Fly Fishing the Stock Market: How to Search for, Catch, and Net the Market's Best Trades

Table of contents

1. Cover
2. Series
3. Title Page
4. Copyright
5. Dedication
6. Introduction
7. Part I: Fly-Fishing Lessons
   1. Chapter 1: Three P's in a Pod
      1. PASSION
      2. PATIENCE
      3. PERSISTENCE
   2. Chapter 2: The Tackle Box
      1. WHAT GOES INTO THE TOOLBOX
      2. BAR CHARTS AND CANDLESTICKS— SAME MARKETS, DIFFERENT ANGLES
      3. BULLISH AND BEARISH ENGULFING PATTERNS
      4. TRENDLINES
      5. TOPS
      6. BOTTOMS
      7. FALSE BREAKOUTS
      8. GAPS
      9. TRIANGLES
      10. VOLUME
      11. COMPUTERIZED INDICATORS
      12. MOVING AVERAGES
      13. MOVING AVERAGE CONVERGENCE-DIVERGENCE
      14. THE IMPULSE SYSTEM
      15. FORCE INDEX
      16. CONCLUSION
   3. Chapter 3: Developing Your Technique
      1. ANALYTICAL TOOLS AND STEPS
      2. UNDERSTANDING ENTRY ORDERS
      3. CONCLUSION
   4. Chapter 4: Expectations
      1. WHY MANAGED FUNDS CAN BE “DILUTIONAL”
      2. CONCLUSION
8. Part II: Expect the Unexpected
   1. Chapter 5: Seeing Is Not Believing
      1. GETTING TRAPPED AT THE EXTREME EDGE
      2. CONCLUSION
   2. Chapter 6: The Art of Deception
      1. WHEN THE PREY IS EXHAUSTED
      2. THE DECEPTIONS OF V-BOTTOMS
      3. THE DECEPTIONS OF SYMMETRICAL TRIANGLES
      4. THE DECEPTIONS OF ASCENDING TRIANGLES
      5. THE DECEPTIONS OF HEAD-AND-SHOULDERS
      6. THE DECEPTIONS OF BREAKOUTS
      7. CONCLUSION
9. Part III: Time to Go Fishing
   1. Chapter 7: Fishing Seasons/Market Seasons
      1. MARKET SEASONS
      2. THE INFLUENCE OF VOLATILITY
      3. MONITORING MARKET SEASON CHANGES
      4. THE WEATHERVANE: A MARKET TIMING MONITOR
      5. THE WEATHER STATION
      6. ADDING THE DETAIL OF PRICE PATTERNS TO STRENGTHEN THE MESSAGE
      7. CONCLUSION
   2. Chapter 8: Matching the Hatch
      1. BOTTOM PATTERNS
      2. PULL-BACK PATTERNS
      3. TOP PATTERNS
      4. PULL-UP PATTERNS
      5. THE SYMMETRICAL TRIANGLE: AN ALL-AROUND GENERAL-PURPOSE PATTERN
      6. CONCLUSION
   3. Chapter 9: Terrestrials and Cut Banks
      1. FUNDAMENTAL ANALYSIS
      2. USING FUNDAMENTALS TO COMPLEMENT TECHNICAL ANALYSIS
      3. A DISCONNECT BETWEEN TECHNICALS AND FUNDAMENTALS
      4. FUNDAMENTALS ON FIRE: MOMENTUM TRADING
      5. CHASING THE BIG ONES
      6. CONCLUSION
   4. Chapter 10: Catch and Release
      1. SETTING THE HOOK WITH THE STRIKE INDICATOR (ENTRY)
      2. THE STRIKE INDICATOR ENTRY STEPS
      3. SNAG MANAGEMENT (STOP-LOSS)
      4. THE DRAG SYSTEM (TRADE MANAGEMENT/PROFIT EXIT)
      5. EXAMPLES OF DRAG SETTINGS
      6. EXIT TO ENTER?
      7. CONCLUSION
   5. Chapter 11: A Word About Bait Fishing
      1. DAILY BAIT-‘N’-WAIT
      2. WEEKLY BAIT-‘N’-WAIT
      3. MONTHLY BAIT-‘N’-WAIT
      4. CONCLUSION
10. Part IV: Fishing Journal
    1. Chapter 12: The Trophy Room
       1. NECKLINE BREAK…UP: 9/28/09
       2. THE JANUARY EFFECT: 1/5/10
       3. A GEM IN THE JUNK PILE: 1/1/10
       4. GREATER FOOL TRADE: 4/17/10
       5. THE PERFECT STORM: 2/5/10
       6. TIME OF POSSESSION: 8/14/10
       7. W-BOTTOM: 9/11/10
       8. LOGICAL ENTRY AND EXIT—LONG ENTR: 9/11/10
       9. CONCLUSION
    2. Chapter 13: The One That Got Away
       1. GLF TRADE
       2. JTX TRADE
       3. RMBS TRADE
       4. CONCLUSION
    3. Chapter 14: The Structure of Success
       1. THE BUILDING BLOCKS CONCEPT
       2. CONCLUSION
    4. Conclusion
11. Appendix A: My Trading Journal
    1. VALUE VERSUS MOMENTUM
    2. ANALYSIS
    3. GROUP STRENGTH
    4. TRADING AND POSITION SIZING IN VOLATILE MARKETS
    5. TRADE MANAGEMENT
    6. BREAKOUTS
    7. TAKING PROFITS
    8. THE ENTRY/EXIT REVIEW
    9. TRADING SYSTEMS
    10. TRADING STRATEGIES
    11. LEARNING AND PROGRESSING
12. Appendix B: Table of Indicator Sets
13. References
14. About the Author
15. About the Website
16. Index