Preface.
Acknowledgments.
Part I The New Trading Paradigm.
Chapter 1 The Great Stock Market Meltdown.
Primary Causes of the Current Financial Crisis.
Dealing with the Emotional Toll.
Rescuing Yourself from Financial Disaster.
Transitioning from Investor to Trader.
Chapter 2 Introducing the New Trading Paradigm.
Online Trading.
Flexible and Active Management.
Exchange-Traded Funds.
More Choices, Better Trading Opportunities.
New Market Conditions.
Intermarket Analysis Dynamics.
Fundamental Analysis, Help Me Not!
Chapter 3 Pitfalls of the Old Investing Paradigm.
Buy and Hold.
Invest for the Long Term.
Heavy Reliance on Fundamental Analysis.
Light Portfolio Monitoring.
Asset Selection Based Merely On Asset-Specific Risk.
Time to Take Charge.
Part II Trading Instruments and Markets.
Chapter 4 Understanding the Financial Markets: Common Stocks.
What Are Financial Assets?
Types of Trading Markets.
Characteristics of the Common Stocks Market.
Chapter 5 The Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) Market.
Characteristics of ETFs.
Advantages and Disadvantages.
Sectors and Types.
Sponsors.
ETFs, Attractive Trading Instruments.
Chapter 6 The Futures Market: Commodities, Financial, and Physical.
Characteristics of the Futures Markets.
Leverage Opportunities.
Part III Trading Tools.
Chapter 7 Fundamental Analysis.
What is Fundamental Analysis?
Financial Statements.
Equity Valuation Methods.
Fundamental Analysis Can't Deliver Timely Information.
Chapter 8 Technical Analysis.
Tools Used for Technical Analysis.
Technical Indicators.
Market Retracement Levels.
Fibonacci Retracements.
Chapter 9 Winning Edge Trading System Market Model.
The Market as a System.
Contraction/Expansion Principle.
Fear Is Stronger Than Greed and Hope.
Habitual Patterns.
Market Trends.
More Observations About Market Behavior.
Trend-line Orders.
Winning Edge Market Model.
Chapter 10 Mechanics of Winning Edge Trading System.
The Entry Signals.
The Exit Signals.
The System’s Protective Stops.
Chapter 11 Winning Edge System for Day Trading.
Day Trading E-Minis S&P Futures Contracts.
Day Trading QQQQ.
Chapter 12 Winning Edge System for Intermediate-Term or Swing Trading.
Swing Trading S&P Futures.
Long Signal for S&P Futures Contracts.
Short Signal for S&P Futures Contracts.
Chapter 13 Winning Edge System for Long-Term or Position Trading.
Position-Trading Russell 1000 Index Futures.
Long Signal for Russell 1000 Futures Contracts.
Short Signal for NASDAQ Futures Contracts.
Short Signal for NASDAQ Futures Contracts with No RSI Confirmation.
Part IV Investment Psychology.
Chapter 14 Trading Psychology and Trading Personality Profile.
Two Pillars of Successful Trading.
What Is Personality?
Why Is Personality Important to Trading Success?
Personality Theories.
Personality Type Theories.
Personality Traits Theories.
Nature or Nurture?
Genotype and Phenotype.
Five Factor Model and the Big Five Model.
Chapter 15 Trading Personality Profile Test.
Five-Factor Model of Personality.
What the TPP Test Reveals About You.
Trading Personality Profile Sample Test.
TPP or OCEAN Score Guide.
Reviewing Your TPP Score.
Chapter 16 Successful Trader's Blueprint.
Constructing Your Trading Success Blueprint.
Set SMART Trading Goals.
The Triple-A Formula for success.
See You at the Top!
Appendix A Toxic Assets and Modified Mark-to-Market Valuation Method.
Appendix B About Winning Edge Trading Strategies.
Notes.
Index.
About the Author.
