Background to Volume Spread Analysis

A brief overview of the history of volume spread analysis

Chapter one – The Meeting That Changed My Life.

Setting the scene for the rest of the book and explaining how Gavin and Tom became connected

Chapter two – The Game On Wall Street – Market Manipulation.

An overview of the subject with transcripts of TV interviews with Jim Cramer and Jon Stewart and some well documented examples of market manipulation. Why market manipulation has been going on for hundreds of years and is a good thing if you can read the chart

Chapter three – The Smart Money and The Not So Smart Money.

An overview of the though process of “Smart Money” as described by Tom and why the “herd”, the uneducated and uninformed trader is programmed to lose money

Chapter four – Beware Of The News!!

In July 2008 when it was widely reported that oil was going to $200 a barrel did it collapse to $33 a barrel as shown in well viewed You Tube video Gavin produced at that time. Why did British Petroleum stock rally on all the bad news during June 2010 to eventually double in value from the June low six months later. This chapter answers those questions.

Chapter five – How To Read a Chart Like a Professional Trader.

This chapter examines professional chart reading skills all retail traders and investors need to make money and includes trend channels, trigger numbers and core principles.

Chapter six – The Key Principles of the VSA Methodology part 1 – Weakness

This chapter introduces trade set ups looking for weakness in all markets

Chapter seven – The Key Principles of the VSA Methodology part 2 – Strength

This chapter introduces trade set ups looking for strength in all markets

Chapter eight – Developing a Trading Plan for You using Volume Spread Analysis

Starting to put the other chapters together to form a cohesive trading plan with multiple timeframes and which markets to trade.

Chapter nine – The power of belief in your trading plan and system

Introducing the law of attraction and belief in your trading plan and system

Chapter Ten – Why retail traders and investors lose money and some make money

A discussion as to why so many retail traders and investors are often on the wrong side of the market with some practical tips and solutions to getting profitable and consistent

Chapter eleven – Interviews with four international Volume Spread Analysis experts and fund managers

Gavin interviews Dr Gary Dayton, a Wyckoff and VSA expert who is a well respected educator and trader, Malaysian fund manager from Philips Capital, Bill Wermine, VSA expert also taught personally by Tom, Sebastian Manby and Professional Fund Manager from the UK Philip Friston who has used Volume Spread Analysis to successfully buy and sell stocks for the last 23 years. The chapter is finished with an article from the March 2009 edition of SFO magazine (which we have permission to re-print) which is an interview with two times World Cup Trading Championship winner Tim Rayment, in which he discusses Tom Williams work and how it helped him demystify the markets so he could become successful. (copy attatched)

Glossary of Volume Spread Analysis Indicators

A list of all the VSA indicators with descriptive text boxes.

Chapter twelve – Some advice from the Master – Tom Williams

An interview with Tom Williams with practical advice to take everything learnt from the book and make money with it.

The End