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Download"Sell In May And Go Away"
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...That saying's been around for a long time, but you have to wonder: Is it for real?
1-2-3 Reversals and Commodities
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The CRB Index has been in a bull market for exactly one year. So what comes next for the subgroups?
10 Reasons Traders Lose And What To Do About It
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Awareness - it's your best friend. When you start trading, don't get discouraged with your losing trades. Be aware of why those losses occurred. You'll find that the losses were often caused by your emotions. Relate your trading to the 10 reasons provide
10-Year Treasury Yields: Up, Up, And Away?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A confirmed BOSO breakout follows both a MACD histogram positive divergence and a sizable MACD histogram peak.
2-bar NR and ORB by Toby Crabel
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...2-bar NR and ORB by Toby Crabel Markets are in a constant state of flux; they are continuously shifting from movement to rest and back to movement again. This interchange is never ending -- from contraction to expansion to contraction -- with one phase di
2B Bottoms And Positive Divergences: Cotton's August Bounce Buoys Commodity
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A 2B bottom in the second half of August is confirmed by positive divergences, sending December cotton soaring into September.
2B Daily And Weekly
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A 2B test of bottom in the daily chart is confirmed by a 2B test of bottom in the weekly chart.
2Bs And Negative Divergences: Silver Stalls At The Top
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Failure to follow through on the move above $14 creates potential for reversal or consolidation.
401(k): Set It And Forget It
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Worried about a shortfall in your retirement income? Don't overlook using your retirement accounts to prepare for your days ahead
: Curtis Faith And Trading From Your Gut by J. Gopalakrishnan & B. Faber
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Curtis Faith is best known for getting his start as a member of the Turtles, the elite Chicago trading group. In his early 20s, Faith earned more than $30 million as a member of the renowned group that started as a bet between its founders, Richard
A Bond and its Head and Shoulders Bottom
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Is the 30-year bond the most bullish buy around?
A Bond and its Head and Shoulders Bottom
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Is the 30-year bond the most bullish buy around?
A Bottom And A Bounce In Bonds
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Do divergences mean that the bond market's long nightmare has finally ended?
A Breakout, And Now A Test For The Dow Diamonds
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The flag breakout for the Dow diamonds remains the dominant signal, and the current pullback has reached its make-or-break point.
A Candlestick Strategy With Soldiers And Crows
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Traders want to get in earlier and have more frequent trading opportunities. Here are two patterns that can point you in that direction
A Cocoa Pop? Positive Divergence And Seasonal Trends
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A positive divergence in the MACDH anticipates the seasonal "September rally" in cocoa futures.
A Confluence Of Price And Time
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...By using two different methods of technical analysis, it is possible to arrive at a confluence of price and time that defines not only a price target but a date at which the price target is expected to be reached.
A Confluence of Uncertainty and Volatility
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The US$ is falling like a stone. The Gold price is going through the roof. Alan Greenspan appears on CNBC and tells everyone in a language few can understand, that the US economy will be fine. The Dow, S&P500 and Nasdaq move sideways...
A Cycle Peak And An Intraday Setup
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After rising more than 105% since the October 2008 lows, USEC may now be offering an intraday short setup.
A Double Head And Shoulders For Bombardier?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Bombardier, Inc. is a manufacturer of business jets, regional aircraft, rail transportation equipment and motorized recreational products. In Canada it is considered a blue chip company, but since 911 it has fallen on hard times as the purchase of aircra
A Genetic Algorithm System For Predicting The OEX by Deniz Yuret and Michael de la Maza
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A Genetic Algorithm System For Predicting The OEX by Deniz Yuret and Michael de la Maza Since artificial intelligence made its debut within the pages of Stocks & Commodities, various and sundry methods by which neural networks can be used in designing t
A Harami And Divergence For Apple
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Apple has formed a potentially bearish harami, and traders should watch the relative strength index to confirm this pattern.
A Harmonious Relationship: HMY and XAU
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Harmony Gold Mining, one of the better-performing gold stocks in the Philadelphia Gold and Silver Index, may have fairly low-risk trade setups going for both long- and short-term traders.
A Head (And Shoulders) Of Cattle
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A nearly five-month topping pattern in December live cattle futures looks set to resolve itself in a breakdown.
A Head And Shoulders Bottom In Natural Gas
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Countertrend bounce or new bull market, natural gas is poised to move higher.
A Head And Shoulders Consolidation And Reversal
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A head and shoulders pattern can be both of the consolidation and the reversal variety. American Medical Systems Holdings Inc. has one of each in its daily and weekly chart, with both suggesting the same outcome. Volume is a critical factor in determin
A Head And Shoulders Consolidation And Reversal
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A head and shoulders pattern can be both of the consolidation and the reversal variety. American Medical Systems Holdings Inc. has one of each in its daily and weekly chart, with both suggesting the same outcome. Volume is a critical factor in determin
A Head And Shoulders Top For May Crude Oil?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...May crude oil has been hitting new highs in recent months but the head and shoulders breakdown could indicate a correction in the near-term.
A Head And Shoulders Top In IGT
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A reversal pattern develops after two months of gains in the gaming stock.
A Head And Shoulders Top On The NASDAQ A/D Line?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The A/D line is an effective gauge in determining the overall strength of the stock market. It is by far the most commonly used measure of market breadth.
A Head and Shoulders Bottom in Beans
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...With the CRB Index going parabolic, May soybeans look to break out from a five-month bottom.
A Head and Shoulders Kiwi
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After a May breakout and rally, a top has developed in the New Zealand dollar in June and July.
A Head and Shoulders Top in Crude
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The summer ascending triangle breakout runs into a head and shoulders top.
A Head and Shoulders Top in Hogs
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After a bull market run from under 61 in October to over 68 in March, a head and shoulders top looks ready to take June hogs back down.
A Hybrid System For Market Timing by Mark B. Fishman and Dean S. Barr
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A Hybrid System For Market Timing by Mark B. Fishman and Dean S. Barr Hybrid technologies are perhaps the most-investigated topic in artificial intelligence today and here's how to apply the subject to trading. In two recent articles in STOCKS & COMMO
A Look At Apple And Facebook
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Two companies that have performed extremely well are Apple and Facebook. What does the future trend look like for them?
A Look At Johnson And Johnson
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The share, Johnson and Johnson, is rated as one of top recommendations.
A Look At Mastercard and Visa
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The talk is that credit cards as we know them will move to the cellphone.
A Major Low Soon For Altria And The .NYA?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Is the broad US market in a free fall, or are there some indications that a major low may be approaching?
A Master Systems And Pattern Tester by Leslie N. Masonson
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A Master Systems And Pattern Tester by Leslie N. Masonson Chris Manning has spent thousands of hours poring over published systems, models, and charting patterns. Now he is a widely recognized systems expert who regularly appears on the CNBC and the Blo
A New Gauge For Sentiment And Breadth Data
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Here is a new tool you can use to help get better readings on the market. This method is based on the relative difference of squares (RDoS). Discover its advantages
A New Slant On Head And Shoulders by Charles E. Miller
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A New Slant On Head And Shoulders by Charles E. Miller Here's a detrending technique that will help you visualize slanted head and shoulder top patterns more clearly. When the good old reliable head and shoulders (H&S) pattern emerges simultaneously in
A Nonparametric Performance Measure by Guy Brys and Luc Van Hof
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A Nonparametric Performance Measure by Guy Brys and Luc Van Hof Many an indicator generates buy/sell signals, but how effective are they? We can measure the quality of such signals by embedding them into a fairly simple trading system. We will apply tw
A Painful Head and Shoulder is Lurking for Merck & Company
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A head and shoulders pattern with diminishing volume signals a shorting opportunity.
A Price- and Volume-Based System by Alex Saitta
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...TRADING TECHNIQUES A Price- And Volume-Based System Traders often use moving averages of just price to signal trends. Here's a moving average system that uses price and volume for trading signals. by Alex Saitta N ot a month goes by that a trading m
A Reverse Head And Shoulders Formation For The Oil Services Index?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Another potentially bullish pattern for the Oil Services Index could lead to a resumption of the long-term uptrend.
A Share To Buy and Hold?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Finding a share to buy and hold forever is not easy. However, the Canadian stock market does offer a few.
A Spring And Summer Not To Remember
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...No one can deny that the first year of the millennium has turned out to be less than spectacular for the markets. But is it typical? First, Staff Writer David Penn looks at the first half and its lack of memorable activity, and speculates what kind of
A Strategy For Trading Seasonal And Non-Seasonal Markets
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...If you can see a seasonal or non-seasonal pattern, you may be able to profit from it. Here is an example of how to find and exploit patterns
A Unified Theory Of The Markets: RSI And Dynamic Clip Levels
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...As a follow-up to our recent article that presented a market model called the UTM, here we dive deeper into some of the details that are used as inputs to the model. This market model provides a perspective on the strength of the buying/selling forces an
A Wyckoff Guide for Investors and Speculators by Craig F. Schroeder
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A Wyckoff Guide For Investors And Speculators by Craig F. Schroeder The Wyckoff method as it is taught today represents the results of more than 100 years of continuous market study. Those years have brought the development of numerous refinements and a
A helping hand from the Arms Index by James Alphier and Bill Kuhn
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A helping hand from the Arms Index by James Alphier and Bill Kuhn It was just about 20 years ago when Richard W. Arms, Jr. published in the pages of Barron's his new index number which combined upside and downside volume with the traditionally watched s
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: ""Direc
A simple analogue of auto- and cross-correlation by Clifford J. Sherry
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A simple analogue of auto- and cross-correlation by Clifford J. Sherry If you trade commodities or stocks and if you expect to make a profit, you are making the tacit assumption that you can predict the future price of your commodity or stock. Traders
ADRs, ADX and MACD
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Different indicators need to be used in trending and trading markets. Do not use trend following indicators in trading markets, or oscillators in trending markets.
ADX: An Indicator And Trading System
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The average directional movement index can be both. Here's how.
AIG Forms Potential Head And Shoulders
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Despite weakness in the finance sector over the last few months, AIG has held up relatively well. That may be about to change as a potential bearish reversal pattern evolves.
AIG's Head And Shoulders Top
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Given the topping action in American International Group, the stock may want to take out an insurance policy on itself.
AK Steel And The Near-Term Short Setup
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The broad markets hit a speed bump on June 14, 2010, setting up a number of interesting short-sale situations. Here's a look at one of the more promising plays.
APA: Elliott Wave, Keltners, and Fibs Agree On Reversal
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Down by 18% since its July 31, 2014 high, shares of Apache Corp. are homing in on a high probability bullish reversal zone.
APC And Weak Relative Strength
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Shares of Anadarko Petroleum are leading the S&P 500 lower, but this beleaguered stock might find an area of support near $31, possibly setting up some put sale opportunities.
About Managed Futures And Commodity . . . Gary Spitz by Thom Hartle
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...About Managed Futures And Commodity Trading Advisors -- Interview with Gary Spitz by Thom Hartle Gary Spitz, principal of CTA Research Corp., recognized early on the value of professional money managers in the futures markets as an asset class for inves
Accumulation and Distribution
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Here are the basics on buying and selling with the big boys.
Actively Managed ETFs And Mutual Funds: Worthwhile, Or A Waste Of Time And Money?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The portion of ETFs that are actively rather than passively managed has risen to 34%, and interest from retail investors is only increasing. But the data shows that active managers have a hard time beating their benchmark, and very few do over 20 years.
Actively Managed ETFs And Mutual Funds: Worthwhile, Or A Waste Of Time And Money?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The portion of ETFs that are actively rather than passively managed has risen to 34%, and interest from retail investors is only increasing. But the data shows that active managers have a hard time beating their benchmark, and very few do over 20 years.
Adam And Eve Pattern For DELL
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...News about Dell's battery recall and the company's second-quarter earnings release have occurred in a technically interesting situation, where the stock has printed a pivot low and developed a short-term reversal formation. However, an ongoing
Adaptive And Optimized Channels
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Chart channels are core instruments that belong in the toolbox of any technical analyst. As useful as they are, they tend to be subjective in nature, which makes them hard to implement algorithmically. Here's how to optimize horizontal channels, calculat
Add And Reduce To Turbocharge Your Profits
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The add & reduce method allows you to take maximum shares to profit while reducing your risk exposure.
Adjusting Indicators For Entry And Exit
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The indicator you use to signal entries is not necessarily the best one to use for exits.
Advance Breakdowns And Breakouts In Oscillators by Martin J. Pring
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Advance Breakdowns And Breakouts In Oscillators by Martin J. Pring Oscillators have always been a popular tool for traders. Here are some guidelines from a leading market analyst on various ways to apply this widely used technique. I think of momentum
Advanced Beginners And The Markets
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Beginning traders and advanced beginning traders focus on the basics of trading to profit, while everyone else tends to chase the latest gimmick.
Air Freight And Dow Transports
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Dominated by FedEx (FDX), the Dow Jones Air Freight Index could hold the key to the Dow Transports over the next few weeks.
Akamai Technologies And Its Believable Breakout
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Some breakouts work right away, others fail miserably, and still others simply take their sweet time, driving action-hungry traders crazy. The new break higher in Akamai Technologies looks like one that may get going very soon.
Aligning Trading Systems And Markets - Part 2
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Indicators used in trending markets will be different from those used in trendless markets.
Aligning Trading Systems And Markets-Part 1
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Using the wrong system for a specific market makes for a quick ride to failure.
Aligning Trading Systems And Markets-Part 3
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Finally, traders should know how to identify highly volatile markets.
Amazing Parallels of 2015 and 2017
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...See why a mini stock market crash could happen in August 2017.
Ambushing Gold, Silver, And Platinum
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Gold, silver, and platinum are often positively correlated. Their prices can move in a predictable manner, and price patterns are often present that can be spotted and taken advantage of. Here is one such pattern
American Express and the BKX Index
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...American Express is looking like a good candidate for an upside break.
Amgen and the Engulfing Pattern
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Sometimes there's a lot more going into a candlestick pattern than just the formation.
An Intraday Head And Shoulders Top In EUR/USD
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...An old rally, a MACD negative divergence, a 1-2-3 trend reversal ... after bouncing at the beginning of August, the euro starts to slip against the greenback.
An Intraday Nasdaq Head And Shoulders Bottom
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...This bullish chart pattern suggests new 52-week highs in the Nasdaq in the near term.
An Introduction To Options, Part 1: Form And Function
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Are you considering option trading but not sure where to start or whether they're for you? In this article series, we'll introduce you to the world of options and cover all the most important aspects of them
An Update On Silver Standard Resources And The Underlying Commodity
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A potential bottom in silver prices and a similar setup in Silver Standard Resources could point to a good buying opportunity.
Analyst Errors And Potential Profits
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...As long as there have been stock markets, there have been market analysts. And predicting the markets seems to be profitable only for the predictors, assuming they are paid for their advice rather than profiting from their forecasts.
Analyst Errors and Potential Profits
Analyzing Volume For Consolidations And Reversals by Thom Hartle
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Analyzing Volume For Consolidations And Reversals by Thom Hartle Markets move from one price level to another as trends. Once a trend has been established, technicians tend to continually analyze the market searching for clues about the current status o
Anatomy Of A Low: Order Flow And Order Book Data Provide Insight
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...In this article, we examine the order flow and limit order book data in the WTI futures market that provides insight into the development of support for Thursday, March 7, 2019. Market structure and order flow provide insight into the actual transactiona
Anchoring Support And Resistance
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Here's how you can use support/resistance lines, swing points, and volume to anchor support and resistance zones. What does a horizontal support or resistance line mean to you? What gives it significance? Traditionally, the thought is that the number
And Now, The Bears Take Center Stage
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Fundamentals cannot be outrun in the market, and there are numerous factors that are creating big opportunities on the short side right now.
Andrew Lo And The Future of Technical Analysis by J. Gopalakrishnan & B. Faber
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Andrew Lo And The Future of Technical Analysis by J. Gopalakrishnan & B. Faber Andrew Lo, who is the Harris & Harris Group Professor of Finance at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's (MIT) Sloan School of Management and director of MIT's Laborat
Apple and IPhone X
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...On September 12, Tim Cook, Apple CEO, announced the iPhone X. Is it time to buy Apple shares?
Apple, Steve Jobs, And My Two Bits
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Steve Jobs is facing criticism over the iPhone reception because of a badly placed antenna. Will I give up my iPhone and iPad because of it? Not a chance.
Applying MIDAS To Daily And Weekly Charts by A. Coles and D. Hawkins
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Applying MIDAS To Daily And Weekly Charts by A. Coles and D. Hawkins In this second part of this series we go one step further by adding deeper insight into price action. SO far, we have explored what technical analyst Paul Levine called the scientifi
Applying MIDAS To Daily And Weekly Charts by A. Coles and D. Hawkins
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Applying MIDAS To Daily And Weekly Charts by A. Coles and D. Hawkins In this second part of this series we go one step further by adding deeper insight into price action. SO far, we have explored what technical analyst Paul Levine called the scientifi
April Heating Oil's Head and Shoulders Top
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...April heating oil has formed a characteristic pattern as it beats a hasty retreat from its October 2000 peak.
Are FSESX And FSAVX Trading Places?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Based on a monthly performance ranking, the automotive industry group stocks are still on top, even though upward momentum is slowing. Conversely, the energy services stocks have been lagging for months but now appear ready to launch higher. Will these f
Are Reversals Under Way For Crude Oil and Natural Gas?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Is this it? Is this the major low for 2009 for the energy market bear?
Are Stocks And Bonds Recoupling?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...If so, it may be a sign the deflation risk is over.
Aroon and the Nasdaq Composite
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...While most indicators measure the amount of price change over time, Aroon measures the amount of time since an event has occurred.
Arsenic And Old Trend Channels
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Like the S&P 500, the September greenback has found new support at old resistance.
Artificial Intelligence And Market Analysis by Mark B. Fishman, Dean S. Barr and Walter J. Loick
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Artificial Intelligence And Market Analysis by Mark B. Fishman, Dean S. Barr and Walter J. Loick Markets are chaotic and their randomness is real but intermittent; we can approach the development of trading systems with that assumption. We can also assu
Artificial Intelligence And Market Analysis by Mark B. Fishman, Dean S. Barr and Walter J. Loick
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Artificial Intelligence And Market Analysis by Mark B. Fishman, Dean S. Barr and Walter J. Loick Markets are chaotic and their randomness is real but intermittent; we can approach the development of trading systems with that assumption. We can also assu
Auction Market Theory And The Longer Time Frame by Donald Jones
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Auction Market Theory And The Longer Time Frame by Donald Jones Last issue, I provided an overview of Auction Market Theory. Two important facts should be kept in mind as I discuss the next stage, applying the theory: First, markets are not correlated o
August Rundown And Strategy
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...July's weakness may carry over into August, but will it cause a decline or signal a rally into the end of 2011?
Author and Analyst John Murphy by Thom Hartle
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Author and Analyst John Murpy by Thom Hartle John Murphy, a veteran of nearly 30 years in the equities and futures markets, is the technical analyst for CNBC television, publisher of the ""Futures Trends and Intermarket Analysis"" newsletter and author
Automated Support And Resistance by Mel Widner, Ph.D.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Automated Support And Resistance by Mel Widner, Ph.D. Support and resistance analysis is a proven method for selecting key price levels for trading decisions; traders usually perform the analysis by hand. The automatic charting method and new oscillator
Automatic Trend-Following Strategy For Stock Trading: Microsoft, Apple, Google, And Meta
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Is it a good idea to enter on what appears to be a pullback in a bullish trend? Here is how you can code, test, and measure performance of a trend strategy so you can compare different approaches to entry
Autozone At A New High And Climbing
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...How do you argue with a stock that is making new highs, seemingly week after week? The simple answer is you don't.
Avnet's Telling Gaps And Tricky Bottom Hammers
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Once the real bottom hammer came into play, a nice trend reversal occurred for Avnet (AVT). Gaps on this chart add fuel to direction.
Avoiding Bull And Bear Traps by Nauzer J. Balsara, Ph.D.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Avoiding Bull And Bear Traps by Nauzer J. Balsara, Ph.D. Bull and bear traps are gap openings that are reversed the same day and that can cost a trader dearly. S&C contributor Nauzer Balsara presents his method of analyzing market history to calculate t
BLUE: Overextended On Weekly And Monthly Charts
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Up by nearly 800% in the past year, shares of BlueBird Bio, Inc. have issued a major weekly sell signal.
BOSO And The S&P 500 Breakout
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...When does momentum really matter?
BOSO Plays In The Diamonds And QQQQs Keep Climbing
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Overbought markets continue to bring gains to early adopters.
BRICs, Doubts, And Global Alternatives
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The US is in a maelstrom of economic doubt and political scandal that leaves 2013 in doubt for some investors, but fortunately, there are the BRICs.
Backtesting And Edgetesting by Damir Wallener
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Stocks & Commodities V. 23:3 (22-26): Backtesting And Edgetesting by Damir Wallener Anybody with a computer and an Internet connection can evaluate trading strategies. But how do you judge the validity and significance of the results? Here's a look at s
Backwardation, Positioning, And Momentum: A Recipe For High-Conviction Trades
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Here is a long trade setup you can use for trading futures contracts that is based on momentum, COT data, and taking advantage of backwardation situations in futures markets. We'll explain
Baker Hughes And Its Strong Sell Signal
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Shares of Baker Hughes have been meandering in a $10 range for the the past six weeks, but that may be about to change, and quickly.
Barrier Stops And Trendlines by J. Katz, Ph.D., and D. McCormick
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Barrier Stops And Trendlines by Jeffrey Owen Katz, Ph.D., and Donna L. McCormick Last time, Katz and McCormick measured the performance of using this strategy as an exit rule. This time, we examine the effect of eliminating entries that would have been
Barrier Stops And Trendlines by J. Katz, Ph.D., and D. McCormick
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Barrier Stops And Trendlines by Jeffrey Owen Katz, Ph.D., and Donna L. McCormick Last time, Katz and McCormick measured the performance of using this strategy as an exit rule. This time, we examine the effect of eliminating entries that would have been
Bear Market Rallies and their Discontents
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS..."It's just an oversold rally ... a bear market rally is all ..."
Bear Traps In Point And Figure
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A bear trap is a bullish signal, so recognizing them and understanding how to trade them can be very useful. To illustrate the classic bear trap, we shall use Facebook (FB) which recently completed one.
Beat The Markets With McNeel And Lynch
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Two viewpoints, both resulting in spectacular gains.
Beat the Market with Cyclicals by Paul and Carole Huebotter
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...""The new Dow strategy"" outlined here is a method to pick a 10-stock portfolio to outperform both the Dow 30 and the well-known Dow dividend strategy. Take a look. by Paul and Carole Huebotter Economists maintain that the markets are too efficient for
Beliefs And Trading by Ruth Roosevelt
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Beliefs And Trading by Ruth Roosevelt You are what you believe--and that includes your trading beliefs. Your unconscious mind is the final arbiter of whether you will succeed as a trader. Ruth Roosevelt, director of the Wall Street Hypnosis Center, expla
Between Price And Volume by Buff Pelz Dormeier, CMT
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Between Price And Volume by Buff Pelz Dormeier, CMT Here's an indicator that can be used to measure the intrinsic relationship between price and volume. When securities change hands on a securities auction market, the volume of shares bought always mat
Between Support And Resistance
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...December gold features two key levels that will have to be exceeded before traders know which way is up ... or down.
Bid/Ask And Order Execution
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...You hear them all the time, but do you really understand what these terms mean? Just to make sure.
Black-Scholes vs. Cox-Ross-Rubinstein By John W. Labuszewski and John E. Nyhoff
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Black-Scholes vs. Cox-Ross-Rubinstein By John W. Labuszewski and John E. Nyhoff Professors Fischer Black and Myron Scholes of the University of Chicago introduced, in 1973, what was to become the most commonly cited option pricing model. This was a fort
Bollinger Bands And Volatility Signals
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Traders use bands around price to help them determine when the price has strayed too far away from their average, either up or down. The construction of trading bands is relatively simple. Bands are placed above and below an average often using a fixed p
Bollinger Bands For Support And Resistance
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Prices that move beyond Bollinger bands often do so at their own peril as this look at Hormel suggests.
Bombardier And Point And Figure
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...When I first started trading the stock market back when, I looked around for a way to interpret charts as an addition to the fundamental analysis I then used. I discovered point and figure charting as interpreted by Cohen. In those early days before comp
Bombardier And Point And Figure
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...When I first started trading the stock market back when, I looked around for a way to interpret charts as an addition to the fundamental analysis I then used. I discovered point and figure charting as interpreted by Cohen. In those early days before comp
Bombardier B Shares and the Red/Green Trading Strategy
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Another look at a trading methodology based on historical highs and lows.
Bombardier and UAL Corp.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...In my article "Analyzing Bombadier," (November 14, 2002), I concluded that the chart was forming a cup and handle pattern, with a breakout handle at 6.04. How did the UAL Corp's (United Airlines) bankruptcy affect the share price of Bomba
Bonds And Bills Differ
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The 13-week Treasury-bill yield has taken note of recent rate increases, but the 10-year T-note yield is only just starting to conform.
Bonds And Stocks: Together Again?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After two and a half years of divergence, bond prices look to lead stock prices once again.
Bonds and Stock Market Bottoms
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Will a test of the spring highs for the 10-year Treasury also help establish a bottom in the S&P?
Bonds, Price Momentum and Trends by Alex Saitta
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Bonds, Price Momentum and Trends by Alex Saitta A market trends, and then consolidates, before either resuming the trend or reversing. Is there any way that a technical trader can get a hint about which outcome, the reversal or the continuation, is more
Boosting Profitability by Lawrence Chan and Louis Lin
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Boosting Profitability by Lawrence Chan and Louis Lin Here's how you can use advance issues momentum to create an end-of-day trading system with superior profitability. The stock exchanges broadcast the number of advancing issues each trading day. This
Bottoms And Discretionary Diamonds
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A diamond pattern developed in the consumer discretionary sector and a reversal emerged.
Bottoms, Breakouts, And Bear Patterns
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Divergences, stars, engulfing patterns, and BOSO plays abound in three and a half months of price action in September lumber.
Breadth Stix And Other Tricks By Tushar S. Chande, Ph.D.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Breadth Stix And Other Tricks By Tushar S. Chande, Ph.D. Interested in advance-decline indicators? Well, you're in luck. Here, Chande reviews popular versions of these indicators and explains that since they are all derived from the same raw data, they
Breakouts And Breaking Points
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...In the current market, price trades near its annual highs and while it may look like a potential breakout to newer highs, the nagging question is whether the market could be at its breaking point.
Breakouts, Directional Movement, And The DJIA
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A shift in positive directional movement accompanies a breakout in the Dow Jones industrials.
Breakouts, Pullbacks, And Gaming The 2B
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Another mild post-breakout pullback for the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index provides an opportunity to see 2B tops in action as short-term countertrend plays.
Bright Spots And Short-Selling
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The market is anemic at best, so shorting stocks makes sense. But when there is blood in the streets, there is an even greater opportunity if you know what to look for.
Bristol Myers Squibb And The Long Congestion
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Prices are engaged in a very long congestion. The breakout should develop a volatile and directional move in the short term.
Broadening Bottoms and Complex Bottoms
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Novice Trader's Notebook: Broadening Bottoms and Complex Bottoms BROADENING BOTTOM The broadening bottom is virtually the same as the broadening top, except it is reversed. Like the broadening top, the broadening bottom forms a symmetrical triangle. Alt
Broads, Wedges, And Waves
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Here's a look at the autumn correction and a wave count for the November new high.
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners - Safety And Return.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Looking for a company that has good appreciation and portfolio defensive potential?
Bull And Bear Balance Indicator by Vadim Gimelfarb
Bull And Bear Market Analysts
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A little sage advice from the 1920s and 1930s.
Bull and Bear Market Crashes
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Do the market implosion of 1987 and the subsequent rally hold any lessons for investors in the current equity downturn?
Bullish/Bearish Percentages and the DJIA by Christopher Cadbury
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Bullish/Bearish Percentages and the DJIA by Christopher C. Cadbury Curious about how state of mind plays a role in trading? This author has studied investment surveys that detail bullish and bearish states of mind of advisors and investors and he has id
Bulls And The Contrarian Play
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Pessimism is rising as investors sour on the current market, but that extreme pessimism coupled with key technical factors may signal a bullish trend.
Buy & Sell Pressure And A Faster RSI
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Most of you are familiar with the relative strength index (RSI), but are you taking full advantage of it? Here, we deconstruct the RSI to lead to a more intuitive and symmetrical gauge of buying and selling pressure and a more responsive indicator
Buy And Hold Bonanzas
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Buy and hold investing still works, but you've got to pick the right partners.
Buy In May And Stay
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The S&P 500 and Shanghai Composite could soon give signals for an important bottom.
Buying Golden Crosses And Selling Death Crosses: Evidence From ETFs
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...It's a well-known concept to buy "golden crosses" and sell "death crosses". But how often does this popular notion hold up in the market? Here's a recent study using a portfolio of ETFs for an updated
Buying Puts And Calls With PROVEST by Jay Kaeppel
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Buying Puts And Calls With PROVEST by Jay Kappel The second article in this series discusses the details of the PROVEST strategy and how you can apply it to trade calls and/ or puts. As discussed in the first part of this series, several key factors sh
CLF: Trendline Break And ABCD pattern
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After rising in a bear market rally, shares of Cliffs Resources Inc. have broken a key trendline to the downside.
CME Group Shares And Strong Momentum
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The year-end rally appears to be in high gear, with multisector breakouts occurring all over the place. Here's a look at a potentially low-risk long swing trade setup in a major financial industry issue.
Calamos Convertible And High Income A Good Buy?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Calamos Convertible and High Income has an 8.7% annual distribution rate at present prices. Is it worth our attention?
Calendar Spreads by Joe Corona and Bill Winger
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Calendar Spreads by Joe Corona and Bill Winger Look at the different ways you can use this strategy. The calendar spread, also known as the time spread or the horizontal spread, is so called because it exploits differences in time value between options
Call The S&P 500 With Gann And Elliott
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...When W.D. Gann passed away, he left a study full of papers containing reams of research. He earnestly believed that man's emotions were ruled by planetary and mathematical influences; the planetary research is pooh-poohed by many today as crazy, bu
Candlesticks And Intraday Market Analysis by Gary S. Wagner and Bradley L. Matheny
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Candlesticks And Intraday Market Analysis by Gary S. Wagner and Bradley L. Matheny Can the much-ballyhooed candlestick method be helpful in intraday trading? To find out, Gary Wagner and Brad Matheny went through one day's trading via candlesticks for o
Candlesticks And Intraday Market Analysis by Gary S. Wagner and Bradley L. Matheny
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Candlesticks And Intraday Market Analysis by Gary S. Wagner and Bradley L. Matheny Can the much-ballyhooed candlestick method be helpful in intraday trading? To find out, Gary Wagner and Brad Matheny went through one day's trading via candlesticks for o
Candlesticks And Patterns
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...What do you get when you cross a bearish engulfing pattern with a 2B top--and a negative stochastic divergence?
Candlesticks And Preserving Capital by Gary S. Wagner and Bradley L. Matheny
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Candlesticks And Preserving Capital by Gary S. Wagner and Bradley L. Matheny Candlestick analysis, the Japanese charting method introduced by Steve Nison to Western technicians only a few years ago, has been slowly gaining acceptance to help the technic
Candlesticks And Preserving Capital by Gary S. Wagner and Bradley L. Matheny
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Candlesticks And Preserving Capital by Gary S. Wagner and Bradley L. Matheny Candlestick analysis, the Japanese charting method introduced by Steve Nison to Western technicians only a few years ago, has been slowly gaining acceptance to help the technic
Candlesticks And Stochastics by Greg Morris
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Candlesticks And Stochastics by Greg Morris Is it all hype and no substance, this candlestick business? This author says not. Here's a closer look. Japanese candlesticks have added a new and exciting dimension to technical analysis. They offer nothing
Candlesticks And The Haguro Method
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...As technical traders, we must always consult the market. Here's a method that sets clear support & resistance levels and can be used to trade futures, equities, and forex pairs.
Candlesticks And The J-Hook
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Combine candlestick signals with technical patterns.
Candlesticks And The Method Of 3 by Gary S. Wagner and Bradley L. Matheny
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Candlesticks And The Method Of 3 by Gary S. Wagner and Bradley L. Matheny Various uses of the number three, a number of importance in Japanese culture as well as Western culture, can be seen prominently throughout candlestick technique and particularly
Candlesticks And The Method Of 3 by Gary S. Wagner and Bradley L. Matheny
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Candlesticks And The Method Of 3 by Gary S. Wagner and Bradley L. Matheny Various uses of the number three, a number of importance in Japanese culture as well as Western culture, can be seen prominently throughout candlestick technique and particularly
Candlesticks And Trendlines
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...You can use them together. Here's how.
Candlesticks As A Leading Indicator by Gary S. Wagner and Bradley L. Matheny
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Candlesticks As A Leading Indicator by Gary S. Wagner and Bradley L. Matheny Most technical indicators are coincident with the market - that is, the indicators do not forecast market turns but only turn if the market turns. Certain candlestick formation
Candlesticks For Support And Resistance by John H. Forman
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...V.13:06: (243-246): Candlesticks For Support And Resistance by John H. Forman Even as you read this, the candlestick charting technique, with its origins in Japan, is being absorbed into the ways of Western technical analysis. Here's how candlestick cha
Candlesticks and the Malaysian Stock Market by Gary S. Wagner, Bradley L. Matheny and F.Tam
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Candlesticks and the Malaysian Stock Market by Gary S. Wagner, Bradley L. Matheny and F.Tam Here's a look at how candlestick technique is applied to the Malaysian stock market, from the developers of Candlestick Forecaster and the director of PI Capital
Candlesticks and the Malaysian Stock Market by Gary S. Wagner, Bradley L. Matheny and F.Tam
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Candlesticks and the Malaysian Stock Market by Gary S. Wagner, Bradley L. Matheny and F.Tam Here's a look at how candlestick technique is applied to the Malaysian stock market, from the developers of Candlestick Forecaster and the director of PI Capital
Cannons And Trumpets
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Time to party like it's 1982?
