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• Profitability of selected technical indicators by Thomas P. Drinka and Steven L. Kille

  ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...In previous issues, these authors reported the results of applying moving averages, momentum, Williams' %R, Wilder's Relative Strength Index (RSI), and Wilder's Directional Movement Indicator (DMI) to Chicago Board of Trade corn and long-term U.S. Treasury bond futures, COMEX silver futures, and Chicago Mercantile Exchange IMM Eurodollar futures. In this article, they report similar information for Standard & Poor's 500 futures traded at the International Monetary Market of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. By Thomas P. Drinka & Steven L. Kille, page 288-291....

AUTHOR: Thomas P. Drinka and Steven L. KilleDATE: OCT 1987

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• RSI profitability with money management by Thomas P. Drinka and Steven L. Kille

  ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...RSI profitability with money management by Thomas P. Drinka and Steven L. Kille In the April 1987 issue of this magazine, we reported the results of applying moving averages, momentum, Williams' %R, Wilder's Relative Strength Index, and Wilder's Directional Movement Index to Eurodollar futures traded at the International Monetary Market of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. In the April article and this one, we report simulated trading of the 1983-1985 March, June, September and December contracts for the period of Dec. 2, 1982, through Dec. 1, 1985. Simulations were conducted on the nearby con...

AUTHOR: Thomas P. Drinka and Steven L. KilleDATE: MAY 1987

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• Profitability of selected technical indicators: Silver by Thomas P. Drinka and Steven L. Kille

  ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Profitability of selected technical indicators: Silver by Thomas P. Drinka and Steven L. Kille In previous issues of this magazine, we reported the results of applying moving averages, momentum, %R, and Relative Strength Index (RSI) to Chicago Board of Trade corn and long-term U.S. Treasury bond futures. The formulas and use of these popular technical indicators were reviewed. In this issue, we report similar information for Commodity Exchange of New York (COMEX) silver. Trading was simulated on the 1981-1985 March, May, July, September, and December contracts. The simulations were conducted...

AUTHOR: Thomas P. Drinka and Steven L. KilleDATE: MAR 1987

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• A modification of Wilder's directional movement system by Thomas P. Drinka and Steven L. Kille

  ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...A modification of Wilder's directional movement system by Thomas P. Drinka and Steven L. Kille In his New Concepts in Technical Trading Systems (Copyright 1978) J. Welles Wilder Jr. introduced his directional movement system with the following: ""Directional movement is the most fascinating concept I have studied . . . I have probably spent more time studying directional movement than any other concept. Certainly one of my most satisfying achievements was the day I was actually able to reduce this concept to an absolute mathematical equation."" The Directional Movement System The Direction...

AUTHOR: Thomas P. Drinka and Steven L. KilleDATE: NOV 1985

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• Profitability of selected technical indicators by Thomas R Drinka, Steven L. Kille, Eugene Mueller.

  ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Profitability of selected technical indicators by Thomas R Drinka, Steven L. Kille, Eugene R. Mueller The objectives of this paper are to review five popular technical indicators, summarize the capability of microcomputer programs developed jointly in the Department of Agriculture at Western Illinois University and at MicroVest, and present on a periodic basis selected research results generated by these programs. Technical Analysis There are four general approaches to technical market analysis: price charts, trend-following methods, character-of-market analysis, and structural patterns. O...

AUTHOR: Thomas P. Drinka and Steven L. KilleDATE: DEC 1985