MIDAS technical analysis : a VWAP approach to trading and investing in today's markets / Andrew Coles and David Hawkins.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Coles, Andrew.

Contributor:

Hawkins, David (David G.)

Levine, Paul H., 1935-1998.

Series:

Bloomberg financial series.

Financial series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Investments--Mathematics.

Investments.

Investment analysis.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (464 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Other Title:

VWAP approach to trading and investing in today's markets

Market interpretation/data analysis system technical analysis

Value weighted average price approach to trading and investing in today's markets

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, N.J. : Bloomberg Press, 2011.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

"If you are already familiar with MIDAS and interested in rediscovering the powerful trading method developed by the late Paul Levine, then this will become your book of reference. The authors walk you through the wonderful MIDAS world and explain its variations with copious charts and examples. If you are new to the MIDAS method, I recommend first reading the introductory chapters, then jumping to the very practical, money-making Chapter 8, then applying the principles yourself (computer code is provided in the appendices). Armed with 'hands-on' knowledge, you will then access the wealth of i

Contents:

MIDASTECHNICALANALYSIS; Contents; Introduction; Biographical Sketch, Paul H. Levine; Acknowledgments; PART I: STANDARD MIDAS SUPPORT AND RESISTANCE CURVES; CHAPTER 1 MIDAS and Its Core Constituents: The Volume Weighted Average Price (VWAP) and Fractal Market Analysis; MIDAS and Its Two Key Backdrops: VWAP and Fractal Market Analysis; The MIDAS Approach as a Genuine Standalone Trading System; Summary; CHAPTER 2 Applying Standard MIDAS Curves to the Investor Timeframes; Definitions of Timeframes-The Triple Screen Trading Methodology; MIDAS Curves within the Triple Screen System

The Basic Behavior of the MIDAS Support/Resistance CurvesEquivolume Charting; What Price Should Be Used?; Support/Resistance Becomes Resistance/Support; Distinguishing an Uptrend from a Trading Range; The Foothill Pattern; A Trading Range Turning into a Downtrend; Tracking a Trend with a Hierarchy of MIDAS Curves; MIDAS S/R Curves for Entry Setups and Triggers; Same Launch Point, Different Timeframes; Special Start Points-The Left Side; Special Start Points-The Initial Public Offering (IPO); Special Starting Points-The Down Gap and Its Dead Cat Bounce

Special Starting Points-The Highest R and the Lowest SSummary; CHAPTER 3 MIDAS Support and Resistance (S/R) Curves and Day Trading; Multiple Trend and Timeframe Analysis; Part One: The MIDAS System as a Standalone Day Trading System; Part Two: Using the MIDAS System alongside Other Technical Indicators; Capturing Today's High and Low with Standard MIDAS S/R Curves; Summary; PART II: THE MIDAS TOPFINDER/BOTTOMFINDER; CHAPTER 4 The MIDAS Topfinder/Bottomfinder on Intraday Charts; Levine's Two Insights Governing the MIDAS Methodology; Part One: The Quantitative Features of the TB-F Algorithm

Part Two: The Engineering Aspect of TB-F CurvesSummary; CHAPTER 5 Applying the Topfinder/Bottomfinder to the Investor Timeframes; A Most Unusual Indicator; The Basic Program of the TB-F; What is an Accelerated Trend?; Discovering the Topfinder/Bottomfinder; Using the TB-F; An Interesting Mathematical Observation; Fitting the TB-F Curve in Chart Views Other than Equivolume; Fitting to More than One Pullback; Nested TB-Fs: The Fractal Nature of the Market; TB-F Curves on Different Timeframes; Bottomfinders Are Sometimes Problematic; What Comes after a TB-F Ends?; Summary

PART III: THE LONGER-TERM HORIZON, OTHER VOLUME INDICATORS, AND BROADER PERSPECTIVESCHAPTER 6 Applying MIDAS to Market Averages, ETFs, and Very Long-Term Timeframes; Using MIDAS with the Indices-The S/R Curves; The Validity of Volume Data; Using MIDAS with the Indices-The TB-F; Using Exchange-Traded Funds Instead of Market Indices; MIDAS Applied to Long- and Very Long-Term Timeframes; Back to 1871; Inflation Adjustment; A Closer Look at the Very Long-Term; The Very Long-Term Horizontal S/R Levels; The Bavarian Deer Herd; What Can Be Said about the Very Long-Term Future?; Summary

CHAPTER 7 EquiVolume, MIDAS and Float Analysis

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 417-432) and index.

Includes index.

ISBN:

9786613372574

9781283372572

1283372576

9781118531877

1118531876

9780470878798

0470878797

OCLC:

761697306