Author: Justine Pollard
Pages: 165
Price: $197.00 (incl. GST)
Supplied: Via email as a PDF file
This course is designed to introduce you to the basic skills of technical analysis, so that you can make your own investment decisions in the share market.
Technical analysis has become more popular than ever with the availability of highly sophisticated charting software and live market data. This course will teach you the difference between technical analysis and fundamental analysis and how technical analysis will give you that extra edge in the market. The key is identifying the health of a share through its trend. Just like a doctor examines X-Rays, blood tests, etc, to determine your health, you can use charts to determine the health of a particular share and know when it is the right time to buy and when to sell.
You will learn about different types of chart methods, understand how to determine significant reference points on the chart, define the overall health of a share by its trend and understand the market stages that shares move through. You will then put all this knowledge together into sound entry and exit techniques that will assist you in getting started in technical analysis trading and provide you with an additional edge in the market.
You will also be introduced to some key risk management strategies and learn how to position size your trades and manage risk in the market. Risk is one of the key secrets to successful trading - you can't control the market or a particular share, you can only control how you manage your risk in the market. Your goal is to keep your losses small and let your profits run. That is the only way you can be successful in trading and this course will teach you the skills you need to do this.
Exercises are provided throughout each section to test your learning as you progress through the course.
Charting is an extremely valuable tool - if you know how to use it and this home study course is a good place to start learning how.
You can learn more about technical analysis from the article that Justine has written called "Why Technical Analysis?".
To find out more information on the topics covered in the course scroll down to view the contents below.
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"I am very impressed with the Smart Technical Analysis Home Study Course. I have read many books on charting and trading and was very confused. This home study course is very user friendly and is going to assist my trading decisions tremendously."
Frank Sellam, NSW
"An excellent starting point for anyone who is interested in commencing trading using technical analysis. Easy to follow format, flow of information and good exercises. "
Jag De Alwis, NSW
"It was a way of simplifying how to get started in trading and was relevant to the Australian market place. Excellently produced."
John Mulley, NSW
"I would like to express my appreciation for your Smart Technical Analysis Home Study Course. This has helped me a great deal in understanding Technical Analysis particularly how Moving Averages work and how to apply them. I have read quite a few books on trading/technical analysis and by far this has been the only one that has explained this subject clearly and easy to understand; the exercises have helped me feel confident in my learning."
Jackie Espino, NSW
"Thank you, I have just finished your Smart Technical Analysis Home Study Course and it is fantastic. The information has filled in many gaps for me that was missing in trading my knowledge. Now I’m onto the Smart Trading Plan & System Development Online Course - I can’t wait to get into this next course."
David Tuynman, NSW
" I recently completed your Smart Technical Analysis Home Study Course and I am halfway through reading your book. It's given me a lot of ideas to consider, especially after placing a number of trades last year during the upturn in the market - I now realise I could've made more money than I did by following the information I now know. The number one thing I have taken on board is a stop loss. This would've saved me a substantial amount of my annual profit on the one trade where I kept losing money while hoping that the trend would turn around. "
Jonathan Nixon, NSW
CHAPTER 1: OVERVIEW OF TECHNICAL ANALYSIS
Fundamental v's Technical Analysis
Why use Technical Analysis?
Charts
Time Periods
Types of Charts
Sources for Charts
CHAPTER 2: SIGNIFICANT REFERENCE POINTS
What are Significant Reference Points?
Support Lines
Resistance Lines
Change of Polarity
Additional Information
Exercise
CHAPTER 3: IDENTIFYING TRENDS
Types of Trends
Rules for Drawing Trend Lines
Exercise
CHAPTER 4: MORE ON TRENDS
Which Time Period?
Trend Slopes
Break of a Trend
Change in Polarity
More on Trend Line Breaks
Trend Channels
Trend Line Rules
Exercise
CHAPTER 5: VOLUME
What is Volume?
Volume and Trends
Liquidity
CHAPTER 6: MOVING AVERAGES
What are Moving Averages?
Types of Moving Averages
Moving Average Time Frames
How to Use Moving Averages
Single Moving Average
Disadvantages of Moving Averages
Combination of Two Moving Averages
More on Moving Averages
CHAPTER 7: MARKET STAGE ANALYSIS
Introduction
Stage 1: The Base
Stage 2A: The Breakout
Stage 2B: The Advance
Stage 3: The Top
Stage 4: The Decline
In Summary
Exercise
CHAPTER 8: VALUE V'S GROWTH STOCKS
The Value Model
The Growth Model
CHAPTER 9: PRICE GAPS
Introduction
Unimportant Types of Gaps
Important Types of Gaps
CHAPTER 10: CHART PATTERNS
MAJOR TURNING POINTS
The Double Top
Double Bottom
TRIANGLE FORMATIONS
Symmetric Triangle
The Ascending Triangle
The Descending Triangle
CHAPTER 11: ENTRY TECHNIQUES
Set-Up Criteria
Entry Trigger
Exit Criteria
Some Final Rules
CHAPTER 12. EXIT AND STOP LOSS TECHNIQUES
Introduction
Stop Loss Rules
Few Additional Exit Rules
Re-Entry Guidelines
Exercise
CHAPTER 13: RISK MANAGEMENT
A Trading Plan is Essential
Importance of Risk Management
Position Sizing
Maximum Position Size
Position Sizing Worksheet
Exercise
APPENDIX A - GLOSSARY
APPENDIX B - ANSWERS
