This seminar is a hands-on, participatory experiental workshop which requires students to learn without thinking.

The syllabus here is for example only and may change itself according to events in the seminar itself.

Friday Evening

Self Profiles What attendees (seminarians) want to get from course
Course Plan Ground Rules
Chart analysis Exercises-to do overnight X1.1, X2.1

Saturday Morning
1. Dow Theory-its double importance (or triple)
Technical Analysis
Different Forms
Magee Method-Classical chart analysis
Necessity of Competence in Chart Analysis for all other analysis
Tautological Nature of Technical Analysis
2. Market Models--Vocabulary of Market Market behavior and misbehavior
Market Rhythms Bull, Bear, Mule
Individual instrument rhythms- Coordinated with Broad Market Waves
Realtime analysis of internet charts
Exercise in Chart analysis: Xa1, Xf1 (Class marks charts again) and X1.2, X2.2

Saturday Afternoon

3. The Magee Method

Mid term speculator

4. The Magee Method-in action
Choosing, buying, progressive stopping, selling, reentering, selling reversing
Cases: X1 X2
Basing Points and other Stop Systems for Trend trading
Realtime chart analysis
Exercise-basing points, stop systems X1.3, X2.3

Saturday Evening
Computer Lab

 

Sunday Morning
5. Pragmatic Portfolio Theory
Portfolio Construction
Rhythmic readjustment
Analyzing and controlling Risk
Of the portfolio
Of the trade
6. Magee Evaluative Index and Rhythmic Trading

Sunday Afternoon
7. Hypothetical Trading Plans for a Spectrum of Investors
Investors
Traders
8. Market Mind/Trader Mind

 

Exercises

Wrap up-Summary
1. Dow Theory and Technical Analysis
2. Market behavior-language of market
3. Magee Method, in theory and practice
4. Pragmatic Portfolio Theory-risk control, measurement and management
5. Rhythmic Trading
6. Shaping the trading plan to personal character
7. Market Mind, Trader Mind-Thorough knowledge of method breeds confidence, and confidence brings long term success.