Chart Patterns: After the Buy - Paperback

by Thomas N. Bulkowski (Author)

Take chart patterns beyond buy triggers to increase profits and make better trades

Chart Patterns: After the Buy goes beyond simple chart pattern identification to show what comes next. Author and stock trader Thomas Bulkowski is one of the industry's most respected authorities in technical analysis; for this book, he examined over 43,000 chart patterns to discover what happens after you buy the stock. His findings are detailed here, to help you select better buy signals, avoid disaster, and make more money.

Bulkowski analyzed thousands of trades to identify common paths a stock takes after the breakout from a chart pattern. By combining those paths, he discovered the typical routes a stock takes, which he calls configurations. Match your chart to one of those configurations and you will know, before you buy, how your trade will likely perform. Now you can avoid potentially disastrous trades to focus on the big winners.

Each chapter illustrates the behavior of a specific pattern. Identification guidelines help even beginners recognize common patterns, and expert analysis sheds light on the period of the stock's behavior that actually affects your investment. You'll discover ideal buy and sell setups, how to set price targets, and more, with almost 370 charts and illustrations to guide you each step of the way. Coverage includes the most common and popular patterns, but also the lesser-known ones like bad earnings surprises, price mirrors, price mountains, and straight-line runs. Whether you're new to chart patterns or an experienced professional, this book provides the insight you need to select better trades.

• Identify chart patterns
• Select better buy signals
• Predict future behavior
• Learn the best stop locations

Knowing the pattern is one thing, but knowing how often a stop will trigger and how often you can expect a stock to reach its target price is another matter entirely--and it impacts your trade performance immensely. Chart Patterns: After the Buy is the essential reference guide to using chart patterns effectively throughout the entire life of the trade.

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FIND THE BEST BUY SIGNALS BY KNOWING WHAT HAPPENS NEXT

Chart Patterns: After the Buy is your solution to making more informed trades by taking chart analysis one step further. Known the world over as a leading authority on chart patterns, Thomas Bulkowski takes you beyond buy triggers to examine price reactions in twenty of the most common chart patterns. Simply match your setup to one of the configurations inside and see, before you buy, how your trade will likely perform. This easy-to-use guide shows you:

• How double tops and bottoms, head-and-shoulders, rectangles, triangles, and other popular chart patterns typically behave
• How to manage earnings misses, use price mirrors, and navigate price mountains and straight-line runs
• Reliable strategies for determining how often a stop will trigger and a stock will reach its target price
• 370 labeled charts and illustrations that are useful to novices and experts alike

Chart your stocks through the entire trade with Chart Patterns: After the Buy.

Author Biography

THOMAS BULKOWSKI is a successful full-time investor and bestselling author of nine books, including Getting Started in Chart Patterns and Encyclopedia of Chart Patterns. He is recognized as one of the world's leading authorities on chart patterns.