|  MAY 1992

Ranking The Currency Markets by Tim Hayes

Ranking The Currency Markets by Tim Hayes The very idea of trading the currency markets can make the most seasoned traders shudder a little, but in truth, doing so could be lucrative when combined with a solid technical system. You can rank currencies by averaging the percentage rate of change over various periods. Combining the ranking table with your timing models will help with market timing, too. Tim Hayes, of Ned Davis Research, can fill you in on ranking the currency markets. When currency markets come to mind, the risk-averse investor might cringe at the thought of wild short-term swings an environment fit only for short-term futures traders. But for the institutional as well as novice investor, an intermediate- to long-term approach toward the currencies can be very rewarding when based on a proven technical system that effectively reduces risk while enhancing flexibility. While identifying the best currencies to invest in and the optimum junctures for action, an effective currency timing system can add leverage and diversity to your portfolio and help the investor determine when to get into and out of foreign stocks, bonds and money market funds denominated in various foreign currencies By identifying the major trends and riding them for the intermediate term, the investor need not worry about a one- or two-day spike unless the spike marks the start of a trend change. The reduced risk of the longer-term approach is significant to those who prefer to seek consistent returns rather than risk big losses for big gains.

by Tim Hayes