Trading for Dummies (Paperback, 5)

Introduction 1

Part 1: Getting Started with Trading 5

Chapter 1: The Ups and Downs of Trading Stocks 7

Chapter 2: Exploring Markets and Stock Exchanges 19

Chapter 3: Going for Broke(r): Discovering Brokerage Options 31

Chapter 4: Putting Your Key Business Tool to Work: The Computer 47

Part 2: Reading the Fundamentals: Fundamental Analysis 63

Chapter 5: Fundamentals 101: Observing Market Behavior 65

Chapter 6: Digging Into Fundamental Analysis 83

Chapter 7: Listening to Analyst Calls 103

Part 3: Reading the Charts: Technical Analysis 117

Chapter 8: Seeing Is Believing: An Introduction to Technical Analysis 119

Chapter 9: Reading Bar Charts Is Easy (Really) 131

Chapter 10: Following Trends to Boost Your Probability of Success 151

Chapter 11: Calculating Indicators and Oscillators 167

Part 4: Developing Strategies for When to Buy and Sell Stocks 189

Chapter 12: Money Management Techniques: Building a More Robust Portfolio 191

Chapter 13: Combining Fundamental and Technical Analyses for Optimum Strategy 209

Chapter 14: Minimizing Trading Risks Using Exchange-Traded Funds 229

Chapter 15: Executing Your Trades 239

Chapter 16: Developing Your Own Powerful Trading System 257

Part 5: Risk-Taker’s Paradise 277

Chapter 17: The Basics of Swing Trading 279

Chapter 18: The Basics of Day Trading 293

Chapter 19: Doing It by Derivatives 309

Chapter 20: Going Foreign (Forex) 327

Part 6: The Part of Tens 343

Chapter 21: More Than Ten Huge Trading Mistakes 345

Chapter 22: Ten Trading Survival Techniques 353

Index 359