Synopses & Reviews
Richard Arms is one of the world's most respected stock market technicians. His expertise in this field is unparalleled, and his groundbreaking theories in volume analysis and market forecasting have forever changed the way traders perceive markets. Now, in Stop and Make Money, Arms presents a short-term approach to trading using the technical methods he has pioneeredas well as other established technical toolsover the course of his successful forty-year career.
In a straightforward and accessible style, Arms reveals how to profit from short-term price movements in the stock marketwhether you're buying or selling shortby accurately interpreting price/volume information and effectively employing stop orders to enter and exit positions.
Before getting down to details, Arms briefly explores some essential trading examples and explains the advantages of technical analysis. He also prepares you for the journey ahead by offering insights and advice on what you might need to achieve your goals, including charting services, quotations services, a brokerage account, and more. Then, in the chapters that follow, Arms skillfully illustrates the self-developed techniques that have allowed him to manage trades for maximum profits during his many years in the market. Topics discussed include everything from the Equivolume charting system and the Arms Indexalso known as TRINto Volume Adjusted Moving Averages and Ease of Movement. Along the way, you'll also become familiar with conventional technical tools, such as support and resistance, trendlines, and channels, which fit into Arms's strategy.
To enhance your understanding of this proven trading method, a companion CD-ROM offers a free thirty-day subscription to MetaStock End-of-Day data and software. Taking advantage of the free MetaStock charting systems providedat least during your learning phaseis highly recommended, since they closely conform to the examples used throughout the book.
While many of the drawbacks to successful trading have been largely eliminated, it still takes knowledge, discipline, and hard work to capture considerable profits. Nobody knows this better than Richard Arms. And with Stop and Make Money, Arms will show you how to observe and anticipate short-term stock market moves in order to improve your overall trading activities.
Synopsis
Richard Arms is one of the world’s most respected stock market technicians. His expertise in this field is unparalleled, and now, with Stop and Make Money, he reveals how to profit from short-term price movements in the stock market—whether you’re buying or selling short—by accurately interpreting price/volume information and effectively employing stop orders to enter and exit positions. With this book as your guide, you’ll quickly discover how to anticipate short-term stock market moves and improve your overall trading activities.
Synopsis
Stop And Make Money"Dick Arms has produced one of the most interesting, innovative, and entertaining books on trading I have seen. He describes the difference between fundamental and technical analysis in the clearest terms and introduces his concept of 'Power Box,' a powerful tool for determining trades. Finally, his discussion of the great value of stop orders is long overdue in the literature. I unhesitatingly recommend it for the beginning trader as an excellent description of a specific trading method and for the professional as a reminder of trading basics that should never be forgotten."
—Charles D. Kirkpatrick II, CMT, Editor, Journal of Technical Analysis, and coauthor, Technical Analysis: The Complete Resource for Financial Market Technicians
"I say: go read the book that says Stop and Make Money. Dick Arms addresses the assumed risks in short-term trading. His expert application of technical analysis and the use of stops are the tools that will help you make money."
—Ralph J. Acampora, CMT, former director of technical research, Knight Equity Markets, LP
"A splendid book! The first two chapters allow traders to quickly review Arms's methodology and techniques—and the drill-down concept in those two chapters allows them to quickly dig deeper on a particular topic. Everyone from novice to expert will find many nuggets of wisdom in these pages; even after forty-plus years, I certainly did!"
—Walter Deemer, Publisher, Walter Deemer's Market Strategies and Insights
About the Author
Richard Arms, a financial consultant to institutional investors and a private portfolio manager, is a noted expert in the field of technical and market analysis. Arms has created key technical tools for understanding market price movement, which are listed daily in the Wall Street Journal and included in a variety of market analysis software programs. His Equivolume charting system is now part of the most popular stock and futures software, and his Arms Index—also known as the Short-Term Trading Index or TRIN—has become one of the most important technical tools on Wall Street. Arms received the prestigious Market Technicians Award in 1995.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments.
About the Author.
INTRODUCTION The Great Opportunity.
CHAPTER 1 Let’s Get Started.
CHAPTER 2 A Pair of Shorts.
CHAPTER 3 Why Technical Analysis?
CHAPTER 4 The Market Is Always Right.
CHAPTER 5 Equivolume Charts.
CHAPTER 6 Getting Ready to Trade.
CHAPTER 7 Choosing Your Route.
CHAPTER 8 Power Boxes.
CHAPTER 9 Okay, Let’s Buy.
CHAPTER 10 Stop Orders for Getting In.
CHAPTER 11 Stop Orders for Getting Out.
CHAPTER 12 A Play, Not a Position.
CHAPTER 13 Minding the Gaps.
CHAPTER 14 Tops and Bottoms.
CHAPTER 15 Flags, Pennants, and Rectangles.
CHAPTER 16 Support and Resistance.
CHAPTER 17 Trends and Channels.
CHAPTER 18 Targets.
CHAPTER 19 Ease of Movement and Volume-Adjusted Moving Averages.
CHAPTER 20 Is the Market Going to Go Up or Down?
CHAPTER 21 The Arms Index.
CHAPTER 22 Market Tops and Bottoms.
CHAPTER 23 In Conclusion.
About the CD-ROM.
Index.