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For undergraduate students taking courses in Quantitative Investment Analysis, Financial Markets, and Financial Research Methods.  For both graduate and undergraduate students taking courses in Investments. Unlike most technical analysis books, Gerald Appel's Practical Power Tools! offers step-by-step instructions virtually any investor can use to achieve breakthrough success in the market. Appel illuminates a wide range of strategies and timing models, demystifying even advanced technical analysis. Salient Features Unlike most technical analysis books, Gerald Appel's Practical Power Tools! offers step-by-step instructions virtually any investor can use to achieve breakthrough success in the market. Appel illuminates a wide range of strategies and timing models, demystifying even advanced technical analysis. Q: "How do you make the study of technical analysis more practical for your students?" A practical guide- This is simply the most practical, step-by-step guide to profiting from technical analysis.  Students can learn the best tools for making money and cutting losses.  These instructios are simple, specific, and focused on actual strategies. Q:  "What kind of models do you present in your technical analysis classes?"  Resourceful and useful models- Apple illuminates a wide range of stratefies and timing models.  Amonst the models he covers are NASDAQ/NYSE Relative Strength, 3-5 Year Treasury Notes, Triple Momentum, Seasonality, Breadth-Thrust Impulse, and models based on revolutionary MACD techniques. Q:  "How do you offer your students a more in-depth look at techniques in technical analysis?"  Techniques for all technical analysts- Apple covers many techniques for short, intermediate, and long-term investors.  Many of these techniques have never before been published!  He covers momentum and trend of price movement, time and calendar cycles, predictive chart patterns, relative strength, analysis of internal vs. external markets, market breadth, moving averages, trading channels, overbought/oversold indicators, Trin, VIX, major term buy signals, major term sell signals, moving average trading channels, stock market synergy, and much more. Q:  "How important is real-world experience in investments, trading, and analysis?" From an expert- Gerald Appel has over 30 years of technical analysis experience and is the leader in technical analysis publications.  He is legendary for his experience in technical analysis and market timing, including the creation of MACD (Moving Average Convergence/Divergence), used for models presented in this new text.  Appel shares his observations in each chapter, illuminating what his real-world experience has taught him. Q:  "How do you demonstrate how theories in market analysis can be put to use?" Concepts into action- This text offers a complete course in forecasting future market behavior through cyclical, trend, momentum, and volume signals.  This practical, hands-on, and detailed text shows exactly how those methods are used to help technical analysts achieve breakthrough success in the market and make a profit!