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Portions of this book were previously published as Technical Analysis of the Futures Markets (New York Institute of Finance, 1985).

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First edition: January 1999

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Murphy, John J.

Technical analysis of the financial markets / John J. Murphy.

p. cm.

Rev. ed. of: Technical analysis of the futures markets. c1986.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN: 978-1-101-65919-9

1. Futures market. 2. Commodity exchanges. I. Murphy, John J.

Technical analysis of the future markets. II. Title.

HG6046.M87 1999　98-38531

332.64'4—dc21　　CIP

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