- John Murphy (economist)
John J. Murphy is a
financial market analyst and is considered the father of moderntechnical analysis .Fact|date=March 2008. He has authored several bestselling books, including "Technical Analysis of the Financial Markets"."Technical Analysis of the Financial Markets" is regarded as the standard reference of technical analysis and has been translated into eight languages and has become a standard
textbook for the subject.Fact|date=March 2008 It is used as the primary text in thirtyU.S. universities Fact|date=April 2007 and is the main source of information for the test given by theMarket Technicians Association to become licensed as aChartered Market Technician (CMT).In 1992, he was given the first award for outstanding contribution to global technical analysis that was ever presented by the
International Federation of Technical Analysts .Fact|date=March 2008 In 2002, he was the recipient of the 2002Market Technicians Association Annual Award . His latest book, "Intermarket Analysis" (Wiley, 2004), is an update of his 1991 edition of the same title which created a new branch of market analysis emphasizing market linkages. Fact|date=April 2007 Murphy emphasizes the use ofexchange-traded fund s (ETFs) to implement asset allocation and sector rotation strategies as well as global trading.He has a
Bachelor of Arts inEconomics and an MBA fromFordham University .
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