The Heretics of Finance: Conversations with Leading Practitioners of Technical Analysis

Preface.
Acknowledgments.
Introduction.
 
1 Ralph J. Acampora.
2 Laszlo Birinyi.
3 Walter Deemer.
4 Paul Desmond.
5 Gail Dudack.
6 Robert J. Farrell.
7 Ian McAvity.
8 John Murphy.
9 Robert Prechter.
10 Linda Raschke.
11 Alan R. Shaw.
12 Anthony Tabell.
13 Stan Weinstein.  

14 Conviction: Countering the Skeptics and the Scoundrels.
The validity of technical analysis.
Acceptance by academics.
Sustaining confidence while sustaining losses.
Literature versus experience.
Hard and fast rules and proven theories.
Wider applications for technical analysis.
Proving the validity of technical analysis.  

15 The Evolution of Technical Analysis.
Evolution of the craft.
New indicators and patterns.
Computer software and the craft.
Computer-generated signals.
Hand-drawn charts.  

16 Luck, Astrology, and Other Unsanctioned Signs.
The role of luck in technical analysis.
Astrology and the credibility of the craft.
Elliott wave, Gann’s postulates, and Fibonacci numbers.  

17 Creativity, Talent, and the Art of the Craft.
The Role of Creativity.
A talent for technical analysis.
Personality traits of the highly successful.
Hard work and dedication.
Analysis as art.  

18 The Challenge of Emotions.
Losing money.
Emotional interference.
Separating emotions from the work.  

19 The Path to Success.
Artificial intelligence.
The key to success.  

20 Favorite Patterns and Indicators.
Most and least reliable indicator.
Testing.
The effect of market conditions.
Indicative versus descript.
 
References.
Index.