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Summary: Definitely worth the price ! ! !
Review: Easily this book paid for its self in the first couple chapters. If I knew before I bought it how enlightening it would be, I would have been willing to pay much more than the retail price.
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Summary: Extremely profitable, if you are patient enough
Review: I am sorry that I had read this book late, but hopefully it is not too late. In short, this is a book about very long term market timing through 100+ years of "statistical or historical analysis" plus some "trading philosophy". The essence of it came in the first 39 pages (or 3 chapters out of 13), which can be summarized as:-1. Optimal buy points come in years ending in twos and threes, followed by the incredibly strong five years, then in the fall of any year ending in seven. Most major highs have come in years ending in nine and zero. pg 14 2. Every four years we expect a market bottom. Incidentally one should be looking for significant market bottoms in 2006, 2010, 2014.... pg 19/20 3. March buys in years ending in eights and September exits in years ending in nines gave spectacular results. pg 25 4. The Oct buy April sell % gain is significantly higher than the April buy Oct sell % gain. pg 33 5. Combining all the above, we should have a significant market rally in 2005 and another in 2006. pg 38 Up to this very day on Feb 2004 which is over nine months after it's publication, what the author said was by and large correct. There is no reason not to recommend this book to anybody who got the patience and the courage to place a high probability bet. p.s. With respect to the trading philosophy part, I would like to quote something from the book for your reference. Hope you like them. 1. October. This is one of the peculiarly dangerous months to speculate in stocks. The others are July, January, September, April, November, May, March, June, December, August and February. Mark Twain. pg 29 2. Markets dont top because sellers come into the marketplace. Markets top because there are simply no more buyers. Tom De Mark pg 50 3. The opposite of any generally accepted idea is worth a fortune to somebody. Francis Scott Fitzgerald Key pg 97
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Summary: Extremely profitable, if you are patient enough
Review: I am sorry that I had read this book late, but hopefully it is not too late. In short, this is a book about very long term market timing through 100+ years of "statistical or historical analysis" plus some "trading philosophy". The essence of it came in the first 39 pages (or 3 chapters out of 13), which can be summarized as:- 1. Optimal buy points come in years ending in twos and threes, followed by the incredibly strong five years, then in the fall of any year ending in seven. Most major highs have come in years ending in nine and zero. pg 14 2. Every four years we expect a market bottom. Incidentally one should be looking for significant market bottoms in 2006, 2010, 2014.... pg 19/20 3. March buys in years ending in eights and September exits in years ending in nines gave spectacular results. pg 25 4. The Oct buy April sell % gain is significantly higher than the April buy Oct sell % gain. pg 33 5. Combining all the above, we should have a significant market rally in 2005 and another in 2006. pg 38 Up to this very day on Feb 2004 which is over nine months after it's publication, what the author said was by and large correct. There is no reason not to recommend this book to anybody who got the patience and the courage to place a high probability bet. p.s. With respect to the trading philosophy part, I would like to quote something from the book for your reference. Hope you like them. 1. October. This is one of the peculiarly dangerous months to speculate in stocks. The others are July, January, September, April, November, May, March, June, December, August and February. Mark Twain. pg 29 2. Markets dont top because sellers come into the marketplace. Markets top because there are simply no more buyers. Tom De Mark pg 50 3. The opposite of any generally accepted idea is worth a fortune to somebody. Francis Scott Fitzgerald Key pg 97
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Summary: Extremely profitable, if you are patient enough
Review: I am sorry that I had read this book late, but hopefully it is not too late. In short, this is a book about very long term market timing through 100+ years of "statistical or historical analysis" plus some "trading philosophy". The essence of it came in the first 39 pages (or 3 chapters out of 13), which can be summarized as:- 1. Optimal buy points come in years ending in twos and threes, followed by the incredibly strong five years, then in the fall of any year ending in seven. Most major highs have come in years ending in nine and zero. pg 14 2. Every four years we expect a market bottom. Incidentally one should be looking for significant market bottoms in 2006, 2010, 2014.... pg 19/20 3. March buys in years ending in eights and September exits in years ending in nines gave spectacular results. pg 25 4. The Oct buy April sell % gain is significantly higher than the April buy Oct sell % gain. pg 33 5. Combining all the above, we should have a significant market rally in 2005 and another in 2006. pg 38 Up to this very day on Feb 2004 which is over nine months after it's publication, what the author said was by and large correct. There is no reason not to recommend this book to anybody who got the patience and the courage to place a high probability bet. p.s. With respect to the trading philosophy part, I would like to quote something from the book for your reference. Hope you like them. 1. October. This is one of the peculiarly dangerous months to speculate in stocks. The others are July, January, September, April, November, May, March, June, December, August and February. Mark Twain. pg 29 2. Markets dont top because sellers come into the marketplace. Markets top because there are simply no more buyers. Tom De Mark pg 50 3. The opposite of any generally accepted idea is worth a fortune to somebody. Francis Scott Fitzgerald Key pg 97