Categorizing Stocks By Price And Volume Action
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...By analyzing certain strengths and weaknesses, you can get a better handle on how stocks trade.
Caterpillar And The Dow Theory
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...There are many methods available in determining the trend of an individual security or market index. One such method is the Dow Theory.
Caterpillar: Earth Moving and Money Flow
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Long on the outside looking in, shares of Caterpillar are rallying from 52-week lows.
Channel Tops And Divergences
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Those ominous divergences in the S&P 500's hourly chart are beginning to show up on the daily.
Chaos Theory And Neural Network Analysis by John Kean
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Chaos Theory And Neural Network Analysis by John Kean Do markets have memory? In this new theory by Edgar Peters, an offshoot of chaos theory, John Kean explains, markets can be regarded as nonlinear dynamic systems, and neural networks can be used to a
Chaos theory and market behavior by Bernd Anders
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Chaos theory and market behavior by Bernd Anders Chaos, in the original Greek, describes the primal condition--a w translation that means ""confuwsion"" as well as ""reality."" With this one word, the ancients captured what they intuitively knew about th
Charter Communications Inc. And The Golden Touch Of Paul Allen
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Although Paul Allen is majority stock holder in this company, it still has experienced significant losses in its stock value. Is it now on the rebound? A breakout from a triangle formation gives shareholders some hope.
Charting Cramer: GS And MO
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Rounding out Cramer's value picks for 2007 are a big-name investment banking firm and an even bigger-name blue chip.
Charting Cramer: GS And MO by David Penn
Charting Cramer: NYX, AAPL, And CSCO
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The previous installment of "Charting Cramer" drew attention to the King of Cramerica's value picks for 2007. This time, we turn our attention toward stocks that represent opportunities for growth.
Chubb: Volume, Price and Money Flow
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Has the summer buying interest in Chubb Corporation returned as a search for sturdy autumn shelter?
Cimarex Energy's Cup And Handle Breakout
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The recent consolidation pattern confirms the long-term uptrend for Cimarex Energy and the likelihood for higher prices.
Classic Point And Figure by David Vomund
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Classic Point And Figure by David Vomund It was around before computers; it was around before calculators. It's been around forever, and despite that, it still works. It's point and figure charting, and it still offers unique advantages. Here are some e
Clean Technology Growth And Yield
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...As investors increasingly search for sustainable Environmental Social Governance (ESG) companies, here's one that fits the bill, has great growth prospects and pays a dividend.
Coal: Volatility And Strength
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...With coal companies continuing to surge higher, now might be a good time to explore using covered call strategies.
Cocoa Pop ... And Drop
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A short-term negative divergence suggests one more trip down before September cocoa's bottoming process can be called complete.
Combine MACD And Relative Strength To Time Trades
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Relative strength is a powerful trading tool, but its signals can be difficult to interpret. Applying indicators to relative strength can help.
Combined Trend and Oscillator Signals by Jeremy G. Konstenius
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Combining Trend and Oscillator Signals by Jeremy G. Konsten Most trading systems fall into two categories. One, the most popular, is the trend-following method, where the signals are oriented toward putting the trader on board long-term trends. The prof
Combining A/D Indicators And Volume Patterns by V. Kalitowski and A. von Stuermer
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Stocks & Commodities V. 23:12 (18-27): Combining A/D Indicators And Volume Patterns by V. Kalitowski and A. von Stuermer Here's a novel approach to market timing that can forecast mid-term runs on the S&P 500. There are certain critical advance and dec
Combining A/D Indicators And Volume Patterns by V. Kalitowski and A. von Stuermer
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Stocks & Commodities V. 23:12 (18-27): Combining A/D Indicators And Volume Patterns by V. Kalitowski and A. von Stuermer Here's a novel approach to market timing that can forecast mid-term runs on the S&P 500. There are certain critical advance and dec
Combining Bollinger Bands And RSI For Smarter Entries & Exits
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Elevate your trading strategy through enhanced signal optimization using Bollinger Bands and RSI along with a moving average. Here's how
Combining Candlesticks And Trendlines
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Previously, I analyzed trendlines and described some of the more common candlestick reversal patterns. This time, I will show you how to use the two together.
Combining DMI and Moving Average For A EUR/USD Trading System by Rombout Keerstens
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Combining DMI and Moving Average For A EUR/USD Trading System by Rombout Keerstens Here is a simple trend-following system where profits are realized in a relatively small number of lucrative trades. IN a world in which we are inundated with informati
Combining Fibonacci Retracements And The RSI by Ingo W. Bucher
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Combining Fibonacci Retracements And The RSI by Ingo W. Bucher Combining the two can help identify significant support and resistance levels. Many of you have used the relative strength index (RSI) and Fibonacci retracement levels independently, but ha
Combining Long And Short Funds by Norman J. Brown
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Combining Long And Short Funds by Norman J. Brown Obtain better profits and reduce your risks by using this method to select mutual funds for trading. In the June 2003 issue of STOCKS & COMMODITIES, in my article "A Mutual Fund Trading Method," we saw
Combining P/E Ratio With Earnings Growth Rates by Pamela H. Brown and William G.S. Brown
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Combining P/E Ratio With Earnings Growth Rates by Pamela H. Brown and William G.S. Brown The price/earnings (P/E) ratio is widely used in fundamental stock analysis. It serves to normalize earnings so that stocks with widely varying earnings may be comp
Combining Statistical and Pattern Analysis by Walter T. Downs
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Patterns are one of the oldest forms of technical analysis. Yet, because patterns can often be subjective, few of us take the time to combine statistical information with this type of market analysis. Mathematical definition and detailed statistical an
Combining Technical And Fundamental Analysis by Mark C. Snead, Ph.D.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Combining Technical And Fundamental Analyses The two forms of analysis approach market forecasting in radically different styles. Can they be combined? Few topics generate as much heated discussion as the time-honored debate of technical vs. fundamenta
Combining Volume And Market Change by Anthony J. Macek
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Combining Volume And Market Change by Anthony J. Macek Price and volume is a never-ending fount of ideas for judging the market's current technical condition. Here, S&C author and newsletter publisher Anthony Macek combines the magnitude and direction o
Comcast Underperforming And Under Distributed
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Since achieving its double bottom target in June, CMCSA has started to weaken and OBV shows distribution.
Commodities And The Inflation Rate by Alex Saitta
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Commodities And The Inflation Rate by Alex Saitta Which individual commodities have the strongest coincidental relationship with the inflation rate? Successful traders need to keep an eye on commodity price changes to gain insight into the latest chang
Commodities and Trendline Channels
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...With the dollar declining, the CRB Index has broken out on the upside of its spring trend channel.
Common Themes in Trading Systems -- Daily Ranges and Short Sequences
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Using Cole and Weinberg as a basis for a trading system isn't the only place you'll find the use of daily ranges and short sequences.
Comparing Market And Volatility Index Momentums, Part 3
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...In part 1, we looked at using a momentum oscillator to compare the momentums of two markets for insights into those markets. In part 2, we looked at comparing the momentums of different stock market indexes. In this third and final part, we look at compa
Comparing Technical and Fundamental Analysis by Alex Saitta
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...NOVICE TRADER Comparing Technical And Fundamental Analyses by Alex Saitta Philosophically, technicians and fundamentalists appear to be at odds: One group studies underlying factors driving the market, while the other focuses on the market itself. Tech
Compound Pivots And Market Symmetry by William T. Erman
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Compound Pivots And Market Symmetry by William T. Erman Many traders see only simple symmetry such as a 20-week bottom-to-bottom move followed by another. Unfortunately, if indeed there is another 20-week cycle, it could very well turn out to be 18 week
Compressing Candlestick Patterns by Jean-Olivier Fraisse and Kevin D. Armstrong
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Compressing Candlestick Patterns by Jean-Olivier Fraisse and Kevin D. Armstrong Market action is similar to territorial claims between competing species in that bulls seek to expand their territory by increasing prices and, conversely, bears seek to exp
Computers and Market Analysis by Gregory L. Morris
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Are you just starting out as a technical trader? Or are you a veteran who wouldn't mind a refresher course on the basics? Here's a primer for the novice and a reminder for the veteran covering points of interest, including computer hardware, software and
Comstock Resources' Falling Wedge And Trading Range Breakout
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Comstock Resources broke out of a falling wedge formation earlier this month and has now broken to the upside from its recent trading range.
Conexant Systems' Head and Shoulders Top
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...While the Semiconductor index starts to round over, shares of Conexant Systems start to head south.
Confirmations And The January Highs
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...With the Transports' move down unconfirmed by the Industrials, will a rising Transports Average confirm the Industrials' rally above the January highs?
Connors' Undeniables And Candlestick Clarity
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Adding candlesticks and exchange-traded funds to Connors' Undeniables six-week reversal strategy makes trades both more rewarding and easier to spot.
Consider Covered Calls ? And The Caveats by Kevin Lund
Consolidation Patterns by Melanie F. Bowman and Thom Hartle
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Consolidation Patterns by Melanie F. Bowman and Thom Hartle Every price trend, be it stock or commodity, takes a breather from time to time. It is a period of indecision when the pressures of buyers and sellers balance each other out. This stalemate mos
Consolidations and Corrections
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Breaking out of a six week consolidation pattern, the December 2000 Treasury bond rose three points to a 52-week high just over 101. But a September correction has taken the long bond beneath its short-term moving averages, all but erasing a month'
Constellation Energy Group And A Low Risk In A Volatile Market
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...With the market having lost nearly 10% in recent weeks, safety should be a consideration for all investors.
Consumer Confidence, Recessions, And Stocks
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Economic indicators can provide valuable clues about the future direction of the stock market.
Content Wars And Soap Operas
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Quantitative easing, poor economic numbers, and the Federal Reserve are in the news, but an online media war is going unnoticed, and it's heating up.
Context Is Everything by Gil Morales and Chris Kacher
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...You do not have to be a Chartered Market Technician to understand how market context can influence the price behavior of stocks. No stock is an island, and how a stock behaves is often a function of the market at large, which in turn is a function of
Convergence of Price and Time
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The S&P 500 reaches major price resistance on a cycle turn date.
Copper Diamonds And Divergences
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A diamond top sent copper futures down in May. But the subsequent bounce had to be seen to be believed.
Copper Fundamentals, Technicals, And An Option Play
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The copper market was hit especially hard during the massive commodity slide of 2008, but now that the dust has settled, some signs of life remain.
Copper: Recessions, Cycles, And Spins
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Can the economy keep counting on copper?
Corn Jumped, And Could Go Higher
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The USDA crop report was bullish for corn and other grains, and corn futures rose almost 9.6% in a week.
Corrections and Commodities
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The recent retreat in the CRB Index has some commodities bulls worried. Should they be?
Correlations: serial and auto by Clifford J. Sherry, Ph.D.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Correlations: serial and auto by Clifford J. Sherry, Ph.D. Suppose you are testing a pricing pattern to see what relationship it has to future price movement. Or, you are testing an indicator's correlations with price movement. In each case, you need a
Create Your Trading System With John Wang by J. Gopalakrishnan and B. Faber
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Create Your Trading System With John Wang by J. Gopalakrishnan and B. Faber John Wang received his bachelor's degree in chemical physics from University of Sciences and Technologies of China (Ustc), his master's degree in quantum chemistry from Zhongsha
Crooks, Cranks and Honest Citizens: Commodity Conferences by FRED S. GEHM
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Crooks, Cranks and Honest Citizens: Commodity Conferences by FRED S. GEHM/ Technical Analysis staff writer I wanted to title this column ""How I Spent My Summer Vacation."" But the conferences were in Chicago and no reasonable individual would ever beli
Crooks, Cranks and Honest Citizens: Commodity Periodicals by FRED S. GEHM
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Crooks, Cranks and Honest Citizens: Commodity Periodicals by FRED S. GEHM (The first of a regular feature column) This is going to be a column of reviews of criticisms. It will be a consumer's guide to technical analysis. This includes books, magazines
Crooks, Cranks and Honest Citizens: Trading Psychology by Fred S. Gehm
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Crooks, Cranks and Honest Citizens: Trading Psychology by Fred S. Gehm In a competitive game like commodity trading, a player should hardly expect to receive good advice from the other players. It's like asking the poker player across the table from you
Crosses, Candlesticks, And Q-Stick
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Try this three-step methodology for locating trading opportunities.
Crude Oil And Candlesticks by Gary S. Wagner
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Crude Oil And Candlesticks by Gary S. Wagner The rise and fall of oil prices have a global effect on all aspects of the markets. Here we look at this historical price movement through the eyes of candle patterns. he underlying psychology of market sen
Crude Oil And Stock Market Connection
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The relationship of Crude Oil and Stocks could reveal economic weakness.
Crude Oil And The MACD Histogram
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The MACD histogram gives good signals. The slope of the MACD histogram is used to determine if a trend is safe. Divergences between the MACD histogram and prices can identify shifts in momentum. Center line crossovers can also pinpoint changes in trend.
Crude Oil Moves Slowly And Surely Upwards
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Looking at their weekly chart, Crude Oil futures are ready to break out of a head and shoulder consolidation pattern. This consolidation occurred over the last four years and now seems headed towards $47.
Crude Oil's Hourly Head And Shoulders Top
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A look at crude oil through the lens of the 60-minute chart suggests a possible reversal in crude oil's bull run.
Cryptocurrencies And Seasonality: Crypto Summer (Part 1)
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Did you know a pattern exists in cryptocurrencies where two years of a bear market are often followed by two years of a bull market? This is a type of seasonality that you can profit by, both on the short and long side. Here is what to look for to help s
Cryptocurrencies And Seasonality: Crypto Winter (Part 2)
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Did you know a pattern exists in cryptocurrencies where two years of a bear market are often followed by two years of a bull market? This is a type of seasonality that you could profit by, both on the short and long side. Here is what to look for to help
Cueing Off Support And Resistance Levels by Thom Hartle
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Cueing Off Support And Resistance Levels by Thom Hartle Tracking previous highs and lows and analyzing price action can provide clear indications of trend direction. Early in your trading career, you probably learned that you should buy at support and
Cumulative Volume and momentum Part 2 by John C. Lawlor
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Cumulative Volume and momentum Part 2 by John C. Lawlor Price is so obvious that we all expect it to tell us everything. For example, if our stock gains $1 on the day, we feel good. However, what we really do is multiply that $1 by, say, the 500 shares
Cup-with-Handle and the Computerized Approach by Rick Martinelli and Barry Hyman
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The cup-with-handle is a chart pattern that identifies stocks preparing for uptrends. Here are the steps to convert this pattern to a set of rules for screening your stock database to identify likely candidates. The CANSLIM approach to investing combin
Cup-with-Handle and the Computerized Approach by Rick Martinelli and Barry Hyman
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The cup-with-handle is a chart pattern that identifies stocks preparing for uptrends. Here are the steps to convert this pattern to a set of rules for screening your stock database to identify likely candidates. The CANSLIM approach to investing combin
Currencies and Equities
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...When a nation's currency leads, that nation's equities have few alternatives but to follow.
Cycle Analysis And Intraday Trading by John F. Ehlers
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Cycle Analysis And Intraday Trading by John F. Ehlers Veteran S TOCKS & COMMODITIES contributor John Ehlers explains how to make use of cycles analysis in intraday trading, heretofore a rarity. Take a look. Intraday traders have long had most of the tec
Cycle Analysis: A comparison of the Fourier and Maximum Entropy methods by John F. Ehler
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Cycle Analysis: A comparison of the Fourier and Maximum Entropy methods by John F. Ehler The motivation for reducing price history to a mathematical expression is clear. If we can describe the prices mathematically, we have the means to extend the equat
Cycle/Trend Analytics And The MAD Indicator
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Here, we introduce the moving average difference (MAD) indicator and explain the rationale behind its creation. You will find the indicator is robust yet reflects simplicity
Cycles In Time And Money by Stuart Belknap, Ph.D.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Stocks & Commodities V. 23:5 (28-35): Cycles In Time And Money by Stuart Belknap, Ph.D. Wouldn't you like to be able to identify top and bottom extremes and get signals to open new positions or close current ones? This may help. When was the last time
Cycles and Trading Systems by Jeffrey Owen Katz, Ph.D.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Cycles and Trading Systems by Jeffrey Owen Katz, Ph.D. This time, this Contributing Writer looks at using cycles as the basis of a trading system. In previous articles, my search for successful trading systems led me to discover a very effective devel
Cycles and chart patterns by Anthony F. Herbst
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Cycles and chart patterns by Anthony F. Herbst Many who analyze price charts of stocks or commodities recognize that cycles influence the patterns they observe. But few carry this insight through the logical steps that could mean better trade timing. Th
Cycles and the S&P 500 Index
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...In all the years I have been a student of technical analysis, and I go back as early as 1967, using cycles to forecast an index's turning point has always fascinated me.
Cycles, Volatility, And Chart Formations by Daniel L. Chesler, CTA, CMT
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Cycles, Volatility, And Chart Formations by Daniel L. Chesler, CTA, CMT Understanding the building blocks of classical chart patterns can improve your analysis and trading results. Here's how. A nyone who has studied or traded with classical chart patt
Cyclical Channel Analysis And The Commodity Channel Index by D.W. Davies
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Cyclical Channel Analysis And The Commodity Channel Index by D.W. Davies Trading bands and the commodity channel index, two popular indicators, are used together here by D.W. Davies, who publishes the ""Chameleon"" financial newsletter. Davies analyzes
DAL: A Touch And Go - Higher?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Up by more than 400% between September 2102 and June 2014, shares of Delta Airlines Inc. appear poised for a soft landing prior to another run higher.
DFS And A Reversal Of Fortunes?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Some market reversal situations inspire more confidence than others, and this just may be one of them.
DJTA , DJIA, And Divergence
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Dow Jones Transportation Average has recently recorded yearly highs marking a distinct divergence with the Dow Jones Industrial Average, which has recently bounced from a yearly low. Can this divergence be sustained?
DR Horton and the Head-and-Shoulders
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...DR Horton (DHI) is part of a homebuilding group that has outperformed the market over the last four years. With a head-and-shoulders reversal brewing, things could be about to change.
DRI, Housing, And Comebacks
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Housing was devastated by the subprime crisis in 2008, but is this beaten-down sector ready for a comeback? One stock may tell you.
Daily price and volume study: trading windows by Frank Tarkany
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Daily price and volume study: trading windows by Frank Tarkany This article investigates day-to-day price changes of the Dow Jones Industrial Averages (DJIA) and New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) total volume over a 85 year period to see whether the change
Daimler Chrysler And Cerberus
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...We all know that German products are built to last, and that the US's financial success lies in that it is a consumerist society.
Darwin And Momentum Trading
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Just as Charles Darwin put forth the theory of evolution through natural selection, so have the markets and momentum trading evolved with the use of pocket pivots.
Data Mining And Cubes For Traders by Art Tennick
David Stendahl And Position Sizing
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...David Stendahl is the portfolio manager at Capitalogix, a Commodity Trading Advisor (CTA) firm specializing in systematic trading. He is also a leading industry expert, author, and speaker focused on the managed futures industry. He also co_created vario
David Vomund And The World Of Exchange Traded Products
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...David Vomund is the president of Vomund Investment Management, an investment advisory company that specializes in managing exchange traded fund (ETF) portfolios. While other advisory firms are only now discovering ETFs, Vomund's firm has an exceptional n
Day trading and short-term trading techniques Part 2 by Kent Calhoun
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Day trading and short-term trading techniques Part 2 by Kent Calhoun In my three years of day trading markets in Chicago, not one person who opened an account strictly for day trading purposes lasted more than six months. Yet, the most successful trader
Daytrading Stock Pairs by Mark Conway and Aaron Behle
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Daytrading Stock Pairs by Mark Conway and Aaron Behle Tired of trading Level II quotes and one-minute charts? Try a market-neutral strategy. It can take years of experience to discover one unique insight to exploit that can consistently pull money out
Debugging and the virtues of experimentation Part 6 by Jim Summers, Ph.D.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Debugging and the virtues of experimentation Part 6 by Jim Summers, Ph.D. In last month's column we discussed the use of {Put} and @Index(...) menu commands in Lotus 1-2-3. These can increase significantly program speed by avoiding cursor movement and r
December Crude Crosses The Line: New Highs And Negative Divergences
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A strong bull market in 2007 took December crude to levels not seen since August 2006. Is it time for crude to come in?
December Patterns And The Market
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...December brings presents in the form of a strong pattern that runs up the market for quick profits.
Defining The Bull And The Bear by Chuck Dukas
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Defining The Bull And The Bear by Chuck Dukas "Bullish" and "bearish" are terms frequently used to describe the price behavior of financial instruments. What exactly do they mean? All price action can be categorized into six phases of trends that descr
Dell And The Descending Triangle
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Dell found support just above 28 over the last five months, but it means little as long as the lower highs persist.
Descending Triangle and Fan Lines: Hewlett-Packard Reboots
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Even a less-than-perfect symmetrical triangle can be an indication of downward movement for Hewlett-Packard.
Detecting Trend Direction And Strength by Barbara Star, Ph.D.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Detecting Trend Direction And Strength by Barbara Star, Ph.D. Using an indicator by itself can reveal a portion of the entire picture. Combining it with another can reveal more. Traders use technical indicators to recognize market changes. They look to
Determining Equity Growth Performance by John F. Ehlers and Mike Barna
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Determining Equity Growth Performance by John F. Ehlers and Mike Barna What are the merits of using technical analysis trading systems? Evaluate them here. Technical analysts have the option of trading with either discretionary or systematic techniques
Determining Optimal Risk by Ed Seykota and Dave Druz
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Determining Optimal Risk by Ed Seykota and Dave Druz Seasoned traders know the importance of risk management. If you risk little, you win little. If you risk too much, you eventually run to ruin. The optimum, of course, is somewhere in the middle. Here,
Determining stock value from price and earnings by Paul T. Holliday
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Determining stock value from price and earnings by Paul T. Holliday The value of stocks and stock indices are generally derived from such fundamentals as earnings and return on investment. The value that investors place on a stock or stock index may als
Developing And Testing A Trading Strategy From The Vault
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A dive into this magazine's vast article archives can provide you with myriad ideas for trading strategies to develop and test. Here's an example of doing just that by returning to the very first issue of this magazine to pull out a trading idea. Will it
Developing and using pattern recognition by Tom Johnson and Mark Boucher
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Developing and using pattern recognition by Tom Johnson and Mark Boucher Do you find yourself getting drawn into the game of predicting market trends? Are you awash with newsletters, TV programs and news stories about ""gurus"" calling the markets? Such
Developing and using pattern recognition by Tom Johnson and Mark Boucher
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Developing and using pattern recognition by Tom Johnson and Mark Boucher Do you find yourself getting drawn into the game of predicting market trends? Are you awash with newsletters, TV programs and news stories about ""gurus"" calling the markets? Such
Diamond, Sawtooth, And Rally
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...About the curiously bullish year-long commodity odyssey.
Diamonds And Divergences
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Once again, stochastic divergences help anticipate the direction of a chart pattern breakout.
Diamonds and the CRB
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A July diamond anticipates sizable moves in the commodities index. Will grains continue to gain?
Distribution And Disfavor In Wal-Mart
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Wal-Mart has been range bound the last five years, but two key indicators reflect continued selling pressure and disfavor.
Divergences And The Bush Bounce
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...All the post-hoc stock and election analysis you'll need is summed up in one chart and two stochastic divergences.
Divergences And The Dow Jones Utilities Index
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Positive divergences in the second half of July helped create a bottom in the falling DJUA.
Divergences And The Housing Index
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The first negative divergence led to sideways trading in the housing index. The second? So far, a sharp reversal.
Diversification And Risk Reduction
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Investors are looking to minimize risk to preserve their hard-earned money. This article begins exploration of the capital asset pricing model utilized by investors to reduce risk and manage investment portfolios along with the determination of expected
Diversification And Risk by Raymond Rothschild
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Diversification And Risk by Raymond Rothschild No method of stock or equity selection is perfect. Even the best of schemes can fail. For example, suppose we had a system of selecting stocks with a probability of success of two thirds. The probability of
Diversification And Your Portfolio by Phil Abel
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Diversification And Your Portfolio by Phil Abel Thinking about adding financial and commodity futures to your trading? Here's how it can improve profitability and reduce risk. Stockpicking can enhance a portfolio, but only to a certain extent. If you i
Dividends And Premiums, Oh My!
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Plan carefully and you'll be surprised at how much you can reap only using Bollinger Bands and Excel.
Dividends And The Risk Of Early Option Assignment
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Selling calls on stocks always presents a risk of early assignment when the calls are in-the-money. Stocks that have dividends present an even greater assignment risk when they are in-the-money and when the extrinsic value is low. Here is what you should
Do Nike and Footlocker Move in Lockstep?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Nike, Inc (NKE) makes up about two thirds of Foot Locker's (FL) purchases, therefore it would make sense if the stocks of these two companies moved in lockstep. So, is this the case?
Do funds distort price movements? by B. Wade Brorsen and Scott H. Irwin
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Do funds distort price movements? by B. Wade Brorsen and Scott H. Irwin The rapid rise of large-scale technical trading by futures funds has led to a concern that such trading could distort futures price movements. Our previous research shows that quite
Does Consecutive Covered Call Writing Beat... by Gunter Meissner and Sandra Wu
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Stocks & Commodities V. 24:5 (22-26): Does Consecutive Covered Call Writing Beat Buy & Hold? by Gunter Meissner and Sandra Wu One of the most popular option strategies meets one of the most popular investing methods -- which will win? One of the most po
Dojis And Gaps
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Power up your profits by combining these formations.
Dollar Divergences: Up And Down
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Negative divergences took the dollar down in October. Will positive divergences bring the dollar back up a year later?
Dollar-Weighted Put/Call Ratios by Fari Hamzei and Barbara Star Ph.D.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Stocks & Commodities V. 22:4 (52-55): Dollar-Weighted Put/Call Ratios by Fari Hamzei and Barbara Star Ph.D. Does this new twist on the popular sentiment indicator hold some predictive value? Find out here. Many years have passed since Martin Zweig used
Dollars and Diamonds
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After a sharp decline over the last 15 months, the US Dollar Index has started to stabilize around 99-100. However, the long-term trend is down and a recent support break suggests a resumption of this downtrend is underway.
Dollars, Debt, Stocks, And "Things"
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The conventional wisdom on the markets continues to be turned on its head.
Double Bottoms and Big Caveats
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Here is the Telecoms HOLDRS with a big double bottom and a big caveat.
Double Calendars And Condors by John A. Sarkett
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Stocks & Commodities V. 25:6 (36-39): Double Calendars And Condors by John A. Sarkett In this, the second part of a series based on an option seminar with trader Dan Sheridan, we look at the double calendar and condor strategies. With a stock at 50, an
Double Diagonals And Butterfly Spreads by John A. Sarkett
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Trading With Dan Sheridan (Part 3) Double Diagonals And Butterfly Spreads by John A. Sarkett The third part of this series with trader Dan Sheridan looks at double diagonals with long, protective wings one or more months out from the short options, as
Dow And S&P 500 Find Themselves In The Same Boat
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Despite closing above their 10-day and 20-day moving averages, the Dow and S&P 500 have to take out further resistance if their short-term trends are going to reverse.
Dow Chemical Volume And Price Breakout
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After nearly six months of sideways to declining price movement, shares of Dow Chemical may have finally caught a bid, ready to rise strongly into early November 2012.
Dow Jones Utilities Index And Positive Expectations
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...In the intermediate term, the utilities sector could benefit from the end of the rate hikes.
Dow Theory And Confirming The Transport's February Down Move
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Dow Averages continue to thrash about, neither able to confirm the moves of the other.
Dow Theory And The September Highs
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Another nonconfirmation to the upside keeps the question marks in place.
Dow Theory Confirmation And Divergence by Richard L. Evans
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Dow Theory Confirmation And Divergence by Richard L. Evans According to one of the most important tenets of the Dow theory, the Dow Jones Industrial and Transportation Averages must confirm each other to be able to derive forecasting significance from t
Dow Theory and 8522
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Here is an article applying Dow Theory to current price action.
Dow Theory by Melanie F. Bowman and Thom Hartle
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Dow Theory by Melanie F. Bowman and Thom Hartle For a man who had the perfect opportunity to widely publicize his theory of stock market trends but never used it, Charles H. Dow nevertheless left a definitive legacy--the Dow theory is at the root of tech
Dow Theory: Nonconfirmations And New Highs
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...As the Dow transports soar toward new YTD highs, the Dow industrials struggle to surpass the highs of April.
Downey Financial's Cup and Handle
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Another small cap financial company looks to ride the bull.
Dr. Resistance And Mr. Support
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After breaking down from an intraday triangle, prices rallied back toward the breakdown point in a classic example of support turning into resistance.
Dr. Reversal And Mr. Support
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...What do you do when a riot of technical indicators and setups suggests that a market has run out of upside in the near term?
Drunkard's Walk: Theory And Measurement By Autocorrelation
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Here, we look at some of the basic issues that underlie technical analysis itself. And we introduce a new indicator, called "autocorrelation", you can use to test for correlation in the da
Dundee Precious Metals And A Play In Gold
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The price of gold has become a US dollar play, and with the US dollar expected to drop a further 16%, gold should rise. Here's a stock worth looking at.
Dundee Precious Metals Inc. And The ABCs of Elliott Wave
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Precious metals: To buy or not to buy -- that is the question. A look at this chart may give you the answer.
Dynamic Asset Allocation: Beyond Buy and Hold by Gary Harloff, Ph.D.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Dynamic Asset Allocation: Beyond Buy and Hold by Gary Harloff, Ph.D. Even during the strongest of bull markets, not every investment rises at the same rate. This range of performance among different investments has led to money managers developing strat
Dynamic Support And Resistance
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Here's how you can use the principles of random walk theory to develop volatility-based dynamic support and resistance lines that can be useful in either oscillating or trending markets
Dynamic Zones by Leo Zamansky, Ph.D., and David Stendahl
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Dynamic Zones by Leo Zamansky, Ph.D., and David Stendahl Most indicators use a fixed zone for buy and sell signals. Here's a concept based on zones that are responsive to past levels of the indicator. One approach to active investing employs the use of
E.I. DuPont de Nemours and Company (DD) Are Looking Weak!
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Trend channels within a larger head and shoulders formation make this stock tradable in a number of ways.
E2K and Ascending Triangles
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Is the unease surrounding the 2000 presidential election a good thing for the Dow Jones Utilities Average?
EQM - The Strongest Survive And Thrive
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Like natural selection, only the strongest stocks survive and thrive the harshest environments, but this stock needs to do one thing first.
ETF Marketplace Review: $7.2 Trillion AUM And Counting
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The first ETF, SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, was born on January 22, 1993 and has grown to $358.4 billion in AUM as of September 2, 2022. Its popularity is unrivaled. Join us here for a retrospective of the ETF industry, which has changed the investment landsc
Earnings Season: Reward And Punishment In The Stock Market
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...At times, the stock market is upside down when good earnings make stocks plummet and bad news makes stocks rally, but if you know three things to look for, you'll pick more winners.
Earnings and Cash Flow: Watching What Matters
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Price-to-earnings and price-to-cash flow are among the most common ways to measure a company's health. What are these ratios and how can you use them to invest in the best companies?
Eaton Corp. And The Falling Three Methods Pattern
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The formation of a bearish candle pattern in Eaton Corp. suggests that the current short-term downtrend will probably resume its course.
Election Cycle Bearish For Stocks And Bonds In The Short Term
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...There is a well-documented cycle in markets related to Presidential elections. This pattern suggests stock and bond market weakness in the short term.
Electric Vehicles Sales are Accelerating. Check Out This Up and Comer
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...As electric vehicle options and sales ramp up, here is one inexpensive stock to consider.
Electronic Data Systems And Breaking The Downtrend
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Strong technicals in a fundamentally promising industry make EDS attractive.
Electronics for Imaging's Head and Shoulders Top
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS..."E" may stand for effort. But shares of Electronics for Imaging, Inc. (EFII) have corrected sharply after three attempts to close above 30.
Eli Lilly And The Corrective Bounce
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Eli Lilly has moved aggressively lower since making a yearly high in May, but it has bounced sharply in recent days as it attempts to alleviate a historically oversold position.
Elliott Wave And Gold by Horatio Miller
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Elliott Wave And Gold by Horatio Miller Ask any Elliott Wave analyst about the outlook for gold, and he will without doubt say that the precious metal is on its way down to the $100-200 range. A divergent-Elliott Wave interpretation, however, suggests t
Elliott Wave And The Explosive Stock
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...We all have one goal in mind in this trading game: We want to find winning investments that leave our accounts better off than where they started. Many traders seek to accomplish this goal by digging through financial statements, news articles, a
Elliott Wave And The Explosive Stock
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Using the Elliott wave theory, you can find stocks that are ready to skyrocket.
Elliott Wave Risk And Reward by Tony Beckwith
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Elliott Wave Risk And Reward by Tony Beckwith Establish your exit stop strategy before placing your next trade. Traders have no business trading if risk/reward analysis is not at the top of their concerns. If a trader has no idea of the potential profi
Elliott Wave and August Advances
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...There may still be room for a rally--if only before the next big ride down.
