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Author:   Greg Michalowski
Publisher:   John Wiley & Sons Inc
Imprint:   John Wiley & Sons Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 16.00cm , Height: 2.60cm , Length: 23.60cm
Weight:   0.508kg
ISBN:  

9780470874387

ISBN 10:   0470874384
Pages:   304
Publication Date:   05 April 2011
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments xi Introduction 1 PART I The Foundation for Success 19 CHAPTER 1 Stereotyping the Retail Currency Trader 21 They Think Trading Currencies Is Easy 22 They Have Too Much Fear 27 They Lose Money 29 They Are Too Fundamental (Not Technical Enough) 31 They Don’t Know Enough about Key Fundamental Requirements 34 They Fail to Anticipate Trends 45 Don’t Be Like the Rest ... Change! 46 CHAPTER 2 The Six Attributes of a Successful Currency Trader 47 What Are You Good at Doing? 47 There Will Always Be Peaks and Valleys 49 1. Skill or Aptitude 49 2. Practice, Practice, Practice 52 3. Know Your Risk 54 4. Create and Execute a Plan 58 5. Control Your Fear 61 6. Be Greedy Enough 63 A Foundation for Success 66 CHAPTER 3 The Mission Statement 67 A Team of One 68 A Two-Part Mission Statement 70 Finding Trades That Satisfy Your Mission Statement 76 The Importance of Staying on Trend 80 CHAPTER 4 What’s Your Game Plan? 85 Every Mission Statement Needs a Game Plan 86 Trade the Trends 86 Keep Fear to a Minimum 91 Never Underestimate a Strong Foundation 97 CHAPTER 5 Rules for Attacking the Trend 99 Rule 1: Keep It Simple (but Stay Positive) 100 Rule 2: Have a Reason to Place a Trade 105 Rule 3: Be Picky about Your Tools 107 Rule 4: The “If . . . Should” Rule 115 Rule 5: Look Ahead, but Not Too Far Ahead 117 Rules Rule 120 CHAPTER 6 The Trader’s Toolbox 121 Rules for the Tools 122 How to Use Fundamental Analysis 122 The One Thing We Can Agree On: Price 125 The Tools 131 If I Had a Hammer 146 PART II Tools and Strategies 147 CHAPTER 7 Moving Averages 149 What Is a Moving Average? 150 How to Use Moving Averages 151 Time Frames for Analysis 156 Anticipating a Trend 164 Managing a Trend 167 Managing Profits 169 Trade Setups 171 The Push That Gets the Market Going 177 CHAPTER 8 Trend Lines and Remembered Lines 179 Bullish Trend Lines 180 Bearish Trend Lines 183 Channels: Highways to Ride the Trend 186 Flags and Pennants 190 Finding the Golden Ticket 192 Remembered Lines 197 Simple but Effective 204 CHAPTER 9 Fibonacci  Retracements: The Hybrid Tool 205 Introduction to Fibonacci 206 Placing Retracements on a Chart 210 Using Fibonacci Retracements 214 Trading Shorter-Term Corrections 227 Using the Tools to Your Best Advantage 231 CHAPTER 10 Preparing for the Trade 233 First Things First 234 Analyzing the Charts 236 A Composite View of the Clues 249 “Is Ita Boy ora Girl, Doc?” 251 CHAPTER 11 Executing the Game Plan 253 The Kickoff: The Entry Trade 254 Managing the Trade 256 Finding Clues in the Consolidation Phase 264 A Borderline: Always a Low-Risk, Unambiguous Level 266 Another Trend Reentry 267 The Key Role of Borderlines in Hourly and Daily Charts 271 Attack the Currency Trend 275 About the Author 277 Index 279

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GREG MICHALOWSKI is the chief currency and trading analyst for FXDD. Prior to joining FXDD, he was an assistant vice president and trader in the treasury/funding area with Citibank in New York, a vice president and interest rate derivatives trader at Citibank in London, and a vice president and trader in the banks funding department at Credit Suisse First Boston. Michalowski maintains a daily market commentary and currency analysis website at fxdd.com. His market comments are quoted in the financial press by Bloomberg.com, Reuters, and the Wall Street Journal, and he has written for various print and online trading publications, including eForex, Equities magazine, forexstreet.com, stocktwits.com, and forexfactory.com. His twitter site, twitter.com/gregmikefx, was one of thirteen cited by SmartMoney magazine as a ""go to"" source for making money moves.

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