Beat the Market: Win with Proven Stock Selection and Market Timing Tools

Product Author Bios

Gerald Appel has, since 1973, published Systems and Forecasts, a leading technical analysis publication. He is legendary for his work in technical analysis and market timing, including the creation of Moving Average Convergence/Divergence (MACD), one of the field’s most valuable tools. His books include Opportunity Investing, Winning Market Systems, and Technical Analysis–Power Tools for Active Investors. His company, Signalert, with its affiliates, currently manages approximately $250,000,000 in private capital. He has trained thousands of traders through his renowned tapes, seminars, and workbooks.

“In this compelling book, Gerald Appel distills a lifetime of learning about what works on Wall Street into key principles of investment success. Whether you are new to the world of finance or you’re a veteran portfolio manager, you will gain from Gerald’s innovative research and his discerning insights into price behavior.”

Nelson Freeburg, Editor and Publisher, Formula Research

“This new book by Gerald Appel follows the rich legacy he has established over the years; it is a treasure chest of valuable advice which bestows on the reader the benefit of his decades of investment experience. It receives my highest recommendation.”

Edward D. Dobson, President, Traders Press

You can clearly outperform the stock market indexes and a “buy and hold” approach to investing. Leading investment expert Gerald Appel shows you how. Appel introduces The Weekly Stock Market Power Gauge that employs three specific market timing indicators that have had excellent performance histories going back as far as 1970. These timing indicators enable you to gauge the market strength and can be maintained by almost any investor in only a few minutes per week.

Using Appel’s techniques, you’ll learn how to forecast the likely direction of the market, and its relative strength compared with fixed income and other investments. The book provides exact buy-sell indicators, with specific signal generators and track records for readers to follow. In addition, Appel’s techniques help you identify the specific mutual funds, exchange-traded funds, and market sectors that are likely to be most profitable.

Simply put, Appel shows you what information you need to forecast the direction of stock prices with high probabilities of success, where to readily locate that information, how to interpret that information, and when to enter and when to exit the stock market.

• Gauge the market’s true inner pulse...
  ...and identify major market shifts in time to leverage them
• Optimize your portfolio’s blend of risk and reward
  Use proven timing models to systematically reduce risk and maximize profit opportunities
• Master powerful momentum investing techniques
  Win by going with the flow, not against it
• Select the right equities, ETFs, and mutual funds
  Objectively choose the best investments in any market environment

Table of Contents

Introduction     xix