Elliott Wave and the Dow
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...In my article, "The Nasdaq: Elliott Wave and Kondratieff" (Traders.com Advantage, November 19, 2002), I explained where I believed the Nasdaq was heading, concluding that the Nasdaq was in a B-WAVE up in a long-term bear trend. The following is
Elliott Wave: Extensions and Retracements
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A minute fifth bottom sets the stage for a bullish, a-b-c correction in October.
Elliott Waves And The Fibonacci Sequence
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Though his theories have been criticized, Ralph Nelson Elliott broadened the field of stock market analysis with his insight into how economic waves reflect our history and existence.
Elliott Waves And The S&P 100
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Once again, it pays to err on the side of excess when counting the waves.
Elon Musk And Solar City
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, plans to buy Solar City, a company that belongs to his cousin.
Empirical Mode Decomposition by John F. Ehlers and Ric Way
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Empirical Mode Decomposition by John F. Ehlers and Ric Way Is the market trending or is it in a cycle mode? Identify the mode of the market and trade accordingly. Even the most casual chart reader will be able to spot the times when the market is cycli
Energy Sector and S&P 500: A Look At Pairwise Correlation
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Can you develop a trading strategy out of a correlation pattern between two assets? Here we analyze the movement of the S&P 500 index with its various sectors to find out if any correlation patterns stand out
Enhancing Trading Strategies With Volatility Compressions And Explosion
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Sometimes there is a calm before the storm in the markets. You can use a popular tool in the Bollinger Band suite of tools as a trading filter to exploit the explosiveness of a market immediately after a period of price compression. Find out step-by-step
Enhancing index stock portfolios with futures by Donald L. Jones and Timothy L. Walsh
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Enhancing index stock portfolios with futures by Donald L. Jones and Timothy L. Walsh The benefits of diversification are well known: most investment managers diversify by including bonds and cash in a stock portfolio already diversified across many ind
Entercom Communications And The JM Strategy
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The JM strategy has been very kind to me over the years. Here's why.
Entergy Shows Weak Relative Strength And Strong Sell Signal
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After a shock selloff in a stock, there is usually a minor rebound, which is frequently followed by a secondary selloff down to retest the initial low. Shares of Entergy may be about to embark on that ride to a retest -- and soon.
Entering The Fibonacci Zone With Carolyn Boroden by J. Gopalakrishnan and B. Faber
Establishing Risk And Reward by Cory Mitchell
Eurodollar futures using entry/exit methods combined with stops by S.L. Kille and T.P. Drinka
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Eurodollar futures using entry/exit methods combined with stops by S.L. Kille and T.P. Drinka In the May 1987 issue of this magazine, we reported the impact of money management on total net profit from simulated trading of Eurodollar futures with Relat
Evaluation Of Stocks, ETFs, And Funds
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...In times of price volatility and diverging political and financial theories on world markets, how will independent traders survive? Find out how one trader navigates the markets with a daily evaluation method.
Exits, Stops And Strategy by Jeffrey Owen Katz, Ph.D., and Donna L. McCormick
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Exits, Stops And Strategy by Jeffrey Owen Katz, Ph.D., and Donna L. McCormick Everyone's looking for entry trading signals, but what about after you're in the trade? Here are different techniques for making a graceful -- and profitable -- exit. Previous
Exits, Stops And Strategy by Jeffrey Owen Katz, Ph.D., and Donna L. McCormick
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Exits, Stops And Strategy by Jeffrey Owen Katz, Ph.D., and Donna L. McCormick Everyone's looking for entry trading signals, but what about after you're in the trade? Here are different techniques for making a graceful -- and profitable -- exit. Previous
Experience And Dollar-Risk Tolerance Levels by Daryl Guppy
Expiration Month And Strike Price For Options by Robert M. Peevey
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Expiration Month And Strike Price For Options by Robert M. Peevey It never hurts to brush up on the basics, we always say, and so here are the basics of options as well as an analysis of the correct option expiration month and strike price to achieve ma
Exploiting Guts, Risk, And Decay
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Risk is a necessary part of the trading game. Here's one strategy that could work for you if you have the experience, the capital, and the willingness to take on higher risk
Extremes Analysis Of Interest Rates And Stock by Mark C. Snead
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Extremes Analysis Of Interest Rates And Stock by Mark C. Snead This former investment broker explains the relationship between declining interest rates and the lagged effect on the stock market. Interest rate changes exert a powerful influence on stoc
FCX: Hourly, Daily, And Weekly Bearish Momentum
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Growing ever more bearish on multiple time frames, shares of Freeport-McMoRan Copper and Gold look set for a trip back down into the mid-$20 range soon.
FCX: Major Support And Strong Money Flow
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Shares of Freeport McMoran Copper And Gold are trading just above a high probability support area at a time of bullish money flows.
FOURlER ANALYSIS! IN A NUTSHELL FASTER and BETTER by Anthony Warren Ph.D.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...FOURlER ANALYSIS! IN A NUTSHELL FASTER and BETTER by Anthony Warren Ph.D. For those individuals who are currently using Fourier Spectrum analysis, this article describes some techniques that make the analysis easier to perform and the spectral plots eas
FRX: Multiyear Highs And Bullish Momentum
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Shares of Forest Labs are on a strong bullish tear, and may be a great covered call play.
FTI: Multiyear High And Strong Money Flows
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Shares of FMC Technologies (FTI) continue to soar ever higher; is this a time to be a buyer, or should traders wait for a correction first?
FX Advantages And Alternative Opportunities
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Technical analysis is well suited to forex trading, more so than other financial markets. Here's how you can combine technical setups with intermarket analysis to help unearth potential trading opportunities
FXEducator's Ed Ponsi by J. Gopalakrishnan and B. R. Faber
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...FXEducator's Ed Ponsi by J. Gopalakrishnan and B. R. Faber As an experienced professional trader, Ed Ponsi, the president of FXEducator.com, has advised hedge funds, institutional traders, and individuals of all levels of skill and experience. He has ma
Facing Facebook And Zynga
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Facebook and Zynga shares have fallen heavily since their debit. We all know that. But is it time to own the stock?
Fakeouts And Breakouts
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A 1-2-3 trend reversal becomes a bear trap as positive divergences power the $SPX toward new, year-to-date highs.
Fear And Greed As Stock Market Indicators
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Can we really gauge investor fear? What about greed? Turns out we may be able to.
Fear And Strategy
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...There is a lot of fear in the market, and it's probably even worse than you might think.
Fear And Trading by Ruth Roosevelt
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Fear And Trading by Ruth Roosevelt Fear limits your focus, and this is particularly true in trading. In this, her third article for Stocks & Commodities on trading psychology, Ruth Roosevelt, director of the Wall Street Hypnosis Center, explores fear in
Fed Policy And The Stock Market
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Fed Policy And The Stock Market Revisiting Gould's Rule by George A. Schade Jr. On February 24, 1989, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York raised its discount rate to 7% and triggered the most recent signal of the ""three steps and a stumble"" rule. The
Fedex's Hourly Head And Shoulders Top
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...What do you do when a pattern absolutely, positively has to be a reversal?
Fibonacci Analysis For Fun And Profit (It's True!)
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...It's been a useful concept not only in modern market analysis but also throughout modern mathematics--and it can explain a lot. Here's a primer on Fibonacci analysis, coupled with a market outlook for 2020 that incorporates Fibonacci analysis
Fibonacci And Gann Projections by Dennis D. Peterson
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Stocks & Commodities V. 22:10 (28-34): Fibonacci And Gann Projections by Dennis D. Peterson It's time to have a little fun and see what a day-at-a-time replay can reveal in terms of future projections. In 2002, I wrote an article in Working Money about
Fibonacci In Time And Price by David Knox Barker
Fibonacci Levels Can Identify Support And Resistance
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Many floor traders look at these price points to take action, and screen traders can also benefit from this indicator.
Fibonacci Price And Time Relationships
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Could long-term Fibonacci relationships identify a major top for US stocks?
Fibonacci Ratios and the S&P 500 Monthly Index
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Much has been written about Fibonacci numbers and ratios, and many believe they are golden -- that charts will always turn at a Fibonacci number or ratio. Are they?
Fibonacci Retracements And Pivots
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...You'll have better success placing Fibonacci retracement levels if you pay attention to your pivot points.
Fibonacci Retracements And Runaway Markets
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Measuring pullbacks with Fibonacci retracements can mean different things as far as the strength of the trend is concerned, plus one added secret if you know what to look for.
Fibonacci and Fifth Waves
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...When does an Elliott fifth wave end? Often, when a Fibonacci ratio says so.
Fibonacci, Elliott And Volatility by Paul G. Williams
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Fibonacci, Elliott And Volatility by Paul G. Williams Suppose we could chart volatility just as we chart conventional prices. Then we could use Elliott wave analysis, Fibonacci characteristics and cycle techniques to forecast greater or lesser volatilit
Fibonacci, Stochastics and Gold
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Since the September 11th global events, gold investors who believe the precious metal is due a day in the sun, once again have been vocal.
Fibonacci, Trading Ranges, And A Semiconductor Bounce
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Where will the falling Philadelphia Semiconductor Index find support?
Fibonacci-Based Fractal Form And Elliott Waves by Robert R. Prechter Jr.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Fibonacci-Based Fractal Form And Elliott Waves by Robert R. Prechter Jr. The stock market is a tapestry of mathematical relations governed by Fibonacci number ratios. Here's a look at how you can apply Elliott waves to find these ratios, from a master E
Fidelity Automotive And Technology Funds Leading The Pack
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Now that the broad US markets have made a convincing upward reversal, traders need to focus on the strongest-performing groups and sectors.
Fidelity Sector Funds Leaders And Laggards
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Comparing the track records of the Fidelity Select Sector funds on a short-, intermediate-, and long-term basis may help identify industry group rotations.
Finance SPDR Stalling And Overbought
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After a big run since late April, the Finance SPDR (XLF) has become overbought and at resistance. Time to tread carefully.
Financial Volume Index And Volume Analysis by Patrick Cifaldi, C.M.T.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Financial Volume Index And Volume Analysis by Patrick Cifaldi, C.M.T. In technical analysis, the study of volume is one of the most overlooked and underrated disciplines. In the general study of the supply and demand of markets, only two pieces of data
First Philippine's Head and Shoulders Bottom
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Down as much as 90% in the wake of the emerging markets fallout, countries like Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines look ready to rebound.
Five Key Differences Between Bull And Bear Rallies
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Some traders treat all rallies equally. Find out why that can be a very costly mistake
Fixed Stop-Loss And Percentage Stop-Loss In Comparison
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Don't underestimate the importance of using stops in your trading. But which is better to use--a fixed or variable stop-loss? Here's a test to suggest which may work best
Flags and Bakbone Software
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The chart of this software company may be coming to a crucial stage.
Flat Base Patterns And Ladder Rungs
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Like the rungs of the ladder, flat base patterns help a stock's price climb higher.
Flipping The Coin And The Road Ahead
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Events are under way that could create massive changes to the market, but if you understand what they are, then you'll know how to play them into the end of the year.
Float Analysis by Steve Woods and Jan Arps
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Float Analysis by Steve Woods and Jan Arps Here's a close look at the turnover of a stock's float, based on an idea from the works of W.D. Gann, that reveals some dramatic patterns and expands the definition of a base or consolidation zone. The floati
Follow That Trend by Michael Covel and Justin Vandergrift
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Stocks & Commodities V. 25:2 (32-36): Follow That Trend by Michael Covel and Justin Vandergrift Even if you are a trend-follower, you still have to be a systematic trader. Here's why you still have to manage drawdowns when the market is not trending. A
Following The Money: ETFs And Your Portfolio
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Exchange traded funds can be the best way to add exposure to your portfolio.
Food And Beverage ETFs: A Satisfying Investing Opportunity Or Gorging On Junk?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Food and beverage ETFs have experienced less volatility than the general market over the years, with the component companies housed in the consumer staples, materials, and industrial sectors. Are these ETFs ready to provide a delectable opportunity or wi
For Teradyne, Take The Money And Run--But Not Yet
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Of all of the stocks in the Standard & Poor's 500, Teradyne has the strongest short-term momentum. Is there still time to extract some profits on a move higher in this stock?
Forecasting Futures Movement by In Gyu Koh and Sung Soon Lee
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Forecasting Futures Movement by In Gyu Koh and Sung Soon Lee A Daytrading Method Second To None Forecasting Futures Movement Is it possible to chase two rabbits at once? This intraday technique combines direction of price movement and timing of your en
Forecasting Market Turns Using Static And Dynamic Cycles by Brad Swancoat and Ed Kasanjian
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Forecasting Market Turns Using Static And Dynamic Cycles by Brad Swancoat and Ed Kasanjian Who hasn't heard of Fibonacci ratios by now, but to actually use them in predicting market turns? Here, two software developers give novice and veteran technician
Forecasting Market Turns Using Static And Dynamic Cycles by Brad Swancoat and Ed Kasanjian
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Forecasting Market Turns Using Static And Dynamic Cycles by Brad Swancoat and Ed Kasanjian Who hasn't heard of Fibonacci ratios by now, but to actually use them in predicting market turns? Here, two software developers give novice and veteran technician
Forecasting Markets With Elliott And Kondratieff
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Wave cycles may send you to the future or back to the drawing board.
Forecasting Singular Spectrum Analysis by S. Drogobetskii and V. Smolynsky
Forecasting With Maximum Entropy by Jack K. Hutson and Anthony W. Warren, Ph.D.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Forecasting With Maximum Entropy by Jack K. Hutson and Anthony W. Warren, Ph.D. The most obvious ability that stock or commodity buyers and sellers wish for is foresight. If there was a method or technique that we could use to predict what tomorrow will
Forest Laboratories And Its Bullish Breakout
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After a long corrective period, Forest Laboratories is undergoing a bullish breakout.
Forex Focus: Gann And Forex by Cornelius Luca
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Stocks & Commodities V. 25:5 (12-16): Forex Focus: Gann And Forex by Cornelius Luca Access to foreign exchange trading has opened up exciting trading options for the retail trader. You can now trade alongside corporations and institutions in a highly li
Forex Focus: Going Beyond 70 And 30 In Forex
Forex Focus: Targeting Price And Time With Gann by Cornelius Luca
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Forex Focus: Targeting Price And Time With Gann by Cornelius Luca Want to improve your trading performance? Here's a look at some of W.D. Gann's methods. Stocks and commodities trader William Delbert Gann (1878?1955) made fortunes before, during, and a
Forex Focus: The US Dollar And Precious Metals by Donald W. Pendergast Jr.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Playing the US dollar versus the precious metals market dynamic is one of the highest-probability trading games around. This is especially significant at major trend reversals. Will the significant support area near 76.00 even hold, much less act a
Forex Trading Platforms And The Real World by Chris Melendez
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...V. 22:6 (52-58): Forex Trading Platforms And The Real World by Chris Melendez Here are some of the properties and pitfalls of online retail trading platforms versus the institutional foreign exchange execution systems. Today's foreign exchange markets
Forex Trends And Pairs by James Chen
Form And Pattern As A Trading Tool by Robert Miner
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Form And Pattern As A Trading Tool by Robert Miner Pattern recognition has been the topic of much technical literature. From the Elliott wave theory to Edwards and Magee, traders have been told that some fairly well-defined chart patterns indicate the m
Four Gaps And Their Technical Significance
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Gaps can help or wreak havoc on your trading. Here we show you how you can recognize four different types of gaps, the sentiments associated with them, and how to employ them
Four Points High And Rising
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Positive divergences in the MACD histogram and stochastic both point to higher long-term rates in the weekly chart of the $TNX.
Four Steps To Bull And Bear Profits
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The major cyclical trends in the financial markets create both risk and opportunity for investors, yet most lack a system to identify and profit by these cycles. Here is a tutorial to help you build a comprehensive system in four steps--using a wide vari
Fractals And Fifth Waves
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...With the new year-to-date high in the S&P 500, it appears all the more likely that a five-wave pattern is driving the market higher.
Freshness In Produce And Stock Watchlists
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Stock watchlists are like produce: You need to keep them fresh by constantly looking for new trade opportunities, like these three stocks.
Fun And Frustration With Fed Charts
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Trying to determine what is going using publicly available data can be frustrating at the best of times. But data shortfalls become glaringly obvious when the picture is rapidly unraveling like it is now.
Futures Margins: What, Why, And How
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Most traders are familiar with how margins on equities work, but what about margins on futures? Here, we look at the unique characteristics of futures margins to understand their nuances
GDX And Its Adventures In Daytrading
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Daytrading can be a very profitable occupation, but some mental and tactical adjustments are necessary for those used to the slower pace of daily or weekly based trading.
GILD Raff Buy Signal And Pennant Breakout
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Shares of Gilead Sciences have just broken out of a multimonth triangle/pennant formation, receiving the benefit of a Raff MarketSpace Stock system buy signal in the process.
GM Falls And Can't Get Up
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...General Motors was one of the top-performing Dow components in 2006, but 2007 is not likely to be so good for GM as a bearish continuation pattern unfolds.
GM: A Short-Term Adam And Eve Setup
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...General Motors is close to its all-time lows and is developing a short-term reversal setup.
GPS: Mind The Gap And The Flag
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...With a gap down and rising flag formation, the chart for Gap Inc. (GPS) is showing signs of weakness.
Gann Analysis and Nasdaq
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...W.D. Gann was probably one of the most controversial market gurus. Rumor has it that he made millions of dollars trading the market with his mathematically-based trading systems. When he died, he left a study full of papers, and a friend, David Ezekial,
Gann And Fibonacci (Part III of III)
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Gann's basic swing pattern theories have been used by other traders. Here are a few examples of how they were applied.
Gann And Fibonnacci (Part I of III)
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...One enigma remains elusive and another less so.
Gann And Fibonnacci (Part II of III)
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...One enigma remains elusive and another less so.
Gann And Gann Analysis
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...There's a lot of trading lore behind the life and trading career of W.D. Gann. How much of it is true and how much has been exaggerated? Here's a deeper look
Gann And The S&P 500 Index
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Many years ago when I was knee high to a grasshopper, I lay in the sun at a hotel swimming pool at a small town called Agatha in the Northern Transvaal of South Africa. Here, I opened my first, of what was to be many books, about WD Gann.
Gann And The Time Factor by Koos van der Merwe
Gann Lines and Angles by Robert Pardo
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Gann Lines and Angles by Robert Pardo ""Integrated use of Gann Lines and Angles... appreciably enhances the accuracy of the identification and verification of potential turning points."" INTRODUCTION Gann Lines and Gann Angles are technical charting m
Gann Swings And Intraday Trading by Thom Hartle
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Gann Swings And Intraday Trading Swing trading is one of the oldest technical methods in technical trading literature. Even though it's little used these days, this classic technique is hardly outmoded and can be useful in trading today's volatile stock
Gann analysis on point and figure charts by Douglas Arend
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Gann analysis on point and figure charts by Douglas Arend Of the many analytical techniques attributed to W.D. Gann, perhaps none is more widely followed than the so-called geometric angles. Although applied generally to historical and intraday bar char
Gann, Elliott And The Dow
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The terrorist act in Spain has led to a change in government and the threat of a withdrawal of troops from Iraq. Has Al Qaeda won? What does the Dow say?
Gann, Elliott And The Dow Revisited
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Popular for their predictive power/capacity, Gann and Elliott wave methods reach similar conclusions in their forecasts for the spring of 2004.
Gap Fill And Go by Jamie Theiss
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Here's a look at two trades using a strategy you can use almost every day. I'm going to show you two trades using a bread & butter strategy you can use almost every day to capture profits from the stock market. As you can see from Figures 1 and 2,
Gap Inc. Forms an Inverse Head and Shoulders
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Here is GPS with the mother of all inverse H&S patterns (well, maybe).
Gap Inc. Tracing Out Reversal Head And Shoulders Pattern
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Gap Inc. (GPS) was featured on September 25 with a rising flag (magenta trendlines). The stock broke rising flag support to signal a continuation lower, but suddenly found support at 17 and then advanced to around 20. The flag failed to produce the expec
Gaps by Thom Hartle and Melanie F. Bowman
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Gaps by Thom Hartle and Melanie F. Bowman Occasionally, trading leaps over a range of prices to reach a new level, leaving a blank space in the price chart. If these spaces are wider than the usual 1/8- to 1/2-point difference in bids, they imply that s
Genetic Algorithms and Rule-Based Systems by J.O. Katz
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Genetic Algorithms and Rule-Based Systems by J.O. Katz This trader and consultant uses a genetic algorithm to discover the best rules and parameters for a trading system. Previously, I demonstrated that simple two-rule systems could be profitable. I u
Gentlemen (And Ladies!) Prefer Bonds
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Bonds lock in a guaranteed profit for a fixed length of time. When the market is volatile, they can offer a safe haven for investment capital.
Gerald Appel, With Systems and Forecasts by Thom Hartle
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Gerald Appel, With Systems and Forecasts by Thom Hartle Gerald Appel, a well-known name in the annals of technical analysis, not only publishes the Systems and Forecasts newsletter, he is also a money manager with $200 million under management. But he m
Getting Started With Options Using Protected Positions by J. Demkovich and E. Theriot
Getting Started With Options by Joe Demkovich and Eugene Theriot
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Getting Started With Options Rather than shying away from the complexity of options, stick with some simple basics in exploiting them. You can start paper-trading options despite their daunting reputation for complexity. If you succeed on paper, you'll
Gilead Sciences and the Ulcer Index
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...One of the worst performing sectors this past year has been the Health Care sector, and of its sub-sectors, Biotechnology was one of the poorest performers. Gilead Sciences (GILD), a component of that sub-sector lost about 21% over the past year, making
Global Crossing: Support And Potential Demand Add Up To Buy
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Trading near support and just below the squeeze trigger price, Global Crossing may be ready to move significantly higher.
Gold And Candlesticks
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...You can profit in gold as long as you keep a careful eye on the chart.
Gold And Silver Miners Prepare To Reverse Higher
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...They've been sold off mercilessly for the past few months, but a tradable bottom reversal may soon be at hand for the stocks in the precious metals mining industry group.
Gold And Silver Seasonal Bottoms
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...See why December 2020 could be a good time to buy precious metals.
Gold And Silver Stocks Outperforming Metals ETFs
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Gold prices are about 28% higher than they were one year ago, but even that rise pales in comparison with the gains made by many precious metal mining stocks.
Gold And The Business Cycle by Martin J. Pring
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Gold And The Business Cycle by Martin J. Pring Well-known market analyst Martin Pring takes a look at the relationship between the price of gold and the business cycle. Why do major swings in the price of gold occur? Over the years, many views have be
Gold And The CRB Index by John J. Murphy
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Gold And The CRB Index by John J. Murphy John Murphy, the leading proponent of intermarket analysis, closes the current circle of tradable interrelationships by examining how gold and the CRB index interact. The gold market plays a key role in intermar
Gold And The Corrective Phase by Gary S. Wagner
Gold And The DJIA by Richard C. Forest
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Gold And The DJIA by Richard C. Forest Gold has its own cycles. How best to interpret them? STOCKS & COMMODITIES contributor Richard Forest illustrates that gold cycles can be best understood when analyzed and compared to the DOW Jones Industrial Aver
Gold And The European Debt Crisis
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Ever since the Swiss franc was pegged to the euro, gold became the only safe haven investment in times of crisis. Here is a system to profit from the next crisis.
Gold And The New Technical Triad by Gary S. Wagner
Gold And The U.S. Dollar by John J. Murphy
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Gold And The U.S. Dollar by John J. Murphy Last month, intermarket analyst and veteran technician John Murphy explored the relationship between interest rates and the U.S. dollar. This month, he progresses to the interrelationship between the U.S. dolla
Gold Anyone? Cup and Handle Formations Say No
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...In a previous article (Anyone For Gold?" Oct. 29, 2002), I looked at the Amex Gold Bugs Index ($HUI) and argued that the index is forming a triangle that could break out upwards by about 91%. In spite of this analysis, I still cannot become enthusi
Gold Bugs, Corrections and Comebacks
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Is the long-term bullish case for gold built on the back of the short-term bearish case?
Gold Stocks And Silver Outperforming Gold
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Metals -- are they at some sort of a top, or are they destined to run still higher through year-end? No one really knows, but right now, silver futures and gold equities are substantially outperforming gold futures.
Gold Support And Resistance
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...This past week has seen gold finally rise to briefly touch the $400 barrier for the futures (Comex) traders while the spot price reached a high of $398.
Gold Tops: Then And Now
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A look at the 1987 peak in gold suggests that the barbaric relic remains in bull market mode in 2005.
Gold's Bearish Rising Wedge and The London Gold Fix
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...This one-year gold chart shows the recent weakness in gold markets via a rising wedge failure.
Golden Cross And Death Cross
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...It's all about finding the dominant bias of the market. Otherwise, you get caught up in the noise, which can be distracting. Here's one strategy you can use when trading the currency markets to identify when a market is bullish or bearish so you know bet
Golden Ratios And Market Dynamics
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Three distinct ratio views of gold suggest that silver and the stocks within XAU may soon outperform gold. Meanwhile, gold has trounced crude oil for more than four months.
Goldman Sachs And Its New 18-Month High
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Among financial sector stocks, few are hotter right now than shares of Goldman Sachs, and it appears to be poised for even bigger gains.
Goldman Sachs And The Short-Term Put Sale Op
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...With the broad markets finding short-term support over the last two sessions, now may be the time to consider selling near-term, out-of-the-money puts on Goldman Sachs shares.
Goldman Sachs' HUGE Head and Shoulders Top
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The developing head and shoulders top in Goldman Sachs might not complete itself until the spring of 2001. But a downside breakout could send share prices plummeting to levels not seen since 1999.
Goldman Sachs: Diamonds Up and Diamonds Down
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A January diamond sent shares of Goldman Sachs up in early March. Another diamond threatens to send those same shares down in June.
Google And Fibonacci
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The first major correction in GOOG found support at one Fibonacci level. Will a subsequent correction in GOOG find support at another?
Google's Head And Shoulders Top
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Will the world's greatest search engine become the speculator's greatest short?
Google, Inc. and Chipotle, Together At Last
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Positive earnings are lifting the market and here are two stocks set to explode higher.
Greed And Fear Index
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Here's a relative strength type of indicator called the GFI that can provide warning of an overheated or oversold market. It could help you to buy or sell earlier rather than later in an uptrend or downtrend
Greenbacks And Gold
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Weekly directional movement suggests upside for the former and downside for the latter.
Grow And Protect: An Investment Strategy For Retirement
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Here's one way to earn double-digit returns while preserving a retirement nest egg.
Guidelines For Price Objectives by E.M.S. Flynn and Thom Hartle
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Guidelines For Price Objectives by F.M.S. Flynn and Thom Hartle Trends come and trends go. That much, at least, is a given. An important question arises about those trends, however: How far will a move go, and can we project how far it will? Price moves
Guidelines With Support And Resistance by Richard L. Evans
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Guidelines With Support And Resistance by Richard L. Evans Given the explosive growth of the financial markets, with all the derivative products and the increased complexity of trading strategies, all aided by the evolution of computers, some exotic for
Hammer And MACD Pivots
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...In volatile markets, whipsaws are common. Using these two technical signals to confirm your entries can provide better support for your trading decisions
Hammer And Triangle For Sugar
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The formation of a hammer pattern has bullish implications in the short term. An Elliott wave theory triangle in the medium-term trend strengthens the chances that sugar prices will go up.
Harmony And PATH
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Traders try to learn technical analysis and fall short of working with it in a detailed manner. They look for perfection instead of how perfection is created or how it exists. Here's a technique that could give you deeper insight into the relationship be
Head And Shoulders In Hewlett Packard Forecasts Lower Prices
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Hewlett Packard (HPQ) completed a head and shoulders pattern that forecasts lower prices for this hardware manufacturer. Prices had not fallen much before hitting an old support level. But other factors suggest this is only a temporary stop in a longer-t
Head and Shoulders Double Take
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Sell YELL.
Head and Shoulders Top in European Currencies
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Look out below for the euro ... and the Swiss franc, too. Both of these alternatives to the American dollar appear headed for correction.
Head and Shoulders: An Introduction to Reversal Patterns by Timothy A. Maguire
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Head and Shoulders: An Introduction to Reversal Patterns by Timothy A. Maguire ""A picture is worth a thousand words""- Chinese proverb. The first thing a novice to the stock market would likely notice about individual security prices is that they are
Heads, Shoulders and QQQs
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Everyone's been talking about the head and shoulders pattern at the top of the April rally. But if everyone's waiting for the same breakout, will it still take place?
Health Care Provider Index Is Volatile And Range-Bound
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The health-care provider index is consolidating at the lower end followed by a huge plunge.
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 s
High-Probability Point And Figure by Joe Demkovich
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Basics And Tactics Of A Western Classic High-Probability Point And Figure If you want buy and sell signals from a charting system, point and figure charting may be for you. by Joe Demkovich When you purchase stock in a company, you must make two de
Historical Volatility And Pattern Recognition
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A market tends to move swiftly from periods of price consolidation to new levels. Here's how to recognize the setup before a market moves out of a short-term consolidation, from the authors of Street Smarts: High Probability Short-Term Trading Strategies
Home Starts, Homebuilders And Histograms
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...MACD histogram peaks near the 50-day moving average can be a bearish sign of things to come.
Honeywell Price And Volume Breakout
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Shares of Honeywell International leaped higher on Wednesday, July 18, with a massive volume increase to boot.
Housing And Histograms
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Divergences in the MACD histogram and stochastic accompany a test of the 61.8% retracement of the $HGX July-October decline.
How I Stopped Holding And Learned To Love The Death Cross by Greg Gazurian
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...How I Stopped Holding And Learned To Love The Death Cross by Greg Gazurian Check out this exit strategy, which may be what you need when a specific stock or market is weakening or bearish, compared to the (classic but not necessarily desirable) buy & ho
How Mergers And Acquisitions Affect Shareholder Wealth
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...It's a hot topic among investors, and here's why.
How Random Is The Dow by Tony Baker and William Arnold
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...How Random Is The Dow by Tony Baker and William Arnold This study looks at the market fluctuations of the DJIA to determine if there is any consistency in the markets. One of the best-known, universally reliable characteristics of the financial markets
How Sentiment And Social Media Breaks The Roof
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Have sentiment and social media data reached a tipping point?
How The U.S. Dollar Relates To Gold And Crude Oil
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The dollar is going through an upward technical correction while in a downtrend, whereas gold and crude oil are going through a downward correction in an uptrend. Has the downtrend ended for the dollar and the uptrend ended for gold and crude? I don&ap
How To Enter Trades With Gaps And Laps
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...When the unexpected happens, you need a backup plan so you don't miss a runaway move.
How To Identify And Trade Bullish Dojis
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Candlestick patterns such as the bullish doji can you help you spot where buyers are and where low-risk entries are.
How To Identify Higher Highs And Higher Lows
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Like an ocean wave, price ebbs and flows in a pattern that reveals the trend if you know where to look.
How To Spot Accumulation And Entry Points
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Emerging stock leaders are easy to spot if you understand accumulation that will give you the best entry into a new long position, if you know this vital key.
How To Spot And Trade A Bullish Triple-Bottom Pattern
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Triple-bottom patterns are one of the highest-performing reversal patterns you can trade if you know how.
How To Spot And Trade Congestion Patterns
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Congestion patterns form when volatility declines and traders are unwilling to take control of the trend, but it is in these pauses in between trading that breakouts can occur.
How To Use Price And Volume To Trade Profitably
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...To gauge a stock's strength or weakness, study price and volume.
How to be wrong and still profit by David L. Caplan
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...How to be wrong and still profit by David L. Caplan Why bother learning and using professional option strategies? Why spend the time and energy to learn how and when to use options and option strategies when, in trading futures, all you have to do is us
How useful are stochastics for trading? by Jack D. Schwager and Norman Strahm
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...How useful are stochastics for trading? by Jack D. Schwager and Norman Strahm In the current popular trading systems terminology, a stochastic refers to a measure of the placement of the current price within a recent range. If the current price is near
Hurricanes And Oil Holes Of Hope
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Connacher Oil and Gas and Falcon Oil and Gas are two energy companies worth keeping an eye on.
Hydrogenics Corp. And Clean Energy
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Taking a cue from US President George Bush's recent speech on energy conservation, here is another company to watch.
INTRODUCTION: TECHNICAL ANALYSIS of Stocks and Commodities
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...INTRODUCTION: TECHNICAL ANALYSIS of Stocks and Commodities Our primary consideration of an article is whether it teaches, describes or illustrates an applicable trading method or technique. Also, information about the use of chart or numerical methods i
Identifying And Timing With The Special K, Part 2 by Martin J. Pring
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Stocks & Commodities V. 27:01 (28-35): Identifying And Timing With The Special K, Part 2 by Martin J. Pring In part 1, you were introduced to the Special K indicator and its application on the weekly and daily charts. In part 2, we will show you how Spe
Identifying Crucial Support And Resistance Levels by Ned Gandevani
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Identifying Crucial Support And Resistance Levels One tenet of technical analysis is the concept of support and resistance. In it, markets stop declining, thereby establishing a support level. A resistance level is set when a rally completes its rise. S
Identifying Stops And Targets
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...How do you figure out where to place stops and targets? Try using support and resistance levels together with the average true range.
Impeach And Crash
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...President Donald Trump announced that if he is impeached the stock market will crash.
In The US Dollar And The DJIA, Which Leads?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Much has been said that the Dow Jones Industrial Average moves contrary to the movement of the US dollar. Is that true?
