A Beginner's Guide to Short-Term Trading: How to Maximize Profits in 3 Days to 3 Weeks [Paperback]

Toni Turner (Author)

Book Description

Series: Jataka Tale Series | Publication Date: January 2002

A Beginner's Guide to Short-Term Trading teaches the new trader the ins and outs and the ups and downs of the stock market. It emphasizes the importance of the trader maintaining the right frame of mind as he or she hits it big and, inevitably, suffers a few setbacks. The book is written by award-winning journalist Toni Turner, who presents instructions and advice in a clear, easy-to-implement manner.

In simple terms, Ms. Turner explains:

-- Market fundamentals

-- Psychological necessities for short-term traders

-- How to use the Internet for trading

-- The benefits of fundamental analysis and technical analysis

-- How to predict uptrends and downtrends

-- When to hold on and when to let go

-- The importance of trading positions

-- And so much more!

A Beginner's Guide to Short-Term Trading is a hands-on book designed to make the reader actively involved in every step of the trading process. The information is easy to assimilate, so the reader can begin trading and making money as soon as possible.

Editorial Reviews

From the Author

Hi Everyone! "A Beginner's Guide to Short-term Trading" is written to those of you who want to profit by grabbing the "sweet spots" out of a stock's uptrend or downtrend. The book explains two styles of trading: swing trading and position trading. When you place a swing trade, you buy a stock with the intent of taking gains in 2 - 5 days. When you enter a position trade, you typically buy a stock breaking out of a base into an uptrend. You hold that position as long as the stock rises in that uptrend, approximately 3 - 6 weeks.

If you have a have full-time job, yet want to participate in the stock market, short-term trading may appeal to you. And, if you're a traditional buy-and-hold investor, the knowledge you find in this book will help you keep your profits, instead of gaining them . . . and then giving them back.

I wrote "A Beginner's Guide to Short-Term Trading" in the same lighthearted, reader-friendly style as my previous book, "A Beginner's Guide to Day Trading Online." Although the material is comprehensive and substantial, I firmly believe that humor, woven into a serious subject like the stock market, promotes the learning process. I also continued the "Center Points," as I've received a lot of positive feedback from people who enjoyed them in my last book.

"A Beginner's Guide to Short-Term Trading," is designed to teach you skills and strategies needed to enter the stock market on a relatively short-term basis, safely and successfully. Please educate yourself thoroughly before you jump into the market, just as you would do with any worthwhile endeavor.

My best wishes are with you, and keep those trades green! Toni Turner

About the Author

The best-selling author of "A Beginner’s Guide to Day Trading Online" and "A Beginner’s Guide to Short-Term Trading," Toni Turner is an accomplished educator and speaker in the financial field.

She has been featured in CBS MarketWatch.com, "Fortune" magazine, "Bull and Bear Financial Report," and "Bloomberg Personal Finance" magazine, and has appeared on NBC, MSNBC, CNN, and CNNfn, CNBC "Power Lunch."

Ms. Turner is the President of TrendStar Trading Group, Inc.

Product Details

• Paperback: 280 pages
• Publisher: Adams Media Corporation (January 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1580625703
• ISBN-13: 978-1580625708
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (51 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #388,587 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Toni Turner is the best-selling author of A Beginner's Guide to Day Trading Online, A Beginner's Guide to Short-Term Trading (also published in Japanese), and Short-Term Trading in the New Stock Market. An investor and trader with fourteen years of experience, she is a highly-sought after speaker and educator at financial conferences and forums across the United States. Turner has appeared on NBC, MSNBC, CNN, CNNfn, and CNBC's 'Power Lunch.' She has been interviewed on dozens of radio programs and has been featured in many publications, including CBS MarketWatch.com, Fortune and Bloomberg Personal Finance. In addition to trading, teaching and writing, Turner acts a consultant to Townsend Analytics, Ltd., developer of RealTick® trading software.

Customer Reviews

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103 of 106 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Buy her other book, it's better..., March 26, 2006

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This review is from: A Beginner's Guide to Short-Term Trading: How to Maximize Profits in 3 Days to 3 Weeks (Paperback)

She is an excellent author, that's for sure. I have read this one and also her day trading book. The day trading book is better by a mile, even for those wanting a book on swing-trading or position trading.

Essentially what this book amounts to is the swing-trading chapter in her daytrading book expanded with a whole lot of padding. It doesn't really offer any additional insights in my opinion. I can understand the reason for this book from a marketing perspective, but you are much better off reading her day trading book regardless of your trading time-frame.

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64 of 67 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Worth it for Intermediate + Traders Too, February 20, 2002

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This review is from: A Beginner's Guide to Short-Term Trading: How to Maximize Profits in 3 Days to 3 Weeks (Paperback)

This is a well-written book and presented in an organized manner with some nice inspirational material as an added bonus. Is this the only book you need to succeed as a trader? No, but it's got a lot more practical information, in my opinion, than Farly and Sarkovich (in contrast to the person who posted below). Good luck trying to make it through Farley's material in the "Master Swing Trader." I have a library of good trading books and because I couldn't even understand what Farley was saying half the time or I was bored out of my mind, that one did not make it. I suggest that new traders add some reading by Martin Pring, John Murphy, Alexander Elder, Colin Alexander, and Stan Weinstein to supplement the material in this book.

39 of 40 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent introduction to Swing Trading, January 27, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: A Beginner's Guide to Short-Term Trading: How to Maximize Profits in 3 Days to 3 Weeks (Paperback)

The author's second book on the subject goes into short-term trading in more depth than in her first guide, which covered Day, Swing, and longer term trading. She writes in a lively, entertaining style that makes learning a very difficult subject simple and entertaining. In addition, she includes very neccessary advice on the psychological aspects of trading, which any successful trader will tell you is about 90% of the game. The techniques included here are tried and true and used by the most successful (read: surviving) traders. There's no spin here, and no angle or hidden agenda being push. What's written in this book is a sincere effort to convey to the reader how to win at short-term trading.