Timing Solutions for Swing Traders

ROBERT T.H. LEE has over fifty years of experience in the financial industry and over thirty-five years of experience in securities and investment banking. Currently, he is an Independent Non-Executive Director of Tingyi (Cayman Islands) Holdings Corp., a publicly listed company on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited. Lee is also a Senior Business Consultant of Henny Wee & Co, Certified Public Accountants, Hong Kong, in corporate governance, mergers, and acquisitions. He is an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Bankers, London, a member of The Hong Kong Institute of Bankers, and a member of the Hong Kong Securities and Investment Institute. PETER A. TRYDE joined Merrill Lynch, Hong Kong, in 1981 and has spent over twenty years in the investment industry, becoming a securities and futures senior dealing director. In recent years, he has been engaged in the raising of capital for various "green" projects, as well as trading the markets based on the advanced neural network projection features of Timing Solution software program. His interest in astrology arose because a senior colleague used these forecasts in his trading back in the nineties and since then Tryde has been studying astro-harmonics with the main focus on how planetary cycles correlate with the trends in the financial and commodities markets.

• Foreword by Ananda Bhaumik ixPreface xiDisclaimer xivCHAPTER 1 Be Prepared 1Fundamental and Technical Analysis 2Conclusion 8CHAPTER 2 Let’s Get Started 9Patterns 10Volume 12Price Momentum 13Price and Moving Averages 14Combining the Four Dimensions 17Beyond Technical Analysis 18Financial Astrology 18Keeping Count 24Conclusion 26CHAPTER 3 Essential Patterns 29Open 30High 30Low 31Close 32Candlestick Patterns 32Divergence Patterns 35Diagonal Patterns 38Patterns Continued 40“M” and “W” Patterns 41Head and Shoulders Patterns 42Rectangle Patterns 45Saucer Patterns 47AB=CD Patterns 48Gaps 51Conclusion 54CHAPTER 4 Elliott Waves 55Wave 1 56Wave 2 58Wave 3 58Wave 4 59Wave 5 59Extended Waves 59Three-Wave Structures 60Corrective 3-3-5 Patterns 63Corrective 5-3-5 Patterns 66Rule of Alternation 71Fibonacci Retracement and Projection 71Application of Elliott Wave Analysis 75Conclusion 77Appendix: Ratios and Wave Relationship 80CHAPTER 5 Volume 81Basic Volume Plots 82Reading Volume 83Money-Flow Indicator 86Deciphering Trend with Volume 87Conclusion 88CHAPTER 6 Key Indicators 91Momentum Oscillator 93Queuing Theory of Moving Average Crossovers (QMAC) 96MACD 105Average Direction Index 107Protective Stops 108Conclusion 109CHAPTER 7 Applied Systems 113Catching That Trend 114Built-In Color Trend Indicator 115Supporting Moving Averages 117Trade on Daily Signals 120Trading with Ichimoku 126Conclusion 128CHAPTER 8 Formulating Your Trading Plan 131Determining Your Time Frame 131Selecting Stocks 132Risk Management 133Determine Entry Points 133Determine Exit Strategies 134Reality Check 134CHAPTER 9 Financial Astrology 137Using Lunar Cycles in Trading 137How to Pick Winning Stocks 141Choosing the Best Periods for Trading 151Market Projection 163Conclusion 169APPENDIX 1 Ruling Planets of the Natural Horoscope 171APPENDIX 2 Effects of Various Aspects 173APPENDIX 3 Characteristics of the Twelve Zodiac Signs 175APPENDIX 4 Formulas in MetaStock Format 177Momentum Timing Oscillator as Used in Figure 2.3 177Volume Zone Oscillator as Referred to in Figure 2.10 and Figure 5.8 178Volume Ratio Compressed Indicator as Referred to in Figure 5.3 178Moving Average Line with Upper and Lower Mirror Lines as Referred to in Figure 7.8 179Mid-Term Period Moving Average Lines as R eferred to in Figure 2.5 179Glossary 181Astrological Terms 183Bibliography 185Suggested Reading 185Astrological Books 185Charting Software Programs 186Astrology Software Programs 186Financial Astrology Software Programs 186Other Resources 186About the Authors 187Index 189