{"id":37215,"date":"2014-04-24T14:20:25","date_gmt":"2014-04-24T18:20:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/?p=37215"},"modified":"2023-04-13T16:42:34","modified_gmt":"2023-04-13T20:42:34","slug":"what-are-the-best-technical-analysis-books","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smbtraining.com\/blog\/what-are-the-best-technical-analysis-books","title":{"rendered":"What are the Best Technical Analysis Books?"},"content":{"rendered":"

We received this question from an SMBU reader:<\/p>\n

Hello Mike,<\/p>\n

I have been trading for about a year. \u00a0I would like to improve \u00a0my knowledge in trading but unfortunately do not have the money for vocational training. \u00a0Would you recommend great authors or books on technical analysis?<\/p>\n

Thank you so much!<\/span><\/p>\n

Bella’s Response<\/h3>\n

In the past I have recommended two books on technical analysis from friends of SMB:<\/p>\n

a) Adam Grimes, The Art and Science of Technical\u00a0<\/em>Analysis<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

b) Brian Shannon, Technical Analysis Using Multiple Time Frames<\/a><\/p>\n

You might also consider:<\/p>\n

c) Japanese Candlestick Charting Techniques<\/a>,\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>Steve Nison<\/p>\n

d) The Encyclopedia of Chart Patterns<\/a>, <\/em>Tom Bulkowski<\/p>\n

e) Technical Analysis of the Financial Markets<\/a>, \u00a0<\/em>John Murphy<\/p>\n

What are your favorite technical analysis books?<\/p>\n

You can be better tomorrow than you are today!<\/em><\/p>\n

Mike Bellafiore is the Co-Founder of SMB Capital and SMBU, which provides trading education in stocks, options, forex and futures. Bella is the author of <\/span>One Good Trade<\/a><\/em> and <\/span>The PlayBook<\/a><\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n

No relevant positions<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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