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FOUR STEPS TO TRADINGSUCCESS

Using Everyday Indicators to Achieve Extraordinary Profits

JOHN F. CLAYBURG

JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC. New York Chichester Weinheim Brisbane Singapore Toronto



10 987654321

For my grandparents

Dr. William F. Clayburg 1889-1969 Dora Bellamy Clayburg 1888-1958

John 0. Anderson 1888-1975 Faye C. Anderson 1896-1991

And my parents

Frank T. Clayburg 1916-1975 Claribel Clayburg 1915-1992

To my wife, Karen, my best friend since 1964

To our children, Gary, Roger, Kathy, Tom, Michael

Also Adam, Amber, Beth, Eric, Ryan, Tom, Trish, & Margie. You guys know why.

Copyright © 2001 by John F. Clayburg. All rights reserved.

Published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Published simultaneously in Canada.

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Library Of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data

Clayburg, John F.

Four steps to trading success : using everyday indicators to achieve extraordinary profits / John F. Clayburg. p. cm.-(Wiley trading)

Includes index.

ISBN 0-471-41482-4 (cloth: alk. paper)

1. Investment analysis. 2. Stock price forecasting. I. Title. II. Series.

HG4529.C55 2001 2001017674

332.632-dc21

Printed in the United States of America



PREFACE

A great musician can create a work of art with his/her voice alone, while a poor one couldnt get it right with the most expensive organ and sound mixing equipment.

A good carpenter can make a great house from a collection of used, recycled boards. A bad carpenter couldnt erect a decent doghouse with the finest mahogany or walnut construction materials.

The same is true of trading.

There are no "good" indicators in my opinion, but there are good traders. Good traders can trade well with lousy indicators because they observe. Poor traders trade poorly even with good indicators because they dont.

Average traders, and most of us are average, can trade very well with average indicators. Yes, some indicators are better than others in a given scenario, or even in a general sense. But, with considerable effort, most traders can be successful using commonly available trading

tools.

The indicators that we use in this book certainly arent the most complicated and obviously arent the most expensive. They are actually provided free with most basic charting packages.

Good traders can trade well with common indicators such as the ones we will use here. The key is that the intrinsic worth of an indicator is mostly derived from the traders ability to observe and ascertain the behavior of their favorite indicators against all market conditions. Many of the top traders focus entirely on using one or two simple indicators to trade only three or four stocks. Their key to success revolves around the constant, painstaking observation of their trading tools as they interact with their stock of choice. It can take a significant amount of time to become intimately familiar with these chart/indicator relationships. The time needed to master these



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