Mastering the trade : proven techniques for profiting from intraday and swing trading setups / by John F. Carter.

Part 1. Trader's boot camp: how do markets work and what are the best ways to get mentally prepared for successful trading and investing? What really causes markets to move? -- Psychology 191: what didn't they teach about trading and investing in school? -- Hardware and software: top tools for traders -- Futures market 101: understanding the basic mechanics of the futures and commodity markets -- Stock options: how do they work and what is the best way to trade them? -- The stock market is now open: what is the best way to predict market direction through the trading day? -- Part 2. What are the best intraday and swing-trading setups for futures, stocks, options and forex? The opening gap: why is this the first and highest-probability play of the day?

Pivot points: why are these good pausing points for trending days and great fading points for choppy days? -- Tick fades: are they really the best way to take money away from newbies? -- Reverting back to the mean, or, When is the best time to take a profit? -- The squeeze: what is the best way to get positioned for the big market moves? -- Catching the wave: what is the easiest way to stay on the right side of the trend on any market, on any time frame? -- What is the best tool for staying in a trade and not jumping out too early? -- Scalper alerts: is this the best tool for quick price tren change confirmation? -- Brick plays: how can I tell when a market is going to reverse its trend in the middle of the day?

The ping-pong play: batting the markets back and forth all day long -- The 3:52 play: capping off the day with a fine cigar -- Box plays: on days when the stock market is dead in the water, look to the currencies -- HOLP and LOHP: catching trend reversals without getting smashed -- Gold trades and the Darvas box -- Our live trading room and streaming real time analysis -- Propulsion plays: swing plays using stocks, single-stock futures and stock options -- Part 3. Heading back into the real world of trading. The premarket checklist: creating a game plan for the next trading day -- The trader's business plan -- Tips and tricks for when it's not working for you, no matter what you do -- Mastering the trade.

"This practical, results-driven guide provides everything you need to make a lucrative career as a day trader - from preparing yourself psychologically for the unique demands of day trading to timing the market, managing risk, and planning future trades"--Publisher's description.