Product Description

Proven currency–specific trading strategies from one of today′s top currency analysts

"If you trade currency, then you need to have this book on your desk. It′s the only book you need for technical analysis of the fastest–moving market on the planet."
–Rob Booker, Currency Trader, W.R. Booker & Company

"In plain English, Schlossberg lays out the basics in using technical analysis to trade foreign currencies, from the fundamentals of how the FX market works to the variety of technical strategies and trade management techniques traders can employ. Along the way, he offers entertaining examples and observations as well as simple, easy–to–read charts and diagrams. Anyone interested in getting started in the hugely popular FX market would do well to begin with this book."
–Sarah Rudolph, Executive Editor, SFO Magazine

"Boris Schlossberg has done a fabulous job with this book. It′s packed with insightful tips and strategies that are sure to save traders a lot of time and money."
–Cory Janssen, CoFounder, Investopedia.com

"Schlossberg′s book is a great resource for traders just starting out in currency markets. His focus on simplicity is critical for a new trader′s education on how to make money."
–Andrew B. Busch, Global FX Strategist, BMO Financial Group

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #294211 in Books
• Published on: 2006-05-26
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 224 pages

From the Inside Flap
Global currency markets combine unparalleled leverage, high short–term volatility, low execution costs, and significant long–term trends in an atmosphere of laissez–faire regulatory oversight to create the nearly perfect trading environment. Multinational corporations and multibillion–dollar hedge funds have long relied on these markets to efficiently hedge risk while taking advantage of its many rapid profit opportunities.

Now, with Internet services and networks providing direct access to the interbank foreign exchange market, retail speculators of all sizes and bankrolls are discovering the profitable advantages of FX trading. Technical Analysis of the Currency Market shows you how to combine classic technical analysis tools with hard–won knowledge of FX market trends, trading ranges, and player′s behaviors to dramatically expand and improve your trading possibilities.

This dynamic and all–inclusive FX trading primer provides you with a practical, market–proven arsenal of currency trading weapons and solid tactical knowledge. From a focused look at how the FX market works to specific trading setups designed to produce high–probability profits in the widest possible range of market situations, Technical Analysis of the Currency Market explores:

• Important similarities and differences between the FX market and equity, option, and other financial markets
• Five key themes that drive the currency markets and which technical tools traders can use to best exploit them
• Technical analysis insights and examples for both trend and range trading setups
• Five chart patterns, well known to equity analysts, that have proven effective in currency trading
• Oscillator strategies for spotting quickly developing divergences between momentum and price
• Methods for spotting common price patterns that are the building blocks for understanding and interpreting price flow

Many of today′s most successful traders garner the bulk of their profits in the currency market. Technical Analysis of the Currency Market will show you how to eliminate costly learning–curve mistakes and—whether you are new to currencies or a seasoned trader—give you the skill and confidence you need to carve out a small but profitable niche in the global currency market.

From the Back Cover
Proven currency–specific trading strategies from one of today′s top currency analysts

"If you trade currency, then you need to have this book on your desk. It′s the only book you need for technical analysis of the fastest–moving market on the planet."
—Rob Booker, Currency Trader, W.R. Booker & Company

"In plain English, Schlossberg lays out the basics in using technical analysis to trade foreign currencies, from the fundamentals of how the FX market works to the variety of technical strategies and trade management techniques traders can employ. Along the way, he offers entertaining examples and observations as well as simple, easy–to–read charts and diagrams. Anyone interested in getting started in the hugely popular FX market would do well to begin with this book."
—Sarah Rudolph, Executive Editor, SFO Magazine

"Boris Schlossberg has done a fabulous job with this book. It′s packed with insightful tips and strategies that are sure to save traders a lot of time and money."
—Cory Janssen, CoFounder, Investopedia.com

"Schlossberg′s book is a great resource for traders just starting out in currency markets. His focus on simplicity is critical for a new trader′s education on how to make money."
—Andrew B. Busch, Global FX Strategist, BMO Financial Group

About the Author
BORIS SCHLOSSBERG serves as Senior Currency Strategist with Forex Capital Markets in New York, one of the largest retail forex market makers in the world. He is a frequent contributor to SFO magazine, cowriter for the FX section of Investopedia.com, and coeditor of the Money Trader newsletter. Mr. Schlossberg is a regular speaker at trading conferences and commentator for CBS MarketWatch, Reuters, Bloomberg, and CNBC. Schlossberg has been an independent trader since 1999, trading a variety of instruments including stocks, options, futures, and currencies.

Customer Reviews

A good book for the novice to intermediate
This book is easy reading for an intermediate learner. It's light on the basics of technical analysis. The content is focused mainly on technical analysis trading setups, as the book title would suggest, and steers clear of indepth history lessons of the forex market, choice of broker and detailed descriptions of fundemental analysis. I would best describe the book as an introduction to technical indicators used in charting analysis and potential profitable setups that are commonly used by technical traders. Although some content you might find for free on numerous www sites, such as the basics of candlestick charts and indicators like moving averages, this book shows you how to put these tools to use using examples from past price action of the market. Not sure if Boris has made his fortune yet, probably not that's why he's writing the book, but he is a well known authority on the subject. The author doesn't plug WWW.FXCM.COM either. I would recommend reading it to further your understanding of technical analysis.

Good overview about technical analysis issues
This is a very good read for those interested in or involved with currency trading and who want to explore technical analysis in some detail but without getting an avalanche of details. The author manages, in my opinion, to find the right balance between overview and detail by introducing an overview of a variety of technical analysis methods and indicators and then moving on to discuss how they can be used in a trading set up.

Schlossberg is not holding back with his personal opinion on what works best for him and what he recommends to use, but at the same time he's keeping a certain degree of neutrality instead of just indoctrinating people with his mantra of what IS best. This is quite refreshing given the endless number of websites that aim to sell one 'get rich' method or edge, based on just one technical analysis approach.

The main reason that I only give 4 stars to the book is that, like so many other authors, Schlossberg occasionally seems to forget that he's not just talking to insiders who know their trading jargon inside out. There are sub-sections where he will lose readers, or annoy them by forcing them to re-read parts several times, to really understand what he is saying. Don't get me wrong - there are some technical matters that are quite complicated and anybody who wants to trade should aim to fully comprehend these things or stay well clear from trading. However, I think that some editorial input could have suggested ways of putting things a bit more clearly.

good for a quick introduction
The book is a good one for a quick overall introduction to currency trading and not just technical analysis.
Apart from just a quick introduction, it has 2 very good chapters (last two talking about psychology and systems) that ensure that the introduction to trading (any asset class) is complete.
Recommended reading.
I have given only four stars because
1. it should be named "introduction to technical analysis of currency trading", and
2. it is a bit more expensive than its worth