Proven techniques for market profile users at any levelA "market profile" presents a number of basic elements from themarket in an easily understood graphic format that, when analyzedproperly, can yield profitable intraday and swing trades thattraditional indicators do not reveal. Steidlmayer on Markets showsreaders how to find these opportunities using the innovativetechniques developed by the author during his many years of tradingthe market. This fully updated Second Edition covers innovations inboth technology and technique-and broadens the scope of "marketprofile" to include stocks.J. Peter Steidlmayer (Chicago, IL) joined the Chicago Board ofTrade in 1963 and has been an independent trader ever since.Steidlmayer served on the Board of Directors of the Board of Tradein 1981-1983. While a director, he was responsible for initiatingMarket Profile and the Liquidity Data Bank. Steve Hawkins (Chicago,IL) has experience in trading in both stocks and commodities. Overthe past seven years, Hawkins has educated traders across theglobe. He has also collaborated on the writing of books on tradingand written articles for industry trade publications. He is agraduate of the University of Illinois with a degree ineconomics.New technology and the advent of around the clock trading haveopened the floodgates to both foreign and domestic markets. Tradersneed the wisdom of industry veterans and the vision of innovatorsin today's volatile financial marketplace. The Wiley Trading seriesfeatures books by traders who have survived the market's everchanging temperament and have prospered-some by reinventingsystems, others by getting back to basics. Whether a novice trader,professional or somewhere in-between, these books will provide theadvice and strategies needed to prosper today and well into thefuture.