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Summary: Great book and great teacher
Review: I have had the distinct honor to know the author for over 3 decades both professionally and socially. There is not a stitch of difference between the author and person. Both are sincere, knowlegeable and charismatic. I had the fortune to meet Mr. williams in 1971 after he had made his mark and notoriety in sthe stock market and was well on his way to conquering the commodities' markets. As with the response most will have once they have read this book, I had the same reaction to Larry when we first met. His sincerity and willingness to give and share with his readers his original research may at first appear to be promotional. Upon further reading of the book and further talking to him, one realizes he is genuinely concerned that the reader and listener at least consider the experiences and knowledge he has acuired and he is willing to share. His interest in the readers'trading welfare and success is for real. Many other books in the investment area are written to promote the author and the information is a rehash of worthless information that others have offered before. Larry does not operate on this level. The value a reader derives from his book is many times greater than its cost. This book is intended not only for the new, inexperienced trader, but also for the professional who has acquired his own methodology of trading. Larry information can fill the holes experienced traders may have in their trading approach. I cannot emphasize enough the value associated with his work and anything he may write. He has enjoyed the benefit of being obsessed with the markets for 35 plus years and a reader is able at a small price to acquire a portion of this legend's wealth of knowledge. I am not inclined to recommend anyone's book or research until I have researched the ideas and been able to accept their trading ideas as being reasonable and applicable to trading. In the case of this author, I can only write that it would behoove all traders to at least acquaint themselves with the work of this trading legend. You won't be disappointed. He has been an inspiration to me and my career and without his profound influence upon me in the early years of trading I would not have enjoyed the success in trading that I have.
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Summary: Common Sense Formulas for Making Money in the Market
Review: I have traded the stock market for nearly thirty years. I have always been on the lookout for a basic approach that makes common and fundamental sense on how to position oneself in the market. In this book, Larry details precisely HOW to pick stocks - which ones to pick, and WHEN to pick them. If you had used this approach in the past few years, you would have essentially missed the entire NASDAQ debacle from 1999 on. In fact, since 1999 you would have actually made money. And in the good times, this approach really shines. Larry Williams is concise, clear and easy to follow. He shows you how to pick the most solid stocks that are making money, have good prospects and (generally) pay you a dividend that makes current bank rates pale in comparison. The book is a wealth of information that no serious stock investor should be without. Do so at your own risk.
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Summary: Where are the formulas ?
Review: I think a good book is one that give you all the details to reproduce the results if you wish. Maybe we need to seek for older books when authors didnt have a site to sell software. My first contact with Larry Williams books was with one that he wrote in 1968. In that book things were written more clearly although in the present book several of his theories are largely ignored, as for example, the 37 year cycle he had discovered. (Why ?).
Despite that, I admire Larry Williams and I think his books are funny, and have useful information.
But I was very frustated with his PROPRIETARY sentiment indexes, and some other formulas, like the management ones that are stated in very confuse terms!
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Summary: Some good things and some not so good
Review: Larry includes some historical perspectives on market cycle analysis which is pretty good. He devotes a whole chapter on his Sentiment indicator which can be used to buy & sell stocks. The problem is at the end of the chapter he mentions a company where we can buy charts with his indicator. Larry's Williams R and A/D indicators are in most good software programs but I have never seen a "sentiment" indicator from Larry. I really dislike books where you are taught a method only to sell us another service. They are essentially just an advertisement for another service. What a waste.
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Summary: Where are the formulas ?
Review: Larry Williams appears to be very good at investing -just ask him. According to his web site, the man is "a legend". Having been foolish enough to believe the hype, I alone am at fault for taking the bait and buying the book. But the crux of this review is it is rude to promote yourself and your merchandise while promising to show how to buy "The Right Stock At The Right Time", unless one is really prepared to deliver on that searing promise.
