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• High Volatililty And Market Turns by William Brower, CTA

  ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Does an increase in volatility indicate a market top? This historical look offers some insights. Back in 1994, it was exciting for traders watching the Standard & Poor's 500 index to get a true range day of four full points or better. These days, that small a daily range is rare; instead, we are becoming accustomed to true range days that are 10 and 15 full points. Is today's volatility unusually high by historical standards? And more important, can high volatility be used to predict major market turns? I wanted to look at data going back to the crash of 1929. I chose the Dow Jones Industrial...

AUTHOR: William Brower, CTADATE: DEC 1997SUBJECT: Basic Techniques

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• The S&P 500 Seasonal Day Trade by William Brower, C.T.A.

  ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...The S&P 500 Seasonal Day Trade by William Brower, C.T.A. Is there a particular day of the week within a month that offers the most opportunity? Here's a trading system based on the best days of the week for trading Standard & Poor's 500 futures. Much research has been done on seasonal trading. Originally, the concept derived from the theory that there had to be certain times of the year when it is better to buy and other times when it is better to sell. If you take a commodity and run a simulation in which you pair up all possible entry days with all possible exit days in a given year, you ...

AUTHOR: William Brower, CTADATE: AUG 1996SUBJECT: Trading Technique