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J.M. Hurst
Cyclic Analysis
Richard D. Wyckoff
Volumetric Analysis
Giuseppe Migliorino
Cyclic Analysis
J. Peter Steidlmayer
Market Profile
W.D. Gann
Cyclic Analysis
Ralph Nelson Elliott
Cyclic Analysis
Charles H. Dow
Technical Analysis
Munehisa Homma
Price Action
Jesse Livermore
Discretionary Trading
Nicolas Darvas
Trend Following
J. Welles Wilder
Technical Indicators
John Bollinger
Volatility
Ed Seykota
Systematic Trading
Richard Dennis
Systematic Trading
Larry Williams
Short-Term Trading
Linda Raschke
Short-Term Trading
Paul Tudor Jones
Macro Trading
George Soros
Macro Trading
Stanley Druckenmiller
Macro Trading
Jim Simons
Quantitative Trading
Ray Dalio
Systematic Macro
Warren Buffett
Value Investing
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