PERRY J. KAUFMAN is a leading expert in trading systems and the developer of successful investment programs for over thirty years. He is actively involved in the practical analysis needed to support international investment management. Kaufman is the author of Trading Systems and Methods, 3rd Edition (Wiley) as well as eight other books. He has published numerous articles in Technical Analysis of Stocks & Commodities, Futures Industry, and Futures magazine. This book is the result of a graduate course taught at Baruch College in the Spring of 2002. Mr. Kaufman can be reached at pjk@perrykaufman.com.

Preface
Acknowledgments
Timing Is Everything
Charting the trend
Breakout Trends
Calculating the Trend
The Trading Game
Channels and Bands
Event-Driven Trends
Controlling the Risk of a Trade
One-Day Chart Patterns and Reversals
Continuatiohn Patterns
Top and Bottom Formations
Retracements, Reversals, Fibonacci Numbers, and Gann
Volume, Breadth, and Open Interest
Momentum and MACD
Overbought/Oversold Indicators and Double Smoothing
Managing Your Entry and Exit
Volatility and Portfolio Management
Dow Theory

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