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Thomas Bulkowski’s successful investment activities allowed him to retire at age 36. He is an internationally known author and trader with 30+ years of stock market experience and widely regarded as a leading expert on chart patterns. He may be reached at

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Chart Patterns: After the Buy

Getting Started in Chart Patterns, Second Edition book.

Trading Basics: Evolution of a Trader book.

Fundamental Analysis and Position Trading: Evolution of a Trader book.

Swing and Day Trading: Evolution of a Trader book.

Visual Guide to Chart Patterns book.

Encyclopedia of Chart Patterns 2nd Edition book.

Bulkowski's What's New

Busted
Patterns

Market

Industrials (^DJI):

Transports (^DJT):

Utilities (^DJU):

Nasdaq (^IXIC):

S&P500 (^GSPC):

As of 04/20/2018

24,463 -201.95 -0.8%

10,579 -92.91 -0.9%

691 -5.96 -0.9%

7,146 -91.93 -1.3%

2,670 -22.99 -0.9%

YTD

-1.0%

-0.3%

-4.5%

3.5%

-0.1%

Tom's Targets Overview: 04/13/2018

25,300 or 23,400 by 05/01/2018

10,800 or 9,800 by 05/01/2018

670 or 710 by 05/01/2018

7,400 or 6,800 by 05/01/2018

2,750 or 2,600 by 05/01/2018

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Daily Blog. The blog is updated each trading day when markets are open.

3/22/2018. Survey results of brokers and software traders prefer.

2/14/2018.Sector rotation: Of 9 sector ETFs, which should you trade and how often?

2/13/2018. I updated the diving board pattern stats.

1/23/2018. I again updated descending right-angled broadening formation stats.

1/10/2018. I updated big w formation stats.

11/13/2017. I updated big m formation stats.

11/9/2017. Preliminary release of tables showing performance of chart patterns over time.

11/9/2017. I updated ascending right-angled broadening formation stats.

11/9/2017. I updated descending right-angled broadening formation stats.

10/31/2017. I updated broadening tops article with new statistics.

10/31/2017. I updated broadening bottoms article with new statistics.

10/18/2017. I released an article on mentoring: Learning to trade.

10/2/2017. Released Patternz version 6.6.

9/19/17 No-nines: a way to increase profit and reduce failures.

8/30/2017. Released new research on a sell signal for long term trends.

8/9/2017. I updated results for market performance before and after holidays.

8/7/2017. Released Patternz version 6.2.

8/4/2017. Released Patternz version 6.1.

-- Thomas Bulkowski

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