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.
