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Book SynopsisJeffrey Hirsch discusses how to capture market-beating returns by following specific stock market cycles While predicting the direction of the stock market at any given point is difficult, it's a fact that the market exhibits well-defined and sometimes predictable patterns.
Trade Review"
The Little Book of Stock Market Cycles is ideally suited for fans of the Hirsch almanacs as well as for those who have never been exposed to seasonal statistics and who have a hunch that they may have missed something useful." (SeekingAlpha.com, August 2012)
‘…a nice primer on cycle research and an excellent starting point for further research…he has given us an insightful collection of market observations and plenty of food for thought. I recommend you add it to your winter reading list.’ (ForexPros, November 2012)
Table of ContentsForeword ix
Introduction xiii
Chapter One Cutting through the Bull 1
Chapter Two War and Peace 11
Chapter Three A Century of Booms and Busts 23
Chapter Four The Coming Boom 47
Chapter Five Your Portfolio Gets Political 69
Chapter Six Open Season for Stocks 95
Chapter Seven Aura of the Witch 105
Chapter Eight Autumn Planting 115
Chapter Nine Winter of Content 127
Chapter Ten Spring Harvest 149
Chapter Eleven Summer Doldrums 159
Chapter Twelve Celebrate Good Times 169
Chapter Thirteen Don’t Sell on Friday 187
Chapter Fourteen Picking the Ripe Trade 197
Acknowledgments 217