Customer Reviews

Charting Made Easy

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If you look at the table of contents, you will see that the number of pages devoted to basic technical analysis indicators is absolutely minimal (e.g., MACD). This book is only 59 pages and, therefore, omits all but the most basic. I just don't think that it's worth $20. As many of you know, you can go to various technical anaysis web sites and print out---for FREE---equally/ more helpful information. This publication is really more of an introductory pamphlet than a bona fide book on TA.

Shhhh....want to know a secret? This book delivers everything one needs to know about chart reading at a far friendlier price than Murphy's other books or any other technical analysis book. Read and re-read this book then check out Technical Analyst Gary B. Smith's column at thestreet dot com, and explore stockcharts dot com also. You will be ready to use technical analysis to read charts instantly very shortly after doing the above steps. This book, published in year 2000, includes data about the Spring 2000 NASDAQ meltdown. Use the money you save by taking the above mentioned steps to buy some stock. Sensational book, sensational value! A must buy!

You get what you pay for on this one. Clear writing with good examples but a beginners guide only. There isn't anything in this book you could not find on the web. Also have noticed the author not speaking what is obvious in the charts regarding the market when interviewed so far in 2002.

This book is very well written, easy to understand and has lots of example graphs that illustrate the concepts. Being a beginner myself, I highly recommend this book. However if you already know what you are doing I would suggest that you look for something more advanced.

very basic charting indicators are explained in this book. Might not be usefull to the novice trader who needs more specific and examples. The diagrams are really hard to distinguish.