Successful Stock Signals for Traders and Portfolio Managers, + Website - (Wiley Trading) by Tom K Lloyd (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

Technical analysis is a vital tool for any trader, asset manager, or investor who wants to earn top returns. Successful Stock Signals for Traders and Portfolio Managers lets you combine technical analysis and fundamental analysis using existing technical signals to improve your investing performance. Author Tom Lloyd Sr. explains all the technical indicators you need to know, including moving averages, relative strength, support and resistance, sell and buy signals, candlesticks, point and figure charts, Fibonacci levels, Bollinger Bands, and both classic and new indicators. Merging these technical indicators with fundamental analysis will keep you in a portfolio of outperforming stocks, sharpen your fundamental buy discipline, and put your sell discipline on autopilot.

• Includes case studies applying technical analysis to current trending and hotly debated stocks like Facebook, LinkedIn, and Netflix
• Offers thorough and straightforward guidance on technical analysis for both professional and individual investors
• Covers the vital indicators in the public domain that investors need to know

Whether you're an individual investor who wants to beat the indexes, a trader looking for high-risk, high-return positions, or a portfolio manager who wants to take a fundamental approach, this an ideal guide to technical analysis and indicators.

From the Back Cover

Technical analysis is a vital tool for any trader, asset manager, or investor who wants to earn real returns. But not everyone can manage the complex math that underpins the design of technical signals. Successful Stock Signals for Traders and Portfolio Managers lets you master technical analysis without mastering the math by focusing on existing technical signals in the public domain to improve your investing performance.

If you want to beat the indexes, you have to understand and measure the forces that drive stock prices. While fundamental analysis is one of those forces, technical analysis measures all of the factors driving price--even those that are proprietary or known only to insiders--leveling the playing field to help you compete with the big boys. Here, author Tom Lloyd explains all the available technical indicators you need to know, including moving average, relative strength, support and resistance, sell and buy indicators, candlesticks, point and figure charts, Fibonacci, Bollinger, and classic and new indicators and patterns. Merging these technical indicators with fundamental analysis correctly will keep you in a portfolio of outperforming stocks, sharpen your buy discipline, and put your sell discipline on autopilot.

In addition to his explanations of each indicator, Lloyd also includes a series of case studies applying technical analysis to current trending and hotly debated stocks, including Facebook, LinkedIn, and Netflix, among others. These case studies show what technical analysis reveals about these stocks and how they've performed relative to predictions.

With simple explanations and practical guidance, Successful Stock Signals for Traders and Portfolio Managers is a comprehensive yet straightforward reference appropriate for novice and professional traders alike. For investors looking to beat the index, traders looking for high-risk, high-return investments, and portfolio managers looking for balance between those two positions, this is the perfect guide to the basics of technical analysis.

About the Author

THOMAS K. LLOYD SR. has spent twenty-five years as a consultant teaching professional portfolio managers how to use technical analysis. He holds an MBA in accounting and formerly taught an investing course at St. John's University using an integrated fundamental and technical approach. His articles have appeared in numerous media outlets, including Technical Analysis of Stocks and Commodities magazine, SeekingAlpha.com, and MarketWatch.com.