Evidence of psychological barriers in the conditional moments of major world stock indices

Review of Financial Economics

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 73-91

  Cyree, Ken B ^a   Domian, Dale L ^b   Louton, David A ^a   Yobaccio, Elizabeth J ^a  

^a BRYANT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Market psychology; Psychological barriers; Stock indices

Indexed keywords

EID: 0043098164     PISSN: 10583300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1058-3300(99)00002-6     Document Type: Article

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