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Encyclopedia of Chart Patterns

Thomas N. Bulkowski · 2000 · Level: intermediate

Every major chart pattern measured: how often it breaks out, how far it runs, how often it fails. Statistics instead of folklore.

For prop traders: Use it to check whether the pattern you trade actually has the follow-through your plan assumes.

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For prop traders: Stage thinking is the fastest cure for bottom-fishing inside a funded account.

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John J. Murphy · 1999 · Level: beginner

The standard textbook: trend, support and resistance, chart patterns, indicators, and intermarket relationships in one reference.

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Steve Nison · 1991 · Level: beginner

The book that brought candlesticks west: the patterns, what they mean in context, and how to combine them with western tools.

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Al Brooks · 2009 · Level: advanced

Brooks's dense, complete treatment of price action: every bar tells you who is in control and what is likely next.

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