A comprehensive history of the evolution of technical analysis from ancient times to the Internet ageWhether driven by mass psychology, fear or greed of investors, the forces of supply and demand, or a combination, technical analysis has flourished for thousands of years on the outskirts of the financial establishment. In The Evolution of Technical Analysis: Financial Prediction from Babylonian Tablets to Bloomberg Terminals, MIT's Andrew W. Lo details how the charting of past stock prices for the purpose of identifying trends, patterns, strength, and cycles within market data has allowed traders to make informed investment decisions based in logic, rather than on luck. The book
Reveals the origins of technical analysisCompares and contrasts the Eastern practices of China and Japan to Western methodsDetails the contributions of pioneers such as Charles Dow, Munehisa Homma, Humphrey B. Neill, and William D. Gann
The Evolution of Technical Analysis explores the fascinating history of technical analysis, tracing where technical analysts failed, how they succeeded, and what it all means for today's traders and investors.
- ISBN10 1576603490
- ISBN13 9781576603499
- Publish Date 24 September 2010 (first published 1 January 2010)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Bloomberg Press
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 224
- Language English