Geopolitical unrest, interest rates, inflation, financial blogs, financial media channels all touting the latest, greatest investment ideas, fund managers with rock star-like status. The emotions of traders and investors are continually being pulled in multiple directions at once. At times the noise can be deafening. What to buy? When to buy? When to sell?

This book introduces the reader to the concept of the trend. Is price moving in a bullish direction or  bearish direction? How does one know when the trend is changing? Paying attention to changes of  trend on a stock, an index, an ETF, or a commodity futures contract can help traders and investors tune out the noise and re-gain a sense of clarity.

The trend is seldom mentioned in financial media. Instead, the media serves up a constant stream of angst and drama. Financial advisors seldom pay attention to the trend, preferring instead to promote the idea of buying and holding.

This book pushes back against this status quo. There was a time when the trend was followed. In the 1930s, H.M. Gartley introduced the use of major and intermediate trend lines on a price chart.  W.D. Gann used swing points on price charts to gain insight into the trend.  The 1980s and 1990s heralded computer algorithms and chart technical indicators to help delineate changes in trend.

This book shows the reader how to apply trend lines and swing points to making buy and sell decisions. This book goes on to examine a number of chart technical indicators. How are they mathematically structured? What do they reveal about the trend? How should they be interpreted? Are some better than others? This book provides insight into the mathematical structure of the various types of indicators. These questions are all answered for the reader.

This book will change the way the reader looks at the financial markets. This book will help the reader tune out the noise. This book will give the reader the skills and ability to answer the two critical questions: when to buy? And when to sell?