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Mastering the Stock Market: High Probability Market Timing and Stock Selection Tools
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Mastering the Stock Market: High Probability Market Timing and Stock Selection Tools

by John L. Person
December 2012
Beginner
304 pages
7h 56m
English
Wiley
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Introduction

I firmly believe the second decade of the new millennium will bring another wave of prosperity and a new level of educated traders and investors. I am longer-term bullish on stocks and have had that bullish outlook since the market bottomed in March of 2009.

The divergence between technology indexes such as the QQQ or the Nasdaq 100's posting a double bottom in March 2009 versus the prior low from November 2008 was one clue, and sentiment indicators such as the CFTC COT reports, volume studies, and the longer-term Person's Pivot support levels all helped me form that conclusion. Even into 2011, at PA Stock Alerts, we held steadfast to our bullish bias, and as we enter the 2012 presidential elections, I continue to remain on the longer-term buy side of the market. I will continue to do so, of course, expecting the normal corrections, or shakeouts or fadeouts, but I am more optimistic on investing in the stock market now than ever. That opinion could change if the conditions and indicators I use change as well. But let me add that the reasons why I am bullish is the advancement of technology, the globalization of markets, and, of course, the need for prosperity still thrives. With those factors in play, I am not betting against the obvious that almost every generation has seen an increase in the wealth effect.

The one concern I have is that when we start to see market performance improve, the vast majority of investors will either not participate in the market because ...

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