Kirkpatrick's Investment and Trading Strategies

At its foundation, technical analysis involves recognizing and analyzing trends, and identifying the best investment strategy to take advantage of them. Most traders and investors who look for trends do so by analyzing a long list of charts on a continuing basis. In Trend Analysis and Confirmation, world-renowned technical analysis researcher Charles D. Kirkpatrick III presents a tested, pinpoint approach to stock investing that is far more effective and efficient.

Drawing on statistical testing of markets from 1970 to the present, Kirkpatrick identifies combinations of technical tests that have consistently delivered the best performance. Using these tests, he shows how to identify the stocks that are now demonstrating the strongest relative and absolute strength. Next, he identifies specific trend following indicators most likely to identify the first signs of trend reversals - and, thus, the right time to sell.

Throughout, Kirkpatrick offers detailed, practical, and example-rich guidance for using each indicator, providing all the detail you need to implement an investment strategy that is both profitable and risk-averse.