Technical Analysis: Power Tools for Active Investors

by Gerald Appel

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In this book, one of the world's most respected technical analysts presents a complete course in forecasting future market behavior through cyclical, trend, momentum, and volume signals. Unlike most technical analysis books, Gerald Appel's Technical Analysis offers step-by-step instructions virtually any investor can use to achieve breakthrough market success.

Appel illuminates a wide range of strategies and timing models, demystifying even advanced technical analysis for the first time. He presents technical analysis solutions for short-, intermediate-, and long-term investors, and even for mutual fund investors. Many of the strategies and models he presents have never before been published. Several are based on MACD, a tool that revolutionized technical analysis—and one that he created.

This book distills over thirty years of trading experience into a practical guide you can start profiting from right now.

Learn technical analysis from one of the world's top experts.
Hands-on guidance from Gerald Appel, publisher of Systems and Forecasts

Coping with today's unprecedented market volatility
Indispensable techniques for profiting in uncertain markets

Winning techniques that take just 10 minutes a week
Better results than "buy and hold"—with far less risk

Riding the tides of market wave movement
How to recognize crucial political, seasonal, and time-based cycles

MACD: The ultimate market timing indicator invented by the author himself
Includes new, advanced breakthrough techniques that revolutionize technical analysis

How you can profit from technical analysis... step-by-step!

By Gerald Appel, inventor of the MACD technique used by virtually every serious technical analyst
How to uncover the hidden clues that reveal when markets are about to shift
For short-term, medium-term, and long-term investors—including those new to technical analysis

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Average Customer Review: 4 out of 5 stars

0 of 0 people found the following review helpful:

3 out of 5 stars

Read the other reviews..., 2008-11-30
... both good and bad. In this particular case, they all give a fair view of the content of the book.

I bought the book because I wanted to read something about MACD, from the guy who came up with the idea. There are so many ideas out there and I have found it useful to let the inventor himself speak for his idea - rather than getting somebody else's rehash of the idea.

If you want to get a feel for MACD book is okay. There are some other ideas in book as well, but how many ideas do you need? I would not recommend the book for those ideas. Another reviewer pointed out that his newsletter is quite poorly ranked. That is also something to take into account when reading random ideas.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5 out of 5 stars

Technical Analysis: Power Tools for Active Investors, 2008-02-13
Gerald uses an easy to read and casual writing style with meaningful insight into technical analysis.
He builds your confidence as you work through the book and eventually you become empowered enough to work effectively within the USA equity markets.
This book has helped me create my trading system that is producing a successful trading account currently and will allow me to make necessary trading system changes into the future.
The years of work outlined in this book along with substantial backtesting create real power tools for investors now and into the future.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5 out of 5 stars

Treasure trove of information, 2008-02-02
To quote Dr. Alexander Elder from the foreward:

"The only thing you need to bring to reading this book is a commitement to market work. What you need to succeed is right here, on the table in front of you. It will be curious to see how many people actually take this knowledge and work with it to become successful traders and investors."

My experience with the techniques decribed in this book confirm this assertion. From the VIX, to the Moving average trading channel, and the MACD signalling the market bottom. All of the techniques described worked flawlessly in the recent market correction in January of 2008. I guess I have to say thank you Gerald Appel for sharing the insights you have gained over 30+ years of trading. I'm not sure I would have been generous enough to do that. Why would he give away his secrets that he worked so hard to develop? To quote Dr. Elder from the Foreward again:

"I recently visited Jerry and asked why he wrote this book. He laughed, "I enjoy seeing my picture on book jackets....It feels good to get your ideas out into the world, leave a little of your imprint around. I have never lost anything by giving ideas away. If people find it useful, it makes me feel good."

Trading is hard work. This book is a very good investment but only if your willing to invest the time and effort necessary to learn it and apply it.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5 out of 5 stars

Rare glimpse into a veteran trader's mode of operandi, 2007-10-23
If you consider yourself as a serious global macro type of stock market trader, this book is an absolute must along with Stock Traders Almanac by Yale Hirsch. This book is complete compilation of 30+ year market veteran
who has many tips and tricks to help your trading.

2 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1 out of 5 stars

useless, 2007-04-13
bought this book beacause of macd - ok but nothing more. the rest of the book is more or less useless. For me it sees that he wrote this book because of what he had to say about macd. absoluttly wate of money and time. do you want the best go to a. elder. he si the best.

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