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• Build A Better Moving Average

  ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Is it possible to have a moving average that minimizes zigzags and powers through the occasional price spike?...

AUTHOR: Richard AhrensDATE: OCT 2013SUBJECT: Indicators

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• Missing The 10 Best Days by Richard Ahrens

  ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Missing The 10 Best Days by Richard Ahrens Would missing the 10 best days in the last 20 years have a negative impact on your portfolio? One of the standard arguments against attempting to time the market says that if you missed the 10 best days in the last 20 years, the long-term value of your portfolio would be significantly less than if you had just stayed the course. Using price data from the Standard & Poor's 500, I decided to find out if this argument was really true. Rather than limiting the search to just the 10 biggest one-day gains in the last 10 or 20 years, I tracked down the 20 ...

AUTHOR: Richard AhrensDATE: APR 2008SUBJECT: Market Timing

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• Plan To Win by Richard Ahrens

  ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Plan To Win by Richard Ahrens There are two kinds of traders: amateurs and professionals. The amateurs supply the money. Which would you rather be? It has been estimated that only 10% of traders consistently make money. It has also been estimated that only 10% of traders have a clearly defined trading plan. Coincidence? Not likely. In the same way that a good builder must plan many different aspects of his or her project before beginning construction, a good trader must consider a variety of factors before entering a trade. Failing to consider all the elements of a trade may not lead to ruin...

AUTHOR: Richard AhrensDATE: MAY 2002SUBJECT: Money Management