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Basic TA Concepts Definition of T.A. Price Driven Evaluating Quantifying Risk Technical Analysis vs. Other Theories Random Walk/EMH Fundamental Analysis Behavioral Finance Concepts Dow Theory Concepts Discounting Mechanism of Markets Time Frames for Analysis Three Phases Averages Must Confirm Trend Reversal Criterion Volume/Liquidity Supply & Demand Cyclicality Applicable to All Securities Applicable to Multiple Timeframes Application of Technical Analysis Price Patterns Indicators Volume Studies Cycles Sentiment Relative Strength Other T.A. Methodologies Basic Charting Graphing Price Data Scaling Linear vs. Semi-Log (Percentage) Line Construction Different Types (close, high, low) Characteristics Focuses on Trend Eliminates Noise Bar Chart Construction Different Types (O,H,L,C vs. H,L,C) Characteristics Reflects intra-bar moves Shows More Information Candlesticks History Construction Real Body Upper and Lower Wick Advantages Reflects intraday moves Identifies Reversals Well established patterns Common Patterns Spinning Top Doji Hammer/Hanging Man Dark-Cloud Cover Piercing Pattern Stars Harami Englufing Point & Figure History Construction No Time Component O's and X's High-Low Method Box Size Scaling (price vs. percentage) Construction Details Reversal Rules Trendlines Month Markers Advantages Long-term Trends Objective Rules Based Common Patterns Bullish Breakout Bearish Breakdown Catapults Triangles Counts (defined) Volume Importance of Volume Confirming Price Movements Divergence Charting Methods Histogram, Line Scaling Equivolume Volume by Price Moving Averages Basic Price Patterns General Characteristics Support & Resistance as boundaries Trendlines Construction Conventional Reverse Trend Channels Time Frames for Analysis Transitional period Accumulation Distribution Reversal vs. Continuation Measuring Implications Conventional Patterns Rectangle Head & Shoulders Characteristics Shoulders and Head Neckline Volume Completion (breakout) Implied Price Objective Complex H&S Inverse H&S Double Tops & Bottoms Implied Price Objective Volume Triple Tops & Bottoms Triangles Types Symmetrical "coil" Right Angle Implied Price Objective Reversal vs. Continuation Volume Broadening Formations Types Orthodox "megaphone" Right Angle Implied Price Objective Diamonds Saucer Bottoms Cup & Handle Rounding Tops Flags Pennants Wedges Gaps Types Breakaway Runaway Exhaustion As Support/Resistance Island Reversal Whipsaws and False Breakouts Basic Indicators Moving Averages Construction Simple Weighted Exponential Duration Multiple Moving Averages As Support & Resistance Momentum Definition of Oscillator Popular Oscillators Average Directional Index (ADX) Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) Rate of Change (ROC) Relative Strength Index (RSI) Stochastics Volatility Definition of Volatility Tools Standard Deviation Average True Range (ATR) Bollinger Bands %B Bandwidth Volume Based On Balance Volume Chaikin Money Flow Market Indicators Introduction Popular Indicators Advance-Decline Line Arms Index Hi-Low Index McClellan Oscillator VIX Index Bullish Percent Index	Price Patterns General Application Measuring Implications Breakout confirmations Reversal vs. Continuation False Breakouts Volume Long- vs. Short-term Patterns Using Candlesticks Additional Patterns Application Confirmation Volume considerations Use with other technical indicators Candlesticks and Support/Resistance Blending Candlestick Patterns Heikin-Ashi Candle Volume Arms Candle Volume Point & Figure Construction Deals One-box reversal setting Counts Vertical vs. Horizontal Construction Using other indicators with P&F Volume Bollinger Bands Oscillators Subjective Trendlines Overlays Parabolic SAR Pivot Points VWAP Zig-Zag Moving Averages Crossover Systems Envelopes Fibonacci Ratios Indicators Oscillators Average Directional Index (ADX) Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) Money Flow Index (MFI) Rate of Change(ROC) Relative