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Record Nr.

UNINA9910830779703321

Autore

Futia Carl <1948->

Titolo

The art of contrarian trading [[electronic resource] ] : how to profit from crowd behavior in the financial markets / / Carl Futia

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, NJ, : Wiley, c2009

ISBN

0-470-49576-6

1-119-20383-X

1-282-18842-9

9786612188428

0-470-49574-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (243 p.)

Collana

Wiley trading series

Disciplina

332.6322

Soggetti

Investments - Psychological aspects

Speculation - Psychological aspects

Investments - Decision making

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

The Art of Contrarian Trading: How to Profit from Crowd Behavior in the Financial Markets; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Can You Beat the Market?; Chapter 2: Market Mistakes; Chapter 3: The Edge; Chapter 4: The Wisdom and Follies of Crowds; Chapter 5: The Life Cycle and Psychology of an Investment Crowd; Chapter 6: The Historical Context for Market Mistakes; Chapter 7: How Crowds Communicate; Chapter 8: Constructing Your Media Diary; Chapter 9: Important Investment Themes; Chapter 10: Interpreting Your Diary: Market Semiotics; Chapter 11: The Grand Strategy of Contrarian Trading

Chapter 12: The Great Bull Market of 1982-2000Chapter 13: Collapse of the Bubble: The 2000-2002 Bear Market; Chapter 14: The Postbubble Bull Market of 2002-2007; Chapter 15: The Panic of 2008; Chapter 16: Vignettes on Contrarian Thought and Practice; About the Author; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Why is it so hard to beat the market? How can you avoid getting caught in bubbles and crashes? You will find the answers in Carl Futia's new book, The Art of Contrarian Trading. This book will teach you Futia's



novel method of contrarian trading from the ground up. In 16 chapters filled with facts and many historical examples Futia explains the principles and practice of contrarian trading. Discover the Edge which separates winning speculators from the losers. Find out how to apply the No Free Lunch principle to identify profitable trading methods.  Learn about the wisdom and the foll