ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...The relationship between price and volume is key to trading profitably. Here's an in-depth look....
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Price + Volume = Price Movement by Tim Ord Here's how you can use price and volume to determine buy and sell signals. I use a lot of different indicators and methods, but one that has been consistently successful is the price/volume relationship at support and resistance levels. Support or resistance areas occur at previous highs and lows. Prices bounce off previous highs and lows and develop trading ranges. I will show you how price and volume react to previous highs and lows, and why price pushes through or reverses at these points. SWINGS Previous highs and lows in a stock or index defi...
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...NYSE Tick Index and Candlesticks by Tim Ord The tick index may appear to be one of the simplest of market indicators, but it also offers insight into market psychology. As a stand-alone indicator, the tick index has its place in the technician's toolbox, but combining the tick index with candlestick charting, another technical method for spotting changes in market trends, creates a potent combination. A wealth of information waits to be discovered in the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) tick index. Its strong suit is its simple calculation. At any point, this index represents the number of st...
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Market Turns And Continuation Moves With The Tick Index by Tim Ord The tick index is a little-known indicator that can be used to indicate short-term stock market reversals and provide trend confirmation. Short-term traders should consider using the tick index, for though this indicator does not always tell you a story, it can help alert you to overbought and oversold situations. A little over a year ago, I wrote an article in which I described a buy and sell method using the tick index on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). The tick index is the difference between the number of issues tradin...
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Picking Tops And Bottoms With The Tick Index by Tim Ord As a young trader, I first used moving averages, point and figure charts and some Gann methods and then moved on to the Elliott wave fad. But none of these methods or techniques really gave me a strong signal for a top or bottom in the market. What I did learn in my early years as a trader was that running with the masses is a guaranteed subscription to failure. It is said that 80% of the people who trade the markets lose; from my experience, I'd say this is true. The losing majority fund the marketwise minority. I wanted a trading meth...