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• Anatomy Of Moving Average Trading Part 1: Black Swan Events

  ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Can technical analysis save investors from a prolonged down period in the market? In this first part of a look at trading with moving average systems, we'll present the results of a study testing a variety of moving average-based trading rules on six U.S. broad market ETFs...

AUTHOR: Massoud Metghalchi, PhDDATE: MAR 2025SUBJECT: Trading Strategies

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• Trading Leveraged QQQ ETFs Part 1: QLD

  ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...You may be able to outperform the market with favorable reward-to-risk measures by including a leveraged QQQ ETF in your portfolio allocation with a timing factor. Here is a study with trading rules and results...

AUTHOR: Massoud Metghalchi, PhDDATE: OCT 2024SUBJECT: Trading Strategies

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• Trading Leveraged QQQ ETFs Part 2: TQQQ

  ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Can you beat buy & hold, with favorable reward-to-risk measures, by including a leveraged QQQ ETF in your portfolio allocation with market timing? In part 1, the study tested a 2x ETF. Here, a 3x ETF is tested. Do results improve, or worsen? We find out...

AUTHOR: Massoud Metghalchi, PhDDATE: NOV 2024SUBJECT: Trading Strategies

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• An Easy Recipe To Beat Buy & Hold

  ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...It's not always easy to beat buy & hold on a consistent basis, particularly without the use of complex and involved strategies. But it is possible, as this study suggests. Here are some easy strategies that could beat buy & hold. They work by incorporating some technical trading yet they are not overly complicated...

AUTHOR: Massoud Metghalchi, PhDDATE: DEC 2021SUBJECT: Technical Analysis

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• Technical Analysis Or Efficient Markets?

  ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...What is being said today about this long-ranging debate? Here's some brief history on it plus a data-based study of a market pattern that lends weight to the debate...

AUTHOR: Massoud Metghalchi, PhDDATE: Bonus Issue 2021SUBJECT: Market Theory

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• Variations On The Gold Momentum Strategy

  ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...We saw good results from a simple momentum strategy where the investor switches between investing in the S&P 500 and a gold ETF. Could that strategy be improved upon?...

AUTHOR: Massoud Metghalchi, PhDDATE: MAY 2020SUBJECT: Trading Strategies