Table of Contents

Technical Analysis.- Preprocessing Procedures.- Assessing the Predictive Performance of Technical Analysis.- Horizontal Patterns.- Zigzag Patterns.- Circular Patterns.- Technical Indicators.- A Statistical Assessment.- Dynamic Time Warping for Pattern Recognition.

About the Author

Prodromos E. Tsinaslanidis, Ph.D., is Lecturer of Finance in the Business School at the Canterbury Christ Church University. Dr. Tsinaslanidis’ research interests include technical analysis, pattern recognition, efficient market hypothesis and design and assessment of investment and trading strategies.

Achilleas D. Zapranis, Ph.D., is Professor of Finance in the Department of Accounting and Finance at the University of Macedonia, where he is also Rector. In addition, Dr. Zapranis is a member of the Board of Directors of Thessaloniki’s Innovation Zone.