Stars, crows, and doji: The use of candlesticks in stock selection

Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 283-294

  Horton, Marshall J ^a  

^a OUACHITA BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Candlestick; Charting; Market efficiency; Technical analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 64649094809     PISSN: 10629769     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.qref.2007.10.005     Document Type: Article

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