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Trading on sentiment, the power of minds over markets, Richard L. Peterson

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Trading on sentiment

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Richard L. Peterson

the power of minds over markets

Title Page -- Copyright -- Table of Contents -- Dedication -- About the Author -- Preface -- Mathematical Mayhem -- Framing the Issue -- Trading on Sentiment -- The Book -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Part One: Foundations -- Chapter 1: Perception and the Brain -- A Long Estrangement -- The Beauty Contest -- What Moves Traders? -- Chained to the Mast -- The Brain: Structure and Function -- Emotion versus Reason -- In Summary -- Notes -- Chapter 2: Mind and Emotion -- Crowds Moving Markets -- Emotional Priming -- Feelings and Finance -- How Emotions Move Traders -- Arousal, Stress, and UrgencyAnger, Fear, and Gloom -- Information Impact -- In Summary -- Notes -- Chapter 3: Information Processing -- Media and the Flash Crash -- Diversity Breakdowns -- Price Patterns -- Information Characteristics -- A Scarce Resource -- What's in a Name? -- "All That Glitters" -- Profiting From Social Inattention -- In Summary -- Notes -- Chapter 4: Sentimental Markets -- Reflexivity -- Sentiment -- Understanding Media -- The Thomson Reuters MarketPsych Indices -- In Summary -- Notes -- Chapter 5: Finding Signal in the Noise -- Can Investment Research Be Believed? -- Data BiasesNonlinear Characteristics -- Exploring Sentiment Data -- Statistical Models -- Cross-Sectional Models -- Decision Trees -- Moving Average Crossovers -- Can Sentiment Be Trusted? -- In Summary -- Notes -- Part Two: Short-term Patterns -- Chapter 6: Information Impact -- The Need for Speed -- Bankruptcy Deja Vu -- Faster than a Speeding Specialist -- A Rehash of the #HashCrash -- Breaking News -- Leaking News -- News Momentum -- Gross National Happiness -- Social Sentiment -- The Human Advantage -- In Summary -- Notes -- Chapter 7: Daily Reversals -- Social Media and Insider TradingDaily Reversals Research -- Global Price Forecasts -- In Summary -- Notes -- Chapter 8: Weekly Deceptions -- Weekly Reversals -- Emotions in Markets -- Tricky Sentiments -- The Lessons of Magic -- In Summary -- Notes -- Chapter 9: The Only Thing to Fear -- Estimates of Fear -- To Catch a Falling Knife -- Good News for People Who Love Bad News -- Panics and Bounces -- The Fear Factor in Markets -- In Summary -- Notes -- Chapter 10: Buy on the Rumor -- Price Forecasts -- Sweet Anticipation -- Earnings and IPOs -- The Neuroscience of Disappointed Expectations -- Tricks of the Stock Promoters' TradeIn Summary -- Notes -- Part Three: Long-term Patterns -- Chapter 11: Trends and Price Momentum -- What Causes Trends? -- Investor Underreaction -- Timing Trends with Moving Averages -- Augmented Momentum -- Going with the Flow -- In Summary -- Notes -- Chapter 12: Value Investing -- The Manic-Depressive Mr. Market -- Value Investing -- Selling to Optimists -- Value Traps and Catalysts -- In Summary -- Notes -- Chapter 13: Anger and Mistrust -- Anger under the Microscope -- The Value of Anger -- Trust -- Who Trusts Bankers? -- The Trust Factor -- Trust and Forgiveness -- In Summary -- NotesChapter 14: The Psychology of Leadership