It's hard to believe that Japanese-style candlestick charts, the "weapon" in Japanese technical analysis, were completely unknown to the Western world before Steve Nison revealed them to the Western hemisphere in 1989. Candlestick charts are now very popular and it is hard to imagine that before the first edition of this book was published, no one in the West knew the sophistication of this technique and none of the services used candlestick charts. In a short period of time Japanese Candlestick Charting Techniques could become the cornerstone of the entire candlestick chart system in the West. It is thanks to the first edition of this book that you can now find candlestick charts on the internet and many other places. Thanks to its content that illustrates the popularity and effectiveness of candle diagrams, the book has been translated into six languages and reprinted thirteen times. The guidelines, techniques, and topics presented in the first edition of the book are timeless and highly beneficial across all market segments and time periods. However, from the results of logical thinking, the addition of several new aspects in this second edition of the book which includes the latest diagrams. More discussion of the equity market, which focuses on active trading with intraday diagrams, improvements and new strategies, as well as the latest blend of Western model analysis techniques with candlestick charts. Steve Nison, CMT, was the one who first revealed the incredible prowess of candlestick charts to the Western hemisphere. He is recognized as a leading expert in this field. Japanese Candlestick Charting Techniques belong to the category of best-seller or best-selling at the international level and are the basis of all research and analysis related to candlesticks. Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Historical Background Part 1: The Basics Chapter 3 Building the Lines of Candle Bars Chapter 4 Inverse Patterns Chapter 5 The Stars Chapter 6 More Reversal Patterns Chapter 7 Advanced Patterns Chapter 8 Magic Doji Chapter 9 Putting It All Together Part 2: Merging Chapter 10 A Bunch of Candles Chapter 11 Candles with Trendlines Chapter 12 Candles with Retraceability Levels Chapter 13 Candles with a Moving Average Chapter 14 Candles with Oscillators Chapter 15 Candles with Volume Chapter 16 Measurable Movements Chapter 17 The Best of the East and the West: The Power of Merging