Charting scales
Comparing linear and log scaling on charts – what they show and when to use them
Candlestick charts
- The unique advantages of candlestick charting
- An overview of the 40 most popular patterns and their signals
- Some lesser known but effective patterns and how to trade them
- Developing a trading strategy by applying stochastic studies to candlestick charts
Point and figure charting
This often overlooked charting technique has much to offer in generating clear and
unambiguous trading signals. Point and figure charts are more sophisticated in their
construction than either bar or candlestick and skill is required in optimizing the chart
settings to the market being traded. This section presents the most effective
applications of the point and figure technique.
Chart patterns
The most effective continuation and reversal patterns and how to identify and trade
them: head-and-shoulders, double tops and bottoms and consolidation areas.
Trading volume
- Volume theory
- The On Balance Volume (OBV) indicator
- Chaikin’s oscillator
Moving averages techniques
- Choosing ideal period settings for moving average lines across different markets
- Optimization
- Advanced rule-based trading methods such as the Turtle system
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Fibonacci ratios
- Fibonacci and market psychology
- Practical applications: retracements, targets and time.
Trend lines
- Drawing them correctly
- Targets and false breaks
- Tom DeMarks’ TD Lines: an alternative approach to trend lines
- Exit methods
Ichimoku charting
Ichimoku is a much talked about mechanical charting technique that can be applied to
all markets. This section presents a detailed explanation of Ichimoku and its practical
application.
Advanced indicators
- Moving Average Convergence-Divergence
- Wilder’s Relative Strength Index
- Stochastics
- Directional Movement Index
DeMark Indicators
TD Sequential and TD Combo: calling tops and bottoms accurately
Long-term trend analysis
- Identifying a trend and assessing its strength
- Indicators that measure if the market is trending or non-trending
- Measuring if the trend is close to exhaustion using volume data and histograms
- Market breadth indicators - how broadly based is a market rally?
- Advance/Decline analysis techniques

Trevor Neil