Mechanical Trading Systems: Pairing Trader Psychology with Technical Analysis

Acknowledgments

I believe that all of an individual's accomplishments are integrally linked to the totality of his or her life experiences. As such, all acknowledgments necessarily fall short of their goal. Having said this, I would like to thank family, friends, and colleagues for their support and encouragement in the writing of this book.

In addition, I would like to thank Richard Hom, who has acted as a brilliant sounding board for various concepts through the years; Robert Weber, for his editorial insights; Dr. Kurtay Ogunc, Marcia Epley, Jesse Van Luvan, Barbara Rockefeller, Dr. Russell Grimwood, Neil Brown, Marsha Lipton, Frederic Bettan, Luis Castellanos, and Douglas Coyne; my students; The Oxford Princeton Programme; Alex Moffett; Stan Yabroff of CQG; and my editors at John Wiley, Kevin Commins, Lara Murphy, and Matt Kellen.

I also wish to acknowledge my indebtedness to all the authors listed in this book's reference list. If this book has added anything to the fields of mechanical trading systems, trader psychology, and technical analysis, it is as a direct result of their work. Finally, I would like to acknowledge the depth of my gratitude to Sogyal Rinpoche, H.H. Chetsang Rinpoche, and Drikung Kagyu Sangha, whose works have inspired and transformed my work and my life.