John J. Murphy is an American financial market analyst, and is considered the father of inter-market technical analysis[1] He has authored several books, but is most known for his book, Technical Analysis of the Futures Markets. He later revised and broadened this book into Technical Analysis of the Financial Markets.[2]
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He graduated from University of Rhode Island with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and an MBA.
Technical Analysis of the Futures Markets is regarded as the standard reference of technical analysis.[3] Intermarket Analysis: Profiting From Global Market Relationships is a primary source for the Market Technicians Association Chartered Market Technician Level 3 exam.[4]
He emphasizes the use of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to implement asset allocation and sector rotation strategies as well as global trading. He is Chief Technical Analyst, at StockCharts.com.[5][6] His investment opinion has appeared in Barron's.[7]
He has appeared on Bloomberg TV,[8] CNN Moneyline, Nightly Business Report,[9] Wall Street Week with Louis Rukeyser,[10] and 7 years on CNBC.[11][12]