Effective Trading in Financial Markets Using Technical Analysis

Smita Roy Trivedi is Assistant Professor, International Banking and Finance Group at the National Institute of Bank Management, Pune, India. She has been engaged in teaching, training, and research in international banking, technical analysis, and algorithmic trading. Her publications include the book Financial Economy: Evolutions at the Edge of Crises (co-authored with Sutanu Bhattacharya, 2018). Her research has been published in Empirical Economics, Economic Papers, and Asia-Pacific Financial Markets. Ashish H. Kyal is Founder of Waves Strategy Advisors, based in Mumbai, India, a Chartered Market Technician (CMT) and member of CMT-USA. He has worked with leading investment banks such as Lehman Brothers and Nomura Holdings. His articles have appeared in newsletters of CMT-USA, International Federation of Technical Analysts (IFTA-London) Reuters, and Bloomberg and a research paper in Journal of the Society of Technical Analysts. He is a frequent speaker on CNBC TV18, ET NOW, Bloomberg Quint, Rajya Sabha TV, and National Institute of Bank Management.

1. Introduction to Technical Analysis 2. Basic Principles of Technical Analysis 3. Classical Reversal and Continuation Patterns 4. Candlesticks Patterns and Their Use in Trading Strategies 5. Moving Averages and Their Use for Trading Strategies 6. Momentum Indicators and Stochastics 7. Volatility and Volume Indicators 8. Elliott Wave Principles 9. Time Cycles 10. Introduction to Backtesting and Algorithmic Trading 11. Conclusion