Market timing is the holy grail of investors and financial academics. Here we look at why it has been thought impossible, and how it can be successfully implemented.

Discover why dynamic asset allocation and market timing strategies using moving averages can outperform 'buy and hold' in a ...

Merton, Robert C. "On Market Timing and Investment Performance Part I: An Equilibrium Theory of Value for Market Forecasts." Journal of Business 54, no. 3 (July 1981): 363–406.

Greater fool theory involves buying overvalued assets to sell at profit to another buyer. U.S. housing example shows it can yield high or low returns based on market timing. This investment ...

In theory, perfect market timing would allow an investor to consistently buy low and sell high. However, predicting short-term market movements is extremely difficult in reality. It also ...

Evidence suggests that the average annual return from stocks over the next 10 years will be very low, prompting an investor shift from buy-and-hold to market timing. Graphs show a high correlation ...