Chaos and Order in the Capital Markets: A New View of Cycles, Prices, and Market Volatility

Although a bit sparse in some areas, one must realize that this is not a textbook. To that end, this is a truly insightful book, delivering a great deal of information on a topic that is mostly overlooked, yet extremely important to the subject matter. I wish the author/publisher would release a newer version, including some of the more updated topics in the field. However, overall this is an excellent guide and wonderful introduction to the subject matter!

Great at explaining the math behind chaos theory and how it pertains to the market, but could have provided the reader with how to use these insights to get an edge in the market. That part was lacking and I was left unsatisfied, after loving the first half of the book.

clear, readable

This book receives 4 stars because it has made a serious attempt to apply non-linear models to financial markets. However, financial markets are incredibly difficult to model and a constant moving target. Since 2008, and after the colossal sums of money continue to be printed to rig ALL markets to provide illicit gains for the banks and their chief (the Fed), most attempts to model markets and use quant model will likely prove futile or short-lived.