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Market timing: a test of a charting heuristic

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  • Leigh, William
  • Paz, Noemi
  • Purvis, Russell

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  • Leigh, William & Paz, Noemi & Purvis, Russell, 2002. "Market timing: a test of a charting heuristic," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 77(1), pages 55-63, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:ecolet:v:77:y:2002:i:1:p:55-63
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