The prima ones still used are RSI, Directional Movement, and parabolics.

    Whether the records of that year will ever be broken no man can foretell... -from "Chapter II: Stock Speculation" In 1884, Charles Dow, the Wall Street Journal's famous first editor, published the first stock market average... and in the years after, he formulated, through his editorials, a wide-ranging economic philosophy that has come to be known as "Dow's Theory." In fact, S.A. Nelson coined the term when he collected Dow's editorials together in this 1902 volume. Topics discussed include: .methods of reading the market .cutting losses short .the danger in overtrading .the recurrence of crises .the tipster .and much more. Dow's observations and Nelson's commentary sound strikingly modern even a century later-, and remain vital components of an intelligent understanding of fundamental concepts of the stock market. S. A. NELSON was a reporter for The Wall Street Journal during the early 20th-century."

    

    There is an excellent combination of historical perspective, conscientious examination of a great mass of data, and penetrating analysis." --Robert Aaron Gordon, Charter Member of the Brookings Panel on Economic Activity "Contends that since the Second World War, a small number of 'giant, well-established' banks in a few major cities have re-emerged as the major group that controls large corporations. Places the financial control thesis in historical perspective from the Civil War to the present and then examines the control of the two hundred largest U.S. corporations in 1967-69 in terms of owner control, financial control, and no identified center of control. Also comments on the means of exercising control. ... the author finds that a substantial portion of the largest nonfinancial corporations in 1967-69 were under the control of financial institutions; the control is exercised through the ownership of stock and the role of the bankers as creditors of the corporations."--Journal of Economic Literature "Recent empirical evidence, made available through congressional hearings, reveals that large banking groups are exercising substantial influence over nonfinancial corporations. This is accomplished through stockholdings, creditor relationships, and directorship ties. In this excellent historical statistical analysis, Katz assesses the extent and impact of such control in a competitive economy." --Library Journal

    The three goals of this revision are: 1. Make financial statement analysis relevant to students; 2. Encourage students to think in an evaluative manner; 3. Make the material accessible and interesting to students. The text has been streamlined from twenty-three chapters to a very manageable thirteen chapters. The new design highlights the currency,enhanced pedagogy,and accessibility for students.