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    Wouldn't You Like to Know Where the Stock Market is Heading?
    Wouldn't You Like to Know Where the Stock Market is Heading?
    Wouldn't You Like to Know Where the Stock Market is Heading?
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    Wouldn't You Like to Know Where the Stock Market is Heading?

    By Andy Wang

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    A Guide for Retail Investors/Traders To Technical Analysis. The book describes in detail how to use technical indicators to analyze the stock market. Emphasis is on the 3-Line Simple Moving Averages and the Bollinger Bands. The author has developed a 4-step process in identifying bullish and bearish trends, using the two technical indicators.

    The book explores how to use technical indicators to identify bullish/bearish trends in various time frames. It discusses and gives examples on how to trade these trends. It further describes how to identify important levels to be used as supports and/or resistances. Market indices, major sectors and market leaders are also examined as factors in determining a trade/investment.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAndy Wang
    Release dateJan 21, 2013
    ISBN9781301773268
    Wouldn't You Like to Know Where the Stock Market is Heading?
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    Andy Wang

    Andy Wang has been trading and investing since 1998. He is the founder of MyHappyTrading.com, which is a financial, social network. You can find his bio at: http://www.myhappytrading.com/members/HappyTrading/default.aspx

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      Wouldn't You Like to Know Where the Stock Market is Heading? - Andy Wang

      Wouldn’t You Like to Know Where the Stock Market is Heading?

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      Andy Wang

      A Guide for Retail Investors/Traders to Technical Analysis

      Smashwords Edition

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      Wouldn’t You Like to Know Where the Stock Market is Heading?

      Copyright © 2013 by Andy Wang

      Smashwords Edition, License Notes

      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

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      Table of Contents

      Introduction

      Choose Your Time Frame and Frequency

      3-Line Simple Moving Averages

      Bollinger Bands

      The Bullish Trend

      The Bearish Trend

      Important Levels

      Market Indices, SPX & Nasdaq

      Major Sectors

      Market Leaders: AAPL & GOOG

      Other Technical Indicators

      When Not To Trade

      Summary

      Introduction

      As computers get faster and faster, the way people invest and trade in the stock market is changing. Most individuals, retail investors, can now access the stock market very easily from their computers. Most online brokerages and/or trading platforms provide sophisticated analytical tools for their clients. Technical analysis, which used to be regarded by many as a bogus witchcraft, is now becoming mainstream.

      On the other hand, as computers become more powerful, big firms that drive the markets are developing faster and more complex computer trading programs. These programs are making big trades with high frequency and they are changing the landscape of the stock market.

      Since computer programs run on numbers and have guide lines that they must follow, technical analysis is more valuable than ever. This is exactly what those complex trading programs are doing: they are constantly analyzing the market on a technical level and making trades.

      Thus, regardless of whether you consider

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