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Market Timer

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Market timer
A money manager who assumes he or she can forecast when the stock market will go up and down.
Market Timer
A money manager who seeks a profit for clients from his/her own ability to predict when the market will climb and fall. That is, a market timer buys securities when he/she believes that they are about to increase in price and sells when he/she believes their prices will fall. A market timer may use technical analysis to discern future price movements.
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