In the Trading Cockpit with the O′Neil Disciples – Strategies that Made us 18,000% in the Stock Market

<p>Acknowledgments xiii</p>
<p>Introduction xv</p>
<p>Disciple Boot Camp xvii</p>
<p>Pocket Pivot Buy Points xviii</p>
<p>Buyable Gap?]Ups xxi</p>
<p>Moving Average Violations xxiv</p>
<p>The Seven–Week Rule xxv</p>
<p>As You Begin xxvi</p>
<p>Chapter 1 The OWL Ethos 1</p>
<p>Quick Quiz 2</p>
<p>Chart Exercises 7</p>
<p>Identifying Bases 7</p>
<p>The Line of Least Resistance 9</p>
<p>Answers to Quick Quiz 14</p>
<p>Answers to Chart Exercises 19</p>
<p>Identifying Bases 19</p>
<p>The Line of Least Resistance 24</p>
<p>Summary 32</p>
<p>Chapter 2 Mind Games and Mazes 33</p>
<p>Embracing Uncertainty 33</p>
<p>The Psychology of Follow–Through Days 34</p>
<p>Lockheed–Martin: An Opportunity Derived from Uncertainty 37</p>
<p>Silver: A Crystalline Trend amid the Uncertain and Murky Waters of 2011 40</p>
<p>The Uncertainty of Company Earnings Announcements 42</p>
<p>You Must Lose to Win 44</p>
<p>The Need for Labels as a Heuristic Achilles Heel 46</p>
<p>Price Bias 48</p>
<p>Find Experts You Can Learn From, Not Have to Rely On 51</p>
<p>Paper Trading versus Real Trading 52</p>
<p>Awareness and Preparation 53</p>
<p>In Summary: Know Thyself 56</p>
<p>Chapter 3 2011: A Postmortem for the New Millennium 59</p>
<p>Reviewing the 2011 Trade Blotter 62</p>
<p>Using Spreadsheet Analysis with Chart Mark–Ups 63</p>
<p>Three Swings, Three Strikes 64</p>
<p>The Window of Opportunity Has a Silver Lining 68</p>
<p>More Roads to Nowhere in 2011 74</p>
<p>Summarizing the Lessons of 2011 80</p>
<p>Chapter 4 Developing Your Chart Eye 85</p>
<p>What Is a Chart Eye? 86</p>
<p>The Visual Effect of X– and Y–axis Scaling 88</p>
<p>Linear versus Logarithmic Charts 90</p>
<p>Bars or Candles? 92</p>
<p>Moving Average Stress Syndrome (MASS) 95</p>
<p>Indicators: Useful or Useless? 102</p>
<p>Are Intraday Charts Useful? 105</p>
<p>Monitor Color and Formatting Schemes 108</p>
<p>What You See Is What You Get 111</p>
<p>Chapter 5 Pocket Pivot Exercises 113</p>
<p>Conclusion 195</p>
<p>Chapter 6 Buyable Gap–Up Exercises 197</p>
<p>Conclusion 263</p>
<p>Chapter 7 A Trading Simulation 265</p>
<p>First Solar (FSLR) 2007 2008 266</p>
<p>Acme Packet (APKT) 2010 2011 318</p>
<p>Conclusion 340</p>
<p>Chapter 8 Frequently Asked Questions 341</p>
<p>Pocket Pivot Buy Points 341</p>
<p>Buyable Gap–Ups 354</p>
<p>Stops and General Selling Rules 355</p>
<p>General Topics 359</p>
<p>Short–Selling 367</p>
<p>Market Timing Model Building 370</p>
<p>Appendix List of Companies (with Ticker Symbols)</p>
<p>Referenced in the Book 375</p>
<p>About the Authors 379</p>
<p>Index 381</p>