Timing Techniques for Commodity Futures Markets

[Alexander: Timing Techniques for Commodity Futures Markets/0-07149601-7] [backcover copy] Get the edge on commodity futures and trade like a pro Timing Techniques for Commodity Futures Markets shows how anyone, whether small trader or the manager of a large hedge fund, can mine commodity futures markets profitably. This insider's guide offers the step-by-step techniques used every day by veteran trader, Colin Alexander. Having refined his method over twenty-five years, Alexander reveals everything you need to know to target investments with a high potential for extended moves, while staying clear of marginal and high-risk trades. Blending traditional and newly developed tools to generate market-beating profits, Alexander's techniques work for all regularly traded futures markets. He carefully explains how to combine the most reliable indictors in order to develop a sum that is greater than its individual parts. Timing Techniques for Commodity Futures Markets is packed with such useful tools as: Entry and exit checklists Short-term trading techniques Case studies for buying and selling short Price rules And much moreIn no other resource can you find a more comprehensive trading strategy presented in such readily understandable terms as in Timing Techniques for Commodity Futures Markets. [flap copy] In just a few years, futures trading has grown from a specialized area to a major sector that is attracting pension funds, hedge funds, and other capital pools. Technological advances have led to increased globalization and around-the-clock trading, which has generated huge volumes that can be traded at minimal cost. In Timing Techniques for Commodity Futures Markets, expert stocks and futures advisor Colin Alexander explains how to make money in all market conditions. He shows you how to create monthly and weekly charts with indicators that determine which markets may be worth trading as well as daily and intraday charts that tell you when to pull the trigger and get into a trade and stay until market action generates an exit signal. With Alexander's proven approach to evaluating markets, you'll learn how to avoid high-risk and marginal trades without sacrificing the high-potential ones. And, you'll see how informed applications of today's most effective indicators-including MACD, moving averages, stochastics, and Bollinger Bands-can help identify markets with the potential for extended moves. Through a focused examination of how money determines markets, Timing Techniques for Commodity Future Markets shows you how to: Define a trend Interpret who trades what and how much Set stops and get out of trades Fine-tune short-term trading Along with expert advice on such fundamental practices as building charts and reading candlestick charts, Timing Techniques for Commodity Futures Markets provides an insider's edge with rare information on the best chart patterns for all time frames, cyclical and seasonal forces and price rules for knowing when to pull the trigger on a trade. To illustrate real-time use, the Alexander includes two revealing case studies---one based on a prospective long position on gasoline and one based on a short position in copper. Colin Alexander has more than 25 years of experience in the trading industry as a publisher, trader, broker, and systems developer. Former publisher of The Five Stars Futures Bulletin, a consistently ranked top ten advisory service, he is thAlexander, Colin is the author of 'Timing Techniques for Commodity Futures Markets', published 2007 under ISBN 9780071496018 and ISBN 0071496017.