Hi,

I just bought Metastock Professional (v 11) a week ago. It is an ocean. Last Monday was my first trial with it. Actually made some money, but now I realize it was not my brains or Metatstock, but it was Monday's bullish market that made me money.

Is there any simple dummies-like book on Metastock Professional for breaking in absolute newbies like me?

Uppai Mappla
Cochin, India

Such a book exists on amazon :
http://www.amazon.com/MetaStock-Nutshell-S-L-Sherwood/dp/0701637390

But there is a comment from Linus 71 that says :
But if you buy Metastock you won't need this book.
Why? Together with the software you'll get over 600 pages instructions on how to use Metastock to make money.
I bought Metastock Pro, and I got 1."Getting Started" - 68 pages for the basic operations in MS like opening charts, drawing lines, etc; 2."Mastering Metastock" - 66 pages just about the Power Tools like the Experts, Explorations, and System Tests; and then 3."Metastock Professional User Manual" - 570 pages about the nitty gritty like the MS formula language, making your own indicators, more options on charting or downloading data, etc, etc, etc.
And you get 4."The Downloader" - 130 pages just about the Downloader. As I got the DataOnDemand technology, I don't even need to load and store security files on my harddisk. All files are stored on eSignal's server. If you sign up with other data providers like BMI or Reuters then you should read this manual too. "Nutshell" doesn't cover the Downloader.

All in all, "Nutshell" covers and supplements what's in the "Getting Started" and "Mastering.." manuals. It gets you started with MS right away.