The Janus Factor Trend Follower's Guide to Market Dialectics
, by Anderson, Gary EdwinNote: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9781118087077 | 1118087070
- Cover: Hardcover
- Copyright: 11/28/2012
The Janus Factor will offer a theory about how feedback loops explain market behavior and how the theory can be used to trade more profitably. Janus was the Roman god of gates and doors and was represented by two opposing faces, suggesting the two-sided nature of things. Gary Anderson uses the metaphor of Janus to explain the dual nature of markets and how the market vacillates between two different market environments; trend following and contrarian. He develops a systematic view of how positive and negative feedback loops drive capital flows in the stock market and how those flows tend to favor either sector leading or sector laggards at different points in time. Winner of the 2003 Charles H. Dow Award from the Market Technicians Association for a paper on the subject, Anderson's work is both intellectually challenging and highly practical. Readers will gain new insights into market behavior and new tactics for interpreting stock market trends.