John Murphy on Chart Analysis [Paperback]

John J. Murphy (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 15, 1999

Renowned market technician John Murphy presents basic principals of technical analysis in easy-to-understand terms. In this book, he covers:
-All types of chart analysis
-"Need to Know" concepts, including trendlines, moving averages, price gaps, reversal patterns, volume & open interest, spreads, and more
-Price forecasting and market timing applications
-A full resource guide of technical analysis aides
-How to use the industry's top tools to obtain a better understanding of what charts can do-and how they can help you grab yor portion of today's trading profits.

Product Details

• Paperback: 75 pages
• Publisher: Marketplace Books (May 15, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1883272297
• ISBN-13: 978-1883272296
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #955,256 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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129 of 130 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars There are better choices., January 23, 2000

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This review is from: John Murphy on Chart Analysis (Paperback)

If you are an absolute beginner this booklette might be a little useful but, there really are better choices out there. For a few dollars more you can pick up a copy of Technical Analysis of the Financial Markets : A Comprehensive Guide to Trading Methods and Applications, which is also by Mr. Murphy, or Technical Analysis by Constance Brown that will go into much greater detail.

John Murphy on Chart Analysis is really nothing more than a very brief overveiw of just a few points. This booklette is only about 50 pages in length with the remaining pages being devoted to advertisements or are simply blank. To get an idea on how brief the coverage is, consider chapter 8 on retracements, which is only a 1/2 page in length.

Better and more thorough coverage is available for free from one of the many web sites devoted to technical analysis.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not worth it, March 16, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: John Murphy on Chart Analysis (Paperback)

Buy another book on Technical Analysis. This book is very simplistic, a basic overview. Not even a Book ! not sure on why they even printed it. its really a booklet. Would have been an ideal sales promo tool. they could have issued it for free to whet your appetite, then used the pages in the back with the ads for their other products, to increase sales. its worth looking at only if it was FREE. a bit of rip-off and waste of time/money in my opinion