Mastering Market Timing

Foreword by Dr. Henry Pruden xv Introduction 1 Part I: A Wyckoff-Lowry Analysis of Major Market Tops and Bottoms Since 1968 Chapter 1 Richard D. Wyckoff and Lyman M. Lowry: The Analysts and Their Methods 11 Chapter 2 How Major Market Tops Form: Part I, The Preliminaries 19 Chapter 3 How Major Market Tops Form: Part II, The End Game 39 Chapter 4 How Major Market Bottoms Form: Part I, Panic and Capitulation 61 Chapter 5 How Major Market Bottoms Form: Part II, Accumulation and Breakout 83 Part II: Combining a Wyckoff-Lowry Analysis with Other Tools for Timing Major Market Tops and Bottoms Chapter 6 Building a Cause: How R. D. Wyckoff Uses Point and Figure Charts to Establish Price Targets 103 Chapter 7 Identifying Major Market Top and Bottoms: Other Tools to Consider 127 Chapter 8 The Curious Case of the 2000-2001 Market Top and Demise of the Secular Bull Market 151 Chapter 9 A Wyckoff/Lowry Analysis of the 2000 Market Top 167 Chapter 10 Where Are We Now? 179 Chapter 11 Putting It All Together 193 Index 197

Richard Dickson is a Senior Vice President at Lowry Research and Director of Research for the Domestic and Global versions of Lowry's primary product, Lowry on Demand. He also chairs the Research Committee for Lowry Capital Management. Dick has been a technical market analyst for more than 30 years. Prior to joining Lowry in 2002, Dick was Senior Technical Equity Strategist at two major regional brokerage firms. Dick is a frequent contributor to many radio and television shows, and his words are seen often in newspaper and financial publications. Dick has served on the Board of Directors of the Market Technicians Association, first as Education Chair and later as Treasurer. He also served on the Board of Directors of the MTA Educational Foundation. In 1995, as head of the Market Technicians Association's Educational Committee, he initiated and taught the first full-credit course on technical analysis at the university level in the United States. In 1997, Dick received the MTA's "Best of the Best" award for his work in education. Dick is currently a member of AAPTA (the American Association of Professional Technical Analysts). He is a graduate of Principia College (BA) and the University of Virginia (MA). Tracy Knudsen, Chartered Market Technician (CMT), has been a market technician for 17 years. She currently holds the positions of Senior Vice President of Research at Lowry Research Corporation and Assistant Portfolio Manager at Lowry Capital Management. Prior to joining Lowry's, Tracy held the position of Senior Market Strategist at Candlecharts.com and, prior to that, Senior Technical Analyst at Stone & McCarthy Research Associates. Tracy has been quoted in major financial publications and written articles for the magazine Stocks, Futures, and Options as well as Technical Analysis of Stocks and Commodities. Tracy has also appeared on Bloomberg Radio's afternoon program, Taking Stock. Tracy is a member of both the Market Technicians Association and the