“This book should be in the library of every serious trader, investor or portfolio manager. It brings out clearly the essential elements needed to construct and test systems for investing and trading successfully in stocks. The author vigorously backtests algorithmic, rule based systems. Writing in plain, understandable language, the author clarifies the advantages of the ‘walk forward’ method for testing and optimizing strategies and the importance of well-defined exit rules for risk control and profitability. Indeed, everything from portfolio stock selection to short-term trading systems are well defined and thoroughly tested.”

Hank Pruden, Ph.D., Professor of Golden Gate University and Chairman of Technical Securities Analysts Association of San Francisco

 

 “Charles Kirkpatrick does an excellent job of laying out a complete investment strategy, from stock selection through money management. Even seasoned pros will learn something new about relative strength, ADX, and optimization.”

Lawrence G. McMillan, President of McMillan Analysis Corp. and author of Options as a Strategic Investment

 

“The wisdom of a true master! My highest recommendation! Kirkpatrick, a highly respected professional at the peak of his long and varied investment career, distills all of his 47 years of intensive study and experience into this concise book that spells out in detail his best strategies--so that you can profit from his deep, hard-won knowledge.”

Robert W. Colby, CMT, author of The Encyclopedia of Technical Market Indicators

 

“Charles Kirkpatrick has been producing top-notch work for years, as evidenced by his multiple Dow Awards and top-rated books. And his work keeps getting better. He doesn’t just hypothesize about market movements. He backs up his ideas with real, quantified data. This book is another very impressive addition to the Charles Kirkpatrick library of work. Well done!”

Rob Hanna, founder of QuantifiableEdges.com and OvernightEdges.com

 

“When someone has been successfully involved in the markets and in particular technical analysis for almost half a century, you should pay attention to what he has to say. Charlie Kirkpatrick is such a person, one who has a solid grasp of how markets work and how to develop a process for profiting in them. I cannot begin to count the number of times I have read about someone’s system and found that it was poorly designed, inadequately tested, and in many cases, used for some other motive than to provide a systematic approach to profiting in the market. Charlie has conquered all of these shortcomings in this book with a solid, well-constructed, thoroughly documented, and viable approach to systematic trading.”

Gregory L. Morris, author of Investing with the Trend, Chairman of Investment Committee, and Chief Technical Analyst of Stadion Money Management, LLC

 

“On the Venn diagram of financial market study, this book fits into the coveted overlap between technical, quantitative, and fundamental approaches. It addresses one of the key questions that all three methods ask: How can the relative performance of stocks to one another be used to create a profitable investing approach? Kirkpatrick walks the reader through the necessary elements to comprehend and build robust market timing and stock selection systems. He addresses the murky issues of optimization and quantifying trend and also focuses in on his preferred indicators and uses for cycle analysis, based on 40+ years of market experience. No fancy software required--Kirkpatrick presents systems that can be implemented and managed using the most basic of tools. A great read for anyone looking to approach the markets more systematically, making the most of their capital and time.”

Hima Reddy, CMT, author of The Trading Methodologies of W.D. Gann