Markets in Profile

Preface. Acknowledgments. CHAPTER 1 The Only Constant. The Creation of ERISA. The Rise and Fall of Relative Performance. The Fall of the Great Bull. The Rise of Absolute Return. Succeeding in an Absolute Return Market Environment. Pure, Unbaised Information. People Change Markets, Markets Change People. CHAPTER 2 Information. Fundamental Information. Rational or Irrational? Market-Generated Information. The Auctions. Fair Value. Market Profile Fundamentals. Authors' Note. Demystifying Market Behavior. CHAPTER 3 Timeframes. Breaking Down Market Timeframes. Scalper. Day Trader. Short-Term Traders. Intermediate Traders/Investors. Long-Term Investors. Your Timeframe Is your Strategy Cornerstone. CHAPTER 4 Auctions and Indicators. The Search for Value. Concept Review. Key Market-Generated Indicators. Perfecting the Art of Visualization. CHAPTER 5 Long-Term Auctions. Auctions in Action. The Compound-Auction Process. The EBB and Flow of Balance. Where Do Trends End and Brackets Begin? Clarity in the Maelstrom. The Big Picture. Asymmetric Opportunities and Risk. Long-Term Strategy Development. Assembling the Big Picture: Context within Context. CHAPTER 6 Intermediate-Term Auctions. Convergence and the Bracketing Process. Defining the Intermediate Term. The Transition from Bracket to Trends. The Transition from Trend to Bracket. The Convergence of Intellect and Emotion. Accelerate the Learning Process. Prelude to a Sea Change. Hear the Bells A-Ringing. Countertrend Auctions. The Quest to Do Better than "Normal." Oh, the Difference a Few Points Makes. CHAPTER 7 Short-Term Trading. Analyzing Short-Term Markets. Common Mind Traps. When and Where to Look for Short-Term Trades. Opportunities Around Intermediate-Term Brackets. Technical Indicators. Your Own Worst Enemy: Your Brain. Seeking the "Exceptionally Tasty Patterns." All Prices and Opportunities Are Not Equal. Ongoing Forensic Investigation. Looking for the All-Important Reference Points. Never Be a Laggard. A Golden Opportunity. Fade the Extremes, Go with Breakouts. "The Expert Reasons Contextually." CHAPTER 8 Day Trading Is for Everyone. What's a Day Trader to Do? What You Don't Do May Be More Important than What You Do. The Real World in Action. Top Down. Lack of Conviction. Flight to Safety. Inventory Imbalances. Correction of Inventory Imbalances. Trend Traders' Trap. Market Condition. Yesterday's Trade. Example 1. Example 2. Example 3. Trader Checklist. The Market Is Open. Open-Drive. Open-Test-Drive. Open-Rejection-Reverse. Open-Auction. Day Trader's Checklist. Example 1. Example 2. Example 3. Practice, Practice, Practice. CHAPTER 9 Profiting from Market-Generated Information. Timeframe Diversification. The New Paradigm. Appendix A: Market Update. About the Authors. Index.