Product Description

The proactive approach to the stock market - don't be a victim - there is something you can do about it. Swing trading is an approach to the stock market which is concerned less with value (a moveable feast as many have found out), and more with exploiting short-term upswings and downswings in share prices and market indices. Although the ranks of swing traders swell daily, not many traders know that there is a type of chart, a swing chart, which is designed specifically for swing trading. In this ground-breaking book, Marc Rivalland, author of "The Trader" column in "Investors Chronicle", shows how swing charts can be used to perfect market timing. Moreover, Marc reveals his hitherto secret modifications to Gann swing charts which make them even more effective for stock market traders. W. D. Gann said 'a study of swings in active stocks will convince a man that he can make far greater profits in swings than in any other way of trading'. With this book, you get Gann and more. In addition, Marc uses his two decades of experience with point & figure charts to bring to readers an up-to-date and thoroughly modern evaluation of the best point & figure signals to use when trading individual equities. Point & figure is enjoying an enormous resurgence. Readers of this book will discover new insights into this proven and popular 100 plus year old method of charting share prices. Marc reveals his proprietary method of integrating swing charts and point & figure charts to further increase the chances of success. There is a chapter on the vital RSI indicator and a chapter devoted solely to those more passively inclined - long-term buy-and-hold investors. In every case, the best trading tactics are discussed. Each technique is critically examined. The advantages are highlighted but the disadvantages are not glossed over. In all, the reader will receive a uniquely informative evaluation of the best, most disciplined way to approach the markets. The style of the book is highly practical. Over 100 colour charts of real-life trading situations are used to illustrate the points being made. The charts are carefully annotated, and accompanied by clear and thoughtful commentary. The exact point where buy and sell signals occurred is shown. "Marc Rivalland on Swing Trading" is the essential book for stock market investors and traders.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #132366 in Books
• Published on: 2002-11-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 214 pages

About the Author
Marc Rivalland is an active trader of futures and options. Between 1975 and 1978, Marc was a share analyst for one of South Africa's leading merchant banks. In 1979 he emigrated to the UK and worked in the futures industry. He was team leader for Conticommodity on the LIFFE floor when it opened in September 1982. Later, after a stint as a floor trader and arbitrageur, he was called to the English Bar in 1987 and he remains a practising barrister. Every other Tuesday Marc writes educational articles on Point & Figure charts for the London Evening Standard. Marc also writes The Trader column for the Investors Chronicle.

Customer Reviews

A very good book but.....
Im a bit surprised about some of the reviews on this book. Ive recently finished reading it and found it an excellent book. I agree that some things could be improved, maybe the charts being better annotated with dates, and some of the typo errors corrected, also I thought there were too many examples requiring the reader to flick between the text and the chart, but at the end of the day these points are rather small in comparision to what you are getting. I found this a very practical book on the howto of planning and executing your trades. The author is very generous in the information that he reveals also very honest in saying he has no fixed rules on exiting a trade other than some arbiturary rules that he makes. The section on Point and Figure charting is very illuminating, Id completely overlooked this aspect of charting until then. Also the whole subject of swing trading is incredibly powerful. I would definitely recommend this book. I probably wouldnt recommend this book to someone just starting in trading - its not a first book - I think that person should get some background reading done first. Although this isnt an advanced book either, its a very down-to-earth and practical book, that explains the principles of Swing Trading using Bar Charts and Point and Figure charts. Im just surprised more people arent raving about it like I am - believe me there are alot worse books out there ! :)

Good addition to your library
I ordered Marc Rivalland on Swing Trading before it was published and when it arrived I realised it needed more study time than I had anticipated. The book was very well written with good illustrations but unless you were used to point and figure and bar charts and are intending to use them for trading it was a bit difficult to follow. I need more knowledge of how these charts work before I can gain maximum benefit from this book.
Mr Rivalland reveals his method of swing trading with examples of trades made and why. He shows the outcomes admitting his mistakes as well as his successes. He is obviously very experienced and is knowledgable about what he does successfully. His method does not take a lot of computer backup as some of it can be done manually. A good book showing a method to convert from a long term buy and hold fundamental investor to a short term technical charting swing trader.I will read and study the book again as I believe it can be benificial to my trading future.

Charts and Technicals by Marc
Marc is a South African Lawyer, who appears to make most of his money as a lawyer and writer rather than a trader.
I really felt that I did not want to read this book after the first few chapters, it is a charting / technicals book that gives one paragraph towards the end of the book to Fundamentals almost as an aside but it does indicate their importance.
Marc has modified standard methodologies and charting techniques to suit his own stratergies, unfortunatly he is not prepared to be transparent about his trades and too often gives partial info...the buy or the sell action but not its partner, on of the charts which carries across 2 pages has rather confusingly a different scale...not stated on the second page. I only picked this up from inference in the rambelling text.
Also the book has lost some of the punctuation marks in its publishing there are no ' and the degree sign is misrepresented as a ! which led me to look for a meaning for this symbol re-reading the paragraph clarified what it should have been.
I would not expect to pay 39 pounds for a book that does not appear to have been proof read.