In The Volume Zone by Walid Khalil and David Steckler
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Here's a look at the volume zone oscillator, which can be applied to trending and nontrending markets. Find out how it can be used to trade the Djia, Spy, and gold.
Increasing Return With Covered Calls by Joe Demkovich and Eugene Theriot
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Increasing Return With Covered Calls by Joe Demkovich and Eugene Theriot Worried about how exposed you are to price fluctuation in your options position? Don't be. Here's how you can retain flexibility by using covered-call options. One of the most co
Individual stocks and MACD by Thomas Aspray
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Individual stocks and MACD by Thomas Aspray The Moving Average Convergence-Divergence method ? specifically MACD-Histogram (MACD-H) and MACD-Momentum (MACD-Mo) ? can be used to identify turning points in the commodity markets (See Stocks & Commodities,
Infosys Shows Conflicting Head-And-Shoulders Pattern On Daily And Weekly Charts
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Infosys bottomed out on the daily chart, breaking out of a bullish head-and-shoulders pattern. On the weekly chart, it seems to be forming a bearish head and shoulders, unconfirmed as of yet. The weekly chart is defining a $60-80 range for the stock.
Inside Bar Patterns And The Sushi Roll
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Trading inside bar patterns can be lucrative, but using them in combination with this key principle can open up huge trading opportunities.
Interdependent Economic Factors And Forex
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Business cycles, asset allocation, economic indicators, and forex are intertwined in ways you can only begin to imagine.
Interdependent Economic Factors And Forex
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Business cycles, asset allocation, economic indicators, and forex are intertwined in ways you can only begin to imagine.
Interest Rates And The U.S. Dollar by John J. Murphy
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Interest Rates And The U.S. Dollar by John J. Murphy Veteran technician and leading proponent of intermarket analysis John Murphy continues to delve into the interrelationships between markets, this time between interest rates and the U.S. dollar. Prev
Interest Rates and Stock Returns by Marck C. Snead
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...INTERMARKET ANALYSIS Interest Rates And Stock Returns by Mark C. Snead Stocks perform best when interest rates are declining, but rate levels can make a difference. Here's how. Interest rates can be a dependable component of a stock market forecasti
Intermarket Analysis And The Deutschemark by Richard Forest
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Intermarket Analysis And The Deutschemark by Richard Forest Richard Forest, a two-time Traders' Challenge winner, becomes a S TOCKS & COMMODITIES author with this monograph on how intermarket analysis -- that is, analyzing elements across more than one m
Intermarket Analysis With Canadian Stocks And Gold
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Canadian benchmark index is showing signs of weakness, and potential weakness for gold.
Intermarket Analysis With Dollar And Bonds
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The US dollar has been in an uptrend this year. Bond and currency charts support the theory that it may go even higher.
Intermarket Wrap - What Are Other Markets And Asset Classes Telling Us?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Stocks (and bonds) have been the biggest beneficiaries of Quantitative Easing efforts but lately, stocks have been struggling. So what's next?
Interpreting Trade Statistics And Their Monthly Performances
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Learning to analyze a variety of back-tested equity curve graphs can help give you a better understanding of your trading system.
Interstate Hotels And Resources
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Interstate Hotels & Resorts recently announced that its joint venture management company, JHM Interstate Hotels India, has signed a contract to manage its first property in India.
Interview: Bill Meridian And Those Long-Term Cycles by Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Stocks & Commodities V. 25:4 (48-53): Interview: Bill Meridian And Those Long-Term Cycles by Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan Cycles theorist Bill Meridian began on Wall Street in a most conventional way, as a fundamental analyst at the Value Line Investment Sur
Interview: Brandon Wendell and Trading Around The World by J. Gopalakrishnan and B.Faber
Interview: Brandon Wendell and Trading Around The World by J. Gopalakrishnan and B.Faber
Interview: Chart Patterns, Trading, and Dan Zanger by Matt Blackman
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Interview: Chart Patterns, Trading, and Dan Zanger by Matt Blackman Trader Dan Zanger of Chartpattern.com first hit the media spotlight in December 2000 when he was featured in a Fortune article. The article, entitled "My Stocks Are Up 10,000%!" discuss
Interview: Classic Swing Trading With Linda Bradford Raschke by J. Gopalakrishnan and B. R. Faber
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Interview: Classic Swing Trading With Linda Bradford Raschke by J. Gopalakrishnan and B. R. Faber Hers is a name that you've probably heard or read any number of times if you've been interested in or involved in technical analysis for very long. Linda B
Interview: Deron Wagner and Rick Pedicelli On Swing Trading
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A former hedge fund manager, author of several swing trading books, and frequent guest speaker at various trading and investing conferences, Deron Wagner founded Morpheus Trading Group (MTG), a trading newsletter and education service, in 2002 to share s
Interview: Elliott Wave Experts by Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan and Dennis Peterson
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Interview: Elliot Wave Expers - Steven Hochberg & Peter Kendall Fibonacci numbers, fractal geometry, socionomics -- Ralph Nelson Elliott's wave theory was published 64 years ago, but he explored ideas that we still study today in physics, behavioral scie
Interview: Glen Ring And His View On Futures by Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Stocks & Commodities V. 24:8 (48-54): Interview: Glen Ring And His View On Futures by Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan One of the nation's most respected market analysts with 34 years of experience in the commodity industry, Glen Ring brings a broad-based perspe
Interview: John Netto, On Trading And Inflection Points by Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Interview: John Netto, On Trading And Inflection Points by Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan John Netto is the president of One Shot -- One Kill Trading, LLC, and the author of the book One Shot -- One Kill Trading (McGraw-Hill). He is a principal in Triple Witch M
Interview: Jonathan Hoenig Of Capitalist Pig by John Sweeney and Bruce Faber
Interview: Ken Tower And The Future Of Electronic Trading by Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Stocks & Commodities V. 24:3 (54-61): Interview: Ken Tower And The Future Of Electronic Trading by Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan A member and former president of the Market Technicians Association (MTA), Ken Tower is chief market strategist at CyberTrader, an
Interview: Master The Markets With Gatis And Grayson Roze
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...When you live and breathe the markets, it's not unusual to be a big influence on your family. Because of his deep interest in the financial markets, Gatis Roze had an impact on spreading that passion to his son Grayson. The two have a special bond becaus
Interview: Purely Technical: Hamilton Lewis by John Sweeney and Bruce Faber
Interview: Samuel Eisenstadt Of Value Line by David Penn and John Sweeney
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Disproving The Efficient Market Theory Samuel Eisenstadt Of Value Line For more than 50 years, Samuel Eisenstadt has been one of the major reasons for the phenomenal success of Value Line, Inc., developers of the Value Line Ranking System. Eisenstadt i
Interview: Short Swings In Futures With Markus Heitkoetter by J. Gopalakrishnan and B. Faber
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...As founder and Ceo of Rockwell Trading, Markus Heitkoetter has shared his trading methods and ideas with more than 300,000 traders in over 196 countries. Heitkoetter started trading stocks 19 years ago, using point & figure charts from numbers pub
Interview: Suri Duddella Notes by J. Gopalakrishnan and B. Faber
Interview: Technical And Market Analysis With Kyle Crystal
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Kyle Crystal, CMT, CFTe, is a portfolio manager and technical/quantitative market strategist with experience in formulating and implementing investment policy in various styles, including long-short, global macro and long-only for single managed accounts
Interview: The Survivors by John Sweeney and Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Interview: The Survivors by John Sweeney and Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan As goes the Nasdaq, so does the number of daytraders. Or so it seems. Those who continue to trade as if nothing changed are those who can call themselves, with confidence, traders. For
Interview:Bob And Don Bright Of Bright Trading by John Sweeney
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Tales Of Professional Daytraders Bob And Don Bright Of Bright Trading Bored in retirement from exploiting the Standard & PoorÕs OEX options spreads, Bob Bright got back into trading in 1992 by forming Bright Trading with partner Edward Franco as an off-
Intraday Diamonds And Divergences
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Indicators and chart patterns help traders anticipate market moves.
Intraday Tops And Bottoms In The USD/JPY
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A popular reversal set-up shows itself--twice!--within six days, once from the bottom then again from the top.
Intraday trading techniques by John W. Labuszewski and John E. Nyhoff
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Intraday trading techniques by John W. Labuszewski and John E. Nyhoff Many analysts find that the charting techniques that they rely on for inter-day trading are somewhat less useful on an intraday basis. As a result, these analysts often rely on other
Invert The VIX And Then Compare
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Chicago Board Options Exchange Volatility Index, a popular measure of the implied volatility of S&P 500 index options, has something to say.
Investing Clubs And Trading Communities
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Trading and investing is a solo activity in the end, but that doesn't mean traders and investors can't benefit from the feedback, idea-gathering, and communal support offered by organized communities. Whether you're interested in participa
Investing in Gold and Silver Bullion
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Gold is rising astronomically, but holding shares in a mining company can be risky, especially if the company is selling their production forward. Are there alternatives?
Investors And Speculators
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...What’s the difference, how are they alike, and can they be blended?
Iron Butterfly And Condor Slices by Tony Saliba and Joe Corona
Iron Butterfly And Condor Slices by Tony Saliba and Joe Corona
Iron Cross And Credit Spreads
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Alcoa, Inc. (AA) has been off the grid for awhile, but now, after an iron cross occurred, is trading higher than it has been in the last three years.
Is It Time To ROK And Roll?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After six weeks of seeking a bottom, Rockwell Automation looks like it's in prime position to rocket higher.
Is The Dollar And Gold Decoupling?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Normally, the US dollar and gold move in opposite directions. However, in recent days they moved in the same direction. Is this a sign that the dollar and gold are decoupling, or is this just an anomaly?
Is The Oil And Gas Rise Over?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Is the rise over? For the moment, yes.
Is This A Reverse Head And Shoulders Buildup For Earthlink?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...An Internet service provider.
It's All In The Family: Sherman, Marian And Tom McClellan by Thom Hartle
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Interview: It's All In The Family: Sherman,Marian And Tom McClellan by Thom Hartle The McClellan oscillator and the summation index are two popular technical indicators that have been around for more than 25 years, and in fact, the daily values are broa
It's Time To Sell Yield And Buy Bonds
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Over the last five months, the yield on longer-term bonds and mortgages has gone ballistic. But recent action suggests the run is done.
JEC And Combining Technical Analysis Screens
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Here's a look at a powerful way to combine an effective MetaStock exploration with one of its most accurate expert advisor overlays.
Jared Woodard of Condor Options by J. Gopalakrishnan and B. Faber
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Jared Woodard of Condor Options by J. Gopalakrishnan and B. Faber Knowing how the market moves isn't particularly important, Jared Woodard, our interview subject of the month, explains. Woodard, the principal of Condor Options, has more than a decade of
Jay Kaeppel On Trading Futures, Options, Gold, Sectors by J. Gopalakrishnan and B.R. Faber
Jeffrey Hirsch on Seasons, Cycles, and Super Booms
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Jeffrey A. Hirsch is editor-in-chief of Stock Trader's Almanac and the author of several books. A 25-year Wall Street veteran and president of the Hirsch Organization since 2001, he appears regularly in the financial media. We spoke with him about using
Joe Ross And Bollinger Bands
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Here's an interesting way to exploit Bollinger Bands.
Joe Ross And The Ross Hooks
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Here's a methodology to exploit short-term momentum.
John Bollinger and Group Analysis by Thom Hartle
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Interview: John Bollinger and Group Analysis by Thom Hartle John Bollinger, who is best known for his work on trading bands, also has other accomplishments to his credit as money manager, publisher and market analyst. Of late he's been looking at some n
John Ehlers And The Fisher Transform
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...I bought the first MESA program sold by John Ehlers sometime in 1985-86 when I was looking for something other than Gann fans and Fourier analysis to determine cycles. That's when I first learned about John Ehlers.
Josh DiPietro and The Reality Of Daytrading by J. Gopalakrishnan & B. Faber
Juggling Dynamite With Danielle Park by J. Gopalakrishnan and B. Faber
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Juggling Dynamite With Danielle Park by J. Gopalakrishnan and B. Faber With more than 18 years of professional consulting experience, Danielle Park is an attorney as well as a Chartered Financial Analyst (Cfa) and finance author. Park is a regular guest
July Soybeans Head and Shoulders Top
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After breaking out from a seven-month consolidation, soybeans' higher days may be behind it.
Jurik Indicators And Data Preprocessors
KO Accumulation, Triple Bottom, And Breakout
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After a four-month period of sideways to down price action, rising money flows in the midst of a triple-bottom pattern have resulted in a convincing bullish breakout for Coca-Cola, the king of colas.
KST And Relative Strength by Martin J. Pring
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...KST And Relative Strength by Martin J. Pring In previous articles, technician and author Martin Pring has analyzed the KST indicator, an oscillator designed to identify market turns based on time cycles. This month, he explains how to use the KST in gau
Keep It Simple And Make Up Your Losses
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...In so many ways, the simpler the system, the easier it is to work with --provided it is based on a sound principle.
Keeping In Mind Support And Resistance
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Clarifying the terms "support" and "resistance" can make all the difference for your trading.
Kellogg Co. Shows A Head And Shoulders Bottom
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The head and shoulders formation is the most intuitive bottoming or topping out pattern. In it, the weaker of the bulls and bears prior to the pattern wins the post-pattern battle. On the strength of this pattern Kellogg Inc. is set to touch $43 in the
Krispy Kreme And Its Targets
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The doughnut company reported improved sales and profits but missed market expectations.
Laps And Gaps To Get Your Edge by Larry Connors and Ashton Dorkins
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Laps And Gaps To Get Your Edge by Larry Connors and Ashton Dorkins When a stock gaps higher at the open on bullish news, will that lead to even higher prices? When a stock gaps higher at the open on bullish news, will that lead to even higher prices? T
Laps And Gaps To Get Your Edge by Larry Connors and Ashton Dorkins
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Laps And Gaps To Get Your Edge by Larry Connors and Ashton Dorkins When a stock gaps higher at the open on bullish news, will that lead to even higher prices? When a stock gaps higher at the open on bullish news, will that lead to even higher prices? T
Larry Williams And The Art Of Short-Term Trading
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Larry Williams has taught thousands to trade the markets, won many trading championships, and has been the only futures trader in the world to repeatedly trade $1 million of his own money live at seminars around the globe.
Larry Williams And The OOPS Signal
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...This short-term pattern provides good trading opportunities.
Learning Through Trial and Error: Mark Boucher by Thom Hartle
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Learning Through Trial And Error - Mark Boucher I started off totally technically based, opposite from what investors normally start off with. When I started, there was a lot more material on technical analysis than I could find on fundamental analysis.
Left brain/right brain, reality and trading the markets by R.E. McMaster, Jr.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Left brain/right brain, reality and trading the markets by R.E. McMaster, Jr. The starting point for success in trading the markets profitably is to perceive market reality accurately. While this may sound obvious enough, most traders enter the marketpl
Lehman Brothers Holding: Nearing Retracement and Getting Overbought
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...With a decline from 76 to 60, Lehman Brothers Holding (LEH) had a bad summer, but appears to be making up lost ground with an autumn advance. However, this advance looks like a rising wedge and its RSI has reached 70.
Lennar's Head and Shoulders Top
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...High volume on the left shoulder of this topping formation adds to a bearish picture for this downwardly sloping H&S top.
Leverage And Commodities by J.M. Malley
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Leverage And Commodities by J.M. Malley Malley explains how to determine the appropriate amount of leverage for commodity trading. A winning trading system is a worthy goal, but there's the question of how much to put on in a trade or, equivalently, h
Leverage and Equities by J.M. Malley
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Leverage and Equities by J.M. Malley Here's how to find the appropriate leverage for stock trading and researching leverage with a simulated portfolio. Deep discount brokerages are competing actively for customers, reducing commissions drastically and
Leveraged And Inverse ETFs
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Investors and traders looking for market-beating returns might consider placing a small portion of their assets in leveraged ETFs, especially in trending markets. Typically, it's recommended to hold a leveraged ETF for only one day, due to its daily rese
Linear Predictive Filters And Instantaneous Frequency
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Unless your technical analysis indicator can adapt to shifts in the dominant cycle of the data, the indicator is doomed to failure. How can you adaptively tune your indicators and strategy algorithms to changing market conditions, making them much more e
Linear Regression Lines and US Treasury Bonds
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A linear regression line is a useful tool for determining the general direction of a trend.
Linear Regression Of Price And Time Part 1: Three Basic Tools
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The concept of using a regression line to define price trend takes a big step forward here by introducing three powerful tools you can calculate in Excel. With these tools, you can accurately measure performance, minimize risk, and compare the strength o
Linear Regression Of Price And Time Part 2: The Regression Adaptive Moving Average (RAMA)
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Here's a novel approach to the problem of incorporating changing market volatility into a moving average
Linear Regression Of Price And Time, Part 3
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The relationship between individual security (or portfolio) performance and volatility is critical and is constantly changing over time. Here, we introduce a new measuring tool so you can monitor this changing relationship. It indicates when a given port
Linear Regression Of Price And Time, Part 4: Logistic Asset Allocation
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Effective asset allocation design will recognize not only how much is allocated to various assets, but also, which assets are performing the best. Toward this goal, the "logistic portfolio" is introduced here, which is a dynamic allocation model based on
LinkedIn And Future Growth
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...LinkedIn sputtered at the opening of its IPO but, now, is building up to take off higher and, possibly, take the market with it.
LinkedIn: Hope And Reality Finally Collide
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...This Internet darling IPOed on high hopes for the future but the stock just confirmed a bearish chart pattern that is telling us that those hopes were far from realistic.
Linking Point & Figure And Bar Charts by Robert Busby, Ph.D.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Stocks & Commodities V. 23:1 (30-35): Linking Point & Figure And Bar Charts by Robert Busby, Ph.D. Ever thought of combining these two chart pattern techniques? Find out how. Point & figure is one of the oldest western techniques of charting, tracing i
Liquidity And Growth
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Cash on the sidelines and revenue growth are still the primary ingredients for any sustained market rally.
Logarithmic point and figure charts by Luis Ballesca Loyo
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Logarithmic point and figure charts by Luis Ballesca Loyo During the early development of technical analysis, almost all types of graphing methods used the arithmetic values of prices for charting. Not so long ago, it became a common practice to constru
Long Term Returns: What's Realistic And What's Not?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Is a 10% annual return possible year after year? Maybe not every year. Definitely not every fund. But you'll be surprised at what you can get.
Long-Term Fibonacci Support and Resistance by Kevin W. Murphy
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Here's a historical review of the major swings in the stock market and the Fibonacci relationships. According to long-term FibonacciÝ support and resistance levels in the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), we are approaching a notable resistance leve
Looking At A Head And Shoulders
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A head and shoulder formation is pretty accurate in suggesting a target.
Loops: static and dynamic Part 7 by Jim Summers, Ph.D.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Loops: static and dynamic Part 7 by Jim Summers, Ph.D. This month, we develop a loop to manage the calculation of the trading range (TR 1) used in J. Welles Wilder's Directional Movement Index (DMI) system. The previous columns developed the formula for
Low-Flying Aflac and Relative Strength
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Shares of Aflac Incorporated have managed to advance over 50% since July without suffering dramatic overbought reversals.
Lump It And Love It!
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Paying off your debts is one of the biggest gifts you can give yourself.
Lunar Cycles And Stock Market Volatility
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Have you ever objectively analyzed the data of lunar cycles and its relationship with the financial markets? Here is one method that could bring some value to your trading.
Lunar Cycles and Trading by J. O Katz, Ph.D.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Lunar Cycles and Trading by J. O Katz, Ph.D. This month, this Contributing Writer looks at using lunar cycles as the basis of a trading system. In my previous two articles, I focused on cycles -- rhythmic oscillations that occur with a certain periodic
MACD Divergences And Market Direction
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Learn what divergences in the moving average convergence/divergence (MACD) can tell you about which way the market is going.
MACD and Trendlines by Danish Kapur
MACD x MA: A Cryptocurrency Trading Strategy And Guide
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Having a trading strategy in hand when you step up to your trading platform can be an essential part of an overall trading plan and approach to the markets. Here is one to consider, as well as some guidance for putting this or another strategy to work
MEDI and the MACD
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The MACD histogram can be an effective tool in spotting short opportunities as well as longs.
MIDAS And Intraday Charts by Andrew Coles and David Hawkins
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...MIDAS And Intraday Charts by Andrew Coles and David Hawkins In this third and final part of this series, we will look at how to apply the TB-F algorithm to intraday charts. by Andrew Coles and David Hawkins Like Midas, which is an acronym for market i
MIDAS And Intraday Charts by Andrew Coles and David Hawkins
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...MIDAS And Intraday Charts by Andrew Coles and David Hawkins In this third and final part of this series, we will look at how to apply the TB-F algorithm to intraday charts. by Andrew Coles and David Hawkins Like Midas, which is an acronym for market i
Magnets And Market Direction
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A conversation and market update with Jordan Kimmel of Magnet Investing.
Make The Trend Your Friend In Forex by Kenneth Agostino and Brian Dolan
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...V. 22:9 (14-20): Make The Trend Your Friend In Forex by Kenneth Agostino and Brian Dolan So you didn't see that last headline-grabbing market move coming? Here are some techniques you can use to make sure you'll be prepared next time. Of the many marke
Making Cents Of Throwbacks And Pullbacks by Thomas Bulkowski
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Making Cents Of Throwbacks And Pullbacks by Thomas Bulkowski What are they and how can we use them? Find out what they are and how they perform. When I started investing more than 20 years ago, I thought technical analysis was nothing more than mysteri
Managed Futures and Commodity Trading Advisors by Martin Hiemstra
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Are managed futures for you? Mysterious for many investors, they nonetheless fill a particular need and are no riskier than traditional equity investments. Dealing with a professional commodity trading advisor (CTA) can certainly help sort through the co
Managing Emotions And Money by Robert J. Hamilton
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Managing Emotions And Money by Robert J. Hamilton The pitfalls of trading are well known to investors as well as traders. As perils go, the star performers by far and away are hope, fear and greed. The mavens of trading theory agree that avoiding these
Managing Trading Fear And Stress
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Keeping emotion out of your trading decisions is always an important part of managing your trading. Understanding the biological processes behind our reactions to stimuli can help us find ways to counter unproductive emotions
Manias And The Madness Of Crowds
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...I usually will not write about IPO's because there is simply not enough technical information available to do a halfway decent analysis. So why am I writing about LongFin Corp. (LFIN)? Because sometimes a stock acts so spectacularly that a special m
Manufacturing Breakouts And The Market
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Manufacturing stocks are breaking out, revealing the potential to lead the market higher and offering bankable trades if you know what to look for.
Mark Douglas And The Disciplined Trader by Thom Hartle
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Interview: Mark Douglas And The Disciplined Trader by Thom Hartle The best teacher is experience, and from his experiences as a trader and a broker, Mark Douglas, consultant with his own firm, Trading Behavior Dynamics, and author of The Disciplined Tra
Market Analysis And Forecasts
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...General overview of the current status of the stock, bond and commodity markets.
Market Fuel And Technical Analysis by D. Earl Essig
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Market Fuel And Technical Analysis by D. Earl Essig When traders hunt for the Holy Grail of commodity trading in futures and options, obvious clues to market direction are often overlooked. One such oversight generally occurs in analyzing price patterns
Market Maker Activity And Price Movement
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Can you predict the price movement of actively traded stocks based on the hedging activities of market makers? The results of these studies could help answer that question
Market Phase And Chart Formation by Chuck Dukas
Market Profile Part 2 by Thomas P. Drinka, Ph.D. and Robert L. McNutt
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Market Profile Part 2 by Thomas P. Drinka, Ph.D. and Robert L. McNutt The market is composed of time, price and volume. Each day, the market--in attempting to facilitate trade--develops a price range delineated by the daily high and low and a Value Area w
Market Profile Part 5 by Thomas P. Drinka, Stephen M. Ptasienski and Robby L. Humes
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Market Profile Part 5 by Thomas P. Drinka, Stephen M. Ptasienski and Robby L. Humes To make the information from the Chicago Board of Trade's Market Profile and Liquidity Data Bank reports more useful to traders, we have tabulated time-and-sales as well
Market Profile and market logic Part 1 by Thomas P. Drinka and Robert L. McNutt
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Market Profile and market logic Part 1 by Thomas P. Drinka and Robert L. McNutt Following more than four years of development by J. Peter Steidlmayer and the Chicago Board of Trade, the CBOT Market Profile and Liquidity Data Bank went online in 1985. Wi
Market Profile and market logic Part 1 by Thomas P. Drinka and Robert L. McNutt
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Market Profile and market logic Part 1 by Thomas P. Drinka and Robert L. McNutt Following more than four years of development by J. Peter Steidlmayer and the Chicago Board of Trade, the CBOT Market Profile and Liquidity Data Bank went online in 1985. Wi
Market Profile and trends Part 3 by Thomas Drinka, Ph.D. and Robert L. McNutt
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Market Profile and trends Part 3 by Thomas Drinka, Ph.D. and Robert L. McNutt The key to market opportunity is knowing when current market price diverges from value and being able to judge whether price will move to value or value to price. A divergence
Market Profile and trends Part 3 by Thomas Drinka, Ph.D. and Robert L. McNutt
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Market Profile and trends Part 3 by Thomas Drinka, Ph.D. and Robert L. McNutt The key to market opportunity is knowing when current market price diverges from value and being able to judge whether price will move to value or value to price. A divergence
Market Ticker's Karl Denninger by J. Gopalakrishnan and B. Faber
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Market Ticker's Karl Denninger by J. Gopalakrishnan and B. Faber Karl Denninger tells you like it is. He is the former Ceo of McsNet, a regional Chicago-area networking and Internet company that operated from 1987 to 1998. McsNet offered several "firsts
Market Timing and Candlesticks by Gary S. Wagner and Bradley L. Matheny
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Market Timing and Candlesticks by Gary S. Wagner and Bradley L. Matheny When to buy and what? Those are the questions that have plagued market participants the world over. Here's a proposal on how to use candlesticks to time the market. To be successf
Market Timing and Candlesticks by Gary S. Wagner and Bradley L. Matheny
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Market Timing and Candlesticks by Gary S. Wagner and Bradley L. Matheny When to buy and what? Those are the questions that have plagued market participants the world over. Here's a proposal on how to use candlesticks to time the market. To be successf
Market Trend And Midas by Andrew Coles and David Hawkins
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Market Trend And Midas by Andrew Coles and David Hawkins Here's an in-depth look at an indicator that is part of Midas, the well-known market data analysis system. In this, the first of a three-part series, we will look at the formula used to calculate
Market Trend And Midas by Andrew Coles and David Hawkins
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Market Trend And Midas by Andrew Coles and David Hawkins Here's an in-depth look at an indicator that is part of Midas, the well-known market data analysis system. In this, the first of a three-part series, we will look at the formula used to calculate
Market Turns And Continuation Moves With The Tick Index by Tim Ord
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 tic
Market Types, Sideways Markets, And Trading With Bollinger Bands
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...You can increase your odds of adapting your strategy to the market type in effect.
Market Vectors Russia ETF And Price Channels
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...There is an exchange traded fund to help you profit in the commodity secular bull market if you know how to trade it.
Market Volatility and the INDU
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...On Friday, August 25, 2022, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (INDU) dropped a whopping 1000 points. This was a direct reaction to Jeremy Powell, the Chairman of the Federal Reserve's hawkish stance on interest rates.
Market profile Part 4 by Thomas Drinka, Ph.D. and Robert L. McNutt
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Market profile Part 4 by Thomas Drinka, Ph.D. and Robert L. McNutt Previously, we considered the manner in which the market utilizes price probes and rotation during the trading day to promote trade. Depending on the response of other-time-frame traders
Martin Bedick and Andrew Abraham by J. Gopalakrishnan and B. Faber
Martin Bedick and Andrew Abraham by J. Gopalakrishnan and B. Faber
Martin Pring and The Relevance Of Price Trends by J. Gopalakrishnan and B. R. Faber
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Martin Pring and The Relevance Of Price Trends by J. Gopalakrishnan and B. R. Faber Martin J. Pring entered the financial markets in 1969 and has grown to become a leader in the global investment community. In 1981 he founded Pring Research and began pr
Martin Pring and The Relevance Of Price Trends by J. Gopalakrishnan and B. R. Faber
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Martin Pring and The Relevance Of Price Trends by J. Gopalakrishnan and B. R. Faber Martin J. Pring entered the financial markets in 1969 and has grown to become a leader in the global investment community. In 1981 he founded Pring Research and began pr
Maximum Entropy Optimization by Anthony W. Warren, Ph.D. and Jack K. Hutson
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Maximum Entropy Optimization by Anthony W. Warren, Ph.D. and Jack K. Hutson The Maximum Entropy Method (MEM) is a promising new system for short-term Spectrum Analysis and trend forecasting. In this article we discuss the process of obtaining an optimal
May Price And Volume Be With You
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The relationship between price and volume is key to trading profitably. Here's an in-depth look.
Mean Reversion And The S&P 500
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...It is generally believed that markets tend to mean-revert. But this is true for some markets more than others. Here's an in-depth look at how the S&P 500 responds to mean reversion
Measures And Half Measures
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...What happens when a market's measured move makes it halfway?
Measuring Flags And Pennants by Markos Katsanos
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Stocks & Commodities V. 23:4 (22-31): Measuring Flags And Pennants by Markos Katsanos This new statistically derived formula can help you estimate price targets more accurately. Flags and pennants are my favorite formations, and I have used them in my
Measuring The Length And Predicting The Reversal Of Trends
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Here is a unique way to follow a sequence of colors on a chart using different timeframes to identify trend changes as they occur
Mechanical Trading System and the Art of . . . by Marcello Cattaneo Adorno
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Traders following mechanical systems can see situations that may affect mechanically based signals. Here's how to include technical signals outside your basic trading signal. What makes it more difficult still is that often the intuitive hunch not to f
Member and public short selling by Arthur A. Merrill
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Member and public short selling by Arthur A. Merrill Total short sales figures, published by the New York and American stock exchanges, are a useful set of figures for gauging market moods. Total short sales figures are reported in The Wall Street Journ
Meme Coins and Solana
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After the Trump and Melania meme coins were launched on Solana's blockchain, Solana hit an all-time high in January 2025 of $294.95, surpassing its prior highs of $259.95 set in November 2021.
Merck and Company (MRK). . . What's Happened?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The long-term trend for Merck and Company has been in jeopardy since it broke through its support line in December of 2001. What is the new outlook for this company?
Metals Futures: How To Identify And Exploit Recurring Intraday Price Movements
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...For the study presented here, we will use four commonly traded metals futures markets to test for intraday biases that could give the trader an edge
Microsoft's Ugly Head and Shoulders Bottom
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...You don't have to call it a head and shoulders bottom. But this bottoming movement in Microsoft may boost the Software King to 80 or more.
Mixed Signals For The Canadian And U.S. Dollar Indexes
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Canadian and U.S. Dollar Indexes have been moving in opposite directions for three years now and while this trend may continue in the near-term, there are signs of long-term trend reversals further down the road.
Mmm... A Head and Shoulders Formation?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...No matter who the company is, when a head and shoulders formation starts developing, caution prevails.
Modifying the Parabolic Stop and Reversal by Dennis Meyers
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Modifying the Parabolic Stop and Reversal by Dennis Meyers The parabolic stop and reversal indicator is a popular trading tool, but it's subject to false signals. Here's how it can be modified to improve its performance. The parabolic stop and reversa
Molycorp And Rare Earth Minerals
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Rare earth minerals are an anomaly because they make an individual category in the periodic table of elements.
Momentum And Divergence by Martin J. Pring
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Why Do Divergences Need To Be Confirmed By Price? Momentum And Divergence Trading momentum requires several levels of perception. Take a look at its divergence with price. by Martin J. Pring It is a fact that the term momentum is a generic one encompa
Momentum And Pullbacks
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Momentum trading leads to fast gains but also to missed opportunities, unless you have a good backup strategy, like pullback trading.
Momentum And Relative Strength Index by Stuart Evens
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Momentum And Relative Strength Index Last month, we examined the theory of price momentum. This time, we'll look at two common and popular indicators based on this theory, and how they can be used to enter and exit a market. ""Momentum oscillator" is a
Momentum And Seasonality: What Can We Learn From Nearly 100 Years Of Historical Data?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Many studies on seasonal tendencies of stocks have relied on a few decades' worth of activity. What does a century of data show? Can we glean additional insights? Here's a study that evaluates the performance of 12 industry groups over a period of over n
Momentum And The S&P 500 by Michael Oliver and Gary Esayian
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Momentum And The S&P 500 by Michael Oliver and Gary Esayian As applied to market action, momentum is generally confined to some limited role such as measuring the relationship between moving averages. But momentum can be much more. Michael Oliver and
Momentum And The S&P 500 by Michael Oliver and Gary Esayian
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Momentum And The S&P 500 by Michael Oliver and Gary Esayian As applied to market action, momentum is generally confined to some limited role such as measuring the relationship between moving averages. But momentum can be much more. Michael Oliver and
Momentum Indicators and Market Cycles by John Nicholas
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Momentum Indicators and Market Cycles by John Nicholas The techniques used for stock and commodity analysis range from the naively simple to the stunningly complex. Some are based on sound mathematical and philosophical principles while others border on
Momentum Indicators and Market Cycles by John Nicholas
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Stocks & Commodities V. 25:4 (78-79): Momentum Indicators and Market Cycles by John Nicholas Here's an article we originally published 23 years ago, two years after Technical Analysis of STOCKS & COMMODITIES broke ground, proving that, yes, cycles are e
Momentum and Simple Moving Averages
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Sometimes a stock's price will move so far away from its simple moving average (SMA) that the temptation is to trade in the opposite direction. The idea underlying these trades is that stock prices will always revert to their mean. Right? Maybe.
