{"product_id":"how-markets-really-work-9781118166505","title":"How Markets Really Work","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor 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.\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003eCommon 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, \u003ci\u003eHow Markets Really Work: A Quantitative Guide to Stock Market Behavior, Second Edition\u003c\/i\u003e 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 nee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Those who want to improve their trading of the markets in the very short run would benefit from this book.\" (\u003ci\u003eSeeking Alpha\u003c\/i\u003e, March 21st, 2012)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDisclaimer vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTable Explanation ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1 Market Edges 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2 Short-Term Highs and Short-Term Lows 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3 Higher Highs and Lower Lows 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4 Up Days in a Row versus Down Days in a Row 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5 Market Breadth 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6 Volume 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7 Large Moves 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8 New 52-Week Highs, New 52-Week Lows 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 9 Put\/Call Ratio 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 10 Volatility Index (VIX) 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 11 The Two-Period RSI Indicator 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 12 Historical Volatility 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 13 Creating a Sample Strategy from This Research 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 14 Applying the Information in This Book 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Authors 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 169\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48866366882135,"sku":"9781118166505","price":31.2,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781118166505.jpg?v=1722278308","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/how-markets-really-work-9781118166505","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}