Technical Analysis Simplified [Paperback]

Clif Droke (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 15, 1999

"A great primer covering all the technical analysis basics every active investor needs to know." -Martin Pring, Martin Pring on Market MomentumFinally-a concise, easy-to-read manual for learning and implementing this incredible investment tool.Well-known technician and newsletter editor Clif Droke distills the most essential elements of technical analysis into one powerful volume. He covers all the basics, including...- DOW THEORY - PATTERN RECOGNITION- VOLUME - SUPPORT & RESISTANCE- TRENDLINES - REVERSALS- CHART PATTERNS - A DICTIONARY OF TERMSAs you move through the quick reading chapters you'll feel more confident in your ability to analyze and forecast price trends, thereby enabling you to make the most on-target investing choices.The author, Clif Droke, explains how the technical analysis of equity and commodity trends affords one of the greatest hopes of achieving the ultimate end of free enterprise profit. Without the use of this peerless tool, the author believes that most investors will find themselves at the mercy and whim of market forces beyond their comprehension. Technical analysis, in his opinion, is the best means possible for attaining financial profit and for understanding the underlying condition of the economy as well as general societal trends. He explains simplified technical analysis as a combination of various forms of technical chart pattern analysis that combines the simplest and most basic elements of this discipline with a useful mixture of proven, more modem methods of technical analysis.

Product Details

• Paperback: 145 pages
• Publisher: Marketplace Books, Inc. (December 15, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1883272475
• ISBN-13: 978-1883272470
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #163,722 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Technical Analysis Simplified worth every penny, July 26, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Technical Analysis Simplified (Paperback)

I found Technical Analysis Simplified to be an apt description of what Droke explains in this book-an extremely simple, easy to read way to forecast from stock market charts. This book is great in that it can be read in one or two sittings and is a helpful reference manual for looking up chart patterns that occur over and over in the market. Droke does in a little over 100 pages what Edward & Magee took over 500 pages to do. The reader who trashed this book apparently doesn't know how to read, because the introduction to Droke's book is less than six pages long. Murphy's book is also good, but is too long and much more complex. (BTW, this book is NOT out of print, as the reviewer below claimed because I got it in a couple of days from Amazon).

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The book was very helpful., March 10, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Technical Analysis Simplified (Paperback)

I have only recently become interested in financial markets and happened to come across this book.  Being a novice in this field, I found it extremely helpful.  The introductory history was quite interesting.  The explanation of the different patterns was very beneficial.  I now feel more confident in my ability to analyze and forecast price trends, thereby enabling me to make the proper choices. 

4 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Better Title Would Be: Technical Analysis Unsimplified, May 17, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Technical Analysis Simplified (Paperback)

There is a reason this book is out of print. Just getting through the first chapter was painful. The book reads like a high school term paper. I couldn't bring myself to read anymore. I ended up taking it back and getting a refund. The most useful part of this book was the suggested reading in the back, which I used to purchase "Technical Analysis of Financial Markets" by John J. Murphy instead. All I can say is this one is a keeper. It's easy to read and eventhough it was twice as much, it is well worth it.