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- From: chenl@cbnewse.cb.att.com (julian.l.chen)
- Subject: Re: Question: Is the market predictable?
- Organization: AT&T
- Distribution: usa
- Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 21:06:18 GMT
- Message-ID: <1993Jan25.210618.27741@cbnewse.cb.att.com>
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- >The problem with technical analysis, (prediction based on mathematical
- >analysis with lots of charts, graphs, and ratios) is, of course, that
- >even world-class robust models are subject to breaking the day after
- >you buy in.
-
- True.
-
- >Not to say that analysis is worthless, it's just that almost anything
- >is possible and the market is always changing. Just ask the technical
- >analysts who shorted Intel and bought IBM in December 1/2 :-).
-
- Wait a minute. What kind of technical analysts would buy IBM and short
- INTC in last December ? From pure techincal point of view, YOU SHOULD
- DO THE REVRESE. From the charts INTC shown a strong up-trend and IBM
- did NOT give any hint where the bottom is in last December.
-
- By the way, I use both technical and fundamental analysis. I use
- fundamental analysis to find the right stocks, but I use technical
- analysis to help me determine the buying and selling point.
-