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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. His four books, including the best selling Encyclopedia of Chart Patterns, have been translated into seven languages. He may be reached at

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Bulkowski's What's New

Test
Portfolios

Busted
Patterns

Scoring
Patterns

Volume
Patterns

Market

Industrials (^DJI):

Transports (^DJT):

Utilities (^DJU):

Nasdaq (^IXIC):

S&P 500 (^GSPC):

As of 02/03/2012

12,862 156.82 1.2%

5,369 63.27 1.2%

451 1.52 0.3%

2,906 45.98 1.6%

1,345 19.36 1.5%

YTD

5.3%

7.0%

-2.9%

11.5%

6.9%

Tom's Targets Overview: 02/03/2012

13,100 or 12,400 by 02/15/2012

5,500 or 5,150 by 02/15/2012

470 or 440 by 02/15/2012

3,100 or 2,800 by 02/15/2012

1,375 or 1,300 by 02/15/2012

Test Portfolios and CPI

Indus. strength: 4.3%

Mutt Losers: None YTD

Mutt Winners: 2.4%

Wilder RSI: None YTD

Written by and copyright © 2007-2012 by Thomas N. Bulkowski. All rights reserved.

The following has been added or updated on ThePatternSite.com. Click the date for more information.

2/3/12. I released a new version of Patternz.

12/27/11. I released historical CPI numbers going back to 1999.

11/28/11. Shows a 10-year forecast for the Dow.

11/21/11. I am rolling out some of my fiction stories.

11/20/11. Should you trade before price confirms the chart pattern?

10/30/11. Busted Performance

10/28/11. Busted Head-And-Shoulders Bottoms.

10/28/11. Busted Head-And-Shoulders Tops

10/25/11. Busted Rectangles.

10/24/11. Busted Double Tops.

10/18/11. Busted double bottoms.

10/14/11. Busted symmetrical triangles. Downward breakouts lead to good gains.

10/6/11. Busted descending triangles.

10/3/11. Busted ascending triangles.

9/24/11. Busted triple bottoms.

9/14/11. Busted triple tops.

9/14/11. I've begun to roll out information on busted chart patterns.

6/21/11. Reversal times. When does price reverse during the day?

5/30/11. Volume study. Updated research on volume contains surprises.

5/30/11. Swing rule. A reliable way to predict price targets.

5/30/11. 12 tips for stock selection.

5/30/11. Getting Started in Trading.

5/2/11. Kacher-Morales trading setup.

5/2/11. Teradyne (TER) trade. Made 194% in 22 months.

5/2/11. Frontier Oil (FTO) trade. Made 64% in 3 months.

5/2/11. Price (PDE) trade. Made 21% in 6 weeks.

5/2/11. Nvidia (NVDA) trade, lost 11%.

5/2/11. Common stock offerings trading setup.

5/1/11. Fibonacci extensions. Do they work?

5/1/11. Make Money. What's the problem?

5/1/11. A swing trade in CH Energy.

-- Thomas Bulkowski

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