The Handbook of Technical Analysis + Test Bank

This handbook provides a unique and comprehensive reference for serious traders, analysts and practitioners of Technical Analysis. It covers the definitions, concepts, application, integration and execution of many technical-based trading tools and approaches, with specific coverage of various trading mechanisms and advanced money management techniques. Author Mark Lim also exposes the many weaknesses of popular technical approaches and provides effective solutions. Many innovative techniques for pinpointing and handling market reversals are also discussed throughout the handbook. A dedicated chapter on advanced money management techniques helps complete the traders education. This handbook will prove indispensible to FOREX, Bond, Stock, Futures, CFD and Option traders, especially if they are looking for the fastest and most comprehensive route to mastering some of the most powerful tools and techniques available for trading and analyzing market behaviour. The handbook is replete with illustrations, tables and charts, giving the reader an instant visual understanding of the underlying principles and concepts discussed.  With extensive content and coverage, this also handbook provides the perfect self-contained, self-study exam preparatory guide for students intending to sit for examinations in financial Technical Analysis. This book helps prepare students to sit for any educational based college or university courses in Finance & Business, as well as professional examinations in financial technical analysis, such as the International Federation of Technical Analysts CFTe Part I & II (USA), STA Diploma (UK), Dip TA (AUS) as well as the MTA CMT Level I, II & III (USA) examinations in financial technical analysis.  It contains numerous end-of-chapter short questions, multiple choice questions and sample chart-based annotation exercises, with answers and solutions to help students understand what is required of them in order to help them pass the examinations. It covers the most important topics, as well as incorporating the latest technical developments in the markets so as to give the students a real world appreciation of the topics learnt. The book is organized in an accessible manner which allows the students to readily identify terms and concepts that they will need to know for the exam. The student will find important learning outcomes at the beginning of each chapter with useful exam tips, self-assessment tools, practice questions, in-depth explanations and important resources. Specific exam answering techniques will guide and teach the students how to tackle and answer questions effectively.  This is the first comprehensive book in the market that prepares students for educational as well as professional based examinations in Financial Technical Analysis. This handbook is further supplemented by two dedicated exam workbooks and an online Q&A Test Bank based on the most popular professional examinations in Financial Technical Analysis.