TRIANGLES; THE DECEPTIONS OF HEAD-AND-SHOULDERS; THE DECEPTIONS OF BREAKOUTS; CONCLUSION; PART III Time to Go FISHing; CHAPTER 7 Fishing Seasons/Market Seasons; MARKET SEASONS; THE INFLUENCE OF VOLATILITY; MONITORING MARKET SEASON CHANGES; THE WEATHERVANE: A MARKET TIMING MONITOR; Criteria That Signal Season Changes; Other Important Features of the Weathervane; Forecasting Market "Weather"; Intraday Forecast; Hourly Forecast; THE WEATHER STATION. ADDING THE DETAIL OF PRICE PATTERNS TO STRENGTHEN THE MESSAGECONCLUSION; CHAPTER 8 Matching the Hatch; BOTTOM PATTERNS; Trading Tactic; Bottoms-Up Type I; Bottoms-Up Type II; PULL-BACK PATTERNS; Trading Tactic; Pull-Back Type I; Pull-Back Type II; TOP PATTERNS; Trading Tactic; Rollover Strategy; PULL-UP PATTERNS; Trading Tactic; Pull-Up Type I; Pull-Up Type II; THE SYMMETRICAL TRIANGLE: AN ALL-AROUND GENERAL-PURPOSE PATTERN; Symmetrical Triangle; The Vortex Strategy; CONCLUSION; One Final Note; CHAPTER 9 Terrestrials and Cut Banks; FUNDAMENTAL ANALYSIS; Earnings; Revenue; Growth. USING FUNDAMENTALS TO COMPLEMENT TECHNICAL ANALYSISPull-Back Type I; The Best Mix; Events That Move Prices; Active Trading Meets Buy-and-Hold; A DISCONNECT BETWEEN TECHNICALS AND FUNDAMENTALS; FUNDAMENTALS ON FIRE: MOMENTUM TRADING; Entry; Trade Management; Stop-Loss; Exit; CHASING THE BIG ONES; CONCLUSION; CHAPTER 10 Catch and Release; SETTING THE HOOK WITH THE STRIKE INDICATOR (ENTRY); THE STRIKE INDICATOR ENTRY STEPS; Long Position; Short Position; SNAG MANAGEMENT (STOP-LOSS); THE DRAG SYSTEM (TRADE MANAGEMENT/PROFIT EXIT); EXAMPLES OF DRAG SETTINGS; EXIT TO ENTER?; CONCLUSION. |