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• Payoff index by Thomas E. Aspray

  ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Payoff index by Thomas E. Aspray In my market analysis, I find the action of the open interest can be very important. Granted in the financial futures it occasionally gives misleading signals, but these are the exception rather than the rule. I use two indicators which incorporate the open interest, the Board Watch Trend Indicator and the Herrick Payoff Index (HPI) developed by John Herrick. I find the HPI is an excellent short- and long-term tool, though my use and interpretation varies from John's. HPI is simply a mathematical method of measuring the money flowing in or out of a commodity ...

AUTHOR: Thomas E. AsprayDATE: MAR 1988

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• Fine-tuning the demand index by Thomas E. Aspray

  ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Fine-tuning the demand index by Thomas E. Aspray The Demand Index, which utilizes price and volume, calculates the buying pressure and selling pressure exerted on prices. These can be used to create an oscillator to identify accumulation or distribution in both stocks and commodities. Introduction In analyzing the commodity markets, I use a series of approximately twelve technical studies which I have selected after extensive historical research. If these studies are in agreement (uniformly bearish or bullish), they determine how much emphasis to put on the daily studies. For example, if t...

AUTHOR: Thomas E. AsprayDATE: JUN 1986