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Murphy, John J., [date]
Technical analysis of the financial markets / John J.
Murphy. p. cm. Rev. ed. of: Technical analysis of the futures markets.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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1. Futures market.
2. Commodity exchanges.
I. Murphy, John J.
Technical analysis of the futures markets. II. Title.
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