Part 1: Getting Started with Trading. 5
CHAPTER 1: The Ups and Downs of Trading Stocks. 7
CHAPTER 2: Exploring Markets and Stock Exchanges . 19
CHAPTER 3: Going for Broke(r): Discovering Brokerage Options. 31
CHAPTER 4: Putting Your Key Business Tool to Work: The Computer. 47
Part 2: Reading the Fundamentals:
Fundamental Analysis. 63
CHAPTER 5: Fundamentals 101: Observing Market Behavior. 65
CHAPTER 6: Digging Into Fundamental Analysis. 83
CHAPTER 7: Listening to Analyst Calls. 103
Part 3: Reading the Charts: Technical Analysis. 117
CHAPTER 8: Seeing Is Believing: An Introduction to Technical Analysis . 119
CHAPTER 9: Reading Bar Charts Is Easy (Really) . 131
CHAPTER 10: Following Trends to Boost Your Probability of Success. 151
CHAPTER 11: Calculating Indicators and Oscillators. 167
Part 4: Developing Strategies for When
to Buy and Sell Stocks. 189
CHAPTER 12: Money Management Techniques: Building
a More Robust Portfolio. 191
CHAPTER 13: Combining Fundamental and Technical Analyses
for Optimum Strategy . 209
CHAPTER 14: Minimizing Trading Risks Using Exchange-Traded Funds. 229
CHAPTER 15: Executing Your Trades. 239
CHAPTER 16: Developing Your Own Powerful Trading System . 257
Part 5: Risk-Taker’s Paradise. 277
CHAPTER 17: The Basics of Swing Trading. 279
CHAPTER 18: The Basics of Day Trading. 293
CHAPTER 19: Doing It by Derivatives. 309
CHAPTER 20: Going Foreign (Forex). 327