By Barbara Rockefeller - Technical Analysis For Dummies (2nd Edition) (12.12.2010) Paperback – December 12, 2010

It's a good book for an experienced trader but a little too involved for the novice. For those less educated in technical analysis I would highly recommend Trend Trading For Dummies by Dr. Barry Burns and Secrets for Profiting in Bull and Bear Markets by Stan Weinstein.Technical Analysis for Dummies by Barbara Burns is a great book for your shelf to use as a reference because it has a lot of information that would be of value to the more advanced. The book is certainly not recommended for "Dummies" - in my opinion!

There is lots of wasted sentences which I guess is used as filler. It's better to pass straight to certain chapters. I have mixed feelings on this book. I feel it is useful if you can bypass the noise. I would have liked to see a lot less pages and a more straightforward to the point style. I will say this is not a first good read if you want to learn the basics of charting and strategies.

This, like the previous edition, is a must read for people who invest in the stock market. I read the previous edition as a supplement to my masters degree assignments. This new edition is well worth reading, if for nothing more than to refresh your current understanding of the market in today's environment. There is quite a few new explanations and additions to this version and Ms. Rockefeller explains all of it very well. Great book.

This is a terrific starting point for technical analysis. It is easily understood and covers just about all the basics. It doesn't push any one view and is therefore a first-rate unbiased survey. Its only bias is toward technical analysis. If someone new to trading asked me what books to read to get started I'd point them to this one and Jack D. Schwager's "Getting Started in Technical Analysis."

This book ( Which I cover in chapter 2 ) was very annoying to read. I found that they use too many ( I’ll cover this in chapter 4 ) cut always instead of stating on then subject at hand. You must read about 20 ( I’ll cover this innchoater 9 ) pages , too get maybe 1 sentence of useful information. No would not recommend this book ( I’ll cover this in chapter 6747478 ) and I regret having purchased it.

I've taken up studying technical analysis over the last few months trying to teach myself how to day trade and this book has been an extremely helpful reference overview of patterns, indicators and just general strategy mindfulness to consider. I keep it close by for reference.

Excellent book for newbies or those already familiar with technical analysis. I had the previous edition also written by the author, and this revised one adds more relevant material. It's an ideal topic for the "Dummies" series of books. It will definitely make the reader feel capable of applying technical analysis to his/her stock picking analysis. I have other books on the subject but this is my "goto" reference.

I found this to be an uncommonly well written book. It felt like the author was speaking directly to me in a very direct and useful manner.