Japanese Candlestick Charting Techniques by Steve Nison

Full Title: Japanese Candlestick Charting Techniques: A Contemporary Guide to the Ancient Investment Techniques of the Far East

Author: Steve Nison (Twitter @stevenison)

Publisher/Date: New York Institute of Finance (1991)

List Cost/Pages:  $35 Hardcover / 336 pages

Cover Notes:
Traditional Western methods for chart analysis (the basis of all technical analyses) use bar or points and figure charts. Yet over 100 years before these methods originated, the Japanese were using their own style of technical analysis for use in the rice futures market. This technique – known as the Japanese Candlestick Charting Techniques because of its close resemblance to candlesticks – has recently been attracting attention because it provides unique insights into the market. This work features over 300 charts that use candlesticks alone and in conjunction with Western charting techniques, and explains their use.