A COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO TRADING METHODS AND APPLICATIONS
1ECHNICAL ANALYSIS ~~ FINANCIAL MARKETS
A COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO TRADING METHODS AND APPLICATIONS
JOHN
J.
MURPHY
NEW YORK INSTITUTE OF FINANCE
Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Murphy, John J., [date] Technical analysis of the financial markets I John J. Murphy. p. em. Rev. ed. of: Technical analysis of the futures markets. c1986. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-7352-0066-1 1. Futures market. 2. Commodity exchanges. I. Murphy, John J. Technical analysis of the futures markets. II. Title. HG6046.M87 1999 332.64 '~c21 98-38531 CIP
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