[...]... www.Tinalogan.com I sincerely wish you the best of luck with your trading TINA LOGAN San Diego, CA 2007 JWBK100-FM.qxd 2/26/08 12:19 PM Page x epg WILEY:JOBS:Wiley_PT :Logan: JWBK100_QXD%:Printer File:JWB JWBK100-FM.qxd 2/26/08 12:19 PM Page xi epg WILEY:JOBS:Wiley_PT :Logan: JWBK100_QXD%:Printer File:JWB Acknowledgments irst I wish to thank Steve Nison for his perseverance in bringing candlestick charting. .. groundbreaking books Japanese Candlestick Charting Techniques and Beyond Candlesticks convinced me to add candlestick charting to my repertoire of technical analysis skills I’ve never looked at a chart the same since Stephen Bigalow was also instrumental in my candlestick journey His candlestick books are written based on his experience using the candlesticks in the trading trenches Mr Bigalow generously invited... Page 7 epg WILEY:JOBS:Wiley_PT :Logan: JWBK100_QXD%:Printer File:JW Introduction to Candlestick Charting 7 Most candlestick advocates will agree that the benefits of candlesticks far outweigh their limitations and weaknesses Getting Started with Candlestick Charting Choosing candlesticks as your chart type, and really implementing candlestick analysis, are two different things entirely Although numerous... means for superior technical analysis Getting Started in Candlestick Charting will not only provide you with an introduction to candlesticks, but will show you how to analyze them with the aid of Western techniques It will guide you down the path toward advancing your charting skills and improving profitability W Evolution of Candlesticks Japanese candlestick charting is a centuries old methodology that... listed in the bibliography at the back of this book Getting Started in Candlestick Charting will also help you start to build your foundation of knowledge of Western technical analysis If you wish to add to that foundation with more advanced analysis, trade management techniques and implementing trading strategies, I offer additional training in these areas Feel free to contact me by e-mail at tina@tinalogan.com... File:JW CANDLESTICK CHARTING must learn to sift through what appears to be a mountain of information and hone in on the key areas that will achieve the outcome of increasing profits and reducing risk That is precisely the intention of this book That “sifting” process has been done for you with the goal of shortening your learning curve In the beginning, it is better to learn a limited number of candlestick. .. are dominating while a stock is rallying, for instance, the candlesticks will be primarily white Conversely, when the bears are dominating during a decline, the candles will be primarily black Thus, when one or more diminishing bodies appear after a price advance or decline, it indicates that the dominating party may be losing control of the move In fact, a spinning top is a component of several reversal... occurrences introduced throughout the book It will be time well spent The answer keys and author’s commentary are provided for you to check your work As its title suggests, Getting Started in Candlestick Charting will provide you enough detailed instruction to get right to work using candlestick charting JWBK100-FM.qxd 2/26/08 12:19 PM Page ix epg WILEY:JOBS:Wiley_PT :Logan: JWBK100_QXD%:Printer File:JWB... East for generations Candlestick charting took root in Japan, where 3 JWBK100-ch01.qxd 4 2/26/08 12:18 PM Page 4 epg WILEY:JOBS:Wiley_PT :Logan: JWBK100_QXD%:Printer File:JW CANDLESTICK CHARTING the first rice exchange was set up in the 1600s Eventually the exchange was institutionalized and the Dojima Rice Exchange in Osaka, Japan opened for business Initially, the merchants dealt only in the exchange of... in reference to a candlestick line in such cases The discussion and illustrations in this book focus on U.S stocks Therefore, the word price is used often; for instance, to describe a price advance or a JWBK100-ch01.qxd 2/26/08 12:18 PM Page 9 epg WILEY:JOBS:Wiley_PT :Logan: JWBK100_QXD%:Printer File:JW Introduction to Candlestick Charting 9 price decline However, candlestick charting can be used as . Hall Getting Started in Estate Planning by Kerry Hannon Getting Started in Online Personal Finance by Brad Hill Getting Started in 401(k) Investing by Paul Katzeff Getting Started in Internet Investing. Bentley Getting Started in Investment Clubs by Marsha Bertrand Getting Started in Internet Auctions by Alan Elliott Getting Started in Stocks by Alvin D. Hall Getting Started in Mutual Funds by Alvin. Data: Logan, Tina. Getting started in candlestick charting / Tina Logan. p. cm. — (The getting started in series) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 97 8-0 -4 7 0-1 820 0-0 (pbk.) 1.