How Technical Analysis Works

by Bruce M. Kamich

A thorough new approach to technical analysis for professionals and smart investors explains the fundamentals of charting and analysis, explaining how to used technical analysis to identify trends and make a profit in today's volatile market.

Genres: Finance

320 pages, Hardcover

First published December 3, 2002

Reviews

[Wayne · Rating 4 out of 5]

This has to be the best intro - intermediate level book on technical analysis that I have read so far. There are books out there that will cover a lot more indicators and oscillators, but that's not what this book is about. This is all about trying to give you an idea of how you can interpret what is going on in the market when you read the charts. Kamich covers a decent amount of technical information here, but the real take-away from the book is his explanations of what it all means.

I would recommend this to anyone who has an interest in learning technical analysis as well as people who have read books on the subject before.

[Chris528735 · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a very good, relatively concise book on technical analysis. It doesn't go into near the details of Murphy's classic, but it does a good job of explaining the basics. I would recommend this book as a refresher or as a first book on TA. I found the sections on oscillators, stochastics, and RSI particularly strong. I found this book to be very practical in that it talks throughout about using TA to become a better investor/trader, in particular with regards to risk management. The book seems to have a stock market bias as most of the examples are primarily from the stock market. Many of the graphs in the book are a bit blurry, which was a bit of a distraction, but still useful.

[Sagar Jethani]

Received solid ratings on Amazon; looking forward to starting this one tomorrow.