Market Timing

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Definition of 'Market Timing'

1. The act of attempting to predict the future direction of the market, typically through the use of technical indicators or economic data.

2. The practice of switching among mutual fund asset classes in an attempt to profit from the changes in their market outlook.
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Investopedia explains 'Market Timing'

Some investors, especially academics, believe it is impossible to time the market. Other investors, notably active traders, believe strongly in market timing. Thus, whether market timing is possible is really a matter of opinion.

What we can say with certainty is that it's very difficult to be successful at market timing continuously over the long-run. For the average investor who doesn't have the time (or desire) to watch the market on a daily basis, there are good reasons to avoid market timing and focus on investing for the long-run.
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'Market Timing'

  • Market Timing Fails As A Money Maker

    http://www.investopedia.com/articles/trading/07/market_timing.asp
    Market Timing Fails As A Money Maker. July 18 2007 ... index. Even more importantly,
    this approach does not entail market timing. (For related ...

  • Buy-And-Hold Investing Vs. Market Timing

    http://www.investopedia.com/articles/stocks/08/passive-active-investing.asp
    Buy-And-Hold Investing Vs. Market Timing. ... Timing When it comes to market timing,
    there are many people for it and many people against it. ...

  • The P/E Ratio: A Good Market-Timing Indicator

    http://www.investopedia.com/articles/technical/04/020404.asp
    The P/E Ratio: A Good Market-Timing Indicator. ... Conclusion You know the well-known
    market adage: timing is everything. The P/E SMA indicator proves this point. ...

  • Market Cycles: The Key To Maximum Returns

    http://www.investopedia.com/articles/technical/04/050504.asp
    ... Timing A cycle can last anywhere from a few weeks to a number of years, depending
    on the market in question and the time horizon at which you are looking. ...

  • Would You Profit As A Day Trader?

    http://www.investopedia.com/articles/trading/07/market-timing.asp
    ... September 19 2007 | Filed Under ยป Active Trading, Technical Analysis. Market timing
    attempts to predict the direction of future market movements in order to ...

  • Trading Is Timing

    http://www.investopedia.com/articles/trading/06/TradingisTiming.asp
    ... discussed above, the chances of success improve dramatically. For related reading,
    see Understanding Cycles - The Key To Market Timing. ...

  • Peter Lynch On Playing The Market

    http://www.investopedia.com/articles/pf/07/active_management.asp
    ... (For more, see Pick Stocks Like Peter Lynch.) Tutorial: Stock Picking Strategies
    Market Timing and Daring to be Different Lynch sums up issues on market timing ...

  • Stashing Your Cash: Mattress Or Market?

    http://www.investopedia.com/articles/basics/09/cash-is-king.asp
    ... make this move. Trying to choose the right times to get in and out of the
    stock market is referred to as market timing. If you were ...

  • Canary Capital Partners: Anatomy Of A Scandal

    http://www.investopedia.com/articles/mutualfund/08/canary_scandal.asp
    ... Market timing is an effort to predict the up or down direction in which the
    financial markets will move in order to make profitable trades. ...

  • Managing A Portfolio Of Mutual Funds

    http://www.investopedia.com/articles/mutualfund/082802.asp
    ... Market-Timing Strategy The market timing strategy implies the ability to get
    into and out of sectors or assets or markets at the right time. ...

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