The fifth book in the Wrightbooks "Made Simple" series, this book gives investors the answers they need to understand and use charting without the expense of a proprietary program. It explains such commonly used charting tools as the moving average indicator and Bollinger brands and shows readers how to combine tools and techniques into a coherent charting system that works for them.

Roger Kinsky is a master's graduate of Sydney University and has more than 30 years' experience trading shares. He trades online and uses technical analysis to self-manage his extensive and profitable share portfolio. He is the author of 10 other books, including the best-selling Teach Yourself About Shares, Shares Made Simple and Online Investing on the Australian Sharemarket, and is a tutor of share investing, online investing and business technology.

1 Introducing technical analysis 1

2 Charts 23

3 Trends 49

4 Patterns 69

5 Moving averages 97

6 Moving average convergence divergence 125

7 Momentum 141

8 Relative strength index 155

9 Volume 169

10 Bollinger bands 187

11 Money flow 205

12 Your charting system 227

Appendix: Chart interpretations 255

Index 263