Trading For Dummies, 4th Edition

Trade your way to a more profitable portfolio

Savvy traders can make money in both up and down markets—and now you can, too! In Trading For Dummies, investors from every walk of life will benefit from sample stock charts, position trading tips and techniques, fresh ways to analyze trends and indicators, and all the latest information on trading stocks wisely in any type of market.

Taking the stress out of the stock market, this no-nonsense guide walks you through all the steps to trade with authority—and takes your portfolio to exciting new heights. Whether you’re an investor looking for a clear guide to successfully trading stocks in any type of market, or an investor who has experience trading and are looking for new, proven methods to enhance the profitability of investments, you’ll find a proven system for eliminating doubt, decreasing risk, and, ultimately, increasing return.

• Understand market cycles and choose a great broker
• Manage your risk exposure
• Build a balanced portfolio
• Develop your own custom trading strategy

If you’re in need of basic strategies and stock valuation methodologies that let you make smart trading decisions, this book has it all!

Table of Contents

Part 1: Getting Started with Trading
Chapter 1: The Ups and Downs of Trading Stocks
Chapter 2: Exploring Markets and Stock Exchanges
Chapter 3: Going for Broke(r): Discovering Brokerage Options
Chapter 4: Putting Your Key Business Tool to Work: The Computer

Part 2: Reading the Fundamentals: Fundamental Analysis
Chapter 5: Fundamentals 101: Observing Market Behavior
Chapter 6: Digging Into Fundamental Analysis
Chapter 7: Listening to Analyst Calls

Part 3: Reading the Charts: Technical Analysis
Chapter 8: Seeing Is Believing: An Introduction to Technical Analysis
Chapter 9: Reading Bar Charts Is Easy (Really)
Chapter 10: Following Trends to Boost Your Probability of Success
Chapter 11: Calculating Indicators and Oscillators

Part 4: Developing Strategies for When to Buy and Sell Stocks
Chapter 12: Money Management Techniques: Building a More Robust Portfolio
Chapter 13: Combining Fundamental and Technical Analyses for Optimum Strategy
Chapter 14: Minimizing Trading Risks Using Exchange‐Traded Funds
Chapter 15: Executing Your Trades
Chapter 16: Developing Your Own Powerful Trading System

Part 5: Risk‐Taker’s Paradise
Chapter 17: The Basics of Swing Trading
Chapter 18: The Basics of Day Trading
Chapter 19: Doing It by Derivatives
Chapter 20: Going Foreign (Forex)

Part 6: The Part of Tens
Chapter 21: More Than Ten Huge Trading Mistakes
Chapter 22: Ten Trading Survival Techniques