The Market Maker's Edge: Day Trading Tactics from a Wall Street Insider

Josh Lukeman (New York, NY) is an active trader with Morgan Stanley, specializing in the technology sector and producing technical analysis for the firms Over-the-Counter Group.

Part I: Risk Control. Managing Money to Succeed As a Day Trader. Five Steps to Determine the Proper Position Size. Profit by Managing Loss. Mind Games That Propagate Financial Havoc. Part II: Underlying Conditions. Trend Spotting Is the Key to Profits. Four Trading Signals for Spotting a Trend. Part III: Fundamentals. Fundamental Catalysts. Ratio Power. Economic Indicators and Their Impact on Day Trading. Organize Your Information Flow. The Trade. Entry. Exit. Execution and Control. Technical Analysis. Candlestick Charting Techniques. Support and Resistance. Basic Chart Patterns. Oscillators and Reversal Indicators. Part VI: The Pulse of the Market. Volume. The Leading Indicators. Part VII: Advanced Trading Tactics. Advanced Chart Patterns. Trading the Gap. Event-Driven Trades. Part VIII: Psychology. The Trading Mind. Conclusion. Index.