The art and science of technical analysis
by Adam Grimes · first published 2012
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"A breakthrough trading book that provides powerful insights on profitable technical patterns and strategiesThe Art and Science of Technical Analysis is a groundbreaking work that bridges the gaps between the academic view of markets, technical analysis, and profitable trading. The book explores why randomness prevails in markets most, but not all, of the time and how technical analysis can be used to capture statistically validated patterns in certain types of market conditions. The belief of the book is that buying and selling pressure causes patterns in prices, but that these technical patt
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Yes - The Art and Science of Technical Analysis by Adam Grimes is fantastic. Typically these kinds of books take one of two extremes: 1. Markets are psychology and TA patterns will unlock profits OR 2. Markets are mathematics and algorithms will…
on “Ask HN: Any recommended resources to learn market analysis?” ↗…stock screeners, understanding why price change, market makers, etc... there's a lot of specific vocabulary and investiopedia is your friend in that regard. A book that I particularly liked was "The Art and Science of Technical Analysis" by Adam Grimes There was another that I can't remember the name right now, but it was mostly about the psychology of the market, i.e. there are tons of people looking at the same graph that you are…
on “Ask HN: What's the best place to get investing advice?” ↗Thanks, had not heard of The Art and Science of Technical Analysis, will definitely check it out. I read Intelligent Investor, but kind of felt it lacking, because I didn't feel like it went low-level enough. I also have Security Analysis by Ben Graham, but have never…
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