Complete Idiot's Guide to Market Timing

by Scott Barrie

Book Overview

The days of the great bull market are over-now it is more important than ever to understand the indicators that can signal a market up- or downturn. The Complete Idiot's Guide' to Market Timing offers easy-to-understand coverage of the most simple and reliable tendencies of the financial markets. The only book that gives a comprehensive overview of the trends, indicators, and history of market timing-more content and more up-to-date!

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0028644980
• ISBN13: 9780028644981
• Release Date: March 2003
• Publisher: Alpha Books
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.4" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

AWESOME BOOK! A MUST-HAVE FOR EVERY TRADER!

This is an awesome book and every trader must get a copy. Scott is very thorough and leaves nothing to question. I've never read another author that leaves the necessary technical elements of trading up for guessing. I am very pleased with this book and recommend it to everyone!

Extremely Enlightening

This book is a gem, diamond in the rough! I found the authors words to be very wise. I actually bought it for a nephew who is interested in the Stock Market... thinking it had a bit more to do with day trading. I read it on the airplane to visit him at school. I was surprised to find the book extremely enlightening, laying out several great cycles and ways to take advantage of the markets. Being a professional in the investment industry working with institutions for over twenty years, I was surprised that such an awful title contained such great wisdom. I picked up a few things as well! I would recommend this book to beginning investors and seasoned ones as well.

Actually Quite Good

I thought this book was actually quite good. It does not have the 'magic formula' that some people may be seeking-but then again, no other book does either. There is no magic formula.Instead, what you have are practical and useful bits of knowledge that can help one understand the overall market cycles.This book is not trying to sell a system, nor does it attempt to pinpoint entry and exit signals.Yet, it gives one the background against which one can calculate when to get in and out. This is a guide for the 'forest'. I found it very useful-when trying to navigate between the 'trees'.I think people that incorrectly anticipate it to be a textbook on mechanically generated entry/exit signals are barking up the wrong tree. This is excellent basic stuff-I have an MBA and still found it very useful.

Actually Quite Good

I thought this book was actually quite good. It does not have the 'magic formula' that some people may be seeking-but then again, no other book does either. There is no magic formula.Instead, what you have are practical and useful bits of knowledge that can help one understand the overall market cycles.This book is not trying to sell a system, nor does it attempt to pinpoint entry and exit signals.Yet, it gives one the tbackground against which one can calculate when to get in and out. This is a guide for the 'forest'. I found it very useful-when trying to navigate between the 'trees'.I think people that incorrectly anticipate it to be a textbook on mechanically generated entry/exit signals are barking up the wrong tree. This is excellent basic stuff-I have an MBA and still found it very useful.