Japanese Candlestick Charting Techniques: Modern Guide to Ancient Far East Investment Strategies by Steve Nison | Perfect for Stock Traders, Forex Investors & Technical Analysis Enthusiasts

Whether you are a short or long term trader, this book is a must have. Once you read this book, you will want to use no other charting method but candlesticks. More important than teaching very common chart patterns, you come away with a good understanding of what each type of candlestick is telling you about the psychology of the market you are studying. Although his clear illustrated examples use mostly futures, these methods definitely apply to equities as well. You will no longer fear shorting a stock when you can clearly see the "dark cloud cover" on strong volume. If you want to know more about technical charting and have money for only one book, this is it.