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<p>Foreword x</p> <p>Introduction xi</p> <p><b>Chapter 1: Stock Indexes and Sectors 1</b></p> <p>Stock-Picking Quandary 4</p> <p>Exchange-Traded Funds 6</p> <p>The Options Market 14</p> <p>Why Use Seasonal Analysis? 18</p> <p><b>Chapter 2: Seasonal analysis 21</b></p> <p>Pondering the Perks 25</p> <p>Not All ETFs Are Measured Equally 30</p> <p>Conclusion 58</p> <p><b>Chapter 3: Sentiment analysis 59</b></p> <p>The AAII Sentiment Survey 60</p> <p>COT Data 61</p> <p>Insider Trading Information 62</p> <p>COT Data Components 63</p> <p>Can Traders Benefit and Make Money from This Information? 64</p> <p>How Can This Information Possibly Be of Any Help to Us? 68</p> <p>Compelling Evidence 75</p> <p>Conclusion: COT Option Strategy 76</p> <p><b>Chapter 4: Comparative relative Strength 79</b></p> <p>What Is It Used For? 79</p> <p>Creating the Charts 80</p> <p>Spread Terminology 87</p> <p>Automating Signals 95</p> <p>Comparing Market Performance 99</p> <p>Conclusion 102</p> <p><b>Chapter 5: Breadth Studies 105</b></p> <p>Trend-Line Analysis 107</p> <p>Bearish Divergence Signals 114</p> <p>Bullish Convergence Signals 119</p> <p>Support and Resistance 121</p> <p>Indicators and Moving Averages 125</p> <p>Conclusion 135</p> <p><b>Chapter 6: Volume Analysis 137</b></p> <p>Hindsight Is 20/20 145</p> <p>Current Event Analysis 148</p> <p>Individual Stocks 149</p> <p>Bearish Divergence 152</p> <p>Bullish Convergence 154</p> <p>Selling Climax 155</p> <p>Exhaustion Tops 156</p> <p>Trading Patterns 157</p> <p>Volume and High-Frequency Traders 161</p> <p>Volume Weighted Average Price 162</p> <p><b>Chapter 7: Patterns, Indicators, and Oscillators 165</b></p> <p>Candlesticks 166</p> <p>The Doji 168</p> <p>Reversal Patterns 169</p> <p>Continuation Patterns 180</p> <p>Conclusion: Indicator 101 201</p> <p><b>Chapter 8: Scanning for Profits 203</b></p> <p>Scanning the Universe 204</p> <p>Trade Navigator 204</p> <p>High- and Low-Close Doji Scans 206</p> <p>Daily Scan Signals 208</p> <p>Tradestation 212</p> <p>Conclusion 227</p> <p><b>Chapter 9: Pivot Point Analysis 233</b></p> <p>Stock Trader’s Time Frame 238</p> <p>Person’s Pivots Calculations 248</p> <p>Fibonacci Combined with Pivot Points 262</p> <p>Summary 263</p> <p><b>Chapter 10: Putting It All Together 265</b></p> <p>Position Sizing, Trade Entry Techniques, Risk Management, Trailing Stops, and Trade Management Calculating Position Size 267</p> <p>Profit Targets 269</p> <p>Stock Replacement Option Strategy 271</p> <p>Day-Trading Position Sizing 271</p> <p>Average True Range 272</p> <p>Twice Baked 275</p> <p>Order Entry Using PPS 276</p> <p>Snap-Back Technique 276</p> <p>Order Types 277</p> <p>Stop Selection 279</p> <p>The Exit 281</p> <p>Expectations 282</p> <p>Discipline 282</p> <p>About the Author 285</p> <p>Index 287</p>

<p><b>JOHN L. PERSON</b> is a thirty-two-year veteran of the trading industry, having worked as a floor trader, broker, analyst, and founder of NationalFutures.com, an online education site. He developed the Person Pivots (PPS) and other technical indicators that are on several companies' popular trading platforms, including TD Ameritrade, TradeStation, Open E Cry, NinjaTrader, Tradesignal, and Trade Navigator. Person has taught thousands of traders including members of the largest exchanges, and frequently speaks at industry conferences. He is the author of three nationally and internationally popular trading books as well as three trading courses and a DVD seminar series. Person's latest book, Commodity Trader's Almanac, is the authoritative guide to trading the seasonal aspects of the commodity markets and the correlated ETFs and stocks of those markets.

<p><b>MASTERING THE STOCK MARKET</b> <p>For more than thirty years, noted technical analyst John Person has honed his investing skills as a floor trader, broker, analyst, and founder of NationalFutures.com. Now, in Mastering the Stock Market, Person offers sophisticated traders as well as those new to the field a wealth of information on his proven trading concepts. Throughout the book, he outlines a comprehensive top-down approach to capturing profits that entails making more-informed trading decisions and pinpointing the best possible opportunities. <p>Today's rapid-fire technology offers you a more equal playing field when determining pricing, accessing various markets, and identifying platform transparency. Mastering the Stock Market gives traders an extra advantage by outlining the most relevant tools for making investment decisions that are characterized by lower risk and ultimately prove to be more profitable. Some of the tools Person touches upon include: <ul> <li>Sector and seasonal trend analysis</li> <li>Contrarian and momentum indicators</li> <li>Price patterns</li> <li>Volume studies (OBV)</li> <li>Breadth indicators (Advance/Decline)</li> <li>Moving averages</li> <li>Support and resistance</li> </ul> <p>Using the information outlined here, you'll discover the answers to the important questions all successful traders must ask, such as: what is the value of a certain stock, commodity, or ETF? <p>Awareness of seasonal trends in both the economy and stock market can put you in a better position to profit from sectors and stocks that are likely to outperform the overall market. And technical tools can then be used to confirm emerging trends, among other things. Person shows you how using a combination of both approaches can give you an edge in your trading endeavors. In addition to this, Mastering the Stock Market shows you how to use the author's own indicators, Person Pivots, to identify support/resistance areas and pinpoint optimal entry and exit points. <p>There are still opportunities to make money in today's markets. The key is choosing the right sectors and the right stocks, at the right time.<b></b> Mastering the Stock Market reveals how you can effectively implement this proven approach and achieve your trading goals.

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