Janus Factor (Bloom Fin) - Hardcover

by Gary Edwin Anderson (Author)

Tap into feedback loops to unravel market trends and discover profitable trading opportunities

The Janus Factor presents an innovative theory that describes how feedback loops determine market behavior. The book clearly shows how the theory can be applied to make trading more profitable. The metaphor of the two-faced god Janus is used to reflect alternating market environments, one dominated by trend followers and the other by contrarian bargain hunters.

In this book, author Gary Anderson puts forth a systematic view of how positive and negative feedback drive capital flows in the stock market and how those flows tend to favor either sector leaders or sector laggards at different times.

• Discusses how to find better performing stocks
• Outlines when and how to use momentum strategies for big profits
• Addresses when and how to use contrarian strategies
• Gary Anderson is the winner of the 2003 Charles H. Dow Award, presented by the Market Technicians Association

Intellectually challenging and highly practical, The Janus Factor offers insight into market behavior and new methods for capturing stock market trends.

Front Jacket

To A Trader, some profits may seem to come more easily than others. There is a reason for this--known as the Janus Factor--and it's the single most powerful influence on your trading results.

Nobody understands this better than author Gary Edwin Anderson--a thirty-five-year market veteran and winner of the 2003 Charles H. Dow Award from the Market Technicians Association. And now, with The Janus Factor, he shares his extensive insights on this important topic with you.

Janus was the Roman god of gates and doors and was represented by two opposing faces, suggesting the two-sided nature of things. Here, Anderson uses the metaphor of Janus to explain the dual nature of the markets and how the markets vacillate between two different environments: one which is dominated by trend followers and the other by contrarian bargain hunters.

As Anderson addresses how to recognize these shifts--which will put you in a better position to improve your odds of success from market to market--he also offers a systematic view of how positive and negative feedback loops drive capital flows in the stock market. With a firm understanding of how those flows tend to favor either sector leaders or sector laggards at different time, you'll not only be better equipped to find the market's high-probability sweet-spot, but you'll also discover how to avoid low-probability trades. Along the way, Anderson also shows you what it takes to compute "The Spread," which he considers a trader's ultimate risk-management tool.

Whether you're a new trader or a seasoned pro, The Janus Factor has what you need to succeed. Filled with valuable insights into market behavior and new methods for interpreting stock market trends, this reliable resource will help you enter the market with confidence and exit with profits.

Back Jacket

TO A TRADER, some profits may seem to come more easily than others. There is a reason for this--known as the Janus Factor--and it's the single most powerful influence on your trading results.

Nobody understands this better than author Gary Edwin Anderson--a thirty-five-year market veteran and winner of the 2003 Charles H. Dow Award from the Market Technicians Association. And now, with The Janus Factor, he shares his extensive insights on this important topic with you.

Janus was the Roman god of gates and doors and was represented by two opposing faces, suggesting the two-sided nature of things. Here, Anderson uses the metaphor of Janus to explain the dual nature of the markets and how the markets vacillate between two different environments: one which is dominated by trend followers and the other by contrarian bargain hunters.

As Anderson addresses how to recognize these shifts--which will put you in a better position to improve your odds of success from market to market--he also offers a systematic view of how positive and negative feedback loops drive capital flows in the stock market. With a firm understanding of how those flows tend to favor either sector leaders or sector laggards at different times, you'll not only be better equipped to find the market's high-probability sweet-spot, but you'll also discover how to avoid low-probability trades. Along the way, Anderson also shows you what it takes to compute "The Spread," which he considers a trader's ultimate risk-management tool.

Whether you're a new trader or a seasoned pro, The Janus Factor has what you need to succeed. Filled with valuable insights into market behavior and new methods for interpreting stock market trends, this reliable resource will help you enter the market with confidence and exit with profits.

Author Biography

GARY EDWIN ANDERSON is a principal of Anderson & Loe, providing stock market consulting and advisory services to an international clientele of professional asset managers, including banks, mutual funds, hedge funds, and financial advisors. A well-known technical analyst, Anderson won the 2003 Charles H. Dow Award from the Market Technicians Association for his paper on feedback loops in the stock market. Anderson's work has been featured in Barron's, and he has been published in Technical Analysis of Stocks & Commodities. In addition, he publishes a weekly commentary, Equity Portfolio Manager, and is the primary author of Trader's Boot Camp (tradersbootcamp.com), an online educational service.