ChartSmarts

[leekramer]

I've been trading for nigh (nigh?) onto 40 years. (I came to conclude that what works best for me is a chart with volume. I can look at a chart and detect in seconds if it is tradeable. Forgive me if I sound a bit arrogant. I spent some time withe the late John Magee, co-author with Mr. Edwards of the classic "Technical Analysis of Stock Trends." Back then, (1974?)we drew charts by hand after the market closed. The story is true: John boarded up up one his windows in his Springfield, Mass. office with plywood to symbolically shut out the noise and nonsense from Wall St. He'd be apoplectic today with Maria, the analysts and all the other craziness. He was a soft spoken gentleman and helped me a great deal.