<b>Take chart patterns beyond buy triggers to increase profits and make better trades</b><p><i>Chart Patterns: After the Buy</i> goes beyond simple chart pattern identification to show what comes next. Author and stock trader Thomas Bulkowski is one of the industry''s most respected authorities in technical analysis; for this book, he examined over 43,000 chart patterns to discover what happens <i>after</i> you buy the stock. His findings are detailed here, to help you select better buy signals, avoid disaster, and make more money. <p>Bulkowski analyzed thousands of trades to identify common paths a stock takes after the breakout from a chart pattern. By combining those paths, he discovered the typical routes a stock takes, which he calls configurations. Match your chart to one of those configurations and you will know, <i>before you buy</i>, how your trade will likely perform. Now you can avoid potentially disastrous trades to focus on the big winners. <p>Each chapter illustrates the