How markets really work : a quantitative guide to stock market behavior

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How markets really work : a quantitative guide to stock market behavior

Laurence A. Connors, Cesar Alvarez

Bloomberg Press, an imprint of Wiley, c2012

2nd ed

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"First edition published by the Connors Group in 2004"--T.p. verso

"The Bloomberg financial series provides both core reference knowledge and actionable information for finacial professionals."--Added t.p. verso

Includes index

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For years, traders and investors have been using unproven assumptions about popular patterns such as breakouts, momentum, new highs, new lows, market breadth, put/call ratios and more without knowing if there is a statistical edge. Common wisdom holds that the stock markets are ever changing. But, as it turns out, common wisdom can be wrong. Offering a comprehensive look back at the way the markets have acted over the last two decades, How Markets Really Work: A Quantitative Guide to Stock Market Behavior, Second Edition shows that nothing has changed, that the markets behave the same way today as they have in years past, and that understanding this puts you in a prime position to profit. Written by two top financial experts and filled with charts and graphs that illustrate the market concepts they develop, the book takes a sometimes contrarian view of everything from market edges to historical volatility, and from volume to put/call ratio, giving you all that you need to truly understand how the markets function. Fully revised and updated, How Markets Really Work, Second Edition takes a level-headed, data-driven look at the markets to show how they function and how you can apply that information intelligently when making investment decisions.

Table of Contents

Disclaimer vii Table Explanation ix Acknowledgments xi Chapter 1 Market Edges 1 Chapter 2 Short-Term Highs and Short-Term Lows 7 Chapter 3 Higher Highs and Lower Lows 25 Chapter 4 Up Days in a Row versus Down Days in a Row 43 Chapter 5 Market Breadth 65 Chapter 6 Volume 83 Chapter 7 Large Moves 93 Chapter 8 New 52-Week Highs, New 52-Week Lows 105 Chapter 9 Put/Call Ratio 117 Chapter 10 Volatility Index (VIX) 127 Chapter 11 The Two-Period RSI Indicator 147 Chapter 12 Historical Volatility 157 Chapter 13 Creating a Sample Strategy from This Research 159 Chapter 14 Applying the Information in This Book 163 About the Authors 167 Index 169

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