Money Flow and the Aussie
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Down under and running for cover, the Australian dollar's bull market looks all but over.
Money Flow and the Comeback of Light Crude
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After a descent in late November, February light crude has begun climbing . . . again.
Money Management Using Simulation And Chaos by Bob Pelletier
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Money Management Using Simulation And Chaos by Bob Pelletier Here's how to determine your trading system's minimum capital requirements and discover how market exposure should be modified to maximize profits without increasing risk. Bob Pelletier explai
Money Supply And The Leading Economic Indicators by Clifford J. Sherry, Ph.D.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Money Supply And The Leading Economic Indicators by Clifford J. Sherry, Ph.D. This longtime Stocks & Commodities contributor and author discusses the relationship between the money supply and the composite index of leading economic indicators. The Nati
Money flow analysis by Steven B. Goldstein and Michael N. Kahn
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Money flow analysis by Steven B. Goldstein and Michael N. Kahn In 1976, Joe Granville documented several theories of stock market price and volume movements in Granville's New Strategy of Daily Stock Market Timing for Maximum Profit. The book explained
Monsanto And Another 52-Week High
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...With the broad markets having had a steady rise for more than five weeks now, it might pay to focus on stocks still showing signs of tremendous and/or increasing strength.
More On Cycles And The S&P 500
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Can technical analysis foretell the future? I don't believe it can, but I do believe that technical analysis does encompass everything that is out there, and by this I mean fundamental and emotional actions and projections - facts and feelings.
More on the Dollar and Commodities
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...How strong is the secondary correction in the commodity bear market?
Moving Average Crossovers and the Red/Green Trading Strategy
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Any moving average based strategy does not function well when the share price moves in a sideways pattern. Here is a share that has given good profits in the past using the red/green strategy.
Moving Averages And Opportunity Costs
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Deciding on the use of particular moving averages (MA) depend on several factors, but there is definitely a trade-off between choosing a short-term over a longer-term MA, and vice versa.
Moving Averages And The Slingshot Effect by Bo Yoder
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Moving Averages And The Slingshot Effect by Bo Yoder Watch the bulls and bears battle for supremacy to determine market direction. Moving averages (MAs) are among the simplest and most effective tools in any trader's arsenal. They offer moving areas of
Moving Averages And Volume Reveal Strong Trades In Cotton
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Cotton is ginning up some serious profits in its current bull run, and using both volume and simple moving averages can show you when to enter and profit if you know how.
Moving Averages with Resistance and Support by Dennis L. Tilley
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Moving averages are a popular way to signal trends. Combine moving averages and the classic chart analysis of support and resistance for trading mutual funds. Most simple moving average systems require one or two additional confirmation signals to avoi
Moving averages and smoothing filters by John Ehlers
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Moving averages and smoothing filters by John Ehlers Moving averages are perhaps the single most widely used technical trading tool. While averages are important tools, let's face it--we don't need computers to calculate them. Traders were using moving a
Mr. Dow, Mr. Jones, And The Genesis Of Dow Theory
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...How did the Dow Jones averages get their start? Meet the makers of the averages and The Wall Street Journal, and learn how Dow theory came about.
Mutated Variables Volatility And A New Market Paradigm by Walter T. Downs, Ph.D.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Mutated Variables Volatility And A New Market Paradigm by Walter T. Downs, Ph.D. Markets move through phases during which volatility fluctuates. Here's how to measure the shifts in volatility and then use that data as a filter for a trading system. Ma
My One and Only Stock Market Recommendation by MERTON A. HILL
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...My One and Only Stock Market Recommendation by MERTON A. HILL My interest in the stock market developed some 40 years ago. My first purchase was 100 shares of Budd Manufacturing (builders of railroad cars and heavy machinery -- Budd has since been acquir
NOV Price And Volume Breakout
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Shares of National Oilwell Varco leaped higher on Thursday -- on massive volume.
NYSE Tick Index and Candlesticks by Tim Ord
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
Nasdaq And Cycles
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Even though there are sophisticated programs available that determine cycles and their future projections, I still prefer the simple approach, namely counting the number of days between lows, and projecting them into the future.
Nasdaq And Elliott
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The year 2005 should be a positive year, or so says the statistics since 1885. Not so, says a Nasdaq wave count.
Nasdaq And Its Cycle: Is There A Joker In The Pack?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Last week I discussed the Dow and its cycle, the week before, the S&P 100 index and its cycle. This week I am looking at the Nasdaq index, its cycle and other technical tools.
Nasdaq And The 53-day Cycle
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...In my article, "Nasdaq And Its Cycles" (posted December 16, 2002, Traders.com Advantage), I showed that a simple 53-day cycle would predict the Nasdaq's cycle lows. I concluded that you should not use this technique to forecast too far in
Nasdaq New Highs and Lows
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...New 52-week highs and lows is a useful indicator to time market entries and exits.
Nasdaq New Highs and Lows
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Fifty two week new highs and new lows are a traditional breadth indicator to determine when a market has reached a new bottom or top.
Nasdaq Resistance and Support
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Changing the time frame of a chart can often reveal trends, resistance and support more easily.
Nasdaq and Candlesticks
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Candlesticks can have either bullish or bearish shadows. How reliable are these indicators in seeing the bottom of the Nasdaq decline?
Nasdaq and Candlesticks (Part I)
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Candlestick patterns are well documented, but how useful are they for trading?
Nasdaq and Candlesticks (Part II)
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Candlestick patterns are well documented, but how useful are they for trading?
Nasdaq and Thrust Oscillator (Part II)
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The thrust oscillator (TO) uses market breadth measures to determine market trend.
Nasdaq and the Coppock Curve
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Edwin Sedgewick Coppock devised an indicator that compares past performance to current and may give us an insight into the Nasdaq.
Nasdaq and the Dangerous Doji
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Most traders now avail themselves to the benefits of Japanese candlestick charting to shine on the path of enlightenment. What worked for rice traders centuries ago still works today in all areas of trading. Bar and point & figure charting still work
Nasdaq and the Thrust Oscillator -- Part I
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The thrust oscillator (TO) uses market breadth measures to determine market trend.
Nasdaq, Pivot Points and Stops
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Each day in the market is a contest between bulls and bears. Pivot points, or variations thereof, may play a role.
Natural Gas Bulls and Bears
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Sometimes the only thing worse than contrary indicators are contrary adages.
Negative Divergences And The Bond Bounce
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Lower peaks in the MACD histogram accompany the advance in the September Treasury note.
Negative Divergences And The USD/JPY Breakdown
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After two months of appreciation against the yen, the USD/JPY took a hard hit in February going into March.
Netflix And Bottom Fishing
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Netflix has collapsed, but does that mean it is a buy?
Netflix Stuck Between A Rock And A Hard Place
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...More often than not, the refusal of price to do what the technicals suggests leads to significant moves in the opposite direction. So is Netflix's refusal to go down a sign of strength, and thus an early indication of an eventual bullish breakout?
Netflix: Red Hot And Still Rising
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Up by more than 350% since August 2012, shares of Netflix may soon make it back up to their 2011 pre-crash highs.
New Highs and New Lows by Tim Hayes
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...INDICATORS New Highs And New Lows The number of new highs and new lows is a classic stock market indicator, and here are ways that this market statistic can be modified to build a number of market indicators. By Tim Hayes, CMT Market breadth and the
New high and new low indicators by Mike Burk
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...New high and new low indicators by Mike Burk I use new high and new low indicators to help define cycles. My new high and new low indicators, which I developed with a computer and represent graphically, are exponential moving averages of the daily new h
Newmont And The Gold Bugs Are Very Oversold
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After enduring months of record selloffs, Newmont Mining and the Gold Bugs index may be close to a reversal zone.
Newmont Mining Price And Volume Breakout
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After making a major swing low in mid-May 2012, shares of Newmont Mining have begun to accelerate higher.
Newmont's Head And Shoulders Top
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Does weakness in the stocks anticipate weakness in the metal?
News Events, Earnings, And Economic Numbers
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The stock market is considered a leading indicator of economic trends. And yet traders rely on economic trends when it comes to placing trades. Which leads which? Here's what you should focus on.
Newton's Cradle And The Short Butterfly
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...In option trading, a "Newton's cradle" is an offsetting debit spread position. Here is a look at this type of trade and why it is us
Nike And The Olympics
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...An analyst interviewed on CNBC looked at NIKE ahead of the Olympic Games. Here's what he had to say.
Nikkei And NASDAQ: Two Bear Markets
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The stock market in Japan peaked in 1989 and is still down 80%. Could that happen to the NASDAQ?
Nikkei And The Cup-With-Handle
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Nikkei 225 has stalled over the last 18 months, but some potentially bullish patterns could yield a breakout soon.
Noise And Time Series by Clem Chambers
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Stocks & Commodities V. 22:11 (78-81): Noise And Time Series by Clem Chambers Does signal processing help in determining future price movements? After reading this, you may be tempted to explore further. I t's an unhappy fact that thousands of people c
Nonconfirmations And Back Again
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Nonconfirmations follow nonconfirmations ... will the transports follow the industrials?
Nonlinearity, Chaos Theory and the DJIA by Victor E. Krynicki, Ph.D.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Nonlinearity, Chaos Theory and the DJIA by Victor E. Krynicki, Ph.D. Here's a fresh look on using nonlinear systems and chaos theory to understand the markets. Concepts deriving from nonlinear systems and chaos theory have begun to be applied to unders
Not So High On The Hogs: Divergences And Breakdowns In The October Contract
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Negative divergences in the stochastic and the MACD histogram anticipated a late summer correction in lean hog futures.
Novavax , Birds, And Influenza
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Novavax is a specialty biopharmaceutical company engaged in the research, development, and commercialization of proprietary products focused on drug delivery and biological technologies -- in this season of flu, a share to watch.
November Statistics And Two Runaway Stocks
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...November is a turning point in the trading cycle, and two stock leaders are at the starting point of what could be a spectacular runaway move higher.
Now And Yen
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A massive head and shoulders bottom in the Japanese yen suggests that the bull market in yen is on.
OEX And The Thrust Oscillator by Stuart Meibuhr
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...OEX And The Thrust Oscillator by Stuart Meibuhr STOCKS & COMMODITIES contributor Stuart Meibuhr suggests using advance-decline data for trading the OEX contract. Is it feasible? Meibuhr explains. The four items of data that describe the advances and de
Obamanomics And The S&P 500
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Obamanomics may be working better than you think.
Objectively Defining And Measuring Consistency Using Bollinger Bands
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Consistency in trading is more complex than you might think. The first step toward achieving consistent trading results is objectively measuring your performance. But how can you measure it in objective terms? Here's a novel way you may not have thought
Of Gold And Bonds, Gold Is The Leader by Alex Saitta
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Of Gold And Bonds, Gold Is The Leader by Alex Saitta Does gold lead the bond market, or is it the other way around? Previously, we uncovered strong coincidental relationships between gold and the dollar, inflation, bonds and the CRB index. As bond trad
Of Trends And Random Walks by E. Michael Poulos
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Of Trends And Random Walks by E. Michael Poulos M y distrust of the current crop of technical indicators that use fixed-length lookback intervals, with no attempt to use a price-time model, motivated me to do some research into the subject. For example,
Oil And Gas Bound Higher
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Positive divergences in both the MACD histogram and the stochastic suggest that lower energy prices are still at least a rally away.
Oil And Gas Stocks Approaching Key Support
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Oil Services Index and AMEX Oil Index could be due for a bounce.
Oil Stocks And Oil
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Recently, three big US-based oil companies demonstrated candlestick reversal patterns at the same time. What's that signify?
Oil, Gold, Debt, And The Future
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...There are three key areas of the markets that are undergoing change right now -- oil, gold, US debt -- that offer the promise of tomorrow's above-average returns while at the same time inspire tomorrow's warnings as well.
Oil, The Dow, And Gold
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The weakening price of oil has been causing the Dow to fall. Where does Gold come into the picture?
On Oil: Reversals, Candlesticks, And Gaps
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Recent developments in the light crude oil price charts may give us a hint of what's to come.
On Synergy and Strategy: Tom Bierovic Of Synergy Futures by Thom Hartle
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...On Synergy and Strategy: Tom Bierovic Of Synergy Futures by Thom Hartle Thomas Bierovic is president of Synergy Futures, a research, trading, and education company. He also writes Synergy Fax, a daily advisory service for futures traders, and he wrote t
On Trendlines, Money Flow Index And The Elliott Wave by Brian D. Green
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...On Trendlines, Money Flow Index And The Elliott Wave by Brian D. Green Here's an example of wave and indicator analysis using the money flow index, trendlines and Elliott wave. One of the most valuable lessons I have learned over the years is to appro
On Using Volatility Bands by Ahmet Tezel, Ph.D., and Suzan Koknar-Tezel, M.S.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...We've all seen a stock break out of its trading range and trend to new levels. The initial surge will appear as a sudden increase in activity, pushing the price higher. The higher prices often reach levels that indicate the stock is temporarily overbough
On tips and tipsters by Vincent Cosentino
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...On tips and tipsters by Vincent Cosentino Charles Schwab, of discount brokerage fame, was quoted as saying: ""I don't give (stock) tips."" While Mr. Schwab may not, it seems just about everybody else does. Turn on your TV, pick up the local newspaper, g
On-Balance Volume And The Dow Jones Utility Index by Daniel E. Downing
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...On-Balance Volume And The Dow Jones Utility Index by Daniel E. Downing Between Thursday, October 19, 1990, and Monday, October 22, 1990, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) gained more than 127 points. More important than the points gained in the DJ
Option Strategies and Neural Networks by Thomas B. Rubino Jr.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Option Strategies and Neural Networks by Thomas B. Rubino Jr. Confidence intervals are a statistical tool that describes the accuracy of a prediction, while neural networks provide predictions. This article combines the two to define the risk in a trade
Option Writing And Seasonal Tendencies In Nat(ural) Gas
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The inexact but powerful tool of seasonal price forecasting really comes into its own when paired with the strategy of option selling. Here's a perfect example
Oracle's Head and Shoulders Bottom
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Is Larry Ellison's software outfit headed for higher ground?
Overbought and oversold indicator by Thom Hartle
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Overbought and oversold indicator by Thom Hartle Traders often refer to markets as being in various states or conditions with a jargon that covers the spectrum of market action. Starting with ""It's a bull market. . .the market is overbought. . .the mar
P/E Ratio Reliability by High Stokely and Ken Stewart
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...P/E Ratio Reliability by Hugh Stokely and Ken Stewart Alert traders can do well in financial instruments, but short-term trading usually averages out close to a zero-sum game -- that is, a dollar won tends to come directly out of the pocket of a less ale
PPH And The Three Bears
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Three bearish patterns point to further weakness in the Pharmaceutical HOLDRs (PPH).
Pair Trading And Chart Construction
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...In this, the second part of this series, find out how to construct a spreadsheet to help reveal profitable opportunities in pair trades.
Paper Money And Its Promises
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Long-term charts of the dollar, bonds, crude oil, and gold help set the table for investors and speculators in 2006. Part 1 of two.
Parabolic Stop and Reverse: The Other Way of Stopping
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A creation of the futures markets, the parabolic stop and reverse helps traders get out (or in) while the getting is good.
Parallel Listings And True Price Value by Daryl Guppy and Chen Jing
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Parallel Listings And True Price Value by Daryl Guppy and Chen Jing In the second part of this series we continue to look at the differences in traders' perceptions by analyzing stocks listed in the Shanghai market and their counterpart listing in the H
Parallel Listings And True Price Value by Daryl Guppy and Chen Jing
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Parallel Listings And True Price Value by Daryl Guppy and Chen Jing In the second part of this series we continue to look at the differences in traders' perceptions by analyzing stocks listed in the Shanghai market and their counterpart listing in the H
Pareto's Law And Stock Leadership
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A relatively unknown report reveals how Pareto's law applies to trading winning stocks and how you can profit from it if you know what edge it offers.
Part 1. Concepts and Examples A Trend Following Method for All Seasons by Anthony W. Warren
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Part 1. Concepts and Examples A Trend Following Method for All Seasons by Anthony W. Warren, Ph.D. Introduction Trend following methods based on plots of raw and moving average data are one of the oldest and most universally used techniques of technica
Patience And All-Time Highs
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...In this market, in order to profit, traders and investors need to rely on two weapons: patience and all-time price highs.
Pattern Recognition And Candlesticks by Gary S. Wagner and Bradley L. Matheny
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Pattern Recognition And Candlesticks by Gary S. Wagner and Bradley L. Matheny Here's a look at the new order of artificial intelligence linked with the old order of candlestick charting By now, who hasn't heard of the Japanese form of charting called c
Pattern Recognition And Candlesticks by Gary S. Wagner and Bradley L. Matheny
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Pattern Recognition And Candlesticks by Gary S. Wagner and Bradley L. Matheny Here's a look at the new order of artificial intelligence linked with the old order of candlestick charting By now, who hasn't heard of the Japanese form of charting called c
Pattern Recognition and T-Bond Futures by Scott W. Barrie
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...V.13:08 (352-358): Pattern Recognition and T-Bond Futures by Scott W. Barrie Pattern recognition is used to standardize and categorize market behavior into quantifiable market movements. After a collection of patterns have been identified, the market mo
Pattern Recognition, Price And The RSI by John Knaggs
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Pattern Recognition, Price And The RSI by John Knaggs Here's how to combine price and relative strength index patterns for trading signals. Patterns can be found between price formations and such mathematical trading tools as the relative strength ind
Patterns that detect stock market reversals by Bill Ohama and Melanie Bowman
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Patterns that detect stock market reversals by Bill Ohama and Melanie Bowman Full-speed ahead on its maiden voyage and presumably protected against disaster, the Titanic sank in the chilly North Atlantic Ocean, shattered by an undetected iceberg. In the
Peak performance in volatile markets Part 2 by Susan Arenson and Neal Weintraub
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Peak performance in volatile markets Part 2 by Susan Arenson and Neal Weintraub In any area of pursuit, setting goals can give you a greater sense of direction, help you feel more productive, better mobilize your efforts and direct your attention to the
Peak performance in volatile markets, Part 1 by Neal Weintraub and Susan Arenson
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Peak performance in volatile markets Part 1 by Neal Weintraub and Susan Arenson Man alone, of all the creatures of the earth, can change his own pattern. Man alone is the architect of his own destiny. The greatest discovery in our generation is that hum
Peaks And Troughs by Martin J.Pring
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Peaks And Troughs by Martin J.Pring The oldest ways of chart analysis had to work in the days before computers (B.C.).There Õs no reason they shouldnÕt work now. HereÕs a look at peaks and troughs, a classic form of chart analysis that worked B.C. and
Persistent Trends And Runaway Gaps
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Strong trends produce runaway gaps that can be difficult to trade unless you have the right approach.
Petroleum's Head and Shoulders Complex
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Natural gas broke down from a head and shoulders top in July. Will other energy futures follow suit?
Philip Morris Has Safety and Growth Potential
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Where can I safely put my money to work and receive a reasonable rate of return? The answer is in Philip Morris (MO). Naturally, there are some negatives attached to this equity, but it's a very strong chart. If you are able to focus on the medium
Physiology And Trading by Ruth Roosevelt
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Physiology And Trading by Ruth Roosevelt Developing a winning attitude for trading may be easier than you think if you start with some basic physical adjustments to the way you relate to your workstation. In this month's article on trading psychology, R
Picking Tops And Bottoms With The Tick Index by Tim Ord
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 st
Pivot Levels And The Power Of Commonality
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Understanding how to use pivot levels will help you determine when to enter or exit a trade.
Pivot Levels And The Power of Commonality
Placing Stops With Moving Averages And Bollinger Bands
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Taking a stop too early is better than taking a loss. Using these two indicators could help.
Planes, Trains and Right-angled Ascending Broadening Formations
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A bearish triangle threatens reversals for the Dow Jones Transportation Average.
Play The Markets And Keep Your Day Job
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Not ready to be a full-time trader? Here's a high-probability, part-time trading strategy that will help you master the markets before you commit to it full time.
Playing With i-Shares And ETFs
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...I hate i-Shares and ETFs because they are used by hedge funds to play the market. Hedge funds are not as tightly restricted as brokerage houses... yet.
Point & Figure And Moving Averages
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Last week, I wrote how I could have traded Nortel using point and figure charts. Here's a way to trade Nortel using two moving averages on a point and figure chart.
Point & Figure Relative Strength by Michael J. Moody and Harold B. Parker
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Point & Figure Relative Strength by Michael J. Moody and Harold B. Parker STOCKS & COMMODITIES contributors Michael J. Moody and Harold B. Parker suggest using point and figure and relative strength as a way to identify strong and weak stocks. It has o
Point and Figure Chart
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Point and Figure Chart
Point and figure analysis and projection Part 2 by Charles Idol
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Point and figure analysis and projection Part 2 by Charles Idol When you start point & figure chart (P&F) analysis, you should start with longer-term data and a l´3 chart like Figure 1, the P&F chart for AT&T. (See ""Point & figure charts: An overview,"
Point and figure analysis and projection Part 2 by Charles Idol
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Point and figure analysis and projection Part 2 by Charles Idol When you start point & figure chart (P&F) analysis, you should start with longer-term data and a l´3 chart like Figure 1, the P&F chart for AT&T. (See ""Point & figure charts: An overview,"
Point and figure charts: an overview by Charles Idol
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Point and figure charts: an overview by Charles Idol The popularity of the personal computer has given rise to a bewildering number of charting techniques. In addition to a profusion of moving averages of one kind or another, we have linear regressions,
Point and figure: Analysis and projection Part 2 by Charles Idol
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Point and figure: Analysis and projection Part 2 by Charles Idol The fundamental pattern in point and figure charting -- the congestion area -- occurs after a substantial rise or fall in the price of a stock as the investment community adjusts to the new
Point and figure: Analysis and projection Part 2 by Charles Idol
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Point and figure: Analysis and projection Part 2 by Charles Idol The fundamental pattern in point and figure charting -- the congestion area -- occurs after a substantial rise or fall in the price of a stock as the investment community adjusts to the new
Points of Force in Price and Time by Olesksandr Salivon
Pork Bellies and the COT Index by Scott W. Barrie
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Pork Bellies And The COT Index by Scott W. Barrie When presented with sentiment data, you'll need to know when to follow the crowd or be a contrarian. In our continuing look at using the COT index to predict market direction for commodities, here's a st
Position Size And Profitability
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Practicing good money management and analyzing your risks will make a difference in your trading results.
Possibilities and Probabilites: An Ascending Triangle and Descartes Systems Group
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...This battered Canadian tech stock (a logistics solutions provider) trading on Nasdaq and Toronto is starting to look interesting. It trades with better liquidity on the Canadian exchange and can suffer from bouts of lower volume. However, since a basing
Possibilities and Probabilites: An Ascending Triangle and Descartes Systems Group
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...This battered Canadian tech stock (a logistics solutions provider) trading on Nasdaq and Toronto is starting to look interesting. It trades with better liquidity on the Canadian exchange and can suffer from bouts of lower volume. However, since a basing
Potential Head And Shoulders Top For Devon Energy?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Devon Energy looks to be completing the right side of a head and shoulders pattern, which could indicate a recent top in the stock price.
PpP Patterns And The MACD Histogram: Soybean Meal Makes Its Move
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A bullish pattern in the MACDH develops just as the December contract closes over its 50-day EMA, signaling an opportunity to the upside in bean meal.
Predict, Identify, And Trade Future Market Swings by John Crane
Predicting Prices With Support And Resistance by Thomas N. Bulkowski
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Predicting Prices With Support And Resistance by Thomas N. Bulkowski Support and resistance are important chart patterns. Read this to find out why. I consider support and resistance (SAR) the most important chart patterns. Why? By finding SAR, you can
Predicting S&P 500 Tops And Bottoms With Shannon Entropy
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...This measure of uncertainty can provide insights into market dynamics that traditional methods may overlook. Find out how
Predictive And Successful Indicators
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Have you ever thought about how the high-to-low price swings increase as the time interval increases on a chart? This tends to create more noise and distorts indicators. Here are a couple of filters you can incorporate into your trading system to smooth
Preprocessing Data And Fast Fourier Transform by Thom Hartle
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Preprocessing Data And Fast Fourier Transform by Thom Hartle Preprocessing data is a popular buzzterm today, but what is it and why do we do it? Well, here's an explanation of data preprocessing and a tutorial on using fast Fourier transforms (Fft). Fft
Presidential Parties and the Stock Market by Dave Dorgan
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Presidential Parties And The Stock Market by Dave Dorgan Is there a relationship between the Presidential party in power and the subsequent performance of the stock market? Before you take a guess, here are the facts. Conventional wisdom would have one
Price Action And The Basics Of Trading
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The great Green Bay Packers coach, Vince Lombardi, was a big believer in the drilling of basics to his players. For traders, a solid foundation in trading fundamentals is just as invaluable.
Price Action And Volume Correlations
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The market always brings us something we can at least eke out a little profit from, but we often miss those signals. This is why it's necessary for traders to continuously search for opportunities, whether it be patterns that keep repeating themselves, p
Price Action Expansion And Contraction
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...To master price action, to give yourself a solid edge in the markets, there are two things you need to master.
Price And Time Targets
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...By using the Fibonacci retracements and the Andrews pitchfork, a price and time relationship can be determined to forecast when a price target should be reached.
Price And Volume Disconnect
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...If prices are moving higher and higher, why are they doing so on less and less volume?
Price Changes During Non-Trading Hours by George R. Arrington and Howard E. Arrington
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Price Changes During Non-Trading Hours by George R. Arrington and Howard E. Arrington One frustrating aspect of trading commodities is the price changes that occur during non-trading hours. It is difficult enough to make a profit when markets are open a
Price Patterns, Psychology, And Trading Success
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...In poker, you play the other players, not your hand. In trading, you trade against other traders by being able to see what their hand is through price patterns.
Price Trends and Solar Potential
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A hungry world craves solar power for energy and one company is helping meet that demand and trending higher as a result.
Price path: a new volatility measure by Joanne Hill, Ph.D. and Matthew Celebuski
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Price path: a new volatility measure by Joanne Hill, Ph.D. and Matthew Celebuski Many trading strategies rely on market levels or changes in those levels for allocation among asset classes. In an option replication program, such as portfolio insurance,
Price projections on point and figure charts by Luis Ballesca Loyo
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Price projections on point and figure charts by Luis Ballesca Loyo One of the great advantages of point and figure (P&F) charting is its well-defined features: price formations, buy and sell signals, trendlines and price projections. The P&F method est
Price, Action and Resistance by Jesse H. Thompson
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Price, Action and Resistance by Jesse H. Thompson Origin, History and Recent Price Action We can not obtain a full account of the ""present position"" (price potential), of any given stock or commodity without a review of its recent price origins, pric
Price, Volume, And The Road Ahead
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The market is showing some interesting price action and looks like it's making an attempt to trade higher but, like everything in life, you have to consider the context surrounding certain events.
Procter And Gamble Bull Market Ends
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Long-term statistical analysis shows that the bull market for Procter and Gamble has come to an end.
Procter And Gamble Rally Approaching Its End?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Shares of Procter & Gamble appear to be close to the termination point of their latest four-month rally.
Procter and Gamble's Double Bottom
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After spending much of 2000 on the canvas, Procter and Gamble has spent much of 2001 fighting back.
Product Review: MetaStock 6.0 for Windows 95 and NT
Product Review: MetaStock Professional For Signal and BMI
Product Review: MetaStock Real Time 3.5 by T. Hartle and J. Sweeney
Product Review: Meyers Short Term Systems and Indicators, version 1.5
Product Review: Wizetrade With eSignal And PC Quote by John Sweeney
Product Review: Xspreads And OTO by Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan
Product Review: eSignal 10 and Advanced GET Edition (Part 1)
Product Review:TradeCast Elite And Revolution
Product Review:VectorVest ProGraphics Version 5.0 and VectorVest ProTrader
Product review: Chaikin Analytics For Desktop And iPad
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Here, S&C Contributing Writer Barbara Star takes a look at this subscription-based ratings and research analytics service for stocks, industries, and exchange traded funds (ETFs).
Profit Locking And The Relative Price Channel by Leon Wilson
Profit-Taking And Resets Part 1: Trend-Following
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...In this first part of a two-part series, we look at long-term trends and different ways to take profits and reenter trades
Profit-Taking And Resets Part 2: Short-Term Trading
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Trends can be useful for longer-term trades but what about short-term trades? Do they work just as well? Here's a look at a trading system that can be applied successfully to shorter-term trends
Profitability of selected technical indicators by Steven L. Kille and Thomas P. Drinka, Ph.D
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Profitability of selected technical indicators by Steven L. Kille and Thomas P. Drinka, Ph.D In previous issues of this magazine, we have reported the results of applying moving averages, momentum, Williams' %R, and Wilder's Relative Strength Index to C
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. Treasu
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
Profitability of selected technical indicators: U.S. T-Bond futures by Steven L. Kille and Thomas P.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Profitability of selected technical indicators: U.S. T-Bond futures by Steven L. Kille and Thomas P. Drinka In the December 1985 issue of this magazine, we reported the results of applying moving averages, momentum, %R, and Relative Strength (RSI) to fi
Profiting With Nortel Using Point And Figure And The Horizontal Target Count
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...In analysis of stocks today, point and figure analysis is rarely used. Yet if used correctly, it is very helpful. Here is a chart of Nortel and my analysis techniques using the strategies I teethed on in 1965.
Profiting With Nortel Using Point And Figure And The Horizontal Target Count
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...In analysis of stocks today, point and figure analysis is rarely used. Yet if used correctly, it is very helpful. Here is a chart of Nortel and my analysis techniques using the strategies I teethed on in 1965.
Projecting Price And Time With Gann Fans And Angles by Koos van der Merwe
Projecting Price And Time With Gann Fans And Angles by Koos van der Merwe
Property Sector Yin And Yang
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...How can the performance of two industries in the same sector be worlds apart?
Pros And Cons Of Daily Versus Weekly Trend Following
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Weekly data is smoother than daily data. So should we be using weekly data for trend-following signals? Here's a test to find out
Pullbacks, The Bend, And The Cryptkeeper
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...There are three things taking place that can lead to big profits if you know what they are and where to trade.
Put-call sentiment indicator by Robert R. Prechter and David A. Allman
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Put-call sentiment indicator by Robert R. Prechter and David A. Allman Put/call ratios based on volume and dollar value have been widely used by technicians (see ""Option premiums,"" Stocks & Commodities, December 1989). A third approach has been substa
Puts and Covered Calls For Newbies by Moses Sanchez
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Puts and Covered Calls For Newbies by Moses Sanchez Options are complex vehicles but useful for conservative traders who want to purchase their favorite high-yielding dividend stock without having a large downside risk. Here's how you can trade options
QE3, Matches, And Dynamite
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Like a match to dynamite, QE3 is acting as the catalyst to give the market a lift and give you some solid price movement to trade.
QLT Inc. and Comfort Paramenters
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...I have followed QLT Inc. for many years. It is a pharmaceutical company that is sitting on $300 million in cash and no debt. The share price reached a high of $85.75 on January 24, 2001 and is now trading at $9.44. Is it worth a BUY?
QQQ: Hidden Divergence And Bearish Pattern
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The recent bounce in the Nasdaq 100 index may be in termination mode now, with a fresh bearish reversal soon to appear.
QQQs 24-Hour Head and Shoulders Top
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Whether you're looking at a weekly chart or a five-minute chart, a head and shoulders top spells trouble for the bulls.
QQQs and the SPDR Technology Index ETF
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...XLK is an exchange traded fund found on the AMEX. ETFs are index mutual funds that can be bought and sold just like common stock and are traded on the American Stock Exchange along with Standard & Poor's depositary receipts (SPDRs). XLK is a te
Qualcomm And Zoom Connection
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Qualcomm's history could be a forecast for Zoom Video Communications.
Qualcomm, Nortel, and Intel Updated
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Sometimes you have to reverse gears when trading within a pattern. . .
Quant and Consultant Ernest P. Chan by J. Gopalakrishnan and B. Faber
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Quant and Consultant Ernest P. Chan by J. Gopalakrishnan and B. Faber If you're a trader who wants to design your own strategies but would like some guidance, here's someone who's right up your alley. Ernest Chan is a quantitative trader and consultant
Quant and Consultant Ernest P. Chan by J. Gopalakrishnan and B. Faber
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Quant and Consultant Ernest P. Chan by J. Gopalakrishnan and B. Faber If you're a trader who wants to design your own strategies but would like some guidance, here's someone who's right up your alley. Ernest Chan is a quantitative trader and consultant
Quanta Services And A Bearish Breakaway Gap
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Breakaway gaps are high-profile events that can help a trader determine the likelihood of a confirmed, sustained trend move in any given stock or commodity.
Quantifying The Tried And True by John Sweeney
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Quantifying The Tried And True by John Sweeney Some people think that my use of numbers indicates a lack of respect for traditional charting techniques. Quite the opposite is true. I've found over the years that what I've come up with generally confirms
Quantitative Easing And Commodities
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Previously, I discussed the impact that quantitative easing was having on stocks. Now let's look at how the stimulus programs have affected commodities.
Quick Scan: Hit and Run Trading, The Short Term Traders' Bible
Quick-Scans: CALC, The Exchange, and More
Quick-Scans: Fastback, Dynacomp, Livewire, and More
Quick-Scans: I.Q. Master, Stock Tactics System and More
Quick-Scans: Major Market Move Indicator, Translator, Tradefinder, and More
Quick-Scans: Master Chartist, The Power of Quattro, Quote Butler, and More
Quick-Scans: Trading Financial Futures, Investment Shareware, Elliott Waves in Motion, and More
Quiet Markets And Gathering Storms
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Housing has been quietly building strength, and one company is registering on the market's radar as a potential leader to rise out of the housing market's ashes.
