Psychology of the Stock Market

by G. C. Selden

9 chapters2h 12mEnglish1912

About this book

Written in 1912 (before the 1929 crash and way before electronic trading), economist G. C. Selden explores the psychology behind stock market behavior. Boom and crash cycles all have their basis in the human psyche. (Summary by TriciaG)

Chapters (8)

1I—The Speculative Cycle

1182

2II—Inverted Reasoning and its Consequences

868

3III—“They”

1019

4IV—Confusing the Present with the Future—Discounting

1224

5V—Confusing the Personal with the General

1253

6VI—The Panic and the Boom

902

7VII—The Psychology of Scale Orders

528

8VIII—The Mental Attitude of the Individual

920

Psychology of the Stock Market

About this book

Chapters (8)

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