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Strategies & Market Trends : The 56 Point TA; Charts With an Attitude -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: wittder who wrote (27503)	3/20/1999 4:04:00 AM
From: Doug R	Respond to of 79237

Wittder, "what kind of pre-requisites do you recommend prior to attending your seminar. If any?" Depending on your current level of TA, there are several books out there that help to prepare. The most basic is "Using Technical Analysis" by Pistolese. Next would be "The Handbook of Technical Analysis" by Jobman. Then, "Technical Analysis Explained" by Pring. "Pring On Market Momentum" is good. Elder has a couple very useful books. Harry S. Dent, Jr's books are good. There's more but it's difficult to gauge their usefulness beyond the above list. A TA program and data provider are the most important. I use a program called Parity. I'm not sure if it can still be found anywhere but there's a few TA programs out there that are sufficient. I think the most important aspect of a TA program (after variety of indicator selection) is clear and precise visual presentation of the charts displayed. You may have to shop around for something that you feel comfortable with in that sense. My data provider is AOL. With AOL I get inet access and data is made available there for free. I think most data providers charge more than what AOL costs. Once at the seminar, it's vital to actually pay attention AND ask questions. Other than that, willingness to learn. I provide the materials, several frameworks within which to continue serious exploration and utility, the forum and even coffee and beverages before and lunch during. A more relaxed "round table" session after dinner, usually in a quiet but open atmosphere allows for additional information to be exchanged between attendees and myself. Then there's on line support on this thread to answer questions you may have after some of all the stuff discussed starts to sink in. Overall, TA is work. But if you like it, there's no reason not to work at it. Doug R