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The Candlestick Course
by Steve Nison, Marketplace Books
from Wiley

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0

• Great information, poor design
  I abandoned the Gregory Morris book, "Candlestick Charting Explained," because of the unnecessarily complex and not useful amount of detail.
  I truly enjoyed the narrative parts of "The Candlestick Course," finding the explanations clear and concise.
  However, I was appalled and frustrated by the incredibly poor, difficult-to-use layout of the illustrations, particularly in the Q&A sections. One had to flip pages between the questions and the answers/explanations, then flip between the "question... more info

• It helps a lot with lingo, and shed a little light on what candles AREN'T.
  I was very excited to start this book, thinking I would find a trading tool that matched my visual senses. However, I was disappointed to find that there really is no difference between candles and OHLC. It's true, that candles are a more visual representation of the same data. But, not any more useful. One annoying aspect of Nison's personality is that he keeps trying to convince you how much better candles are than OHLC. Aside from the visual acuity (i.e. colors, wider bars), it's the same Steve!... more info

• Wonderful book, especially if new to Japanese Candlesticks
  This is a wonderful book for people who are new to Japanese canadlesticks. Its written in an easy to read format and in layman language. On top of that, at the end of chapter, there is a set of questions that test your knowledge of the topics that was just covered. However, my only gripe would be it does not go in-depth enough, it only covers the basics. Some real life examples (i.e. Charts) on each topic covered would have been nice.
  Great book for Japanese candlestick newbies but skip it if you are... more info

• A good starter to get the lingo.
  Being a novice to candlesticks I was open to a new world of analysis this book ofered. Comming from a background of chart pattern plotting , I wanted to find another indicator that was a realible cross check for the signals.
  I thought that the instruction and layout of each chapter was thoughtful and educational. I especially liked the little review section at the end of the chapters. However I found the true application of the principles to require a more intrinsic approach to the reader. It made... more info

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