Dr. Van K. Tharp

Dr. Van K. Tharp is a specialist in the area of trading psychology. He is the author of Trade Your Way to Financial Freedom, Safe Strategies for Financial Freedom, Financial Freedom Through Electronic Day Trading. He is featured in Jack Schwager’s classic Market Wizard’s: Interviews with Great Traders.

Introduction to Dow Theory

Charles Dow never wrote a book containing his theory, rather it was set out in a number of editorials published in the Wall Street Journal. In 1903 S.A. Nelson compiled the essays into a book called The ABC of Stock Speculation. Dow Theory provideded the foundation and cornerstone of the field of technical analysis. Dow

John Murphy’s Key to Success: Simplicity

By Jim Wyckoff, JimWyckoff.com “My work has gotten better due to simplifying my approach,” John J. Murphy, the veteran technical analyst, author and CNBC resident technical analyst, told a group of equities and futures traders attending the Technical Analysis Group (TAG) XVIII trading conference sponsored by Dow Jones Telerate in New Orleans. Murphy said he

Interview with Joe DiNapoli

Joe DiNapoli is a professional trader, author and well-known speaker. His book, Trading With DiNapoli Levels, provides a new and keen insight to technical analysis. His deep knowledge about the technical make-up of the markets can help any trader improve their market timing approach. Joe DiNapoli has been involved in the markets for more than

Interest Rates And The Stock Market

by Giorgos E. Siligardos As of this writing (March 17, 2008), the status of interest rates sends some important messages to the stock market investors. This article aims at reading and decoding these messages. DEBT SECURITIES AND THE STOCK MARKET In his book, “Intermarket Technical Analysis” (see [2]), John Murphy stresses the positive relation between