The Ultimate Book on Stock Market Timing: Cycles and Patterns in the Indexes

This is a book about probabilities in the stock market. Specifically this book covers the entire history of the New York Stock Exchange (1789-1997) as well as the Japanese Nikkei Stock Index (1949-1997). It identifies 15 long and short-term recurrent cycles, and the types of patterns which unfold in each. It explains not only WHEN a market is likely to form an important crest or trough, but also HOW that cycle will unfold. It outlines the bullish and bearish phases of each cycle, tells which is operative at any given point in time, and how to tie that cycle in with the larger cycles for various investing or trading strategies. The 25 carefully constructed tables alone make this an invaluable resource for traders and investors alike.

Raymond A. Merriman is a market analyst and editor of the MMA Cycles Report, an advisory market letter used by financial institutions, investors, and traders throughout the world since 1981. He also edits the SOS Special Stock Market Report, which is issued 8 times per year and continually updates the status of long-term cycles in the U.S. stock market, and individual stocks. Mr. Merriman has worked as an Investment Advisor for Prudential Securities and Shearson Lehman Hutton, as well as Accounts Vice-President of Retail Commodity Futures for Pain Webber Inc., between 1986-1994. He is the author of "Merriman on Market Cycles: The Basics," (1994) "The Ultimate Book on Stock Market Timing Volume 2: Geocosmic Corrleations to Investment Cycles," (1999), The Ultimate Book on Stock Market Timing Volume 2: Geocosmic Correlation to Investment Cycles," (2001), and "The Sun, The Moon, and the Silver Market: Secrets of a Silver Trader" (1992).