Beginner's Guide to Short Term Trading: Maximize Your Profits in 3 Days to 3 Weeks by Toni Turner

Acknowledgments     vii
Foreword   Steve Nison     viii
Introduction: America's Love Affair     ix
How the Romance Began
My Relationship with the Stock Market
Why I Wrote This Book
Strategy Overview
Short-Term Trading: The Good News
The Journey ...
It's Showtime!
Meet Jesse Livermore     xv
Wall Street: The Greatest Game on Earth     1
Where It All Started
Out of Chaos Comes Order: The Crash Of 1929
The New York Stock Exchange: How It Works
The NASDAQ Stock Market: How It Works
The American Stock Exchange: How It Works
Let's Dissect the Indexes
Wall Street as "The Animal House": The Bulls and the Bears, the Sheep and the Hogs
Two Emotions That Rule the Markets (And the Rest of the World)
Check Your Understanding
What Are "Center Points"?
Center Point: You ... A Golden Buddha
Off to a Running Start: Setting Up Your Business     19
Map Your Business Plan
Selecting/Updating Your Office Equipment
Choosing a Broker
The Commission Maze
Slippage: What It Means
Margin Accounts: How They Work
Establish Realistic Goals
Check Your Understanding
Center Point: Commit: Convert Your Dreams into Goals
Master a Moneymaking Mindset     37
The Market as an Unstructured Entity
The Stock Market Is Always Right
Meet Your Emotions-Up Close and Personal
The End Result: What It Looks Like
R & R: Don't Go to the Markets Without Them
Self-Respect and Deservedness
Check Your Understanding
Center Point: MakeYour Circle Bigger
Market Machinations 101: The Fuel That Sparks the Energy     49
The Buck Stops Here
Fundamental Analysis Versus Technical Analysis: The Tug of War
Fundamental Analysis: Quick Yet Thorough Evaluation Resources
Wonderful Web Sites to Wander Through
Magazines
Check Your Understanding
Center Point: Invite Spontaneity into Your Life
Market Machinations 102: Cycles as the Foundation of Technical Analysis     61
Cycles: The World's Operating System
How Cycles Move: Basic Stage Analysis
Different Stages Call for Different Reactions
Additional Cycle Components
Support and Resistance, or Action and Reaction
Quiz
Center Point: Develop a Prosperity Mindset
Jump-Start on Chart Basics     79
Charting Essentials: Line Charts and Bar Charts
Candlestick Charting Basics
Quiz
Center Point: Reach for Your Highest Potential
Chart Close-Ups: The Pieces of the Puzzle     105
Anatomy of Your Friend: The Uptrend
Buy Signals: What to Look For
Trading in a Range, Congestion, and Consolidation
Anatomy of a Downtrend
Overview of Sell Signals: What to Look For
Quiz
Center Point: The Power of Synchronicity
Fitting the Puzzle Together     131
Volume: A Mega-Important Indicator
Moving Averages: What They Are, How to Use Them
Quiz
Center Point: Thoughts Are "Things"
Additional Chart Indicators: Techniques for Using Them Successfully     147
Oscillators: What They Are
The RSI: What It Is, How to Use It
Stochastic Oscillator: What It Is, How to Use It
The MACD: What It is, How It Works
On-Balance Volume: What It Is, How to Read It
Bollinger Bands: What They Are, How to Read Them
Fibonacci Retracements: What They Are, How to Read Them
Price Gaps: Play Them Wisely
Quiz
Center Point: You Are Perfect Right Now
It's Showtime!     173
Continuation and Reversal Patterns: What They Are
Trading Reversal Patterns in Non-Trending Markets
Let's Take It from the Top
Quiz
Center Point: Forgiveness: Key to Success
Where the Rubber Meets the Road: Money-Management Techniques     201
Plan Your Trade and Trade Your Plan
Piece of the Pie
Risk/Reward Ratio: What It Means, How to Calculate It
Where to Place Your Stop Orders
Now That You've Got It, What Do You Do with It?
Intraday Reversal Periods: What They Are, What They Mean to You
Order Types: Market Orders, Limit Orders, and More
In Times of Crises
Quiz
Center Point: The Circle of Giving
Winning Strategies for Selling Short     221
Overcoming Mental and Emotional Roadblocks to Selling Short
Fundamentals: What to Look For
Chart Patterns and Setups: What to Look For
Shorting Indicators: Ugly Is Good!
How to Place Your Order
Shorting Strategy: The Overextended Stock
Shorting Strategy: The Overextended Double Top
Shorting Strategy: The 18 / 40 Moving Average Crossover
Quiz
Center Point: Let Go of Fear and Let Your Light Shine
Exchange Traded Funds: Tools for Sharpening Trading and Hedging Profits     247
ETFs: What They Are
Where ETFs Started: A Brief Timeline
Benefits of Using ETFs as Trading and Investing Tools
Where to Find ETFs
Index and Sector Strategies Using Swing and Position (Core) Trades
Diversifying with ETFs
Hedging Tactics Using ETFs
Quiz
Center Point: Boost Your Personal Productivity
Anatomy of a Trade     265
Find an Industry Group or Sector to Target
The Preparation
At Journey's End
Center Point: Develop the Art of Detachment
You, The Wizard Of Odds     283
Back Up and Look at the Big Picture
The "If, Then" Mindset
Analyze the Broader Markets
Learn to Assess the Trading Environment
The Advance/Decline Line: Market Narrator in a Capsule
Stay Updated on Economic Reports
The Granddaddy of All Reports: The FOMC
Mother Market's Contrarian Indicators
Stay Tuned to Changing Conditions
A Word about Losses
The Best Gift to Give Yourself: A Trading Journal
Quiz
Center Point: Come Back to Center
Glossary     299
Recommended Reading     317
Index     318