{"product_id":"the-evolution-of-technical-analysis-9781576603499","title":"The Evolution of Technical Analysis","description":"\u003cb\u003eA comprehensive history of the evolution of technical analysis from ancient times to the Internet age\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhether 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 \u003ci\u003eThe Evolution of Technical Analysis: Financial Prediction from Babylonian Tablets to Bloomberg Terminals\u003c\/i\u003e, 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\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eReveals the origins of technical analysis\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCompares and contrasts the Eastern practices of China and Japan to Western methods\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDetails the contributions of pioneers such as Charles Dow, Munehisa Homma, Humphrey B. Neill, and William D. Gann\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Evolution of Technical Analysis\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eANDREW W. LO\u003c\/b\u003e is the Harris \u0026amp; Harris Group Professor of Finance at MIT Sloan School of Management and the director of MIT's Laboratory for Financial Engineering. He has published numerous papers in leading academic and practitioner journals, and his books include \u003ci\u003eThe Econometrics of Financial Markets, A Non-Random Walk Down Wall Street\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eHedge Funds: An Analytic Perspective\u003c\/i\u003e. His awards include the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Fellowship, the Paul A. Samuelson Award, the Graham and Dodd Award, the James R. Vertin Award, and the American Association of Individual Investors Award. He is also Chairman and Chief Investment Strategist of AlphaSimplex Group, LLC. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJASMINA HASANHODZIC\u003c\/b\u003e is a research scientist at Alpha-Simplex Group, LLC, where she develops quantitative investment strategies and benchmarks. She received her PhD from MIT's Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Her works on alternative market betas and technical analysis have appeared in leading publications, such as the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Investment Management\u003c\/i\u003e, and she is the coauthor with Andrew Lo of the book \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eHeretics of Finance\u003c\/i\u003e. She also serves on the Board of Directors of the Market Technicians Association Educational Foundation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomberg Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50855533379858,"sku":"9781576603499","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_37134033-71ab-45bb-a85b-61ccc128cd4d.jpg?v=1737483616","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-evolution-of-technical-analysis-9781576603499","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}