Swing Trading For Dummies, 3ed
Publication Year: 2026
Description
Swing Trading For Dummies, 3rd Edition covers the key aspects of swing trading, including what swing trading is (and isn't) and how to spot promising market opportunities that could make you a big profit. In easy-to-understand language, this guide helps you drill down on your trading approach, detailing imperative analysis strategies and comprehensive advice on when to enter and exit a swing trade to ensure you're in the green. This approachable guide helps eliminate the risks associated with swing trading, ensuring you're completely informed on how to utilize this popular trading strategy with success.
Table of Contents
Part 1: Getting into the Swing of Things 5
Chapter 1: Swing Trading from A to Z 7
Chapter 2: Understanding the Swing Trader's Two Main Strategies 27
Chapter 3: Focusing on the Small Stuff: The Administrative Tasks 43
Part 2: Timing Is Everything: Technical Analysis 59
Chapter 4: Charting the Market 61
Chapter 5: Asking Technical Indicators for Directions 89
Chapter 6: Trend Following or Trading Ranges 117
Part 3: Incorporating Fundamental Analysis into Your Swing Trading Plan 139
Chapter 7: The Macro (Economy) and Micro (Business) 141
Chapter 8: So, What's This Company Worth? 163
Chapter 9: Assessing a Company's Stock: Six Tried-and-True Steps 187
Chapter 10: Sourcing: How to Find Swing Trading Candidates 205
Part 4: Planning the Trade and Trading the Plan 221
Chapter 11: Fail Fast: Managing Risk 223
Chapter 12: Knowing Your Entry and Exit Strategies 249
Chapter 13: Walking through a Trade, Swing-Style 263
Chapter 14: Looking at the Scoreboard to Evaluate Your Performance 281
Part 5: The Part of Tens 297
Chapter 15: Ten Simple Rules for Swing Trading 299
Chapter 16: Ten Deadly Mistakes of Swing Trading 309
Appendix: Helpful Resources for
Today's Swing Trader 317