Question 1

From day 1 to day 4, the TRIN has ________ and is ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   increased; bullish
B)   increased; bearish
C)   decreased; bullish
D)   decreased; bearishE) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 2

If investors overweight recent performance in forecasting the future, they are exhibiting ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   representativeness bias
B)   framing error
C)   memory bias
D)   overconfidenceE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 3

Following a period of falling prices, the moving average will ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   be below the current price
B)   be above the current price
C)   be equal to the current price
D)   become more volatile than it had been before prices fellE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 4

Contrarian investors consider a high put/call ratio a ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   bearish signal
B)   bullish signal
C)   trend confirmation signal
D)   signal to enter the options marketE) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 5

The TRIN on day 2 is ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   .72
B)   1.04
C)  .92
D)   .55E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 6

Relative strength is ________ indicator.

Accepted Answer

A)   a fundamental
B)   an economic
C)   a technical
D)   an internationalE) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 7

Cumulative breadth for the 4 days is ________, which is ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   -140; bullish
B)   -140; bearish
C)   -300; bullish
D)   -300; bearishE) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 8

According to market technicians, it is time to sell stock in a head-and-shoulders formation when ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   the price index pierces the left shoulder
B)   the price index pierces the right shoulder
C)   the price index pierces the head
D)   none of these options takes placeE) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 9

The cumulative breadth for the first 2 days is ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   -240
B)   -50
C)   110
D)   250E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 10

You find that the confidence index is down, the market breadth is up, and the trin ratio is down. In total, how many bullish signs do you have?

Accepted Answer

A)   0
B)   1
C)   2
D)   3E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 11

On a particular day, there were 890 stocks that advanced on the NYSE and 723 that declined. The volume in advancing issues was 80,846,000, and the volume in declining issues was 70,397,000. The common measure of market breadth is ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   -10,449,000
B)   -167
C)   167
D)   10,449,000E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 12

The cumulative tally of the number of advancing stocks minus declining stocks is called the ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   market breadth
B)   market volume
C)   trin ratio
D)   relative strength ratioE) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 13

Even though indexing is growing in popularity, only about ________ of equity in the mutual fund industry is held in indexed funds. This may be a sign that investors and managers ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   5%; are excessively conservative
B)   25%; overestimate their ability
C)   15%; suffer from framing biases
D)   25%; engage in mental accountingE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 14

A major problem with technical trading strategies is that ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   it is very difficult to identify a true trend before the fact
B)   it is very difficult to identify the correct trend after the fact
C)   it is so easy to identify trends that all investors quickly do so
D)   Kondratieff showed that you can't identify trends without 48 to 60 years of dataE) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 15

The moving average generates buy signal(s)  ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   on days 3, 11, and 15
B)   on days 2, 8, and 16
C)   on days 5, 9, and 13
D)   on no daysE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 16

The Elliott wave theory gives a buy signal when you can identify a primary bull trend by identifying ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   when the long-term direction of the market is positive
B)   when the long-term direction of the market is negative
C)   when the long-term direction of the market is stable
D)   good stocks without regard to the long-term direction of the marketE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 17

Technical traders view mutual fund investors as ________ market timers.

Accepted Answer

A)   excellent
B)   frequent
C)   neutral
D)   poorE) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 18

If investors are too slow to update their beliefs about a stock's future performance when new evidence arises, they are exhibiting ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   representativeness bias
B)   framing error
C)   conservatism
D)   memory biasE) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 19

Trend analysts who follow bonds are most likely to monitor the ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   confidence index
B)   odd-lot trading
C)   short interest
D)   TRIN statisticE) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 20

An investor purchases shares of an index fund. The investor could take on the same level of risk by taking out a loan and purchasing a higher-risk specialty fund. The Sharpe ratio on this complete portfolio is higher than her existing investment. What behavioral concept prevents the investor from taking out the loan and investing in the index fund?

Accepted Answer

A)   Framing bias
B)   Excessive volatility
C)   Loss aversion
D)   Mental accountingE) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Exam 9: Behavioral Finance and Technical Analysis

If investors overweight recent performance in forecasting the future, they are exhibiting ________.

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If investors are too slow to update their beliefs about a stock's future performance when new evidence arises, they are exhibiting ________.

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According to market technicians, it is time to sell stock in a head-and-shoulders formation when ________.

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The Elliott wave theory gives a buy signal when you can identify a primary bull trend by identifying ________.

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On a particular day, there were 890 stocks that advanced on the NYSE and 723 that declined. The volume in advancing issues was 80,846,000, and the volume in declining issues was 70,397,000. The common measure of market breadth is ________.

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Even though indexing is growing in popularity, only about of equity in the mutual fund industry is held in indexed funds. This may be a sign that investors and managers .

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Trend analysts who follow bonds are most likely to monitor the ________.

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The cumulative breadth for the first 2 days is ________.

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The cumulative tally of the number of advancing stocks minus declining stocks is called the ________.

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The moving average generates buy signal(s) ________.

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The TRIN on day 2 is ________.

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Contrarian investors consider a high put/call ratio a ________.

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Technical traders view mutual fund investors as ________ market timers.

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Following a period of falling prices, the moving average will ________.

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Relative strength is ________ indicator.

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From day 1 to day 4, the TRIN has and is .

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Cumulative breadth for the 4 days is , which is .

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You find that the confidence index is down, the market breadth is up, and the trin ratio is down. In total, how many bullish signs do you have?

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A major problem with technical trading strategies is that ________.

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According to market technicians, it is time to sell stock in a head-and-shoulders formation when ________.

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The Elliott wave theory gives a buy signal when you can identify a primary bull trend by identifying ________.

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On a particular day, there were 890 stocks that advanced on the NYSE and 723 that declined. The volume in advancing issues was 80,846,000, and the volume in declining issues was 70,397,000. The common measure of market breadth is ________.

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Even though indexing is growing in popularity, only about ________ of equity in the mutual fund industry is held in indexed funds. This may be a sign that investors and managers ________.

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