A thorough guide to technical analysis methods applied for success in the options market Though still not widely practiced or accepted in the options market, technical analysis is becoming increasingly common. As the practice spreads, traders are discovering how useful technical analysis is for determining clear entry and exit signals. Trading Options: Using Technical Analysis to Design Winning Trades takes the standard technical analysis approach and applies it to the options market. Author Greg Harmon combines technical analysis with a deep understanding of the options market to explain how to design technically created trades that lead to outsized gains with low costs of entry and managed risk. The book covers trend determination, security identification and selection, tools and trade design, and executing, hedging, and adjusting trades. Ideal for individual investors and options traders Identifies and applies mainstream technical analysis methods to the volatile options market Perfect for stock traders that wish to delve in to technical analysis and options Written by the founder of Dragonfly Capital Management, which provides daily technical analysis of securities markets and trade ideas, and CIO of Presidium Capital Management which provides money management for clients INDICE: Foreword (Ralph Acampora) Introduction Part 1: Identifying and Understanding the Trend Chapter 1: Identifying the Major Trend Market Influencers & Intermarket Relationships Significant Market Ratios The S&P 500 vs. Emerging Markets US Treasuries vs. Junk Bonds S&P 500 vs. US Treasuries Silver to Gold Ratio Shanghai Composite to S&P 500 Ratio Other Indicators Sentiment Trend Tools Momentum and other Indicators Conclusion Chapter 2: Sector Review Analysis Case Study: Sector Ranking Relative Strength Conclusion Part 2: Technical Analysis for Identifying Individual Stocks Chapter 3: Classical Technical Analysis Support and Resistance Patterns Flags Head and Shoulders Diamonds Channels Cup and Handle Triangles Rising Wedge Conclusion Chapter 4: Japanese Candlestick Patterns Reversal Patterns Hammer/Hanging Man Bullish Engulfing/Bearish Engulfing Dark Cloud Cover/Piercing Line Stars Continuation Patterns Three Advancing White Soldiers/Three Black Crows Rising and Falling Three Methods Indecision Candles Doji: Spinning Top Harami Conclusion Chapter 5: Derived and Quantitative Analysis Fibonacci Analysis Harmonic Trading Elliot Wave Andrew’s Pitchfork Point and Figure, Gann, and Wyckoff Conclusion Chapter 6: Price Derivatives, Momentum and other Indicators Relative Strength Index, RSI Moving Average Convergence Divergence indicator, MACD Bollinger Bands Moving Averages Conclusion Chapter 7: The Watchlist and Initial Plan Create the Mosaic Other Information The Plan Conclusion Part 3: Options Strategies Chapter 8: Introduction to Options Definitions Expiration and Exercise Contract Size Price Terminology Why Use Options How Different from Stock Option Tables Some Basics Applied Conclusion Chapter 9: Options Combinations Covered Call or Buy Write Long a Put or Call Short a Put or Call Long a Put Spread or Call Spread Short a Put Spread or Call Spread Long a Put or Call Ratio Spread Long or Short a Calendar Long or Short a Diagonal Long or Short a Butterfly Long or Short a Straddle Long or Short a Strangle Long or Short an Iron Condor Long or Short a Risk Reversal Conclusion Part 4: Design and Execution Chapter 10: The Elements of Design The Elements Position Sizing and Stop Loses The Process Starts with Goals Conclusion Chapter 11: Trading Plan Conclusion Chapter 12: Execution and Beyond Execution Hedging, Profit Taking and Adjustments Hedging Profit Taking Adjustments Conclusion Conclusion About the Companion Website About the Author Index
- ISBN: 978-1-118-67913-5
- Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 224
- Fecha Publicación: 12/03/2014
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés