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Volume and Open Interest

The second edition is Out of Print

     As successful traders and speculators know, the most primary
and profitable of goals is to understand what drives the market now -
and how is the smart money reacting to the market?  Filled with
figures, charts and clear, insightful examples, Volume and Open
Interest: Cutting Edge Strategies in the Futures Markets is the
definitive source for how the market sentiment is reflected
through volume and open interest indicators.

                        First edition 285 Pages - 45.00 US$    -   Several copies remaining
                          Second edition 310 Pages - 50.00 US$   - Out of Print

                             Table of Contents

   Chapter  1  Rationale
   Chapter  2  Volume
   Chapter  3  Open Interest
   Chapter  4  General Rule for a Healthy Trend
   Chapter  5  Why Use Total Volume, Open Interest
   Chapter  6  Developing a Disciplined Approach
   Chapter  7  Specialized Problems
   Chapter  8  Idiosyncrasies
   Chapter  9  Specific Market Behavior
   Chapter 10  Commitments of Traders Report
   Chapter 11  Support and Resistance
   Chapter 12  Use by Forex Dealers
   Chapter 13  Case Studies
   Chapter 14  How to Obtain the Data
   Chapter 15  Looking Ahead Toward 24-hr Trading
   Chapter 16  Practical Exercises
   Appendix A  Glossary
   Appendix B  Historical Overview
                             Appendix C  Basis
                             Appendix D  Mathematically Detrending O.I.
                             Appendix E  Reporting Levels
                             Appendix F  Seasonal Trends
                             Appendix G  Daily Trading Reports (Samples)



 Technical Analysis & Options Strategies   - Is Out of Print


     A one-of-kind book, Technical Analysis & Options Strategies
takes eighteen of the most popular options strategies and shows
how and when to use them depending upon market conditions.  The
book goes a step further and shows traders the particular options
position to take give an specific technical situation.  More than
just knowledge, this book imparts a system, providing traders
with the means by which they can understand and apply each of the
strategies discussed.  Furthermore, actual market conditions are
used to demonstrate strategies, not "after-the-fact" examples.
In addition, this book offers analysis and detailed charts for
each of the strategies, as well as discussions of how and when to
adjust them.


                                      265 Pages - 55.00 US$ 

                             Table of Contents

   Chapter  1  Technical Overview
   Chapter  2  Options Strategy Matrix
   Chapter  3  Vertical Spreads
   Chapter  4  Theoretical Example - H&S Bottom
   Chapter  5  S&P Case Study
   Chapter  6  T-Bond Case Study
   Chapter  7  Vertical Bear Put Spread
   Chapter  8  Theoretical Example - Symmetrical Triangle
   Chapter  9  Long Straddle Yen Case Study
   Chapter 10  Put Ratio BackSpread ED Case Study
   Chapter 11  Trendline Test - Swiss Franc
   Chapter 12  Converging Trendlines - Short Butterfly
   Chapter 13  Long Butterfly - DM Case Study
   Chapter 14  Key Reversal - Writing a Vertical Spread
   Chapter 15  Volatility Forecasting
   Chapter 16  Elliott Wave - BP Case Study
   Chapter 17  Volatility Charts
   Chapter 18  Cocoa Case Study
   Appendix A  Glossary
                            Appendix B   Theoretical Options Pricing Model
                            Appendix C   Options Pricing Diagrams
                            Appendix D   Where to Obtain the Data



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