Table of Contents

Acknowledgments. Introduction. PART I: GETTING THE MARKET RIGHT FIRST. The CBOE Equity Put/Call Ratio--My Favorite Contrary Indicator. RYDEX Mutual Fund Flows--The Crowd is Often Wrong at Extremes. The CBOE Volatility Index (VIX)--Fear Reigns at Major Bottoms. Volume Indicators--Contrarian Opportunities on Buying or Selling Panics. Surveys--How to Use Crowd Opinion to Your Advantage at Major Turning Points. PART II: STOCK SELECTION TECHNIQUES. My Favorite Classic Trend Indicators. Acceleration Bands and Moving Average Envelopes--Spotting the Points When a Stock Can Go Parabolic. Momentum Divergences--When to Take or Avoid Stock Price Breakouts. Relative Strenght--Your Key to Maximizing the Bang for Your Buck. PART III: OPTIONS. Big Trends--Your Edge versus the Options Pricing Model. Options Strategies for Different Market Conditions. Trading Psychology and Money Management. Conclusion. Appendix A: Stock Picking Checklist. Appendix B Types of Orders. Appendix C Favorite Web sites. Appendix D Favorite Quotes. Glossary. Bibliography. Index.

About the Author

PRICE HEADLEY is the founder of BigTrends.com, which provides investors with specific real-time stock and options strategies and investment education to help investors profit from significant market trends. Headley has appeared on CNBC and Bloomberg Television, and has been quoted in a variety of national financial publications, including The Wall Street Journal, Barron's, Forbes, Investor's Business Daily, USA Today, and Bloomberg Personal. Headley speaks regularly to investment audiences nationwide. He is a graduate of Duke University and a member of the Market Technicians Association. He is also a chartered financial analyst (CFA). Headley was ranked in Timer Digest's top 10 for stock market timing in 2000.