The New Sell and Sell Short: How To Take Profits, Cut Losses, and Benefit From Price Declines
THE NEW SELL & SELL SHORT EXPANDED SECOND EDITIONAny beginner in the stock market knows how to buy. Knowing when to sell will setyou above the crowd. This book will teach you when to sell and how to sell short.Stocks go down much faster than they rise, and knowing how to short doubles youropportunities. Amateurs don't know how to short and are afraid of it, but professionals love to profit from declines.This new and expanded edition includes an intensive study of the 2007–2009 bear market, with many specific trading examples, distilling the essential lessons of recent years."Elder clearly shows how to take profits on winning trades or cut losing trades. He skillfullycombines technical analysis with trading psychology and risk management. Elder lets you in on a favorite game of market professionals — shorting overvalued stocks. His trading lessons from the recent crash are valuable and practical."—John J. Murphy, author ofTechnical Analysis of the Financial Markets"The New Sell & Sell Shortdelivers practical techniques for selling and shorting. In his relaxed style, colored with humor, Alex details strategies for limiting risk and protecting profits. My favorite is what he calls 'engine noise,' illustrated in a great study of Ford. His chapters on shorting tops and downtrends make difficult tasks accessible to all. This is an indispensable book for investors and speculators alike."—David Weis, trader and author ofTrades about to Happen"Dr. Alexander Elder is one of the world's most respected teachers of trading mastery. I've read hundreds of books on trading and consider his writings to be among the mostvaluable and useful. Traders who do not know when to sell or how to profit from price declines keep missing major opportunities and expose themselves to unnecessary risks.The New Sell & Sell Shortshould be required reading for any serious trader or investor."—Ed Dobson, founder of Traders Press Inc. and a private, full-time trader