Cyclical Profits

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Last Updated : Jan 28 2013 | 12:58 AM IST

The time frame is two years and turning point is March. That's the Indian stock market cycle

Time cycles are commonplace in the financial markets, much like the comets that visit the earth periodically. That they occur is known to all of us, but exactly which one and when, is only known to those who follow them avidly and wait for their arrival.

Followers of technical analysis are a lot like astronomers in that respect. Even for amateurs, it makes sense to keep a close watch on established cycles and keep track of when they repeat themselves in the stock markets.

Being aware of these cycles can often make all the difference between success and failure in the stock markets.

Cycles, by their nature, help us in identifying potential turning points in the underlying trend of the market. Such turning points are usually termed as "time windows", in which the markets reverse the ongoing trend, within a span of +1 or

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