I would like to thank several people who helped me on my path as a teacher of trading and assisted me in the preparation of this book.

First and foremost, I want to thank my wife, Sharie, for giving me motivation, support, and encouragement. Without her, I don't know if I ever would have finished the book.

In many ways, this book is an outgrowth of my trading seminars. I would like to thank Brad Marcus, who got me into teaching in a classroom setting. After I moved to Florida many years ago, I began to take in one or two students for a week. Brad was one of those students. He loved his week with me and proposed that we start a business in which I would teach a group of students for a week three or four times a year. Brad was terrific at organization and he was instrumental in making the business successful.

Bob Prechter has been a close friend and business partner for many years. Bob appealed to me to begin teaching people to trade. For a long time I said no. Finally, we were on vacation together with our families and I told Bob I would try it and see how it worked out. Well, when Bob mentioned that I was providing trading sessions in one of his columns, the phone rang off the hook. Right off the bat, it was a huge success.

Steve Sweet, a partner in Zaner Group, has been very helpful in assisting students with setting up trading accounts and placing trades. I deeply appreciate his presence at our trading seminars in recent years.

Kelly Clement of MetaStock has also been very helpful at seminars, showing students how to create trading templates on their computers using MetaStock. I've used a number of trading software packages over the years, and I consider MetaStock to be the best.

After Brad could no longer participate in the seminars due to other commitments, I began working with Roberto Hernandez. I met Roberto when he attended one of my seminars in 2003. I could tell right away that he was a very bright and very committed trader. He adapted my approach and developed his own unique template. Unlike me, Roberto is a long-term trader. Attendees at our seminars appreciate the perspective and strategies that Roberto brings and how his approach differs from mine, while at the same time conforming to the trading principles I teach.

Finally, I would like to thank the many traders from around the world who have attended my seminars over the years. I enjoyed teaching each and every one of you. I hope this book reinforces what you've learned and helps you to trade more successfully.