Visual Guide to Chart Patterns -- Contents -- How to Use This Book -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- PART I THE BASICS -- CHAPTER 1 Pattern Recognition Made Easy -- The Empty Chart -- Finding Peak Patterns -- Finding Valley Patterns -- Curved Patterns -- Diagonal Patterns -- Constructing Patterns -- Test Yourself -- CHAPTER 2 Minor Highs and Lows -- Peaks: Minor Highs -- Valleys: Minor Lows -- For Further Reading -- Test Yourself -- CHAPTER 3 Trendlines -- Uptrend Connections -- Trendline Types: Internal, External, and Curved -- Downtrend Connections -- Trendline Guidelines -- For Further Reading -- Test Yourself -- CHAPTER 4 Support and Resistance -- Trendline SAR -- SAR at Gaps -- Horizontal Consolidation Regions -- Round Number SAR -- SAR at Peaks, Valleys, and Chart Patterns -- Test Yourself -- CHAPTER 5 Gaps -- Four Types -- Identification Guidelines -- Exercise -- Trading Gaps -- Gap Measure Rule -- Test Yourself -- CHAPTER 6 Throwbacks and Pullbacks -- Pullbacks -- Identification Guidelines -- Test Yourself -- PART II PATTERN IDENTIFICATION -- CHAPTER 7 Rectangles -- Identification Guidelines -- Rectangle Psychology -- Variations -- Exercise -- Test Yourself -- CHAPTER 8 Ascending Triangles -- Identification Guidelines -- Ascending Triangle Psychology -- Variations -- Exercise -- Test Yourself -- CHAPTER 9 Descending Triangles -- Identification Guidelines -- Descending Triangle Psychology -- Variations -- Exercise -- Test Yourself -- CHAPTER 10 Symmetrical Triangles -- Identification Guidelines -- Symmetrical Triangle Psychology -- Variations -- Exercise -- Test Yourself -- CHAPTER 11 Flags and Pennants -- Identification Guidelines -- Flag and Pennant Psychology -- Variations -- Exercise -- Test Yourself -- CHAPTER 12 Double Bottoms -- Identification Guidelines -- Double Bottom Psychology -- Variations -- Exercise -- Test Yourself.

CHAPTER 13 Triple Bottoms -- Identification Guidelines -- Triple Bottom Psychology -- Variations -- Exercise -- Test Yourself -- CHAPTER 14 Double Tops -- Identification Guidelines -- Double Top Psychology -- Variations -- Exercise -- Test Yourself -- CHAPTER 15 Triple Tops -- Identification Guidelines -- Triple Top Psychology -- Variations -- Exercise -- Test Yourself -- CHAPTER 16 Head-and-Shoulders Bottoms -- Identification Guidelines -- Head-and-Shoulders Bottom Psychology -- Variations -- Exercise -- Test Yourself -- CHAPTER 17 Head-and-Shoulders Tops -- Identification Guidelines -- Head-and-Shoulders Top Psychology -- Variations -- Exercise -- It's a Wrap -- Test Yourself -- PART III BASIC BUY SETUPS -- CHAPTER 18 Basic Buy Setups -- Ascending Triangle Buy Signal -- Descending Triangle Buy Signal -- Symmetrical Triangle Buy Signal -- Double Bottom Buy Signal -- Head-and-Shoulders Bottom Buy Signal -- Rectangle Buy Signal -- Triple Bottom Buy Signal -- Performance -- Simulations -- Stop Placement -- For Further Reading -- Test Yourself -- CHAPTER 19 Failures -- Triangle Failures -- Another Dud -- Double Bottom Failures -- Head-and-Shoulders Bottom Failures -- Rectangle Failures -- Triple Bottom Failures -- Test Yourself -- CHAPTER 20 The Throwback Buy Setup -- Triangle Throwbacks -- Double Bottom Throwbacks -- Pre-Throwback Setup for Double Bottoms -- Pre-Throwback Setup for Rectangles -- Test Yourself -- CHAPTER 21 Measuring Flags and Pennants -- The Measure Rule -- Measuring Results -- Test Yourself -- CHAPTER 22 Busted Pattern Buy Setups -- Single, Double, and Triple Busts -- Busted Ascending Triangles -- Busted Descending Triangles -- Busted Symmetrical Triangles -- Busted Double Tops -- Busted Head-and-Shoulders Tops -- Busted Rectangles -- Busted Triple Tops -- Performance -- Busted How Often? -- Busted Versus Non-Busted Performance.

Test Yourself -- CHAPTER 23 Trading Setups and Tips -- Ascending Triangle Tips -- The Trend Start -- Triangle Support and Resistance -- Trading Tips for Double Bottoms -- Throwbacks -- Height and Width -- Seven Trading Clues for Headand- Shoulders -- Monthly Symmetrical Triangle Setup -- Rectangles -- Test Yourself -- PART IV BASIC SELL SIGNALS -- CHAPTER 24 Chart Pattern Sell Signals -- Selling Ascending Triangles -- Selling Descending Triangles -- Selling Double Tops -- Selling Head-and-Shoulders Tops -- Selling Rectangles -- Selling Symmetrical Triangles -- Selling Triple Tops -- Exit Signal -- Test Yourself -- CHAPTER 25 Busted Pattern Sell Signals -- Busted Ascending Triangles -- Busted Descending Triangles -- Busted Double Bottoms -- Busted Head-and-Shoulders Bottoms -- Busted Rectangles -- Busted Symmetrical Triangles -- Busted Triple Bottoms -- I Lost How Much?! -- Test Yourself -- CHAPTER 26 Triangle Apex Sell Signal -- Testing -- Trading -- Test Yourself -- CHAPTER 27 Trendline Sell Signals -- Trendline Selling -- Triangle Sale -- For Further Reading -- Test Yourself -- CHAPTER 28 Swing Rule -- Down Trend Swing Rule -- Testing Results -- For Further Reading -- Test Yourself -- CHAPTER 29 A Tale of Two Trades -- Trade Entry -- Trade Exit -- The Setup -- Results -- Closing Position -- Test Yourself -- APPENDIX Bloomberg Functionality Cheat Sheet -- APPENDIX Visual Appendix of Chart Patterns -- Bibliography -- About the Author -- Index.