Acknowledgements

I would like to thank CommSec and Incredible Charts for giving permission to reproduce charts and web pages included as examples in this book.

Preface

Following on from the positive reception by readers of my book Shares Made Simple, my publisher and I decided that the ‘made simple’ paradigm could ideally be applied to charting (or technical analysis). Technical analysis can be an elusive and often difficult-to-understand method shrouded in a certain amount of mystique that deters many would-be traders or investors from using it. That’s a great pity, as technical analysis can improve profitability when used on its own or in conjunction with fundamental analysis by both longer term investors and shorter term traders.