Mastering Technical Analysis: Using the Tools of Technical Analysis for Profitable Trading by John C. Brooks

Synopsis

Mastering Technical Analysis explores a wide range of technicalanalysis tools, detailing how to use each to improve tradingperformance. Topics explored include moving averages andthe importance of crossovers; popular indicators from the VIXindex and 10-30 DMA to stochastics; trends and patternrecognition; and more. In addition, this book examines howexchange-traded funds and other new securities as well as theemergence of China, India, and other international marketswill impact present and future technical analysis applications.

John Brooks, C.M.T., is the senior vice president and senior analyst for Lowry's. During his forty-plus years as a technical analyst, he cofounded the Market Technicians Association and served as one of its past presidents. Brooks was also cofounder of the International Federation of Technical Analysts (IFTA), which today includes 25 nations and 7,000 members worldwide. He is currently on the Board of Directors of the American Assocaition of Professional Technical Analysts (AAPTA). He received one of the first Chartered Market Technicians (CMT) in the United States.

Biography

John Brooks, C.M.T., is the senior vice president and senior analyst for Lowry's. During his forty-plus years as a technical analyst, he cofounded the Market Technicians Association and served as one of its past presidents. Brooks was also cofounder of the International Federation of Technical Analysts (IFTA), which today includes 25 nations and 7,000 members worldwide. He is currently on the Board of Directors of the American Assocaition of Professional Technical Analysts (AAPTA). He received one of the first Chartered Market Technicians (CMT) in the United States.