R-Squared and Nasdaq
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Is the Nasdaq in a trend or not? R-squared, a by-product of linear regression, is one way to find out. Does it do better than the vertical horizontal filter (VHF), another trend measuring indicator?
RDC Price And Volume Breakout
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The MetaStock price and volume breakout exploration has identified shares of Rowan Cos. as a strong price/breakout candidate.
RIG: Bearish Daily And Weekly Momentum
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Down by more than 16% since making a significant swing high in November 2013, shares of Trans Ocean Ltd. once again have heavy bearish momentum working against them.
RISK MANAGEMENT: The Square Root of Sharpe's, Stone's and Okham's Ratios by FRED S. GEHM
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...RISK MANAGEMENT: The Square Root of Sharpe's, Stone's and Okham's Ratios by FRED S. GEHM One of the most important tasks of commodity market money managers is the measurement and control of risk. Currently, the most popular technique for measuring risk
RMO New Buys And Sells In Currencies
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Rahul Mohindar trading system has flashed new swing trade signals -- long for the US Dollar Index and short for the Canadian dollar.
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 Directi
Radioactive Stocks And First Republic Bank
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The banking sector has been radioactive to traders since the 2008 crash but one stock is emerging from the ashes.
Rallies And Fibonacci Retracements
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Smashing past the 50% retracement level, the Standard & Poor's 500 races toward a test of year-to-date highs.
Rallies and Their Discontents
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Easter Week rally has reclaimed 41% of the spring decline. But the trend is still down.
Rational Software Corp. is Head and Shoulders Above the Crowd!
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A rush of volume should push Rational Software as well as several other equities into finishing their patterns.
Recognizing And Avoiding Confirmatory Bias
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Cognitive biases are thinking errors that affect how we process information and make decisions. We are all affected by cognitive biases in our everyday decision making but what makes them so insidious is that often we are not aware that we are acting und
Recovery and Preparing to Trade by Ari Kiev, M.D.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...V.14:1 (34-36): Recovery and Preparing to Trade by Ari Kiev, M.D. Keeping a level head is key to enhancing your success as a trader. In this article, this consultant, who teaches psychological breakthrough strategies, discusses how to relinquish the emo
Rectangles and Fan Lines: Is Dell Computer in Trouble?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Although Dell Computer weathered the downturn in the technology industry better than most, the short-term outlook still looks weak.
Redefining Volatility And Position Risk by C.A. Kase, C.T.A.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Redefining Volatility And Position Risk by C.A. Kase, C.T.A. A method on looking at the volatility of intraday price bars using a stop system called the ""dev-stop."" Volatility is the key to understanding market behavior. Volatility is the change in p
Reducing profit variability from technical trading systems by Milton S. Boyd and B. Wade Brorsen
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Reducing profit variability from technical trading systems by Milton S. Boyd and B. Wade Brorsen Some technical traders spend a sizable portion of their time searching for the perfect trading system or the ""optimal"" parameters, hoping the newly discov
Reelections And The Presidential Cycle
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...What happens to the markets when a US President is elected for a second term?
Reg FD is Bad for the Market and for Technical Traders
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Regulation FD (Fair Disclosure), has leveled the information playing field, but costs are potentially devastating to both large and small traders.
Relative Dividend Yield And Technical Analysis by Thom Hartle
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Relative Dividend Yield And Technical Analysis by Thom Hartle To trade the stock market effectively, you need a plan to pick out the stock that could outperform others. Here's an example of a plan for trading that uses a stock's relative yield to the br
Relative Strength Index and Stochastics Can Help Confirm Tops
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Though Apache Corp. (APA) recently hit a new 52-week high, the relative strength index (RSI) and stochastics pointed to a potential top in the stock price.
Repair Strategies With Options by Kevin Lund and Tom Gentile
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Repair Strategies With Options by Kevin Lund and Tom Gentile Here's a strategy for fixing a good trade gone bad. As we've seen many times in the last year, a gap down with bad news on a stock you're holding can not only be devastating to your trading a
Research In Motion and the Falling Wedge
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Research In Motion (RIMM) is ready to leap forward out of falling wedge patterns that appear on both its daily and monthly charts.
Resistance And Support
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Do you want to profit in the market? Then you need to understand resistance and support levels.
Result Energy: Another Canadian Oil And Gas Play
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Last week, I wrote about Rival Energy as a probable oil and gas investment. Here is another oil and gas company that looks interesting.
Retail Stocks And Black Friday
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Retailers thrilled to Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving and the official kickoff of the winter holiday shopping season.
Retirement Websites: 401(k)s, IRAs, and more
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Retirement Websites: 401(k)s, IRAs, and more
Revenge and Loss by Adrienne Laris Toghraie
Revenge of the Euro: A Head and Shoulders Bottom
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Will the "since-inception" euro bear market end with a H&S bottom?
Reversal Patterns by Melanie F. Bowman and Thom Hartle
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Reversal Patterns by Melanie F. Bowman and Thom Hartle Market prices, as one well-worn adage points out, are trapped in a two-dimensional world with little directional leeway. They are either climbing up, dropping down or moving sideways. And, the fact
Reversals In Weekly Stock Returns by A. Tezel, PhD, and R. Sharma, PhD
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Reversals In Weekly Stock Returns by A. Tezel, PhD, and R. Sharma, PhD Nasdaq stocks provide the highest net returns from a long strategy after a week of declining returns and declining highs and lows. Stock prices with strong momentum during the prio
Reversals, Price Channels and Candlesticks
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...When spotting a trend reversal, use all the help you can get.
Reverse Divergences and Momentum by Martin J. Pring
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...An oscillator's failure to confirm the higher high or the lower low of the market is a red flag to most technical traders. Is there a message when the price diverges from the indicator? This veteran technician thinks there is. Technical analysts are con
Reverse Head And Shoulders For AT&T?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Right now, AT&T seems to be bottoming out in what would be the right shoulder of a reverse head and shoulders formation. Because the price isn't very much above the low part of the shoulder, right now would be a good time to buy before it start
Revisiting "Third Waves: Then and Now"
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Extensions and third Elliott waves.
Revisiting the "S&P 500's 60-minute Complex Head and Shoulders Top"
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...How a bearish complex top got even more complex--and more bearish.
Revisiting the Yen's Head and Shoulders Bottom
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...In the land of the rising yen, it appears as if the bottom is in.
Rising And Falling Overnight Sessions by Anthony Trongone, Ph.D.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Stocks & Commodities V. 23:7 (26-32): Rising And Falling Overnight Sessions by Anthony Trongone, Ph.D. Don't overlook how the performance of an individual stock affects the direction of an index-tracking stock or commodity. Here's an example using the N
Rising Interest Rates, Inflation, And Stocks
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...What’s the buzz about inflation and interest rates?
Rising Tides Lift All Boats (And Sectors)
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After a strong run, the stock market looks toppy to some. However, by many measures this seems like the start of a new bull market.
Risk And Rewards
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...It's a common belief that taking a risk in the markets is rewarded with higher returns. Like many market beliefs, however, this one may not stand up to scrutiny.
Risk Management, Position Sizing, And Probability by Brian Auit
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Risk Management, Position Sizing, And Probability by Brian Auit Implement a well-planned strategy before initiating your next trade so you can sustain losses. This methodical approach allows you to consider all the factors before initiating your next tr
Risk/Reward Using Point and Figure
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Back in 1968 when I first started using them, market charting and point and figure buy signals were not as self-fulfilling as they are in today's computerized society with its thousands of followers.
Risky Bottom Reversals And Directional Movement - Kasten Chase
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The directional movement indicator (ADX) is a trend strength indicator that can be used in a variety of ways including spotting potential bottom reversals (an inherent higher risk play).
Rotten Apples? Spotting Adam And Eve Double Tops by Thomas N. Bulkowski
Rowan's Triangle Breakout with a Developing Cup and Handle
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Rowan Cos. recently broke out of a bullish triangle formation and now looks to be forming a cup with handle.
Rumors, Rumors, And More Rumors
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Buying stocks based on a rumor is not easy, but the rule is to buy on the rumor and sell on the fact.
Russell 2000 Cycles And Supports
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Since peaking late last month, the Russell 2000 index has been moving progressively lower toward an anticipated daily cycle low.
S&P 500 Breaks Series Of Peaks And Troughs
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The S&P 500 has now broken its series of lower peaks and lower troughs, signaling the end of the bear market downtrend that began in October 2007. However, it is still unknown as to whether a new bull market upward trend is in progress.
S&P 500 Is Healthy And Bullish
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The S&P 500 has surged above the consolidation range. The index is likely to hit previous highs after the breakout.
S&P 500's Channel Support And Resistance
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A break below the lower boundary of a trend channel finds the S&P 500 running up against resistance that was once support.
SBC's Head and Shoulders Bottom
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...SBC Communications has been struggling to put in a bottom since falling from nearly 60 per share in November 2000 to under 40 by April 2001.
SCCO And The Unnoticed, Unloved
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The tectonic plates of the market are shifting, and the once unnoticed and unloved sectors are beginning to emerge with Southern Copper leading the way.
SIDEBAR: Analysis and moving averages
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Analysis and moving averages Definition of terms used by the author when discussing indicators in the article ""Volume percentage ratio"". In interpreting any charted indicator, it is only the relative position of the plotted line that is important. ..
SIDEBAR: Averaging Lag and the EMA Constant
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...AVERAGING LAG AND THE EMA CONSTANT The equation to compute an exponential moving average (EMA) is: ... Picture a function that increases by 1 for each new day. Then, on the generalized i th day the function will have a value of I . Assume the EMA lag
SIDEBAR: BASIC and TradeStation Code for Phase Calculation
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...BASIC CODE FOR PHASE CALCULATION by John F. Ehlers This BASIC code finds the real part of the phasor (the horizontal component) and the imaginary part of the phasor (the vertical component) by summing the product of the price and the two sinusoids over
SIDEBAR: BUYS AND SELLS
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...BUYS AND SELLS In Figure 3a, the greatest buying opportunity occurs when price action becomes strong at a time that many are doubters. Depicted are indicators of both price strength and investor sentiment. Relative and absolute strength are indicators o
SIDEBAR: CALCULATING TEMA1 AND DEMA1 by Technical Analysis, Inc.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...CALCULATING TEMA1 AND DEMA1 by Technical Analysis, Inc. These Excel spreadsheets (sidebar Figures 1 and 2) present the calculation of TEMA1 (column H) and DEMA1 (column N). TEMA1 uses a multiple linear regression over a 52-week period of closing prices
SIDEBAR: CYCLES, POWER AND PHASE by Technical Analysis, Inc.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...CYCLES, POWER AND PHASE by Technical Analysis, Inc. Cycle length is the term most traders use when they refer to cycles. For example, two cycles are plotted, each with two different cycle lengths in sidebar Figure 1. The first cycle has a length of 64 p
SIDEBAR: Calculating DEMA2 AND THE MACD by Technical Analysis, Inc.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Calculating DEMA2 AND THE MACD by Technical Analysis, Inc. This Excel spreadsheet (sidebar Figure 3) presents the DEMA2 along with the MACD using DEMA2 as the smoothing filters. Column B (labeled X value) is the time t. This column could be elsewhere, a
SIDEBAR: Calculating leverage and simulated trading
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Sidebar: Calculating leverage and simulated trading The following explanation uses a Microsoft Excel 4.0 spreadsheet calculating final equity versus leverage and simulated trading. Referring to Figure 1 from the article, the values placed in the spreads
SIDEBAR: Calculating the mean, standard deviation and cumulative
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Sidebar: Calculating the mean, standard deviation and cumulative probability density functions. Calculating the mean of a series of numbers is the same as calculating the average of a series of numbers. First, sum the numbers together and divide by the
SIDEBAR: Comparison between actual price changes and normal distribution.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...COMPARISON BETWEEN ACTUAL PRICE CHANGES AND NORMAL DISTRIBUTION The average weekly natural log changes in the Standard & Poor's 500 index from April 1986 through December 1995 was measured and the standard deviation of these changes calculated. The resu
SIDEBAR: Cups and caps by Thom Hartle
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...V.13:07 (311): SIDEBAR: Cups and caps by Thom Hartle Cup and cap patterns are technical formations used to signal short-term trades. The cup pattern is the basis for a sell signal when the instrument being traded is in an uptrend, while if the instrumen
SIDEBAR: Discipline and Flexibility
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...DISCIPLINE AND FLEXIBILITY The novice trader will ignore a failed signal, riding his position into a large loss while hoping for the best. The more experienced trader, having learned the importance of money management, will exit quickly once it is appar
SIDEBAR: EXPERTS AND EGOS
SIDEBAR: Expectations and Spread Positions
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...EXPECTATIONS AND SPREAD POSITIONS For bull market forecasts, graphs in the top half of the article's Figure 3 portray two spread positions. In these positions, the leftmost line on each graph depicts maximum loss as the premium paid for the call debit s
SIDEBAR: Indicators and Formulas
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...INDICATORS AND FORMULAS Bollinger bands are channel lines plotted two standard deviations above and below a 20-day simple moving average. A 20-day lookback period is also used for the standard deviation measurement. The formula for standard deviations i
SIDEBAR: LEAST-SQUARES CYCLE AND THE TIME SERIES MOVING AVERAGE
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...LEAST-SQUARES CYCLE AND THE TIME SERIES MOVING AVERAGE The least-squares cycle oscillator calculates a regression line that is a best fit of the data for the selected time period, and then the difference between the current closing price and the current
SIDEBAR: METASTOCK IMPLEMENTATION OF DEMA1 AND MACO-DEMA1 by Technical Analysis, Inc.
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SOX Is Oversold And At Support
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SPX Price Targets And Setups
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Using technical analysis and pattern recognition, you can spot simple pullback setups with enormous profit potential.
SPX Slowing Momentum And Potential Trend Reversal
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SPY and VXX: Interesting Inverse Correlations
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SanDisk Long Breakout And ParaSar Buy
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Saucer Bottoms And Trend Reversals
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Seasonal Surprises And March Machinations
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Seasonal Trades And The Channel Breakout System by John L.Momsen
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Seasonality and the Presidential Election Cycle by Mark Vakkur, M.D.
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Second Chances And Pyramiding
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Secular And Cyclical Cycles by Moses Sanchez
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Sell In May And Go Away
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Sell In May And Go Away
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The S&P 500 continues to make most of its gains between November and April and underperform between May and October. Here is an updated look at this phenomenon and how you can put it to use.
Sell In May And Go Away?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...This maxim is on everyone's lips at the moment. Is the market going into a quiet phase over the next few months because of the start of the summer holidays? Or is there something else involved?
Sell Stocks And Buy Gold?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...With most financial writers today becoming more and more bearish about the market, is it time to sell everything and buy gold?
Semiconductors, Channels, And Divergences
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September's Decline And Opportunities
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...September is marked by the return to school and Labor Day celebrations, but for fund managers back from vacation, this month signals a time to clean house.
Setting Stops And Taking Profits With Maximum Excurson by Sergei Dobrovolsky
Setups, Triggers, And Risk To Reward Ratios
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A trader should not just jump into a stock position but should first define a valid trade setup, define his risk to reward ratio, and set the trigger price. GOOGLE (GOOG) is used here to explain how to properly enter a stock position to increase the prob
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Shipper Slips From Head And Shoulders Top
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Many stocks in this group bottomed in December 2004 and spent January 2005 in rally mode. In this stock, a failed topping pattern helped anticipate the advance.
Short-Term Continuation And Reversal Signals
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Short-Term Interest Rates And The Moon
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...An interesting lunar cycle has correctly forecast rate drops 10 out of 12 times in the past year.
Short-Term Pattern: Adam And Eve
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Short-Term Volume And Price Oscillator by Sylvain Vervoort
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Signals And Confirmation
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Many people say candlestick signals do not work. Or maybe they just didn't know what confirmation to look for
Silver And A Swing Trading View
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Even in the hottest commodity markets, swing trading systems can and do go flat -- for a little while, that is.
Silver Signals Higher ... And Lower
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Will the third triangle be the charm?
Similarities Between Then And Now? This Isn't 2008
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Sirius Satellite Radio And Its Flag
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Small Cap And Large Cap Stocks Diverging
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Small Caps: Growing Value And Valuing Growth
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So Why Do You Need Money Management? B. McDowell Tells You by J. Gopalkrishnan and B. Faber
So, Where And When Is The Bottom?
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Soaring Silver And A Systematic Plan
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Social Mood And The Markets
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS..."When the mode of the music changes," wrote Plato, "the walls of the city shake."
Sometimes It's Best To Stand Aside And Wait
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Sound Systems by Robert Pelletier and Sabrina Carle
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Spotting Index Tops And Bottoms
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Starbucks: Peaks And Troughs In Trends
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Start Small And Win Big
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Starwood Hotels and Resorts
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State Street Forms Large Head And Shoulders Reversal
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Statistics And Trading Behavior by Ari Kiev and Ken Grant
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Use statistics to profile patterns of trading behavior as part of an ongoing training program to help traders maximize their performance. Traders have habits and beliefs that have significant impact on their trading, whether they realize it or not. Int
Statistics And Trading Behavior by Ari Kiev and Ken Grant
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ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...If you combined the best features of RSI and stochastics into a single indicator, how well would it perform as a simple trading system?
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Stock Analysis And Investing For The Small Investor
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Stock Hit List And Sizing Up The Market
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Stock Market Recovery And How To Survive The Fall
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Stock and Future Option Trading
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ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...US stock indices appear to have begun a new up leg. How much higher could they go? Elliott wave analysis may have the answer.
Stocks And Bonds Start To Decouple
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Stocks and bonds have been moving in unison since late summer, but signs of strain are starting to appear in this "positive" relationship.
Stocks And The Art of Charts
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Are you trying to decide whether to buy or sell a stock? If you are, get out your stock charts. This simple method of analysis will make your decision easier.
Stocks, Interest Rates And The MACD by Kent Perkers
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Straddles, Strangles And Spreads by Richard M. Koff
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ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Keeping an eye on a stock's money flow trend can help you identify market turning points well in advance.
Summertime ... And The Cotton Is Slipping ...
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Do oversold readings in October cotton make the case for value--or merely further declines?
Sunspots and Market Activity by J. Katz, Ph.D.
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ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Support and resistance levels can reveal important information about price activity in the markets. The chart of the Nasdaq Composite chart shows how, by taking note of these support and resistance levels, you could have exited any open positions prior
Support And Resistance Levels by John J. Kosar
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Support And Resistance Levels by John J. Kosar With the advent of personal computers and charting software, support and resistance levels and their value as a technical tool have been overshadowed by sophisticated indicators. Nonetheless, support and re
Support And Resistance Lines Define Market Trends
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Support and resistance lines not only help traders in identifying areas of support and resistance, but they can be used to determine the trend of the market.
Support And Resistance by Stuart Evens
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Support And Resistance by Stuart Evens Support and resistance are basic tools used by traders to identify key reversal areas. Here's a look at the basics of support and resistance levels and how to determine which levels might be important in the futur
Support Tests, Money Flow Divergences, and Scalp Profits
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Executing trade entries near strong, well-defined support and resistance areas can be an effective trading strategy, particularly when combined with momentum and money flow divergence analysis.
Support and Commodities
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...An important test of support looms for the CRB Index now that its year-long bull market is over.
Support and Resistance on QCOM
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Ready to move up or just sideways?
Support and Resistance with the Andrews Pitchfork by Barbara Star
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Support And Resistance With The Andrews Pitchfork by Barbara Star, Ph.D Here's a charting technique that's available in most of today's popular software. If you're not familiar with it, here are some tips to using it. If you are familiar with it, it's t
Supporting Gold and the Greenback
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After making major bullish moves January and February respectively, both the dollar and gold find support.
Surfing Your Position With Wave Stops by E. Labunsky and T. Hamilton
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Surfing Your Position With Wave Stops by E. Labunsky and T. Hamilton When is a good time and place to exit a position? Whether inspired by Ralph Nelson Elliott's works or by just a casual observation of a price chart, you can't help but notice how pr
Swing Time for Currencies and Gold?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Gold often swings with the US dollar and the Euro, and it looks like this dance may continue.
Swiss Franc Futures Give Contrary Daily And Weekly Signals
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...When the weekly and daily charts show contradictory signals, weekly patterns generally prevail. The Swiss Franc futures shows a bearish daily chart and an upward channel on the weekly chart. The first step to trading such patterns is to reduce your tra
Swiss Franc's Head and Shoulders Bottom
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The bull market in the Swiss franc looks due for a mild correction.
Symmetrical Triangles And The MACDH
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Can a symmetrical triangle be directional? Other tools in the technical toolbox may be able to tell you.
System Optimization And Money Management by L. Zamansky, Ph.D., and M. Stolz
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...System Optimization And Money Management Most traders focus on optimizing the trading system rules and ignore money management rules until after the system rules have been established. Here's why you should test both sets of rules simultaneously. Moder
System Optimization And Money Management by L. Zamansky, Ph.D., and M. Stolz
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...System Optimization And Money Management Most traders focus on optimizing the trading system rules and ignore money management rules until after the system rules have been established. Here's why you should test both sets of rules simultaneously. Moder
Systematic & Unsystematic Risk And CAPM
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...This article is a continuation of Subach's previous article concerning diversification and risk reduction. This time, he will explore systematic and unsystematic risk with respect to total risk of investment. The capital asset pricing model (CAPM) presen
Systematic & Unsystematic Risk And CAPM
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...This article is a continuation of Subach's previous article concerning diversification and risk reduction. This time, he will explore systematic and unsystematic risk with respect to total risk of investment. The capital asset pricing model (CAPM) p
TD Sequential And Ermanometry For Intraday Traders
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Time-based techniques are effective and can be applied to intraday trading, but unless they are automated, they require a great deal of tending and tracking on the part of the trader. The Fibonacci and Lucas techniques, which we explored in the pre
THE S&P 100 Index and GEORGE BUSH.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The recent terror in Russia has almost assured George Bush of re-election. His polls are up, and voters appear to be saying that the world must be rid of the scourge of terrorism, and that George Bush is the man to do it. What are the charts telling us?
TQNT: Important Trend And Cycle Juncture
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Up by more than 40% since the October lows, shares of Triquint Semiconductor may be set to go even higher.
TRIX: Divergences And Hooks
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The triple-smoothed exponential moving average (TRIX) is a useful momentum oscillator that can provide signals in a number of ways.
Talking Double Tops And Bottoms
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A reader asked for further clarification of a double top or double bottom in a recent article about JP Morgan, especially what I did not consider a triangle formation.
Tape Reading And Daytrading Stock Index Futures by Gary Smith
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Tape Reading And Daytrading Stock Index Futures by Gary Smith Tape reading isn't terribly complicated. In Reminiscences of a Stock Operator, Edwin LeFèvre said it best: "This matter of tape reading is not so complicated as it appears. Of course you need
Tea Leaves, Voodoo, And Other Technical Tools
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Many investors dismiss technical analysis as reading tea leaves and market voodoo, but using indicators like relative strength show when a stock is about to rise.
Tech And Small Cap Point Toward Lower Stock Market
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Bull markets are usually led higher by stocks in the NASDAQ and small-cap stocks. But not right now.
Tech Stocks And A Distribution Phase
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The money flow and the on-balance volume indicate that investors are cautious about investing in tech stocks after the selloff at the end of February.
TechniFilter Plus Version 6 by John Sweeney and Steven Notis
Technical Analysis Adapts and Thrives by M. Carr and A. Hestla
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Professions are built on a body of knowledge and an underlying rationale that explains the reasons behind the knowledge. Technical analysis is a professional undertaking, but little has been written about its foundational principles.
Technical Analysis Adapts and Thrives by M. Carr and A. Hestla
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Professions are built on a body of knowledge and an underlying rationale that explains the reasons behind the knowledge. Technical analysis is a professional undertaking, but little has been written about its foundational principles.
Technical Studies And The Primary Cycle by Raymond A. Merriman
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Technical Studies And The Primary Cycle Cycle analysis offers the opportunity to identify windows of potential market bottoms and tops. Technical indicators can be used to time entries and exits in the stock at key points in the cycle. How well does thi
Technical Tools For Day Traders, Part 2: Pivot System Support and Resitance
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Judgements made about likely market behavior which are based on momentum analysis can be even more productive if you have predetermined levels available to act as "price templates" for interpreting the day's trading activity. The Pivot Sys
Technical Tools For Day Traders, Part 4: The Use of Prior Day Highs and Lows
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Each of the intraday trading techniques discussed in Parts 1 through 3 have relied on reference levels arrived at by means of mathematical calculations. In contrast, the technique discussed in this section will deal with a set of support and resistance l
Technically Trading The Yen With Money Management by Timothy L. Krehbiel, Thomas P. Drinka, and Gise
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Technically Trading The Yen With Money Management By Timothy L. Krebiel, Thomas P. Drinka, Gisele F. Hamm Any good trading methodology includes selecting the best indicators for a tradeable and applying money management techniques to hold on to profits.
Technicals, Fundamentals, And A Discount To Value Make BCF A Buy
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Closed-end funds are an often-overlooked trading vehicle, despite the wealth of available fundamental data that can be used to lower risk.
Terra Nitrogen And The Evening Star Formation
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Terra Nitrogen, which produces and distributes nitrogen fertilizer products, has appreciated 88% since October 2002. But a major candlestick formation has emerged to stall that rally.
Test And Retreat For Retail HOLDRS
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Shares of the retail stock HOLDRS broke down in April and retested a support-turned-resistance level early in May.
Testing And Validating A Trading Model
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Stress tests? Scenario tests? Out-of-sample backtests? Monitoring? Paper trading? How can you decide a trading system is worthy of using? Last time, we presented the N-CAMA model, and tests were favorable. Has it generated profits on live data? Here's a
Testing Exit Strategies by Jeffrey Owen Katz, Ph.D., and Donna L. McCormick
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Testing Exit Strategies by Jeffrey Owen Katz, Ph.D., and Donna L. McCormick Everyone's looking for entry trading signals, but what about after you're in the trade? Last time, Katz and McCormick looked at different techniques for making a graceful -- and
Tests And Trendlines
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Here's a look at the S&P 500 since the May peak, by way of Sperandeo's 1-2-3 trend reversal.
The 10-Year Treasury Note's Head And Shoulders Top
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A temporary respite in long rates flows from a head and shoulders top.
The 10-Year Treasury's Head and Shoulders Top
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...There may be more to trade than the downside breakout when it comes to head and shoulders tops.
The 10-Year Treasury's Hourly Head And Shoulders Top
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...How intraday technical analysis saw the collapse in Treasury notes.
The 1st And 2nd Cross
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Traders know it is not possible to perfectly capture a full trend from its exact beginning to exact end. Here's a way you can capture a small but profitable portion of it, and with low drawdowns
The ADX And DMI
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Setting the ADX and the DMI may not forecast trends early, but once forecasted, the strength of the trend will be powerful.
The Advance-Decline Line: NYSE, AMEX, And NASDAQ
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...This indicator helps traders assess the participation in market moves, identifying market breadth.
The Airlines' Complex Head and Shoulders Top
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The latest declines for the airlines industry are only a continuation of a miserable year, as the S&P Airlines Index makes plain.
The Bad, The Good, And The Profitable by John L. Momsen
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Bad, The Good, And The Profitable by John L. Momsen Here's why you have to research your trades as thoroughly as possible. In February 2003, I received an intriguing email from one of my friends. He said he had discovered a nearly perfect, 94% prof
The Bailout Plan And The VIX
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Is the VIX telling us that the bailout plan will be passed by Congress? Is this plan an effective-enough Band-Aid?
The Best And The Brightest Go To Washington
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Technicians and traders from around the world met in Washington, DC, during the first week of November 2003 to discuss the latest techniques and markets. For those serious about the practice and application of technical analysis, it was an event not to
The Best And The Brightest Of Technical Analysis
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Traders are a lonely breed. Most of their days are spent alone, their eyes glued to an array of computer screens, fingers poised over the keyboard and "Do not disturb" signs hanging over their desks. Continually enhancing your trading
The Bollinger Band And Trend by John Forman
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Bollinger Band And Trend by John Forman Here are ways to use Bollinger Bands to judge the trending tendency of markets, using the distance between the upper and lower bands. Never be afraid to look at an old technical indicator in a new way. In my
The Broadening Formation And The Bond Market by Thom Hartle
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Broadening Formation And The Bond Market by Thom Hartle Trading the bond futures market offers opportunity to the skilled chartist because a diversity of price patterns occurs over time. In reality, chart patterns are accumulation, distribution, con
The Buyers And Sellers
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The rise and fall of equity prices can be seen as a battle between buyers and sellers that can reveal information on supply and demand.
The CAM Indicator For Trends And Countertrends
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Prices are always moving - up, sideways, down; they pull back, and change direction. What are some hints that conditions are changing? Here's a look at how you can use patterns that appear in indicators and add an indicator to help identify the changing
The COT Index and Corn by Scott Barrie
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The COT Index and Corn by Scott Barrie Here's a study on using the Commitments of Traders index as an indicator for trading the corn market. The clearing houses for futures exchanges list the current number of outstanding contracts as the open interes
The Canadian Dollar's Complex Head and Shoulders Top
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Even on an intermediate basis, chart patterns often hold form.
The Copper Road To China And Impact On Markets
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Copper, a powerful indicator of global manufacturing demand, has been falling and not by just a little. Why and what does it mean for markets?
The DJIA And The Stock Index Futures Cycle by Christopher Cadbury
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The DJIA And The Stock Index Futures Cycle by Christopher Cadbury Do phases of the three-month futures cycle usually coincide with periods of greatest weakness or periods of substantial strength in the stock market? This American Stock Exchange trader d
The DJIA's Divergence And Descending Triangle
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The DJIA's descending triangle may turn sour if the bulls continue to thrust prices higher above key areas of resistance. However, prices could be extending their pullback.
The Danger Zone With Gregory Morris by J. Gopalakrishnan and B. Faber
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Danger Zone With Gregory Morris by J. Gopalakrishnan and B. Faber As chief technical analyst for Stadion Money Management, Gregory Morris educates institutional and individual clients on the merits of technical analysis, and it is why Stadion utiliz
The Development Of A Futures Trader by Thomas Drinka, Nathan Losey, and Ryan Lauer
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Stocks & Commodities V. 23:11 (34-38): The Development Of A Futures Trader by Thomas Drinka, Nathan Losey, and Ryan Lauer Here's a look at the trading methodology implemented by two futures traders. By using Market Profile, they successfully traded the
The Dollar And Deflation
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...As the dollar moves toward a test of long-term lows, fears of inflation have completely eclipsed the possibility of a reversal in the greenback.
The Dollar And The Risk
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...As usual, we want to look at things with different tools. The dollar will be the subject of our analysis today as we look at the volatility of its volatility.
The Dollar Firms Up And Gold Melts
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The U.S. interest rate scenario has a profound effect on the U.S. dollar as well as gold. As the Fed changed a couple of words in its policy statement, the effect on the charts is clearly visible. While the U.S. dollar has started to firm up, gold has
The Dollar and the Deep Blue Sea
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Relative strength and moving averages suggest that the mighty U.S. dollar may be on the verge of sinking.
The Dow And A Key Reversal
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...On November 13, the Dow Jones Industrial Average started the day by testing the low of October 10. It then reversed upward, strongly forming a key reversal. Does this signify the completion of wave C?
The Dow And CNBC
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Very few traders do NOT listen to CNBC.
The Dow And Its Cycle
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Last week I presented a chart and analysis of the S&P 100 index (OEX). This week I'll look at the Dow.
The Dow Industrial's Head and Shoulders Top
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...This bearish reversal pattern is just another sign that the October rally is over.
The Dow Utilities' Head and Shoulders Top
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Like the S&P 500, the DJUA also developed a multi-year head and shoulders top.
The Dow's Dragonfly Doji And Double Dose Divergences
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Technical analysis can offer us a glimpse into the future when we spot a divergence or candlestick reversal patterns and they offer clues to potential price swings and fluctuations. Either signal has credibility on its own merits, but when they have a b
The EU Ratings War And Its Repercussions
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Several credit agencies have been rattling their sabers over the EU debt crisis but in the end, who will be the winners or losers and, more important, how do you profit?
The Essence Of Dow Theory: Confirmation And Divergence by Richard L. Evans
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Essence Of Dow Theory: Confirmation And Divergence by Richard L. Evans The Dow theory tenet that the Dow Jones Industrials and Dow Jones Transports must ""confirm"" one another is listed perfunctorily in most Dow theory discussions, but confirmation
The Euro And The Dollar, Midterm
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Here's a midterm outlook for the euro and the US dollar index futures.
The Euro's Head and Shoulders Top
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The most recent rally in the common currency has stalled short of the August and September highs.
The Euro: Triangles, Flags and More Triangles
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...From a February bottom of 0.8560 to a recent high of 0.9560, the euro has climbed chart pattern after chart pattern on its way up.
The Euro's True Colors by Walter Bressert and Doug Schaff
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Euro's True Colors by Walter Bressert and Doug Schaff How do you analyze the Euro, a currency that sprang to life with no price history? How do you analyze a full-fledged currency that came into being overnight? Despite its literal lack of price h
The Euro's Weekly Cycles by Walter Bressert and Doug Schaff
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Euro's Weekly Cycles As a followup to last month's introduction to the newborn European currency, here's what may happen to the Euro. n January 4, 1999, the 40odd years of planning and 10 years of political and economic work paid off as the Euro bega
The Fed And The Markets
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...During the recent past, the best-performing sectors have been those who benefit from a stable-to-lower interest rates environment, anticipating a change of monetary policy.
