Table of Contents

Author's acknowledgements

Publisher's acknowledgements

About the author

List of figures and tables

Preface

Introduction

1. Bull market tops

2. Bear market bottoms

3. Daylight robbery

4. Built on solid foundations

5. Seasonal investing and seasonal affective disorder

6. Federal Reserve's rate-cutting cycles

7. US presidental cycle

8. Summertime blues

9. Predictive powers

10. Santa Claus rally

11. Religious holidays

12. Extreme market movements

13. Playing footsie

14. Days like these

15. S&P 500 dog effect

16. Dogs of the FTSE All-Share index

17. Budgeting for profit

18. Sporting chance

19. History lessons

20. Triple witching effect

References

Index

Promotional Information

Lifts the lid on inside trading knowledge and shows you how to make the same eye watering profits as the smartest City traders and professional investors.

About the Author

Simon Thompson has been Companies Editor of Investors Chronicle since August 2000 and a finance journalist for over 10 years. His weekly Companies column for the Investors Chronicle is read by 35,000 online and magazine subscribers every week and is one of the most read sections of the magazine Simon has an excellent track record at market timing, including calling the top of the Dow Jones Industrial Average within four days of the index hitting an all-time high in July 2007. His bearish view of the stock market has proved spot on this year with the four index short trades recommended in his Companies column producing an average profit of almost 50 per cent in 2008.

Reviews

"A quick note to short-term traders looking for an edge. Don't miss Trading Secrets by Simon Thompson" - FT 24 Jan 09