Beyond Technical Analysis

A technical analysis classic, newly updated to help traders develop and forward-test a high-performance trading system for today's markets
In trading, a winning system is everything. While it is theoretically possible to buy a "canned" trading system, most experts agree that the best system is proprietary to each trader--developed, implemented, and tested by the individual to suit his or her exact requirements. A stimulating mix of cutting-edge techniques, timeless principles, and practical guidelines, this updated edition of a technical analysis classic offers traders a comprehensive methodology to develop and implement your own trading system, bridging the gap between analysis and execution.
Tushar Chande (Pittsburgh, PA) holds nine U.S. patents for creative solutions to flexible manufacturing problems using high-power lasers and optical fibers. A contributing editor to Technical Analysis of Stocks & Commodities magazine, he has been a registered Commodity Trading Advisor and is the principal author of The New Technical Trader (0-471-59780-5) (Wiley).Der Klassiker zur technischen Analyse erscheint jetzt in der 2. überarbeiteten, aktualisierten und erweiterten Auflage. Diese Neuauflage bietet eine interessante Mischung aus topaktuellen Techniken und Analyseverfahren, Strategien, zeitlos gültigen Grundsätzen und praktischen Tipps. Sie liefert umfassende Information für die Entwicklung und Implementierung eines eigenen Handelssystems und stellt so eine Verbindung her zwischen Analyse und Ausführung. Neu aufgenommen wurde eine Einführung in die technische Analyse sowie Material zu Einstiegs- und Ausstiegsstrategien, zur Aktienanalyse und zu Chandes neuer bahnbrechender Arbeit über die 'Comfort Zone' für richtiges Risiko- und Geldmanagement. "Beyond Technical Analysis" ist ein praktischer Leitfaden für versierte Händler und Neulinge gleichermaßen. Mit umfangreichem Beispielmaterial zu allen neu eingeführten Techniken, einschließlich Aktienfonds und offenen Investmentfonds! Preface.

Developing and Implementing Trading Systems.

Principles of Trading System Design.

Foundations of System Design.

Developing New Trading Systems.

Developing Trading System Variations.

Equity Curve Analysis.

Ideas for Money Management.

Data Scrambling.

A System for Trading.

Selected Bibliography.

Index. TUSHAR S. CHANDE, PhD, is President of LongView Capital Management, LLC, of West Des Moines, Iowa, and a registered Commodity Trading Advisor. He holds nine U.S. patents and is internationally recognized as an innovator in technical analysis. He is also the principal author of The New Technical Trader (Wiley). If you want to achieve enduring trading success then it's essential that you create a winning trading system, control your risks, and withstand the psychological pressure of the markets. Whether a beginner or an expert, now you can reap profits from stocks or futures using the proven trading systems, robust risk-control methods, and powerful new tools from sports psychology in the updated and expanded second edition of Beyond Technical Analysis.

Written by successful Commodity Trading Advisor and acclaimed system developer Tushar Chande, Beyond Technical Analysis takes you step-by-step through the process of creating trading systems that match your trading beliefs and profit objectives. Offering a stimulating mix of cutting-edge techniques, timeless principles, and practical guidelines, the second edition will enable you to develop and implement customized systems that carefully balance risk and reward. It bridges the gap between analysis and trading so that you can acquire the competencies needed for consistent profitability.

For beginners, the second edition of Beyond Technical Analysis provides an easy and effective introduction to building superior trading systems, including an overview of entry and exit strategies, a detailed review of testing techniques, and an all-new primer on technical analysis.

Experts will be introduced to the Chande Comfort Zone that uses new tools for estimating expected returns, depth of drawdowns, and duration of drawdowns. Also, Chande gives a true out-of-sample performance update of the systems presented in the first edition, highlighting how these systems have stood the test of time.

For investors and allocators, Chande shows how to benchmark performance, stabilize manager rankings, build more efficient portfolios, and create specific risk control plans for monitoring performance.

With this comprehensive book, you'll also learn how to:
* Find entries and exits consistent with your trading beliefs
* Avoid common pitfalls in system testing
* Write and test trading systems using commercial software
* Correctly interpret test results
* Create profitable trading strategies
* Define, control, and manage risk
* Manage trading stress using sports psychology
* Focus on disciplined execution

A complete and thorough guide, Beyond Technical Analysis, Second Edition will help you build robust trading systems and follow sound money management and risk control techniques that will give you the winning edge. Acclaim for Tushar Chande's revolutionary approach for developing and implementing your own winning trading system

"Tushar Chande provides insightful but clear-cut techniques which will enlighten the savant as well as the newcomer. I would urge traders of all levels of experience to apply Chande's tremendously useful strategies!"-Charles Le Beau, President, Island View Financial Group Inc., author, Computer Analysis of the Futures Market

"The chapter on 'Equity Curve Analysis' alone will share with you concepts which have cost large trading houses millions of dollars to discover."-Murray A. Ruggiero Jr., Contributing Editor, Futures magazine

President, Ruggiero Associates

"Tushar Chande is an accomplished quantitative technician, but in this book he's gone far beyond grinding numbers. His coverage of system development is the first thorough treatment disclosing both specific trading systems and the practicalities of their implementation."-John Sweeney, Technical Editor, Technical Analysis of Stocks & Commodities magazine; author, Maximum Adverse Excursion: Analyzing Price Fluctuations for Trading Management

"For any aspiring CTA, this is a must-read on developing [his or her] trading system."-Rick Leesley, Jack Carl Futures