Previous ed.: London: Financial Times Management, 1999.

Includes index.

A few things you'll need to know before you begin -- Required background -- What is technical analysis? -- What is a chart? -- Jargon you cannot avoid -- The core of chart analysis -- Concepts -- What are supply and demand in the markets? -- The trend is your friend and so are trendlines -- See the forest and the trees -- Chart patterns--when the market needs a rest -- Chart patterns--when the market is changing its mind -- Chart patterns--explosions -- Corrections in perspective -- Technical analysis in the real world -- What is there other than price? -- Volume -- Time -- Sentiment -- Fundamental analysis really is technical analysis -- Just what makes a stock (bond, commodity) look good? -- Risk versus reward--is this stock really worth it? -- This isn't brain surgery -- The actual process of investing -- Ok now do it! -- How to know if you are wrong -- Sometimes being wrong is good -- When to sell -- Bear markets -- A word about your ego -- Tools and case studies -- What do I really need to get started? -- Building your technical toolbox -- Final advice -- Case study--the perfect world -- Case study--the real world -- How good is your broker's stock? -- Further on down the road -- Introduction to candlesticks -- Cycles -- Elliott waves -- Technical terms you may have heard -- Debunking the TV analyst -- Fun with jargon -- Closing thoughts.