The Fundamentals of Sector Rotation by Paul and Carole Huebott
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Fundamentals of Sector Rotation by Paul and Carole Huebott Maintaining an optimized portfolio of strong blue-chip stocks is one way to invest. Here are the basics of how stock groups move through a typical business cycle. Our new Dow strategy, des
The Gann Quarterly Swing Chart And Trend Duration by Jerry Favors
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Gann Quarterly Swing Chart And Trend Duration by Jerry Favors The Gann quarterly swing chart - which is a trend-following indicator and not a trading system as presented in the August Stocks & Commodities - is best used as a compliment with other an
The Gap and Patience
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...With the approach of Christmas, and the shopping that goes with it, is it worth buying shares of The GAP?
The Gold Bug and the Ascending Triangle
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The triangle in the gold bugs index ($HUI) is the best thing going for gold bulls. But the index's bearish divergence with the MACD--along with a declining gold price--give plenty of pause for thought.
The Gold Bugs Index And The Bullish Weekly Setup
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After jumping more than 100% since making the major October 2008 low, the Gold Bugs Index has spent several months in a bullish consolidation pattern.
The Gold Miner And The Pitchfork
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...One of the useful aspects of the Andrews pitchfork is that it can be drawn from any series of three alternating high and low pivot points. With each pitchfork drawn, a story about the trend is told. With each of the pitchforks drawn as seen here, the sto
The Gold and Silver Bond Fund System by Dennis Meyers, Ph.D.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Gold And Silver Bond Fund System by Dennis Meyers, Ph.D. Building on his previous Gmi system article, this Contributing Editor develops a system using the Philadelphia Stock Exchange daily gold and silver stock index to trade a long-term government
The Goldman Roll by Scott Barrie and Kevin Warner
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Goldman Roll by Scott Barrie and Kevin Warner Does it affect the commodities markets? The Goldman Sachs Commodity Index (GSCI) is a world production?weighted index that measures commodity market returns. The quantity of each commodity in the index
The Greenback and the CRB
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...What are dollars and commodities saying about inflation and economic recovery in 2002?
The Head And The Shoulders
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The market sold into the Democratic national convention and rallied during and out of it. Does the hourly head and shoulders top in the $OEX mean that a similar market move will take place in advance of the GOP convention in August?
The Head and Shoulders Formation by JESSE H. THOMPSON/Technical Analysis staff writer
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Head and Shoulders Formation by JESSE H. THOMPSON/Technical Analysis staff writer Technical analysis as it is applied today to the anticipation and projection of impending price movement of stocks or futures markets might be broken down into three m
The Highs And Lows Of Trading by Edward Robert Florez
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Highs And Lows Of Trading by Edward Robert Florez Here's a war story that illustrates some mistakes that all traders have made at one time or another -- and should keep in mind.. The best-laid plans and analysis can become catastrophically skewed w
The Histogram And A Hollow Red Candlestick Heighten Volatility
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...When the VIX, a contrarian indicator of the stock market, turns bullish, that implies that volatility in stock market is on the rise. A bullish P-p-P on the VIX's MACD histogram and a hollow red candlestick could cause more nail-biting among those w
The Housing Market Bubble: Impact On Mortgage And Bank Sectors
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Although the housing sector presents negative conditions currently, the mortgage and bank sectors should remain in a trading range environment.
The Inner Trader And You
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Whether you are an emotional or mechanical trader, understanding your own personality is a worthwhile investment.
The Intersection of Price and Time
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Find out why the S&P 500 reaching 1950 on January 8, 2016 could be an important bottom.
The Itsy Bitsy SPDRs and the Year-long Decline
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...With the April rally gone (but not forgotten), will the June correction mark the beginning of the end of the year-long decline?
The January Barometer: Myth And Reality by Jay Kaeppel
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The January Barometer: Myth And Reality by Jay Kaeppel Some claim the January Barometer is a great forecasting tool, while others say it is totally without value. As usual, the truth lies somewhere in between. First, let's define exactly what the Janua
The Kondratieff Wave And The Presidential Cycle
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...History has shown that the stock market and the four-year Presidential election cycle follow strong predictable patterns. What can we expect going forward?
The Lightning Spread And Other Strategies by Jesse Chen
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Stocks & Commodities V. 23:9 (54-55): The Lightning Spread And Other Strategies by Jesse Chen Here are some strategies you can apply by combining two or more options. Options spreads are essentially the combination of two or more options. There are six
The Link Between Bonds And Commodities by John J. Murphy
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Link Between Bonds And Commodities by John J. Murphy Like a set of tumbling dominoes, intermarket analysis is based on the theory that one instrument affected will in turn affect another. Technical pioneer John Murphy, best known for his trailblazin
The Link Between Bonds And Stocks by John J. Murphy
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Link Between Bonds And Stocks by John J. Murphy Intermarket analysis is based on the premise that all markets are linked. Last month, technical trailblazer John J. Murphy explored the inverse interrelationship between commodity and bond prices; this
The Long And The Short Of Gold?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Whereas my long-term view for gold is not that positive, my short-term forecast is very positive. What do I mean by long term and what do I mean by short term?
The MACD And False Signals
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Using a single indicator to trade is not a wise decision. Here is an example of a possible false signal for Ebay Corporation (EBAY).
The MACDH And Copper's Autumn Correction
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A major MACDH trough in the daily chart of December copper suggests lower prices to come. But first, a word from the countertrend bounce ...
The Manic Marriage Between Bonds And Stocks
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Can this long-term intermarket match survive the strain?
The Market And Functional Structures
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Price action is the study of movement, not the past, and how it makes up the underlying structure of the market itself.
The Market At A Critical Impasse, And Those Rising Wedges
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...At a glance, the market looks like it's having just another pullback, but in fact, it is reaching a potential impasse that could reverse its current trend.
The Market Instrument Function by A. Ershov and A. Gerasimov
The Maximum Favorable Excursion Strategy by D. Stendahl and L. Zamansky
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Maximum Favorable Excursion Strategy by David C. Stendahl and Leo J. Zamansky Maximum favorable excursion (MFE) is the peak profit that a trade earns before the trade is closed out. Reviewing the performance of a trading system allows us to measure
The Micro And Macro Of QIHU
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The US markets have been taking some hits lately but Chinese stocks are surging and one stock is setting up to explode higher.
The Most Important Stock Sector To Monitor For Bull And Bear Market Trends
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Want to know one simple gauge the pros use for determining the overall health of the stock market? Find out what to look for
The Nasdaq And Three Elliott Wave Counts
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Elliott wave theory is simply that: a theory--and yet so many analysts swear by it. ...
The Nasdaq and the Four Day Corollary
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The only thing more amazing about the Nasdaq's rally since March is that it hasn't featured more than four consecutive up days.
The Nasdaq's Failed Head And Shoulders Bottom
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...When a pattern breaks down, standing aside is one option. Taking the other side is another.
The Nasdaq: Elliott Wave and Kondratieff
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...I discovered Elliott wave theory in 1969, and since then have been hooked. Has Elliott made money for me? No, but it has forewarned me of what to expect in the future, and that helps, but only if I accept what it tells me. That is difficult most of the
The Nature of Risk: Justin Mamis and the Meaning of Life by Thom Hartle
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...V.13:08 (359-365): The Nature of Risk: Justin Mamis and the Meaning of Life by Thom Hartle Looking back on decades of market activity can give anyone a certain perspective, and Justin Mamis, who writes the Mamis Letter, a newsletter for Hancock Institut
The Neural Network Financial Wizards by Steve Ward and Marge Sherald
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Neural Network Financial Wizards by Steve Ward and Marge Sherald What techniques do some of today's money managers using neural nets use? Here's a glimpse. In these days of more and more ways of applying neural networks, financial experts using neu
The New Dow Strategy in 1996-97 by Paul and Carole Huebotter
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The New Dow Strategy in 1996-97 by Paul and Carole Huebotter The Dow dividend strategy - or, more idiomatically, the ""dogs of the Dow"" - has garnered a lot of attention lately. It, or one of its variations, has been the subject of at least five full-l
The Option Premium Ratio And The DJIA by Christopher Cadbury
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Option Premium Ratio And The DJIA by Christopher Cadbury The discussion on the option premium ratio continues, with more examples on forecasting short-term movements in the DJIA. Previously, I introduced the option premium ratio, which is the rati
The Outside Bar: A Rare And Powerful Filter
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Some price patterns can be used to filter trades. Find out the impact the "outside bar" can have on some trend-following strategies and how useful this can be. This article includes code to discover outside bar frequency in various markets, and sample co
The Overlay Profile For Current Market Analysis Part 2 by Donald Jones and Christopher Young
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Overlay Profile For Current Market Analysis Part 2 by Donald Jones and Christopher Young Perhaps the best way to learn how to apply long-term overlays to trading is by example. Normally, the trader follows the overlay until an equilibrium time perio
The Parable Of Coffee And The Blind Traders
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The end of a downtrend and the resumption of an uptrend loom in coffee futures.
The Perfect Trader by Van K. Tharp, Ph.D., and Jennifer Benson
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Perfect Trader by Van K. Tharp, Ph.D., and Jennifer Benson What is a perfect trader and is such a condition desirable? Does such a creature exist? Psychologist Van K. Tharp of Investment Psychology Consulting says not and further, you're far more li
The Power Of Price And Volume Trends
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...To get a better sense of where the security's price is headed, you should consider volume along with price changes. Price changes are viewed with more significance when the volume accompanying the change is high, and conversely with less significanc
The Prospect for Higher Interest Rates and Inflation
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...How to prepare for a trend change that could continue for decades.
The Put/Call Ratio And Price Cycles
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The put/call ratio and open interest can be used as a leading indicator to predict the next index move. In this, the first part of a three-part series, the put/call ratio is defined and the cyclical phases this indicator goes through.
The Puzzling Paget And His Cycles
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Cycles can be something of a mystery.
The Q's Hourly Double Bottom And Successful Test
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...March came in like a lion ... with a market bottom in tow.
The R2K And The EMA
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Some people are so rich that the gyrations of the financial markets don't mean a thing to them. But for mere mortals possessed of ordinary financial means, whenever a stock or stock index closes below its all- important 200-day EMA, traders and inve
The Ratio Of Inflation Rates And Currency Trends by John Kean
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...V.13:06: (252-254): The Ratio Of Inflation Rates And Currency Trends by John Kean Exchange rates fluctuate on a second to second basis, but the long-term trends can be understood by using an indicator based on the ratio of inflation rates. The case in p
The Real Estate Market In Canada And In The US
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The real estate market may be in trouble in the United States, with house prices dropping and mortgage companies that gave risky loans facing serious problems, but in Canada, it is still up, up, and away.
The Real Reason Traders Lose Money (And What To Do About It)
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Why do traders lose money? The answer may surprise you. Here's a look at the core of the problem and how you can arrive at a profitable strategy.
The Recent Potential 2B Top And What It Means For Stocks
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS..."Trader Vic" Sperandeo wrote about a pattern that he said had been a big money maker for him over the years. It recently appeared on a number of indexes. What does it mean?
The Rhyme Of History And Tesla
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...One-hundred years ago, the world found itself in almost the same place as it is now and Tesla stands ready to usher in an Economic Golden Age
The S&P 500 And Its Lines
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Support and resistance levels on a chart can be excellent areas to place buy or sell signals. They should not be confused with trendlines that connect the lows or highs of a trending range. Here is a chart of the S&P 500 Daily Index and various &quo
The S&P 500's 30-Minute Head And Shoulders Bottom
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Did somebody say "bottom"?! The head and shoulders formation in the 30-minute S&P 500 might be the bulls' best bet on an end to the March declines.
The S&P 500's 60-minute Complex Head and Shoulders Top
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Since its October 10th bottom, the S&P 500 has been half uptrend and half consolidation. But now, the S&P 500 is all top.
The S&P 500's 90-Minute Head And Shoulders Top
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...As the S&P 500 breaks down in mid-March, a growing positive stochastic divergence in the 90-minute chart suggests a bounce may come sooner than later.
The S&P 500's Five-year Head and Shoulders Hangover
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Believe it or not, the equity bubble of the 1990s may have only begun to burst.
The S&P 500's Other Head and Shoulders Top
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...An intraday look at the S&P 500 anticipates a near-term correction in the index's July-August advance.
The SOQ And The S&P 500 Settlement by Thomas Cronin
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The SOQ And The S&P 500 Settlement by Thomas Cronin R J. O'Brien research director and market letter writer Thomas Cronin marks his first appearance in STOCKS & COMMODITIES with some trade possibilities in options based on the difference between the clo
The SPX And A Jump Out The Window
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The SPX looks like it could reverse at any point, and the decline could fall as hard as jumping out of a window.
The Schannep And Sahm Recession Indicators
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Getting ahead of the next recession can set you up for profitable trading opportunities. But how do you detect when a recession arrives? One indicator in the news recently is the Schannep recession indicator, and it's easy to calculate. A related indicat
The Secret Of (Old and New) Pros
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Trading secret of the pros: Have a plan before you trade -- Then work it!"It is literally true millions come easier to a trader after he knows how to trade, than hundreds did in the days of his ignorance" - Jesse Livermore, 1923
The Shark Attack Strategy And Fibonacci Levels
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Discovered long before there were stock markets, the Fibonacci method has proved to be useful for traders.
The Shark Attack Strategy And Fibonacci Levels
The Short- And Long-Term Trading Itinerary For The S&P 500
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The S&P 500 looks poised to rally for the short term, but such a rally may prove to be its demise over the long term, should a large head & shoulders pattern form on the daily chart.
The Short-Range Oscillator and the DJIA by Christopher Cadbury
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...TRADING TECHNIQUES The Short-Range Oscillator And The DJIA by Christopher Cadbury Oscillators come in many shapes and forms. Here, one unique oscillator is analyzed to determine patterns and the results in the stock market after a particular pattern
The Stock Market and Seasonality by Bob Kargenian, C.M.T.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Stock Market and Seasonality by Bob Kargenian, C.M.T. Is there a message that can be gleaned from the performance of the stock market during the 1996 election year? There may be. In 1990, this writer discussed the seasonal movement of the stock mark
The Stock Market, The Calendar, And You by Jay Kaeppel
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Stock Market, The Calendar, And You by Jay Kaeppel What's more important -- what you buy or when you buy it? Seasonality in the market has long been a welldocumented phenomenon. A detailed look at the stock market will lead you to conclude that ther
The Strength Of Support And Resistance by Christopher Narcouzi
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Strength Of Support And Resistance by Christopher Narcouzi Measuring Overhead Supply Here's how to quantify support and resistance so you can get a good idea ahead of time whether they will hold up when tested. Stocks run up and down between suppo
The Symmetrical Triangle And The Regional Banks
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A symmetrical triangle develops during the course of the downtrend in RKH. Is an upside breakout any more or less likely than a downside breakdown?
The TEM Trading Systems and how it all began by William Cruz
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The TEM Trading Systems and how it all began by William Cruz The last thing on my mind when I started trading futures in the mid-1970s was developing and marketing a trading system. In fact, if someone had told me back then that I'd be trading full-time
The Toronto 300 Index And The Fiscal Cliff
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Toronto 300 has many gold mining stocks in it, which can affect and definitely does influence the movement of the index. Can it be used to determine the movement of the Standard & Poor's 500?
The Trader and the Internet by Suzanne Withers, Ph.D.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Trader and the Internet by Suzanne Withers, Ph.D. By now, much has been written about the Internet, the international computer users' network. But details have not been as forthcoming. How can Internet help traders and investors? The profitable us
The Truth About Stock Trading And Chat Rooms
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...If you think that joining a trading or chat room will show you how to trade like traders on Wall Street, think again. Here's what you should really be doing.
The US Dollar And The Market
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...When the US dollar strengthens, the market weakens and when the US dollar weakens, the market strengthens. Is this talk or is the present movement in the market really tied to the movement of the US dollar?
The User's Guide To Buy And Sell Orders
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Expand your trading expertise with this handy guide to orders and how to use them.
The V-Trade Part 3: Technical Analysis - Fibonacci Projections And Daily Pivots
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...In this third part of a multipart series, we look at passive support & resistance with Fibonacci projections and daily pivots
The V-Trade Part 5: Technical Analysis -- Moving Average Support & Resistance And Volatility Bands
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...In this fifth part of an ongoing series that outlines one trader's comprehensive approach to trading, we look at the next technical analysis portion of the method -- support & resistance and volatility bands
The Vortex Indicator by Etienne Botes and Douglas Siepman
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Vortex Indicator by Etienne Botes and Douglas Siepman The search for a reliable technical indicator for trading a change in market direction seems to be a never-ending quest. Ideally, such an indicator should be on time; neither lagging the market n
The Wyckoff method Trading and Investing in Stocks by Jack K. Hutson
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Wyckoff method Trading and Investing in Stocks by Jack K. Hutson The first in a series of articles which outline the Richard D. Wyckoff method of trading stocks. This method provides a foundation for analyzing the fundamental relationships between t
The Yen's Head and Shoulders Bottom
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Does an appreciating currency suggest more deflation for the land of the rising yen?
The Yield Curve and What It Can Tell Us About Markets
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...In every major correction, rumors surface that a recession is in the wings. These same rumors have been circulating of late. If we are indeed in a true bear market and headed for recession, the yield curve will provide valuable warning.
The average maturity of money market funds and Eurodollar futures by Glenn Mancher
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The average maturity of money market funds and Eurodollar futures by Glenn Mancher The high interest rate environment of the early 1980s resulted in great swings in the average maturity of money market funds (Figure 1). As the yield on short-term instru
The electronic bulletin board comes of financial age by Marshall Rens and Federico L. Brown
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The electronic bulletin board comes of financial age by Marshall Rens and Federico L. Brown If you've never explored one, computer bulletin boards must seem b-o-r-i-n-g -- a bunch of hacker nerds earnestly arguing via their personal computers the merits
The overlay profile for current market analysis by Donald L. Jones and Christopher J. Young
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The overlay profile for current market analysis by Donald L. Jones and Christopher J. Young Market analysis seeks to determine the condition of the market because the trader who knows whether a market is trending, bracketing or in transition is better a
The relative strength quality factor by Donald Jones and Tod Stromquist
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The relative strength quality factor by Donald Jones and Tod Stromquist The relative strength index (RSI), as popularized by J. Welles Wilder in his book and later by a chart service, is possibly the most widely used technical indicator in futures tradi
The value of optimization by Louis P. Lukac and B. Wade Brorsen
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The value of optimization by Louis P. Lukac and B. Wade Brorsen Optimization based on historical data is used widely in the futures industry to determine the most profitable parameter sets for a trading system. The underlying premise is that if some par
Then and Now with Tim Slater by J. Gopalakrishnan & B. Faber
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Before there was TradeStation, before there was MetaStock and eSignal, there was CompuTrac, one of the first technical analysis software programs ever written for a personal computer. The software could process technical analysis on stocks, futures, and
Theory, Damned Theory and Dow Theory
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The September divergence between the Dow's industrial and transportation averages anticipated the October downturns.
Third Waves: Then and Now
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...How real is this countertrend rally? We've been here before ...
Thomas Donovan And Patrick Catania Of The CBOT by John Sweeney
Those Triangles And How They Form
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Triangles tend to act as periods of consolidation from which prices continue in the same direction.
Three Indices And Out
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The DJIA is making yearly lows, and because of it, there is a marked divergence with other indices.
Three Months And Three Gaps For Nucor
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Two gaps validate resistance for Nucor and a big double top is evolving over the last few months.
Three Peaks And A Domed House
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Predicting and timing the tops of bull markets -- both cyclical and secular -- can be accomplished using this well-known pattern developed by George Lindsay.
Three Rules, One Easy Way To Trade ETFs by Larry Conners and David Penn
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Three Rules, One Easy Way To Trade ETFs by Larry Conners and David Penn Here's a short-term trading strategy to trade exchange traded funds. A famous trader once remarked that he could publish the secrets to his winning trading strategy in the newspape
Time And Indicator Design by Gilbert Raff
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Time And Indicator Design by Gilbert Raff Can indicators be improved upon by looking at them using different time frames to smooth and combine? STOCKS & COMMODITIES contributor Gilbert Raff proposes yes. Take a look. Here's an aspect of indicator desig
Time And Money Charts by Stuart Belknap, Ph.D.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Time And Money Charts by Stuart Belknap, Ph.D. Interested in a universal price display? This might be the ticket. Whether you use indicators, automated setup and signal rules, or any other method, before opening or closing positions you probably read c
Time Of Daily High And Low by Arthur A. Merrill, C.M.T.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Time Of Daily High And Low by Arthur A. Merill, C.M.T. Does the time of the high for the day and the time of the low give a clue to the performance of the market on the next day? For example, suppose that the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) high po
Time and Options Probabilities by John A. Sarkett
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...For traders who want to use options to hedge their long positions, here are the formulas for calculating the prob-abilities. What's the probability that Intel [INTC] will be above 110 at a certain point? Three months from now, six months, a year? If you
Time, price and pattern by Robert Miner
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Time, price and pattern by Robert Miner This article is taken from the notes of my trading log for a closed and open trade in the platinum market. My trading plan is three-dimensional. I look for coincidences of time, price and pattern in market activit
Timing And Covered Call Writing
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...By using the right approach with covered call writing you can earn predictable returns and end up owning the stock at no cost if you play it correctly.
Timing And Dollar Cost Averaging
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Timing makes a difference.
Timing Equity And Mutual Funds
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Have problems timing equity and mutual funds? This technique might be your solution.
Timing The Bond Market With Elliott And Fibonacci by Roger Farley
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Timing The Bond Market With Elliott And Fibonacci by Roger Farley Fibonacci ratio analysis offers the Treasury bond trader an excellent long-term picture of the market. A rudimentary understanding of the Elliott wave theory and Fibonacci retracements al
Timing The Stock Market With A Discount/T-Bill Spread by Nelson Freeburg and Charles Skelley
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Timing The Stock Market With A Discount/T-Bill Spread by Nelson Freeburg and Charles Skelley Building on a February 1990 article by Jay Kaeppel, ""Formula Research"" report editor Nelson Freeburg and engineer/investor Charles Skelley introduce a stock m
Today's K-Wave and Beyond by Koos van der Merwe, CFP
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Trying to make sense of the markets is always a challenge. Here's an updated look at the Kondratieff wave after 2010. When Nikolai Kondratieff developed his wave theory, he had never heard of technical analysis. He had also never met Ralph Ell
Tom McClellan And The Oscillators by J. Gopalakrishnan and B. Faber
Tom McClellan And The Oscillators by J. Gopalakrishnan and B. Faber
Top Three Indicators For Your 2016 Trades (And Beyond)
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...You'll have more confidence in the trades you place if you use the right combination of confirming indicators. Need a good set to get started with? Here are three you can use to help get your trading geared up for the new year
Topping And The Energy Complex
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Recent price trends in crude oil, unleaded gasoline, and heating oil suggest an opportunity to review these techniques for anticipating market tops.
Tops And Bottoms by Alexander Sabodin
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Tops And Bottoms by Alexander Sabodin How do you know if the market has formed a top or a bottom? Here we look at the double-top and double-bottom patterns that occur frequently in the markets. by Alexander Sabodin When head & shoulders, double-top/b
Tracking Gold With Elliott and Gann
Trade Breakouts And Retracements With TMV
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Making good trading decisions involves finding indicators that cut through the market noise. But how do you do it without collapsing under the weight of information?
Trade News And Products
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Applying the Elliott Wave theory by Clarence J. Liataud The validity of the Elliott Wave theory can be proven by p applying its wave sequence to any long-range commodity or stock chart. The reason most analysts have trouble applying this theory while pr
Trade News And Products by Technical Analysis, Inc.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Trade News And Products by Technical Analysis, Inc. ADP DATA SERVICES 175 Jackson Plaza Ann Arbor, MI 48106 (313) 995-6400 ADP Data Services has released the Inside Trading Data Base, an on-line source of corporate insider trading information. Updated
Trade News And Products by Technical Analysis, Inc.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Trade News And Products by Technical Analysis, Inc. KEY FORECASTER KEY DATA 4415 Cowell Road, Suite 2000 Concord, CA 94518 Computer: IBM PC/XT/AT,128K, DOS 2.1 or higher, monochrome or color CRT, printer Software: A supported spreadsheet or database (se
Trade System Metrics And Time In The Market
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...How much time does your trading system spend in the market? Ideally, you want to deploy systems that make the maximum amount of money in the least amount of time, thus limiting your amount of exposure to the market.
Traders' Resource: Courses And Seminars
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Self-directed traders, as Stocks & Commodities readers usually are, have more choices than ever in their search for speed, pricing efficiency, and good accounting when it comes to brokerages.
Traders' Resource: Courses And Seminars
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Education is crucial in trading. If you don't step up to the line with the right tools and know-how to trade the markets, you might as well be gambling - with the odds on the house's side. But help is available, in courses, seminars, classes, manuals, bo
Traders' Resource Courses And Seminars by Technical Analysis, Inc.
Traders' Resource: Courses And Seminars
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Courses And Seminars They say that the more you learn, the more you know you need to learn. This is true in trading. If you're not fully prepared when you go to trade, you could be the one that the smart money profits from. Education is crucial in tradi
Traders' Resource: Courses And Seminars
Traders' Resource: Courses And Seminars
Traders' Resource: Courses And Seminars by Technical Analysis, Inc.
Traders' Resource: Courses And Seminars by Technical Analysis, Inc.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Stocks & Commodities V. 23:4 (81-85): Traders' Resource: Courses And Seminars by Technical Analysis, Inc. They say that the more you learn, the more you know you need to learn. This is true in trading. If you're not fully prepared when you go to trade,
Traders' Resource: Courses And Seminars by Technical Analysis, Inc.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Stocks & Commodities V. 22:4 (102-113): Traders' Resource: Courses And Seminars by Technical Analysis, Inc. They say that the more you learn, the more you know you need to learn. This is true in trading. If you're not fully prepared when you go to trade
Traders' Resource: Courses And Seminars by Technical Analysis, Inc.
Traders' Resource: Courses and Seminars
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Courses And Seminars They say that the more you learn, the more you know you need to learn. This is true in trading. If you're not fully prepared when you go to trade, you'll be the one that the smart money profits from. Education is crucial in trading
Traders' Resource: Courses and Seminars by Technical Analysis, Inc.
Traders' Resource: Mutual Funds And ETFs by Technical Analysis, Inc.
Traders' Resource: Mutual Funds and ETFs by Technical Analysis, Inc.
Traders' Resource: Newsletters And Publications by Technical Analysis, Inc.
Traders' Resource: Newsletters And Publications by Technical Analysis, Inc.
Traders' Resource: Newsletters and Publications by Technical Analysis, Inc.
Trading 101: Support, Resistance, And Divergence
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Sometimes, a seemingly perfect trade setup appears, one that deserves a second look. Here's a look at one such intraday setup and the real-life trade that followed.
Trading And "Moneyball"
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...What do baseball and trading have in common? More than you would have thought.
Trading And Control: Walter Bressert by Thom Hartle
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Trading And Control: Walter Bressert by Thom Hartle For commodity and futures traders, the technique of using cycles as a trading strategy will undoubtedly bring to mind trader and analyst Walter Bressert. Bressert, who has been in the trading industry
Trading And Gambling by Ruth Roosevelt
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Trading And Gambling by Ruth Roosevelt Gambling is an ancient behavior. Humans have wagered on the outcomes of chance events since prehistoric times. Ruth Roosevelt, director of the Wall Street Hypnosis Center, explains how trading and gambling have cer
Trading And Poker Parallels by Don Bright with Darren Clifford
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Stocks & Commodities V. 24:3 (44-45): Trading And Poker Parallels by Don Bright with Darren Clifford Risk? Yes. Reward? Of course. But the similarities go deeper. A couple of months ago, I was asked about the similarities between stock trading and what
Trading And Teaching: Tom Busby by Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan & Bruce Faber
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Trading And Teaching: Tom Busby by Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan & Bruce Faber Tom Busby's long career in the markets started as a broker then money manager with some of the world's largest wire houses. He then moved into the private sector and started traini
Trading And The Emotional Boomerang by Adrienne L. Toghraie
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...rading And The Emotional Boomerang by Adrienne L. Toghraie How are your emotions affecting your trading? They don't, you say? But they do. Even though you may not be aware of it, your emotions are always influencing your trading. Since we are forever in
Trading And The Senses by Adrienne Laris Toghraie
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Trading And The Senses by Adrienne Laris Toghraie Successful trading requires a mind balanced between intellect and intuition. Here are some ideas toward developing a balanced mental approach to trading. One of the Market Wizards once told me that he
Trading Bond And Currency Funds by Joe Duarte
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Trading Bond And Currency Funds by Joe Duarte Today's broad selection of different types of mutual funds allows traders to allocate assets based on personal expectations of changes in the stock market, interest rates and currencies. S&C contributor and
Trading Chaos In Today's Market by J.Williams-Lara and Marcus Lara
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Trading Chaos In Today's Market by J.Williams-Lara and Marcus Lara Trading the volatility of today's markets has created a huge learning experience and a new way to navigate profitably through constant change. A holistic approach to trading may give you
Trading Currencies Using Multiple Time Frames by Kathy Lien and Patrick Dyess
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Stocks & Commodities V. 22:11 (60-65): Trading Currencies Using Multiple Time Frames by Kathy Lien and Patrick Dyess When trading currencies, it's best to get the big picture first and then use a shorter time frame to select entries and exits. With $1.
Trading Forex Gold And Silver by Gary S. Wagner
Trading Momentum: Overbought And Oversold Levels by Martin J. Pring
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...This veteran trader and market analyst starts a new series, this time discussing the basics of momentum trading. Momentum measures the velocity of a price move and is a generic term that describes the oscillators plotted under the price series of many c
Trading Opening Gaps And Extreme Closes In Stocks
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...When large opening moves and large closing moves occur, what is the stock likely to do next
Trading Options With Bollinger Bands And The Dual CCI by D.W. Davies
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Trading Options With Bollinger Bands And The Dual CCI by D.W. Davies Combining two classic indicators, the commodity channel index (CCI) and Bollinger bands, can be a potent timing tool for options trading. This author was inspired by John Bollinger's a
Trading Signals and the Commodity Channel Index
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Donald Lambert developed the Commodities Channel Index, which as the name implies was originally intended to be used with commodities trading. However, this indicator has been successfully applied to other markets, including stocks.
Trading Smiles And Frowns
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Can a technique this simple really boost trading profits? Find out more.
Trading Systems And Fractals by Radha Panini
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Stocks & Commodities V. 25:3 (36-42): Trading Systems And Fractals by Radha Panini In the second part of this series, we look at the application of fractals to a few well-known trading systems. There have been many applications of fractal methods to tr
Trading T-Bonds and Currencies by George Panagakis
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Trading T-Bonds And Currencies by George Panagakis Are you looking for a trading system that's elementary by design, yet effective for trading using entry and exit rules? Were you also thinking that it should be based on weekly charts? Well, you've foun
Trading The Turtle System On Currencies by Guy Brys, Anja Struyf, and Luc Van Hof
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Trading The Turtle System On Currencies by Guy Brys, Anja Struyf, and Luc Van Hof The system was developed two decades ago on the basis of a bet, but since then, it's been a proven winner. The Turtle system was developed on daily data but it has some pr
Trading With Double Tops And Double Bottoms
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...You can make profitable trades by getting to recognize patterns that tend to repeat. Here's an example of taking trades in the forex market based on double tops and double bottoms, with confirmation from Bollinger Bands
Trading Within The Cup by Rick Martinelli and Barry Hyman
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Trading Within The Cup by Rick Martinelli and Barry Hyman The classic approach to trading the cup-with-handle pattern is buying on a pullback during an uptrend before price breaks out. But what about traders who prefer to begin taking a position in a st
Trading options volatility by John Nelson and Stephen Kreis
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Trading options volatility by John Nelson and Stephen Kreis The objective in trading options is generally a rather straightforward one--buy the premiums low and sell them high. For many traders there is no need to make ""option action"" any more complica
Trading with ARIMA and stochastics
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: ""Direc
Trading with Elliott Wave and Gann by David Lamarr
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Trading with Elliott Wave and Gann by David Lamarr Wave confusion. This is the best way to describe my introduction to the Elliott Wave Principle more than four years ago. I read the books, started keeping an hourly chart updated by hand and had reasona
Trading, Context, And Today's Market
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...You can use a "one-size-fits-all" approach to trading today's market or you can tailor your approach based on the context of the market for greater success.
Trading, Profitability and Leverage by J.M. Malley
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Trading, Profitability and Leverage by J.M. Malley Leverage is a key factor in trading, but few traders understand its importance. Here, Malley concludes his work on the subject. Modern financial theory proceeds by developing an explicit model and der
Trading, Technical Analysis, And Poker
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...They're similar, they're different, and they can teach you a lot about strategies and risk management practices that can help make you a more profitable trader
Trading, Time Frames, And Trends by B.C. Low
Trailing Resistance And Support Stops by Sylvain Vervoort
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Trailing Resistance And Support Stops by Sylvain Vervoort In this, the final part of a three-part series, we will look at a short-term trailing stop that moves close to the price action. The different trailing stops I discussed in parts 1 and 2 allow f
Travel And Entertainment ETFs: About To Take Off, Or Crash?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Travel and entertainment ETFs offer an opportunity to participate in an industry that has experienced significant disruptions and revenue declines due to the Covid-19 pandemic and its lingering effects. Are they resurging? Here's a look
Treasury Bond Yields and the S&P 500 by Mark Vakkur, M.D.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Interest rates have long been tied to movement in the stock market. Here's how to test trading rules for the stock market based on a six-month moving average of the 30-year Treasury bond yield, showing us when it may and may not be profitable to invest i
Treasury Bonds And Gold by Alex Saitta
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Treasury Bonds And Gold by Alex Saitta Intermarket analysis, the comparison of price relationships between two different markets, is a valuable tool for traders and investors. Regular news reports often account for one market's trend for the day as rea
Treasury Triangles and Consolidations
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A symmetrical triangle pointed to a key breakdown in a 10-year Treasury note yields.