To the author's credit, the book was released last year, when Bubble 2 had not yet come into fruition. The book is subtitled, "Prospering in the Coming Good Years", and it takes certain courage and conviction to assume the role of a guide to the stock market when most of us would have guessed that conditions were about to get much worse. The problem is Williams' advice is muddled, and much of it is laced with sleazy self-interest in the form of other products offered by guess who. At first glance, many will rest assured that Larry Williams offers lots of research in his book "for your perusal, study and edification". At times, as is noted in Chapter 11 of "The Right Stock At The Right Time", Williams even updates these studies on his web site: www.larrywms.com. Maybe you should stop by Williams' site for a flavor of the edification he offers if you believe this review is merely an effort to stigmatize the book and its author. "The Right Stock At The Right Time" seems to offer a full investment system for the stock market. And like any really good investment book, it offers a chapter on money management. Only it really doesn't. Williams unveils some ratios, many of which have already been revealed by other investment writers with much less fanfare. But he doesn't quite say how to make use of them. And the system Williams nearly articulates in his book appears already to be usurped by a newer system called "The Dow Darlings", which readers can pay $200 to learn more about in a newsletter offered by Williams. Then Williams promises astute and novel insight on money management. Only what he offers is less than half-baked, ultimately summarized in the following ill-defined formula: account balance * risk percent = contracts or shares to trade. The equation is pretty much left as a dangling platitude, although Williams says this amounts to "the keys to the kingdom". If you are confused, don't worry. There is always the possibility of elucidation in the form of some money management software offered at Williams' website. Although I did not know anything about Williams before seeing and reading this book, it turns out I have met him before in an endless parade of gaseous, self-merchandising business books by other meatless and notoriously self-aggrandizing authors such as Robert Allen (who fittingly pens an endorsement on the book's jacket), Wade Cook (whose abilities need not be further described), Donald Trump (the great businessman who doesn't really make money), Van Tharp (the trader who doesn't really trade) and James Cramer (the stock buyer who was really selling). As in the case of books by those authors, you will likely not be referring back to this text in 10 years to find hidden meanings.
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Summary: Muddled, Largely Meatless Wisdom
Review: Larry Williams appears to be very good at investing -just ask him. According to his web site, the man is "a legend". Having been foolish enough to believe the hype, I alone am at fault for taking the bait and buying the book. But the crux of this review is it is rude to promote yourself and your merchandise while promising to show how to buy "The Right Stock At The Right Time", unless one is really prepared to deliver on that searing promise.
To the author's credit, the book was released last year, when Bubble 2 had not yet come into fruition. The book is subtitled, "Prospering in the Coming Good Years", and it takes certain courage and conviction to assume the role of a guide to the stock market when most of us would have guessed that conditions were about to get much worse. The problem is Williams' advice is muddled, and much of it is laced with sleazy self-interest in the form of other products offered by guess who. At first glance, many will rest assured that Larry Williams offers lots of research in his book "for your perusal, study and edification". At times, as is noted in Chapter 11 of "The Right Stock At The Right Time", Williams even updates these studies on his web site: www.larrywms.com. Maybe you should stop by Williams' site for a flavor of the edification he offers if you believe this review is merely an effort to stigmatize the book and its author. "The Right Stock At The Right Time" seems to offer a full investment system for the stock market. And like any really good investment book, it offers a chapter on money management. Only it really doesn't. Williams unveils some ratios, many of which have already been revealed by other investment writers with much less fanfare. But he doesn't quite say how to make use of them. And the system Williams nearly articulates in his book appears already to be usurped by a newer system called "The Dow Darlings", which readers can pay $200 to learn more about in a newsletter offered by Williams. Then Williams promises astute and novel insight on money management. Only what he offers is less than half-baked, ultimately summarized in the following ill-defined formula: account balance * risk percent = contracts or shares to trade. The equation is pretty much left as a dangling platitude, although Williams says this amounts to "the keys to the kingdom". If you are confused, don't worry. There is always the possibility of elucidation in the form of some money management software offered at Williams' website. Although I did not know anything about Williams before seeing and reading this book, it turns out I have met him before in an endless parade of gaseous, self-merchandising business books by other meatless and notoriously self-aggrandizing authors such as Robert Allen (who fittingly pens an endorsement on the book's jacket), Wade Cook (whose abilities need not be further described), Donald Trump (the great businessman who doesn't really make money), Van Tharp (the trader who doesn't really trade) and James Cramer (the stock buyer who was really selling). As in the case of books by those authors, you will likely not be referring back to this text in 10 years to find hidden meanings.
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