What are some (beginner) introductory books about Technical Analysis of Stocks?

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I read Technical Analysis for Dummies...and am looking for a more detailed insight into the topic.

@Ganesh: Why close this when it is very similar to this question and yet that question has JoeTaxpayer answering it (and not closing it). It seems this question is not a produce or service recommendation, but a reference request (which should be valid on ANY *.SE site). — Peter K., Mar 08 '16 at 12:38
@Peter It's asking for a book recommendation, which I think comes under product recommendation. These kinds of questions definitely get closed on StackOverflow (see e.g. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/943139/http-book-recommendation) though the close reason there does explicitly mention 'book'. In practice my attention was drawn to this one because it attracted a spam flag for the most recent answer, which highlights one of the difficulties of recommendation requests - it's hard to distinguish between advertising and a genuine recommendation. — GS - Apologise to Monica, Mar 08 '16 at 13:03
@GaneshSittampalam : Thanks for the response! I disagree, but there you are. :-) — Peter K., Mar 08 '16 at 13:32

score 2 · Answer 1 · edited May 03 '11 at 22:22

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The book Come into my trading room is a great mix of technical analysis and trading psychology.

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Is it a beginner book in your opinion? – Victor123 May 09 '11 at 18:48
I think so. it doesn't go into any crazy mathematical models. Just how to apply the most basic technical indicators but also how to manage risk. – Vitalik May 09 '11 at 20:05

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 20 '11 at 07:15

Agreed with the user above about John J. Murphy. Here are my favorites below:

Trend Trading for a Living by Dr. Thomas Carr - Click the link for a review
Technical Analysis of the Financial Markets Book and Study Guide - John J. Murphy
Japanese Candlestick Charting Techniques - Steve Nison

score 1 · Answer 3 · answered May 03 '11 at 05:24

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Whether you're into value investment or not, Ben Graham's The Intelligent Investor is a must-read, though it focuses less on technical aspect of investment, but emphasizing on investor's discipline and investment framework.

If you're looking for an in-depth (non-introductory) technical analysis, I'd recommend you another Ben's masterpiece - The Security Analysis.

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The Intelligent Investor was not an easy read for me the first time. I am having a second go. I will hold off on the other book for now since it is not a beginner one – Victor123 May 03 '11 at 22:11
Good to hear that you own the book, take your time to enjoy it :) – ASF May 05 '11 at 06:06

score 0 · Answer 4 · answered May 03 '11 at 14:39

"Technical Analysis of the Futures Markets: A Comprehensive Guide to Trading Methods and Applications" by John Murphy is a classic written in a easy to understand style, and is not only for Futures. Most of the technical indicators discussed apply to stocks as well.

score -1 · Answer 5 · answered Mar 08 '16 at 08:59

I'd recommend "The 1-Day Technical Analysis Expert Guide" from the Amazon website or from the author's website: Amazon Kindle Edition: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B017FYKDBY/ PDF Edition: http://www.etradingpicks.com/product/the-1-day-technical-analysis-expert-guide/

What are some (beginner) introductory books about Technical Analysis of Stocks?

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