Stock Trading & Investing Using Volume Price Analysis – 200 Worked Examples – Now Available in Japanese
I am delighted to announce that Stock Trading & Investing Using Volume Price Analysis has now been published in Japan as a companion book to A Complete Guide to Volume Price Analysis which has been available there from the same publisher for over 7 years.
Volume price analysis (VPA) transforms stock trading and investing. Anna Coulling’s best-selling book delivers this methodology clearly. Now available in Japanese, it reaches more traders worldwide. The edition includes 200 worked examples for practical learning.
Why This Book Stands Out
The book covers VPA fundamentals for stocks. It explains accumulation, distribution, and trend phases. 200 real examples illustrate signals across markets. Readers learn to spot professional activity behind price moves.
Benefits for Japanese Traders
Japanese traders now access this guide in their language. Examples apply VPA to global stocks. Combine with Quantum indicators on NinjaTrader or TradingView for modern application. This edition builds confidence in long-term investing and short-term trading.
Discover VPA mastery today. The Japanese edition with 200 examples is essential reading. Order now for timeless stock trading insights.
How Japanese Candlesticks Work and Why They Remain So Popular
Japanese candlesticks are one of the most widely used charting methods in trading. They originated in 18th-century Japan for rice markets. Today, they dominate forex, stocks, futures, and crypto charts. Their popularity stems from simplicity and psychological insight.
How Japanese Candlesticks Work
Each candlestick represents price action over a timeframe (e.g., 1 minute, daily). It shows four key prices:
- Open: Price at period start.
- High: Highest price reached.
- Low: Lowest price reached.
- Close: Price at period end.
The body (thick part) is between open and close. Long body = strong move. Short body = indecision.
The wicks (thin lines, or shadows) show high and low. Long wicks = rejection at extremes.
Colors indicate direction:
- Bullish (close > open): Often green or white.
- Bearish (close < open): Often red or black.
Popular Candlestick Patterns
Single candles like doji (indecision) or hammer (reversal) give clues. Multi-candle patterns (engulfing, morning star) show shifts. Volume price analysis (VPA) enhances them—high volume on patterns confirms conviction.
Why Japanese Traders Love Candlesticks
Candlesticks were invented by Munehisa Homma, a Japanese rice trader. He used them to read market psychology. Japanese traders favor them for:
- Visual Simplicity: Quick sentiment read—no complex math.
- Psychological Depth: Body/wick balance shows buyer/seller battle.
- Cultural Roots: Part of Japanese trading tradition (sakata methods).
Western bars (OHLC) show the same data but less visually. Candlesticks highlight open/close relationship—key for sentiment.
Modern Advantages
Candlesticks work across assets and timeframes. Combine with VPA for confirmation—high volume on bullish candles validates strength. Quantum indicators on NinjaTrader or MT5 enhance patterns visually.
Japanese candlesticks remain popular for good reason. They turn price data into intuitive psychology. Start with basics—master them for clearer trading decisions.
By Anna Coulling