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• Cover
• Introduction
• About This Book
• Foolish Assumptions
• Icons Used in This Book
• Beyond the Book
• Where to Go from Here
• Part 1: Getting Started with Trading
• Chapter 1: The Ups and Downs of Trading Stocks
• Distinguishing Trading from Investing
• Seeing Why Traders Do What They Do
• Successful Trading Characteristics
• Tools of the Trade
• Taking Time to Trade More Than Just Stocks
• Going Long or Short
• Managing Your Money
• Understanding Fundamental Analysis
• Getting a Grip on Technical Analysis
• Putting Trading Strategy into Practice
• Trading at Higher Risk
• Remembering to Have Fun!
• Chapter 2: Exploring Markets and Stock Exchanges
• Introducing the Broad Markets
• Reviewing Stock Exchanges
• Understanding Order Types
• Chapter 3: Going for Broke(r): Discovering Brokerage Options
• Why You Need a Broker
• Exploring Types of Brokers and Brokerage Services
• Services to Consider When Choosing a Broker
• Knowing the Types of Brokerage Accounts
• Choosing the Right Broker for You
• Getting to Know the Rules
• Chapter 4: Putting Your Key Business Tool to Work: The Computer
• Making Use of Your Computer
• Finding Price Charts
• Digging Up Fundamental Data
• Accessing Analyst Reports
• Selecting a Trading Platform
• Determining Computer Requirements
• Accessing the Internet
• Part 2: Reading the Fundamentals: Fundamental Analysis
• Chapter 5: Fundamentals 101: Observing Market Behavior
• The Basics of the Business Cycle
• Employing a Sector Rotation Strategy
• Understanding Economic Indicators
• Using Data from Economic Indicators
• Chapter 6: Digging Into Fundamental Analysis
• Checking Out the Income Statement
• Looking at Cash Flow
• Scouring the Balance Sheet
• Determining Stock Valuations
• Figuring Your Ratios: Comparing One Company’s Stock to Another
• Chapter 7: Listening to Analyst Calls
• Getting to Know Your Analysts
• The Importance of Analysts
• Pointers for Listening to Analyst Calls
• Locating Company Calls
• Identifying Trends in the Stock‐Analyst Community
• Part 3: Reading the Charts: Technical Analysis
• Chapter 8: Seeing Is Believing: An Introduction to Technical Analysis
• Understanding the Methodology
• Answering the Detractors
• Executing Your Trading Plan
• Using StockCharts.com
• Chapter 9: Reading Bar Charts Is Easy (Really)
• Creating a Price Chart
• Identifying Simple Single‐Day Patterns
• Recognizing Trends and Trading Ranges
• Searching for Transitions
• Chapter 10: Following Trends to Boost Your Probability of Success
• Identifying Trends
• Supporting and Resisting Trends
• Seeing Gaps
• Waving Flags and Pennants
• Withstanding Retracements
• Dealing with Failed Signals
• Chapter 11: Calculating Indicators and Oscillators
• The Ins and Outs of Moving Averages
• Understanding Buy and Sell Pressure through Stochastic Oscillators
• Tracking Momentum with the MACD
• Revealing Relative Strength
• Part 4: Developing Strategies for When to Buy and Sell Stocks
• Chapter 12: Money Management Techniques: Building a More Robust Portfolio
• Achieving Your Trading Goals with Smart Money Management
• Managing Your Portfolio
• Protecting Your Principal
• Understanding Your Risks
• Chapter 13: Combining Fundamental and Technical Analyses for Optimum Strategy
• Seeing the Big Picture
• Selecting Your Trading Stock
• Trading Strategies
• Chapter 14: Minimizing Trading Risks Using Exchange‐Traded Funds
• What Is an ETF?
• Does Family Matter?
• Sector Rotation Strategies
• Analyzing ETFs
• Portfolio Construction
• Chapter 15: Executing Your Trades
• Entering and Exiting Your Trade
• Selling Stocks Short
• Avoiding Regulatory Pitfalls
• The Tax Man Cometh
• Chapter 16: Developing Your Own Powerful Trading System
• Understanding Trading Systems
• Selecting System‐Development Tools
• Developing and Testing Trading Systems
• Keeping a Trading Journal
• Evaluating Trading Systems for Hire
• Part 5: Risk‐Taker’s Paradise
• Chapter 17: The Basics of Swing Trading
• Selecting Stocks Carefully
• Looking at Swing‐Trading Strategies
• Using Options for Swing Trading
• Getting a Grip on Swing‐Trading Risks
• Chapter 18: The Basics of Day Trading
• What Day Trading Is All About
• Understanding Account Restrictions
• Strategies for Successful Day Trading
• Recognizing That Risks Are High
• Avoiding the Most Common Mistakes
• Chapter 19: Doing It by Derivatives
• Types of Derivatives: Futures and Options
• Buying Options and Futures Contracts
• Options for Getting Out of Options
• The Risks of Trading Options and Futures
• Minimizing Risks
• Chapter 20: Going Foreign (Forex)
• Exploring the World of Forex
• Understanding Money Jargon
• Looking at How Money Markets Work
• Taking Necessary Risks in the World Money Market
• Getting Ready to Trade Money
• Part 6: The Part of Tens
• Chapter 21: More Than Ten Huge Trading Mistakes
• Fishing for Bottoms
• Timing the Top
• Trading against the Dominant Trend
• Winging It
• Taking Trading Personally
• Falling in Love
• Using After‐Hours Market Orders
• Chasing a Runaway Trend
• Averaging Down
• Ignoring Your Stops
• Diversifying Badly
• Enduring Large Losses
• Chapter 22: Ten Trading Survival Techniques
• Build Your Trading Tool Chest
• Choose and Use Your Favorite Tools Wisely
• Use Both Technical and Fundamental Analyses
• Count on the Averages to Make Your Moves
• Develop and Manage Your Trading System
• Know Your Costs
• Have an Exit Strategy
• Watch for Signals, Don’t Anticipate Them
• Buy on Strength, Sell on Weakness
• Keep a Trading Journal and Review It Often
• About the Authors
• Advertisement Page
• Connect with Dummies
• End User License Agreement