Introduction 1

Part I: Getting Started with Trend Trading 5

Chapter 1: What Is Trend Trading? 7

Chapter 2: Gathering What You Need to Get Started 15

Chapter 3: Considering the Risks of Trading 25

Chapter 4: Understanding the Advantages and Disadvantages of Trend Trading 37

Part II: Essential Trend Trading Strategies 47

Chapter 5: Price Waves You Can Surf to Profits 49

Chapter 6: Looking at Chart Indicator Tools 61

Chapter 7: Understanding Broad-Based Market Indicators 73

Chapter 8: Knowing What Time You Want to Trade 87

Chapter 9: How to Make Money When the Market Goes Up or Down 97

Part III: Becoming a Top Trader with the Five-Energy Method 103

Chapter 10: Cycle Timing Tools: Finding the Best Time to Enter a Trend 105

Chapter 11: Support and Resistance: Figuring Out the Best Price to Enter a Trend 115

Chapter 12: Using Momentum Indicators to Test the Strength of a Trend 131

Chapter 13: Scale: Confirming the Trade on a Longer Time Interval 143

Chapter 14: Putting It All Together: The Five-Energy Trading Methodology 153

Chapter 15: Seeing the Five Energies in Action 167

Part IV: Determining Where, When, Why, What, and How to Trade 191

Chapter 16: Understanding Leverage 193

Chapter 17: Choosing a Trading Time That Works for You 201

Chapter 18: Creating Watch Lists to Find the Best Opportunities 211

Chapter 19: Using Relative Strength to Make More Money 223

Chapter 20: Scanning Markets with Technology 233

Part V: Managing Risk and Following the Keys to Success 243

Chapter 21: Practicing Diversification 245

Chapter 22: Hedging Your Position to Protect You from Losing All Your Money 253

Chapter 23: Using Stop Signs to Keep You Safe 263

Chapter 24: Documenting Your Trades and Printing Your Charts 279

Chapter 25: Reviewing Your Trades — Always! 291

Part VI: The Part of Tens 299

Chapter 26: Ten Habits of Highly Effective Trend Traders 301

Chapter 27: Ten Common Misconceptions about Trend Trading 307

Index 313

About the Author

Dr. Barry Burns is the founder of TopDogTrading.com, which he created to help students shorten their learning curve in becoming professional traders. He was also the lead moderator for the FuturesTalk.net chat room, has written numerous articles, and has been featured in several books and online trading radio interviews.

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