All About Market Timing

by Leslie N. Masonson

Shell-shocked investors have lost patience with the traditional buy-and-hold approach to investing. All About Market Timing arms investors with simple, easy-to-use timing techniques that they can use to enter rising markets, exit (or go short) falling markets, and make consistent profits in both market environments while protecting against catastrophic losses. Compelling arguments demonstrate the superiority of basic timing over buy-and-hold, while step-by-step instructions show how uncomplicated timing can be. Specific investment vehicles are recommended that fit well into most timing strategies. Investors who want to time the market using their own strategies are provided with information on available software and Web sites. And those investors who are looking for advisors to help them are provided with unbiased rating services to help them select the advisor that is best for them.

Genres: Finance

246 pages, Paperback

First published October 3, 2003

Reviews

[Pablo Fetter · Rating 5 out of 5]

Leslie does a great job reviewing stock market timing strategies and shedding light on what has historically worked and what has not. The book is over ten years old, but still very relevant... I am looking forward to reading his newest book "Buy—Don’t Hold"!

[Jodie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good primer

All about comes highly recommended from Paul Merriman. In summary, Les shows how a timing strategy will outperform buy and hold multiple times over. Additionally, several basic strategies are covered. I would have like to have seen more strategies using multiple indicators but a good starter.

[Charlie Lake · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good but not a riveting read. Masonson discusses methodologies to time the stock market including seasonality, presidential cycles , moving averages , fixed percentage entry and exit points and newsletters. Packed with information if you are interested in this topic. Recommended

[Mark Kricheff · Rating 3 out of 5]

lots of interesting data about timing markets using graphs and charts, seasonal variations and presidential election cycles.

[Pete Nikolai · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great introduction to the methods and benefits of market timing. Buy low, sell high, and avoid bear markets.

[Miriam M. · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very informative, it even includes graphs and charts from legit historical data. It gets repetitive at times though, and it makes me think some parts are only there just to make the book thicker.

[Siddharth Bhaskar · Rating 2 out of 5]

Most of the content is dedicated to proving the utility of market timing but provides limited new insights into the strategies and techniques of market timing.