The Technical Analysis of Stocks, Options and Futures: Advanced Trading Systems and Techniques [Hardcover]

William F. Eng (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1, 1988

Examines fifteen trading systems, discusses the principles and background of each system, and explains when to apply each technique.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 465 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Trade (May 1, 1988)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1557380031
• ISBN-13: 978-1557380036
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.3 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,407,003 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars nice introduction to a few indicators, October 6, 1999

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Andrew J Walsh ([e-mail]) (Cleveland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Technical Analysis of Stocks, Options and Futures: Advanced Trading Systems and Techniques (Hardcover)

This book covers a few of the more popular indicators in some detail, and as such I think it's a helpful book. Some of the more encyclopedic volumes, like Marty Pring's, can be overwhelming. This is not a bad place to start learning about technical analysis, or to review some basics.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Badly Needs Updating, June 6, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Technical Analysis of Stocks, Options and Futures: Advanced Trading Systems and Techniques (Hardcover)

As and introduction to technical analysis techniques and their application, this book is satisfactory. Unfortunately, it was written pre-internet and pre-laser printer (mid/late 80's). The example charts are a bit ragged - they look like they were printed on an old dot matrix printer - and they aren't especially clear. And much of the book is dedicated to step-by-step proceedures for doing the calculations - not terribly useful information when all this analysis is now available for free via the internet.

Given the price, I would recommend more recent books by Martin Pring or the updated classic by John Murphy. The practice of technical analysis has changed dramatically since Eng authored his book.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Thorough How-To Book Using Technical Analysis, November 26, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: The Technical Analysis of Stocks, Options and Futures: Advanced Trading Systems and Techniques (Hardcover)

This book is about ten years old so I hesitated to buy it. Since it's been out so long I borrowed it from my local public library first. Well, after reading it I decided I needed it in my reference section so I went out and spent the bucks. Hey, so I wasted some time but this book isn't cheap Eng's other books go for $80, so this is a relative bargain). What's so good about this book? Well, I got Pring's and Murphy's books but Eng's book really help me put everything together. He takes a technical analysis approach and applies real world charts to its application. NOW THIS IS REALLY WHAT I NEEDED! The other authors are theoretical. Mind you, now, Eng makes errors in applying the methods but he points them out. He states black and white that certain applications of certain techniques are questionable. How helpful is this? Pretty good. I've made a lot of mistakes in the past when trying to use technical analysis because I tried to force the methods to the charts. A no-no. Eng wrote when to use certain technqiues and when not to use them. This gets my respect and deserves 5 **** alone.