Master Traders

Master Traders introduces you to an outstanding group of financial experts—from seasoned hedge fund managers to top technical analysts—who discuss the methods they use to tame today’s highly volatile and unpredictable markets. Composed of chapters contributed by leading financial professionals, Master Traders contains a variety of proven strategies and techniques that will give you an edge in the world of stocks, options, and futures.

Foreword by Steve Shobin ix Preface xi Acknowledgments xvii INTRODUCTION: Trader Evolution and the Keys to Success 1 Greg Collins PART I Technical Analysis CHAPTER 1 Playing with Fear and Arrogance 13 Jeff deGraaf CHAPTER 2 Sector Analysis: Tools of the Trade 27 Frank Barbera CHAPTER 3 Evaluating Probabilities to Improve Profitability 60 Kevin Tuttle CHAPTER 4 The Secret Science of Price and Volume 87 Tim Ord PART II Fundamental Analysis CHAPTER 5 The Keys to Biotech Investing 109 David Miller CHAPTER 6 Investigative Investing: Themes and Methods for Uncovering Value 122 Kai-Teh Tao PART III Sentiment CHAPTER 7 The Secret Messages of Equity and Options Markets 139 Fari Hamzei CHAPTER 8 Trading Seasonality 158 Phil Erlanger PART IV Derivatives CHAPTER 9 Volatility and Its Importance to Option Investors 183 Alex Jacobson CHAPTER 10 A New Options Game: The Market Taker 205 Jon “Doctor J” Najarian PART V Trading Size CHAPTER 11 Making Sense of Market Moves: Using Technical and Fundamental Analysis Together223 Jeffrey Spotts CHAPTER 12 New World Trading of Old World Markets: European Derivatives 242 Timothy Corliss CHAPTER 13 Options Applications to Pairs Trading 263 Dennis Leontyev EPILOGUE: Beyond the Horizon 284 Fari Hamzei About the Author 292 About the Contributors 293 Index 296