The Getting Started In Series: Getting Started in Stock Analysis, Illustrated Edition (ePub)

Robust analysis shows a more complete picture of marketbehavior
Getting Started in Stock Analysis is an exciting visualguide to both technical and fundamental analysis for the privateinvestor. Rather than addressing the benefits of fundamentalor technical analysis, author and trader Michael C. Thomsettdraws upon three decades' experience in the stock market todemonstrate why traders need to employ both. Readers willlearn how both methods are different aspects of the same cause andeffect within the market, and how exploiting one method at theexpense of the other results in an incomplete picture of the truemarket behavior. Coverage includes a full explanation of the rangeof indicators necessary to create a working system of analysis thatanyone can perform on their own, helping long- and short-terminvestors alike improve selection and confirm investment decisions.Charts of actual listed companies demonstrate how these techniquesare applied in a real trading environment.
Investors and traders are constantly seeking the "magic bullet"for identifying profitable trades and timing both entry and exit.Since the 1940s, the average holding period has fallen from eightyears to eight weeks - making fundamental and technicalanalysis more challenging. This book describes how combining theseapproaches can compensate for the modern market environment toproduce a more accurate - and profitable -analysis.
* Choose better stocks and other securities
* Improve entry and exit while managing risk
* Develop more robust analysis skills
* Blend fundamental and technical analysis techniques
The reduced cost of trading, ease of access via the Internet,and changes in the overall culture of the stock market haveincreased the pace and volume of trading more than ever before. Inthis environment, sharp analysis becomes ever more critical.Getting Started in Stock Analysis is the visual guide tomore confident investing.