Strength Index (RSI) Stochastics Commodity Channel Index (CCI) Coppock Curve Chaikin Money Flow Chaikin Oscillator On Balance Volume (OBV) Volatility Average True Range (ATR) Ichimoku Cloud Charts Keltner Channels Bollinger Bands Bandwidth %B Correlation Coefficient Slope Standard Deviation VIX Index Market Breadth Advance-Decline Line Arms Index (TRIN) Bullish Percent Index (BPI) Hi-Low Index McClellan Oscillator & Summation Index New 52-Week Highs Percent Above Moving Average put/Call Ratio Volume General Principles Volume confirmation Implications for tops and bottoms Churning Blow-off Tops Capitulation Low Volume Oscillators Rate of Change Cycles Basic Concepts Frequency Amplitude Phase Differences Harmonicity Synchronicity Summation Time Frames Cyclical Secular Types Business Cycle Seasonal Cycles Presidential Cycle Decennial Cycle Kitchin Cycle Juglar Cycle Kondratiev Wave Fibonacci Cycles Sentiment Definition Correlary to Price Contrary Opinion Crowd Sourcing Media Headlines Indicators Put/Call Ratio Open Interest Specialist/Public Ratio Short Interest Ratio Insider Trading All Survey Margin Debt Mutual Fund Cash/Asset Ratio Relative Strength Absolute vs. Relative Performance Not RSI Methodology Comparative Performance Ratio Analysis Ranking Securities (SCTR Line) Advantages Stock Selection Trend Confirmation Intermarket Analysis Sector Analysis Historical Relationships Inflation/Deflation Measure Asset Class Selection Industry Group Rotation Business Cycle Analyst Tools Heat Maps Relative Rotation Graphs	Elliott Wave Analysis Introduction to the Wave Principle Motive Waves Impulse Waves Types Extension Truncation Ending Diagonal Leading Diagonal Corrective Waves Types Zigzags Flats Horizontal triangles Combinations Rules for Using Wave Patterns Alternation Depth of Corrective Waves Wave Equality Channeling Scale Wave Personality First Waves Second Waves Third Waves Fourth Waves Fifth Waves "A" Waves "B" Waves "C" Waves "D" Waves "E" Waves Fibonacci Relationships History The Fibonacci Sequence The Golden Spiral Fibonacci mathematics in Elliott Waves Elliott Wave Trading Zig Zags and Flats Triangles C Waves Appling Other TA Indicators Wyckoff Method Introduction A Five Step Method Composite Man Idea Wyckoff Market Price Cycle Bar and P&F charts Wyckoff Laws Supply and Demand Cause and Effect Effort vs. Result Wyckoff Analysis Structural Analysis Wyckoff Phases Wyckoff Points Wyckoff Basic Schematics Supply and Demand Analysis Volume and Spread Volume Analysis for Trading Ranges Wyckoff Points Volume Characteristics Comparative Strength and Weakness Analysis Basic Technique Top Down vs Bottom Up Approach Nine Buying and Selling Tests Point & Figure Counts Intermarket Analysis Four Asset Classes Stocks Bonds Commodities Currencies Correlation Bonds and Stocks Commodities and Bonds US Dollar and Commoditions Stocks and Commodities Inflationary Relationships Positive relationship between bonds and stocks Inverse relationship between interest rates and stocks Deflationary Relationships Inverse relationship between bonds and stocks Positive relationship between interest rates and stocks Positive relationship between stocks and commodities Business Cycle Six stages Bonds and Stocks Stocks and Commodities Relative Strength Ratio Charts Relative Rotation Graphs (RRG) Sector Rotation S&P Sectors Offensive sector leaders Defensive sector leaders Portfolio Management Evaluating Return/Risk Types of Risk Volatility Drawdown Multicollinearity Examples of Rules-Based Trading John Murphy Arthur Hill Bob Farell Richard Donchian Richard Rhodes Quantitative Trading Systems System Construction Technical Analysis Basis for Decision Criteria Backtesting Methodology Optimization Using In-Sample Data Testing Validation Techniques Using Out-Of-Sample Data Statistical Testing Methods Risk Controls Methods to Monitor Performance Portfolio Application Use of Multiple Trending Systems System Correlation Market Examples

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