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Hi all

I am a newbie in TA as well as a newbie in this forum. Just started reading up some books on TA by Martin Prings.

I am thinking of attending some TA courses. Browse the website and some forumers mentioned TerraSeeds and ChartNexus.

Anybody attended their courses? Which is better? Do we really know what exactly is TA all bout after the course? Is 8 hrs course really sufficient? I really doubt the absorption rate.

Many thanks in advance for any comments.

 

Hi bunbun,

I just recieved an email from sharejunction about a new MACD course. You signing up for that one?

 

There's even a Wiki on Larry Williams!

Larry Williams on Wiki

 

If u all are interested in Martin J Pring work, u can visit his website at

http://www.pring.com

 

This book:

        The Zurich Axioms   by Max Gunter



may appeal to those experienced punters who also like to bet big.

This is one of the earlier books I bought when I started 'wetting my feet' in the stock market.



After an inspiring read of the book, I plunged (ie. betted big), hoping to become  a replica of a gnome of Zurich. But as some of you  can expect, being the raw enthusiast that I was, I lost my shirt.



This book is only for those who are ready for the big plunge... nothing less....  :)

 

bunbun...



Wish you successful trading after your TA course...

During the course, it would also be good to ask the experienced instructors for a few tips and pointers on the psychological side of trading. I believe being good technical traders themselves, they would be able to offer good advice in this regard from their own experience

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The link to Martin J Pring's book doesn't seem to be working.



Anyway, I feel the book Technical Analysis Explained" is not as 'good' as  the other two I mentioned in my first post, though I also bought  it since my early days. And it now costs so much more. I suppose it appeals more to the mass market. 

 

The link below is not for that book... here is the correct link:



Technical Analysis Explained

 

Yup... Martin J. Pring's  book ,



Technical Analysis Explained



is also another book you can add to your library of stock market books. Like I said before, if you have not already done so, you should start to build your own library of stock market books. Eventually, if you are able to survive in the market, you should have developed an insightful and mature view of the stock market with the help of your library. There is no shortcut to being a good trader.

 

Yes, I have Pring too.. but no harm to own it if you like... It's just that I didn't specifically recommend it strongly as the others which I did.. :).

 

thanks singaporegal for your advice. the courses by terraseeds seem pretty 'hot'. the seats are taken up pretty fast. have just signed up for the TA course.



hopefully, with reading ups and after the course, and constantly learning from gurus like yourself and some others here, i can recover some of my losses soon, while consistently profit from then onwards. hah!

 

Another way to learn TA is through attending courses.

I've read that some forummers here like courses by Terraseeds.

One word of caution... there are some trainers out there who claim that you can get fantastic profits after attending there courses. Please don't believe them.

TA is not magic and DOES NOT guarantee success in trading. Successful TA people don't make spectacular profits over a few trades. Rather, they make CONSISTENT moderate profits over many trades.

 

Yes... Martin Pring is pretty good I think.

 

Hello, interesting conversation! I found Martin Pring's book "Technical Analysis Explained" useful. It is in its 4th edition already. As i'm new to TA, i don't ask for too much from my trades. Only hope to make at least 10x the price of the book per trade ... :) 

 

I would very much like to offer guidance too, but I'd prefer 'one-to-one' and then limited to ones who have the means but not the idea...  :) 

 

Hi iPunter,

Hahaha, glad to have my first customer even before I open my doors. How about co-investing in this business venture? You know Credit Suisse says, "Others think startup ... We think IPO"...

Trading is solitary, sharing is not. Cheers!

 

I am always skeptical of companies who sell charting software and conduct training at the same time.

I guess their ultimate aim is to teach you some fancy charts and make you buy their software and subscribe to their feed. That's where they make the most money.

Terraseeds, on the other hand, is a pure TA training company. Think about it...

 

Will you give me a discount? lol... coz I like your style...  :)

 

Hi iPunter, cos' I thinking of starting classes on TA myself, haha... I hope this quenches your curiousity :-)

 

brandonharrist...

also, I don't understand why you would want 'face-to-face interaction' when trading is essentially a solitary activity?