March 2010

Commodity Trader’s Almanac 2010
(192 pages, $39.95 softcover, 2010, ISBN 13 978-0-470-42217-5) by Jeffrey A. Hirsch and John L. Person, published by John Wiley & Sons.

Severe volatility in oil, precious metals, and food prices causes millions to be lost as well as gained in the commodities market. Despite the erratic ups and downs, there is a cyclical pattern to commodity markets, with weather, holidays, human behaviors, and other factors affecting supply and demand, and ultimately, the price of a commodity. This almanac is a vital source of historical reference and seasonal patterns.

Additional information: www.wiley.com

Stock Trader’s Almanac 2010
(192 pages, $39.95 softcover, 2010, ISBN 13 978-0-470-42218-2) by Jeffrey A. Hirsch and Yale Hirsch, published by John Wiley & Sons.

While stocks fluctuate, they do so in well-defined, often predictable patterns that recur too frequently to be the result of random chance. For this reason, investors should look to the past when they are analyzing the stock market. Since 1968 this almanac has been a must-have investment tool. It alerts readers to little-known market patterns and tendencies that help investors forecast market trends with accuracy and confidence.

Additional information: www.wiley.com

Far From Random: Using Investor Behavior And Trend Analysis To Forecast Market Movement
(233 pages, $39.95 hardcover, 2009, ISBN 978-1-57660-323-9) by Richard Lehman, foreword by Lawrence G. McMillan, published by Bloomberg Press.

Combining the theories of behavioral finance — the idea that market movement is influenced by human behavior and humans are not always rational investors — and a tool of technical analysis, the author demonstrates that market movement has clearly discernible trends that can be forecast. By discovering and following market trends, investors can increase return and reduce risk under all market conditions.

Additional information: www.bloomberg.com/books

Futures Markets: 200 Questions & Answers
(257 pages, $40 hardcover, 2007, ISBN 978-0-470-82288-3) by Sunil K Parameswaran and Shantaram P. Hegde, published by John Wiley & Sons (Asia).

Financial and commodity derivatives have taken the global financial community by storm ever since exchange traded products were introduced. And they are drawing immense attention, particularly in the emerging markets that have begun to embrace the policies of liberalization, privatization, and globalization. This book does not presuppose any knowledge of the subject. It starts from the first principle and keeps the math to a moderate level and is presented in a question & answer format where each topic leads to the next.

Additional information: www.wiley.com

Market Indicators: The Best-Kept Secret To More Effective Trading And Investing
(256 pages, $39.95 hardcover, 2009, ISBN 978-1-57660-331-4) by Richard Sipley, published by Bloomberg Press.

The financial markets are full of “tells.” This book unveils the signals that can help observant investors better their odds of success in the financial markets. Clear prose, charts, and resource lists explain how individual investors can find, understand, and employ the market information of greatest interest to professional traders. The readers are initiated into time-tested methods that can reveal what other traders are doing and suggests ways to take advantage of that information. This book will improve understanding of the financial markets.

Additional information: www.bloomberg.com/books

Capturing Profit With Technical Analysis: Hands-On Rules For Exploiting Candlestick, Indicator, & Money Management Techniques
(375 pages & CD of codes, $199 hardcover, 2009, ISBN 978-1-59280-375-0) by Sylvain Vervoort, published by Marketplace Books.

Are you in need of a no-nonsense, practical, and profitable technical trading guide? The breakthrough methods in this book, written by a frequent S&C contributor, are designed especially for active traders. This trading book is a complete reference on how to apply technical analysis for profit. You will actually find specific answers to all-important questions. Vervoort’s system, Lockit, introduces you to a number of special indicators and techniques for a more successful application of technical analysis. The book comes complete with MetaStock code for all of Vervoort’s indicators and technical trading techniques on an included CD.

Additional information: www.marketplacebooks.com

Practical Trading Applications Of Market Profile
(113 pages, $99+shipping softcover, 2008, ISBN 978-0-615-30046-7) by Tom Alexander, published by Alexander Trading, LLC.

This book brings the Market Profile concept up to date from the CBOT Market Profile manual of the 1980s to the current era. Tom Alexander wrote this book in response to the complaints of traders who could not find a coherent single source that synthesized the various schools of thought about Market Profile into what is valid and what is not, and how to apply it in a practical fashion. This book goes beyond the original works by J. Peter Steidlmayer and Jim Dalton and provides examples of actionable trading strategies using Market Profile and Auction Market principles. The book is currently in its second printing.

Additional information: www.alexandertrading.com