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The ultimate trading approach for profiting in bull and bear markets
Recent events have proven beyond a doubt that market timing is more effective during bear markets than standard buy-and-hold techniques. If you're thinking of changing your strategy, All About Market Timing is the place to start.
Market timing is not as complex as you may think. In no time, you'll master the skills you need to recoup recent losses and keep the profits rolling in, no matter what direction the market takes. Devoid of the incomprehensible jargon and complex theories of other books, All About Market Timing, Second Edition, covers: Five unbeatable market timing strategies, including calendar-based investing, the value line 4 percent strategy, and the Nasdaq composite 6 percent strategy Techniques for increasing portfolio returns using leveraged funds Why ETFs are better investment vehicles than stocks Newsletters, advisors, and software that the most savvy market-timers rely upon Ten indicators for determining the market's health
Plus, you get all-new chapters on how to time even the most bearish of markets All About Market Timing is a comprehensive, up-to-the-minute, go-to guide for making market timing your new investing strategy.
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All about books explain complex strategies and concepts in plain language that beginner and intermediate investors can grasp immediately
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Use market timing to generate positive returns--with lower volatility
Events of the past decade have proven beyond doubt that buy-and-hold strategies don't work in bear markets. Market timing, however, is extraordinarily effective in declining markets--and it provides positive returns in bull markets, as well.
All About Market Timing, Second Edition, offers easy-to-use market-timing strategies you can weave into your investment approach. And it's not as complex as you may think. In no time, you'll master the skills you need to maximize profits while minimizing risk--no matter what direction the market takes. Devoid of the incomprehensible jargon and complex theories of other books, All About Market Timing covers: The five most profitable strategies for timing the market The best market-timing resources available today, from newsletters to Web sites to advisors Four indicators for determining the market's health Techniques for timing even the most bearish of markets
About the Author
Leslie N. Masonson, MBA, CCM, president of Cash Management Resources, has 40 years experience in finance, trading, investing, banking, and management. He has been interviewed by The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Institutional Investor, Advertising Age, and many other publications. Masonson is the author of Buy -- Don't Hold (FT Press, April 2010), All About Market Timing (McGraw-Hill, November 2003), Day Trading On The Edge (AMACOM, 2000), Cash Cash Cash (HarperBusiness, 1990), Corporate Cash Management (Dow-Jones Irwin, 1985), and The Corporate Treasury Management Manual (A.S. Pratt & Sons, 1998).
Table of Contents
PART 1: MARKET-TIMING BASICS;
Chapter 1. The Stock Market = Bull Markets + Bear Markets;
Chapter 2. The Buy-and-Hold Myth;
Chapter 3. Market-Timing: What You Need to Know;
Chapter 4. Ten Indicators to Determine the Markets Health;
Chapter 5. Specialized Mutual Funds: Index, Sector, and Leveraged Funds;
Chapter 6. Exchange-Traded Funds;
PART 2: MARKET-TIMING STRATEGIES;
Chapter 7. Calendar-Based Investing: The Best Six Months Strategy;
Chapter 8. Combining Presidential Cycle Years with Seasonality;
Chapter 9. Using Moving Averages;
Chapter 10. Value Line 4 Percent Strategy;
Chapter 11. Nasdaq Composite 6 Percent Strategy;
PART 3: MARKETING-TIMING RESOURCES;
Chapter 12. Market-Timing Resources: Newsletter, Web Sites, and Advisors;
Chapter 13. Market-Timing Software