Treasury Yields And MACD Histogram Peaks
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...An extremely high MACD histogram in the weekly chart of the ten-year Treasury note yields back in August suggests that rates are going significantly higher.
Trend And Volatility by Jesse Chen
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Trend And Volatility by Jesse Chen This combination can help you determine your optimum spread strategy. In options trading, you often either become attached to a few spread strategies or end up gambling on individual calls or puts. Unfortunately, no r
Trend Channels: Breakouts And Breakdowns
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Do two short-term moves in opposite directions end up supporting the prevailing trend?
Trend Direction And Probability: The Bull Bear Index
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Have you ever thought of defining trend in terms of probability rather than in terms of momentum? Here's a different way to think of trend
Trend Identification By Price And Time Filtering
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Minimize the impact of random price movements by using this concise, combined price-and-time filter to identify trends, along with some unique ways to display it all on a chart
Trend-Following And The Interest Carry Trade by Russell Sands
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Trend-Following And The Interest Carry Trade by Russell Sands Here's a look at how the Turtle system can be combined with forex trading. Forex trading has been around quite a while, and so has the Turtle system. But it has only been in the last year or
Trendline Tips And Tricks by Sylvain Vervoort
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Trendline Tips And Tricks by Sylvain Vervoort How do you capture those medium- to longer-term moves when trying to enter and exit trades quickly? Daydreaming about trading? Get in a trade early and close to the low point; stay in as long as needed an
Trendlines And Consolidations
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Here's a technique that produces more accurate trendlines.
Trendlines And Relative Strength
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Trendlines and relative strength help an investor decide if a market, or sector of a market, is doing well and what to expect.
Trendlines by Melanie F. Bowman and Thom Hartle
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Trendlines by Melanie F. Bowman and Thom Hartle Trendlines are those lines drawn on charts to assist the technician in analyzing a market. A trendline drawn below rising prices is known as a demand, or oversold, line, while a trendline drawn above decli
Trendlines, Light Volume, And Live Cattle
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A trendline break and a bounce on light volume spell reversal for February cattle futures.
Trends And Moving Averages by Robert Nikifork
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...How do you choose which length and type of moving average to use for chart analysis? Take a look. One commonly used technical indicator is the moving average (MA), which is plotted as a line connecting the average of closing prices over a lookback peri
Trends And The 4% Solution
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Can you improve your odds of buying bottoms and selling tops? Use both trend-following and momentum-shift approaches to learn when to hold 'em and when to fold 'em.
Trends and price channels by Heidi Schmidt
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Trends and price channels by Heidi Schmidt For the beginner, it is important to know that technical analysis is based on the belief that current market prices are related to prices that occurred previously. In other words, technical analysis is the oppo
Triangle Patterns and Direction Changes
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The chart for Sandisk Corporation [SNDK] shows two distinct triangle patterns in the last year.
Triangles And Trends by Thom Hartle
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Triangles And T ends Building positions is an essential exploitation of a successful trade, and triangle formations can be key to doing so. The classic technical trader relies upon various chart formations for determining market tops, bottoms, and cons
Triangles and Fan Lines in Network Appliance Inc. (NTAP)
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Network Appliance Incorporated (NTAP) is ready to drop again.
Triangles and Fan Lines: Are All the Box Makers Heading Lower?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A look at Gateway Inc. and Apple Computer Corporation brings up the question, is a weak sector getting weaker?
Triangles and the British Pound
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Penny-wise and pound-foolish? Not if these triangles have anything to say about it.
Triangles and the Run of the Rand
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A symmetrical triangle heralds the end of a greenback rally against the South African currency.
Triangles, a Pennant and Fan Lines, Realnetworks is Ready to Play
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Amid a montage of chart patterns comes a breakout for Realnetworks.
Triple Top and Bottom Formations in Gold and the US Dollar
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...One of gold's main influences is movement in the US dollar.This can be readily seen comparing the long term charts of the gold index (XAU) and the US dollar index (USD).
Triple Top and Bottom Formations in Gold and the US Dollar
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...One of gold's main influences is movement in the US dollar.This can be readily seen comparing the long term charts of the gold index (XAU) and the US dollar index (USD).
True Price Value by Daryl Guppy and Chen Jing
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...True Price Value by Daryl Guppy and Chen Jing What is more important in determining market behavior and market pricing, fair value based on fundamentals or the market value created by psychological trading behavior? The classic economic and market mode
True Range, Reward/Risk, And Position Size by Alan M. Binder
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...True Range, Reward/Risk, And Position Size by Alan M. Binder This method uses the concept of value at risk and true range to determine a reward to risk ratio and position size for trading stocks. The process has been reduced to two Excel spreadsheets f
Two Gold Stocks, Two Breakouts, And Two 52-Week Highs
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Gold stocks have shown good strength over the last few weeks and months, but two in particular stand out from the crowd.
Two Patterns At Play With The January Effect And The Presidential Cycle
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Two patterns at play could take the market higher despite current shifts under way if you know what they are.
Two Simple Indicators To Identify Bull And Bear Markets
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...By identifying when major bull and bear markets begin and end, you can time your investments better to improve returns and limit downside. Here's a way to do that by combining just one fundamental indicator with one technical indicator
Two-Point Problem Of The Rate Of Change by Martti Luoma and Jussi Nikkinen
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Stocks & Commodities V. 25:4 (26-30): Two-Point Problem Of The Rate Of Change by Martti Luoma and Jussi Nikkinen Here's a look at a modified version of the rate of change indicator, free of its detracting problem. The rate of change indicator (ROC), on
U.S. Treasury auctions and technical analysis by Gerald S. Celaya
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...U.S. Treasury auctions and technical analysis by Gerald S. Celaya The auction process in the Treasury bond market creates a problem for technical analysts--the newly auctioned issue has none of the historical price data needed for technical analysis and
UAL Outperforming The XAL And The NYA
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Having made its low months before the broad market did, it's little wonder that UAL Corp. looks poised to soar in the wake of falling energy prices.
UPS and the ADX
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...ADX is one of the indicators used to determine whether a stock is in a trend or not. This UPS example shows how to use the ADX along with chart patterns to enter high probability trades.
US Dollar And Euro Fighting Same Battle
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...These big currencies often battle each other for supremacy, moving most times as mirror images.
US Dollar Index And Island Reversals
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Island reversals are relatively rare occurrences but $USD daily chart shows us two in quick succession.
US Dollar Index and Euro Index Show Rare Pattern
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The battle between these currencies is obvious via the mirror image-like moves. They both showed a strong reversal pattern.
US Paper Index Beats Rock And Scissors
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...This Dow Jones index is in a breakout pattern. So what is the upside target?
US Presidential Elections And The Stock Market
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Bullish clues from the Dow Jones Transportation Average.
US Presidential Elections And The Stock Market - Part Two
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...What happens when election results are uncertain?
USD/CHF: Positive Divergences And Hammer Candlestick Lines
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS..."I'm not dead yet!" cried the greenback, as divergences and reversal patterns hint at a bottom.
USD/JPY: Breakout And Pullback Off The Bottom
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...An ascending triangle bottom in August and September hints at higher prices for the greenback against the yen.
Ultimate Channels And Ultimate Bands
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Last time, we introduced an advancement in quantitative analysis for smoothing data with less lag: a new filter called the Ultimate Smoother. Here, we show you how you can put it to use in your indicators
Understanding Market Profile Part 6 by Thomas P. Drinka and Stephen M. Ptasienski
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Understanding Market Profile Part 6 by Thomas P. Drinka and Stephen M. Ptasienski Range extensions are the intraday price moves that hold good profit potential. Many current trading systems use them although they are typically called opening range brea
Unemployment And Derailing The Stock Market
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The jobs report falls short -- can it drag the market down and derail the bulls?
Unisys And The Three White Soldiers
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After basing and underperforming over the last three months, Unisys (UIS) is starting to show signs of life.
Up, Up And Away
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...When one discovers a share that simply goes up and up and up, do you buy it?
Updating The Dow And S&P Indexes
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Once again Europe is affecting the US market. This time it is Cyprus. What now?
Using Barrier Stops In Exit Strategies by J. Katz, Ph.D., and D. McCormick
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Using Barrier Stops In Exit Strategies by J. Katz, Ph.D., and D. McCormick A simple technical method for exiting a trade is the break of a trendline on a chart. This article measures the performance of using this strategy as an exit rule. In recent ar
Using Candlesticks And Oscillators by Gary S. Wagner and Bradley L. Matheny
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Using Candlesticks And Oscillators by Gary S. Wagner and Bradley L. Matheny Blending East with West, candlesticks with Western trading techniques and using the computer to boot: Combine candlesticks with oscillators. Candlestick charting has come a lo
Using Candlesticks And Oscillators by Gary S. Wagner and Bradley L. Matheny
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Using Candlesticks And Oscillators by Gary S. Wagner and Bradley L. Matheny Blending East with West, candlesticks with Western trading techniques and using the computer to boot: Combine candlesticks with oscillators. Candlestick charting has come a lo
Using Futures And Options to Reshape Portfolio Risk by Jean-Olivier Fraisse, C.F.A.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Using Futures And Options to Reshape Portfolio Risk by Jean-Olivier Fraisse, C.F.A. Portfolio management at its simplest is finding the highest possible return while limiting the risk involved. Because economic conditions constantly change, keeping to t
Using Implied Volatility And Volume by Scott Castleman
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Using Implied Volatility And Volume by Scott Castleman Construct a trend-following system that adjusts to current market conditions. Traditionally, technicians have relied on historical prices to analyze the market. They have created many different ind
Using Indicators In Trading Ranges And Trends by Bruce C. Kramer
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Using Indicators In Trading Ranges And Trends by Bruce C. Kramer Traders use indicators for generating buy and sell signals in a market. But what indicators should you use and when? Here's one private trader's technique for recognizing trends and tradin
Using Initial And Trailing Stops by Sylvain Vervoort
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Using Initial And Trailing Stops by Sylvain Vervoort In this first of a three-part series, we will look at initial stop methods and compare trailing-stop strategies starting with a fixed-percentage trailing stop. Most people have no problem buying a s
Using Neural Nets In Market Analysis by Mark B. Fishman, Dean S. Barr and Walter J. Loick
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Can neural networks aid traders? By Mark B. Fishman, Dean S. Barr and Walter J. Loick Neural networks are the newest form of artificial intelligence technology to make its way into market analysis. Neural networks, also referred to as neural nets, mimic
Using Pivot Points For Trend-Following Strategies: Analysis And Backtest On Heating Oil Futures
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Have you considered using pivot points in a trend-following strategy instead of in a reversal strategy where they are usually applied? Here's a look at this alternative approach, including the logic and coding for a pivot point-based strategy on heating
Using Relative P/E Ratios And Technical Analysis by Peter Desnoyers
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Using Relative P/E Ratios And Technical Analysis by Peter Desnoyers Here's why you should track both fundamentals and technicals for trading stocks. The financial storm arrived in New York on October 19, 1987, following a volatile week in the markets.
Using The CBOE Volatility Index In Bull And Bear Markets
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Techniques to discover trend changes.
Using Trailing Stops In Exit Strategies by J. Katz, Ph.D., and D. McCormick
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Using Trailing Stops In Exit Strategies by J. Katz, Ph.D., and D. McCormick Last issue, we saw a demonstration of how an exit strategy can affect the performance of a trading system. This time, we will discover how to measure the impact of exiting the m
Using Value and Technical Analysis by Thom Hartle
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...V.13:08 (332-336): Using Value and Technical Analysis by Thom Hartle There are various ways to select what stocks to trade. Here's a method that combines fundamental value and technical analysis as a way to select a stock, and a real-world trading situa
Using stochastics by Cynthia Keel and Heidi Schmidt
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Using stochastics by Cynthia Keel and Heidi Schmidt The use of stochastics, particularly in the futures markets, has become a necessary part of the trader's daily strategy. Although application of stochastics is simple to understand, adaptations of the
Utilities And Bonds by John J. Murphy
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Utilities And Bonds by John J. Murphy Of all the interrelationships between markets, one that has been taken for granted for decades is the relationship between the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the Dow Jones Transportation Average. John Murphy, vete
Utilities And Stocks by John J. Murphy
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Utilities And Stocks by John J. Murphy Last month, this technical trailblazer examined how utilities and bonds were interconnected. This month, John J. Murphy analyzes how utilities in turn affect stocks. My article on utilities and bonds examined the
Utilities, Divergences, And The StochRSI
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...What does Tushar Chande and Stanley Kroll's marriage of the stochastic and the relative strength index tell us about the potential for a bottom in utilities stocks?
Utilities: Used And Abused
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...With growth companies going nowhere and recession holding the broader economy back, utility stocks with their predictable revenues and big dividends should be the place to be. So why aren't they?
V.14:11.Ascending and Descending Triangles by Thomas Bulkowski
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Ascending And Descending Triangles by Thomas Bulkowski Last issue, symmetrical triangles and the ways to trade with this particular chart formation were the topic at hand. This month, we present two more variations of the triangle, the ascending and des
V.14:6 (241-243) Seasonality And The S&P 500 by Mark Vakkur, M.D.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Looking at the seasonality of the stock market from different viewpoints can give you new insight into an old concept. Here's a look at the best and worst months in which to invest as well as some suggested investing guidelines. By Mark Vakkur, M.D. One
V.14:6(265-270) Enhancing On-Balance And Negative Volume - by Phillip C. Holt
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Here's a new technique that can be used to identify when on-balance volume or negative volume is indicating something notable about the direction of the New York Stock Exchange Composite Index. If your objective is to keep the bear away from the door, th
V.15:11 (477-482) Using Fibonacci Ratios and Momentum by Thom Hartle
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Don't buy it here, but wait for a pullback. Are you familiar with that piece of sage advice? Or what about ""I would wait and sell on a bounce""? What does this really mean? Where and when do you act? Here's one technique for calculating retracement leve
VAcc: A Momentum Indicator Based On Velocity And Acceleration
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Here is a new indicator based on some simple physics concepts that is simple to use, responsive, and precise. Find out how to calculate and use it
VIDYA and the Nasdaq (Part 1)
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...VIDYA, the variable index dynamic average, provides the means to dynamically change the period of an exponential moving average. Its application to the Nasdaq provides some interesting insight to Nasdaq behavior.
VIDYA and the Nasdaq (Part II)
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...In Part II you will find the mathematical and Metastock formulas for VIDYA, the variable index dynamic average.
VIX Double Tops And Market Reversals
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The markets are like oceans where violent storms can flash across the horizon, but if you know how to spot extreme price levels, you can profit and protect yourself at the same time.
VIX and the Lemming Effect by John Zachary
VRDN And Its Reverse Stock Splits
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Viridian Therapeutics, Inc. (VRDN) is a small cap biopharmaceutical company which engages in the development of proprietary RNA targeted therapeutics. Since its Initial Public Offering in June 2014, the company has reduced the number of its shares throug
Valmont And Bigger-Picture Perspectives
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Smart traders who understand the dynamics of technical analysis know that sometimes it pays to step back and look at the bigger picture for fresh perspectives, such as in the case of Valmont Industries.
Value At Risk And Technical Analysis by Luis Ballesca-Loyo
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Value At Risk And Technical Analysis This method uses market volatility and the concept of value at risk to help determine meaningful stop-loss prices and position limits for trading securities. Many traders and investors apply security analysis techni
Value Line Arithmetic And Geometric Indexes
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...In my September 22nd article, "Analyzing The S&P 500 Index Using Gann," I concluded that the index is due for a major correction, and that the US economy will inevitably collapse. It is simply waiting for a trigger to set it off. Figures 1
Value; A Professional's Market; 2013; And Beyond
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...There is a lot of uncertainty in today's market so you need to have a game plan for all time frames to maximize your opportunities.
Variable Cycle Lengths And Intraday Candlestick Analysis by Gary S. Wagner and Bradley L. Matheny
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Variable Cycle Lengths And Intraday Candlestick Analysis by Gary S. Wagner and Bradley L. Matheny Trading methods often use different length filters for generating trades, both entries and exits. The most common filters are moving averages with differen
Variable Cycle Lengths And Intraday Candlestick Analysis by Gary S. Wagner and Bradley L. Matheny
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Variable Cycle Lengths And Intraday Candlestick Analysis by Gary S. Wagner and Bradley L. Matheny Trading methods often use different length filters for generating trades, both entries and exits. The most common filters are moving averages with differen
Video Gaming And eSports ETFs
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The gaming and esports industry is a very big, lucrative, and growing behemoth in the United States and overseas. The Covid-19 situation has resulted in unexpected revenue surges, skyrocketing stock prices, and possible antitrust investigations. Here's a
Visa And Stock Leadership
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The market sold off on a huge spike in volume but one stock shrugged it off and is trading higher.
Visa's Buy Points And Future
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Visa almost emerged as a stock leader but stumbled. Now, is it about to lead the market higher?
Vodaphone and On Balance Volume
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Using my on balance volume setup, Vodaphone is giving a sell signal.
Volatility And Trading by Jean-Olivier Fraisse
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Volatility And Trading by Jean-Olivier Fraisse Volatility describes how fast and how much prices change. The larger a security's volatility, the wider its potential price move in a given amount of time. When measured consistently over time, a security's
Volatility Index Marks A Clear And Present Danger
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...This index has a strong inverse relationships to the major indexes and traders should note a compelling move here.
Volatility With Prices And VIX
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Stock market volatility is high, as we can see with a chart of the S&P 500 or with the volatility index.
Volatility analysis and simulation used in tactical trading Part 2 by Peter Eliason
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Volatility analysis and simulation used in tactical trading Part 2 by Peter Eliason The tactical trading algorithm, as explained in the March 1989 issue of Stocks & Commodities, is made up of two components: the manipulation of a numerical series to det
Volatility, Bollinger Bands, And The Yen by Matt Blackman
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Stocks & Commodities V. 24:4 (38-41): Volatility, Bollinger Bands, And The Yen by Matt Blackman Combine volatility with your favorite trading signal, and your trade will become a whole lot easier. Here's an example using the yen. Traders are taught fro
Volume And Divergence
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Here's how you can use a divergence between price and volume for trading forex futures or exchange traded funds.
Volume And Momentum Turn Sour On Best Buy
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Best Buy spearheaded the retail group, rising from mid-August to early November, but waning momentum and increasing volume on the downside may spell trouble ahead.
Volume And Trends
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Volume tends to precede, predict, and confirm future trends.
Volume Shapes And Chart Patterns by Thomas N. Bulkowski
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Stocks & Commodities V. 23:8 (36-39): Volume Shapes And Chart Patterns by Thomas N. Bulkowski Do volume shapes predict postbreakout performance from chart patterns? In the second edition of my Encyclopedia Of Chart Patterns, I introduced a concept that
Volume-Weighted Moving Averages And The P&F
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...When crossovers and Xs together mark the spot.
Volume-weighted RSI: money flow by Gene Quong and Avrum Soudack
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Volume-weighted RSI: money flow by Gene Quong and Avrum Soudack The Relative Strength Index (RSI) by J. Welles Wilder Jr. is one of the most popular technical indicators. RSI is included in most of the technical analysis software available today. Anyone
WDAY And Stock Market Divergence From Reality
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...30 million people out of work, the economy contracting, but, for WDAY, the band plays on (but for how long)
WFR New RMO And ParaSar Sell Signals
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...When two time-tested trading systems agree on a sell signal, it may be time to pay attention.
WIRE Weekly Cup And Handle
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Encore Wire Corp. common shares appear to have formed a weekly cup & handle pattern. Is this a setup worth a further examination?
WM: The Best And The Brightest Of Technical Analysis by Matt Blackman
WM: The Buying Myth Debunked by Mike Carr, CMT and Matt Blackman
WTI Weekly: Heightened Volatility Saw Rotation To Both Statistical Resistance And Support
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...In this article, we examine the order flow and limit order book data in the WTI futures market that provides insight into the rotation between resistance and support on Thursday, March 20, 2020. Market structure and order flow provide insight into the ac
WTI Weekly: Mind The Gap - How Market Structure And Order Flow Can Confirm Directional Potential
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...In this article, we examine the order flow and limit order book data in the WTI futures market that provides insight into the sell-side price discovery and development of support for Wednesday, June 12, 2019's auction. Market structure and order flo
WTI Weekly: The Iran Attacks Drive Price Higher, Then Lower As Market Structure And Order Flow Guide
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...In this article, we examine the order flow and market structure data in the WTI futures market that provides insight into initial breakout higher and subsequent price discovery lower for Wednesday, January 8, 2020 as the Iran attack narrative became know
Waiting For Market Time by Jayant Sathe and Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...At Mercy Of The Sun Waiting For Market Time Traders use everything under the sun -- and even the sun itself -- to time their trades. by Jayant Sathe and Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan Traders pay a great deal of attention to the trading activity seen during the
Wal-Mart and the Great Retail Recovery
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Maybe "great" is a little much. But Wal-Mart is rallying alongside its retail brethern and taking advantage of the new interest rate environment.
Walgreen's And A Fresh Sell Signal
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...With a fresh sell signal and weak relative strength, shares of Walgreen apparently need a new prescription to stave off further selling.
Walmart And The Economy In Trouble
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The long-term uptrend of Walmart looks to be coming to an end, and with it the doom of a recovering economy.
War and Capital
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...How do the capital markets react when the unthinkable strikes?
Warren Buffett, COP, And PSX
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Two stocks have the interest of investing great Warren Buffett.
Warren's Best Valuation Measure And Other Charts Updated
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...As markets continue higher some historic market indicators, including one of Mr. Buffett's favorites, get even more stretched.
Watching the 50- and 100-Period Moving Averages
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Are the 50-period and 100-period moving averages indicators to be watched when it comes to market indices?
Wave Counts and the S&P's Next Leg Down
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Do the declines of the first half of September augur even steeper declines before month's end?
Wave Of RMO Buy Signals In Gold And Silver Miners
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...When 10 of the biggest stocks in the precious metals mining industry group flash simultaneous RMO swing buy signals, there's good reason to expect significant follow-through.
Waves And Profit-Taking
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Stock prices move in wave patterns. But what determines that price movement? Let's take a look at wave theory to see if it can shed some light ... or is there something better
Waves And Wedges For Cisco
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Nasdaq titan Cisco Systems sports a falling wedge that could mark Wave 4.
Weather And The AG Markets by Joseph S. D'Aleo and Todd Crawford
Weather And The AG Markets by Joseph S. D'Aleo and Todd Crawford
Websites For Traders: DerivativesModels.com and CME.com by J. Gopalakrishnan
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Websites For Traders: DerivativesModels.com and CME.com by J. Gopalakrishnan DERIVATIVESMODELS.COM When it comes to derivatives, one topic that frequently pops up is models. This includes terminology such as Black- Scholes, binomial, trinomial, geometr
Websites: Angrybear.blogspot.com and Kudlowsmoneypolitics.blogspot.com by D. Penn
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Stocks & Commodities V. 25:4 (63-64): Websites: Angrybear.blogspot.com and Kudlowsmoneypolitics.blogspot.com by D. Penn A staple of public television -- and cable news, before it blew up in the Bush era -- dueling commentators from the political left and
Weeklies And Dailies: A Tale Of Two Charts
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Think you missed your moment? Try changing your time frame.
Weekly And Monthly Seasonal Cycles
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...These two short-term seasonal cycles can give traders an edge.
Weekly price and volume by Frank Tarkany
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Weekly price and volume by Frank Tarkany The daily DJIA closing price and NYSE total volume from January 2, 1897 to December 31, 1985 were used to construct a weekly data series. The week's closing price and total volume contained 4,623 data pairs, abou
Weighted Moving Averages by Thomas Hutchinson and Peter G. Zhang, Ph.D.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Weighted Moving Averages by Thomas Hutchinson and Peter G. Zhang, PhD. The moving average is well known and much used in the field of technical analysis, but it also has a flaw: its lack of flexibility. But it need not be fatal. First-time STOCKS & COMM
What Can Fibonacci and Candlesticks Tell Us About This Rally?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...It's been a good run since March 11 for the major indexes. They recently moved from overbought into oversold on the daily charts without the serious meltdown that many were expecting. Here is what two popular analytic tools can tell us and why this
What Market Timing Is - And Isn't by Paul A. Merriman
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...What Market Timing Is -- And Isn't Market timing is supposed to be great at reducing your risk while letting you profit in the bull moves, but is it all it's cracked up to be? This market timer discusses the pros and cons. Market timing -- and market tim
What The VIX And S&P 100 Could Be Telling Us
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The VIX and OEX are both approaching key price levels, which could dictate if the market sees a bounce in the near term or the January correction continues.
What You Need To Know About Gaps by Joe Luisi and Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...What You Need To Know About Gaps by Joe Luisi and Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan Have you ever wondered what gaps are and why they occur? Here are the various types, examples - and an answer. Ever had an open position at the close one day, only to find that a
When A Share Goes Up And Up And Up
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...What do you do when a share keeps rising? Do you pick a target and sell or do you ride the trend?
When A Share Goes Up And Up And Up
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...What do you do when a share keeps rising? Do you pick a target and sell or do you ride the trend?
When And Where To Take Profits
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...These five concepts should be considered when developing exit strategies.
When Technicals And Fundamentals Tangle
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...How many times have you seen a great technical pattern form only to watch it fall apart later? Often the reason is simple and knowing it can keep the savvy trader safe from harm.
When To Hold 'Em And When To Fold 'Em
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Knowing when to hold a stock is important, but it is absolutely critical to know when to sell them.
Where Technicals And Fundamentals Sing The Same Tune
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Technical signals are good and can often be used to anticipate future price movement. But when technicals and fundamentals agree, your probability for success goes up.
Which Inflation Rate? by Alex Saitta and Yuxin Li
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Which Inflation Rate? by Alex Saitta and Yuxin Li So you're going to use an inflation rate to gauge the market you're interested in. Which one are you going to use? Which one fits your needs? Bond yields provide a fixed coupon or income. As the rate of
Whipsaws, Linear Trends and Simple Moving Averages by Robert Wayman
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...TRADING TECHNIQUES Whipsaws, Linear Trends And Simple Moving Averages by Robert Wayman How does whipsaw magnitude affect a simple moving average system? Here's a common solution for the problems of the SMA. Previously, we looked at cycles and found
Whirlpool and the Relative Strength Index
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Three successively higher peaks don't mean a thing when the relative strength index has a failure swing . . . Here is a tale of two trends.
Why Are Stocks And Bonds Inversely Correlated?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Here's some insight into the ongoing battle between the two tradables.
Why Most Traders Fail (And Why You Won't)
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...It's often said that most traders fail or never get to the point of having consistent profits. But the chances of beating these odds may be more attainable than you think
Wide-Ranging Days And A Map Of The Market
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...This one-day pattern indicates that new money has entered the market.
Will A Head And Shoulders Top Stop The Bean Meal Bull?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Two-thirds of the way through a reversal pattern, May meal develops a running negative stochastic divergence.
Winning Stocks And Knowing When To Sell
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...With the market in a correction, it's a good time to touch upon two key rules of trading that make you money and keep you from losing it.
With CERN, A Powerful Price And Volume Breakout
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...When a stock breaks higher on big volume -- and during a major bull run in the broad market -- chances are the smart money has found a new home in which to invest their trading capital.
With IWM, A Big Head And Shoulders Pattern
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...It's a bit sloppy and definitely not a textbook-quality example, but a bearish head & shoulders pattern has been slowly grinding toward completion on IWM's daily chart.
Working Money: A Developing Depression by Robert R. Prechter and Peter Kendall
Working Money: ADX: An Indicator And Trading System by Ashwani Gujral
Working Money: Adjusting Indicators For Entry And Exit by Dennis D. Peterson
Working Money: Beat The Markets With McNeel And Lynch by James Maccaro
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Working Money: Beat The Markets With McNeel And Lynch by James Maccaro Two viewpoints, both resulting in spectacular gains. W. McNeel was one of the leading writers about the stock market during the boom years of the 1920s. From 1912 to 1922, he was th
Working Money: Bid/Ask And Order Execution by John Devcic
Working Money: Bottoms, Breakouts, And Bear Patterns by David Penn
Working Money: Breakouts, Pullbacks, And Gaming The 2B by David Penn
Working Money: Bull And Bear Market Analysts by James Maccaro
Working Money: Candlesticks And The J-Hook by Stephen W. Bigalow
Working Money: Candlesticks And Trendlines by Ashwani Gujral
Working Money: Charting Cramer: NYX, AAPL, And CSCO by David Penn
Working Money: Combining Candlesticks And Trendlines by Ashwani Gujral
Working Money: Connors' Undeniables And Candlestick Clarity by David Penn
Working Money: Copper: Recessions, Cycles, And Spin by David Penn
Working Money: Crosses, Candlesticks, And Q-Stick by David Penn
Working Money: Customized Portfolio Diversification by Robert Lewis and Rena Gelb
Working Money: Dividends and Premiums, Oh My! by Teresa Fernandez
Working Money: Dojis And Gaps by Stephen Bigalow
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Working Money: Dojis And Gaps by Stephen Bigalow Power up your profits by combining these formations. Traders who use the candlestick technique say to take notice when a doji appears. The doji is one of the most revealing signals in candlestick analysi
Working Money: Dr. Reversal And Mr. Support by David Penn
Working Money: Following The Money: ETFs And Your Portfolio by Jim Ulland
Working Money: Gold and Candlesticks by Gary S. Wagner
Working Money: Grow And Protect: A Retirement Strategy by Allen Rehert
Working Money: Keeping In Mind Support And Resistance
Working Money: Liquidity And Growth by David Penn
Working Money: May Price And Volume Be With You by Tim Ord
Working Money: On Oil: Reversals, Candlesticks, And Gaps by Chris Manuell
Working Money: Paper Money And Its Promises by David Penn
Working Money: Price And Volume Disconnect by L.A. Little
Working Money: Property Sector Yin And Yang by Matt Blackman
Working Money: Resistance And Support by Dennis D. Peterson
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Working Money: Resistance And Support by Dennis D. Peterson Do you want to profit in the market? Then you need to understand resistance and support levels. A resistance level is the ceiling price area that a stock repeatedly tries to break through abov
Working Money: Rising Interest, Inflation, And Stocks
Working Money: Social Mood And The Markets by David Penn
Working Money: Stock Analysis And Investing For The Small Investor by Daniel Subach
Working Money: Symmetrical Triangles And The MACDH by David Penn
Working Money: The ADX And The DMI
Working Money: Topping And The Energy Complex by David Penn
Working Money: Trading And "Moneyball" by John A. Sarkett
Working Money: Trendlines And Consolidations by Dennis D. Peterson
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Working Money: Trendlines And Consolidations by Dennis D. Peterson Here's a technique that produces more accurate trendlines. Drawing trendlines correctly is more challenging than many traders realize. The rule is that the more peaks and valleys you co
Working Money: Trends And The 4% Solution by David Penn
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Working Money: Trends And The 4% Solution by David Penn Can you improve your odds of buying bottoms and selling tops? Use both trend-following and momentum-shift approaches to learn when to hold 'em and when to fold 'em. From a technical perspective, t
Working Money: Volume-Weighted Moving Averages And The P&F by Paul Fell
Working Money: When And Where To Take Profits by Larry Swing
Working Money: Why Are Stocks And Bonds Inversely Correlated by Michael J. Carr
Working Money: "The Best And The Brightest" Go To Washington by Matt Blackman
Working Money:Volatility As A Stock Bellwether by Dan Zanger and Matt Blackman
Wyckoff And Livermore: The Conversations
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...We learn from those who have come before us. Richard D. Wyckoff and Jesse Livermore both lived and worked in the early part of the 20th century, applying their craft to the financial markets. Today, their insights into the art of speculation provide wisd
Wyckoff Part 2: Determining Relative Strength And Weakness
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Once you've identified and predicted the current market trend, you must decide whether it's time to enter the market, exit the market, or abstain from the market altogether. Looking at a security's relative strength or weakness in compari
Wyckoff Part 7: Coordinating vertical and figure charts for more effective forecasting by Jack K. Hu
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Wyckoff Part 7: Coordinating vertical and figure charts for more effective forecasting by Jack K. Hutson Vertical charts, alone, are a detailed source of information for the Richard D. Wyckoff analysis of individual stocks groups and the market. But whe
Wyckoff: Buying And Selling Tests by Craig F. Schroeder
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Wyckoff: Buying And Selling Tests by Craig F. Schroeder In the Richard D. Wyckoff method on stock market science and techniques, the fourth step of his approach is explained thus: Determine each stock's readiness to move, then analyze the vertical line
Wyckoff: Relative Strength And Weakness by Craig Schroeder
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Wyckoff: Relative Strength And Weakness by Craig Schroeder In his course in stock market science and technique, Richard D. Wyckoff stated the basics of his method in five steps: Step 1: Determine the present position and probable future trend of the ma
XAU Gold Index Caught Between Support And Resistance
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...This widely followed index of gold stocks finds itself at a level where the next move can go either way.
XAU Lags And Drags
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Philadelphia Gold & Silver Index ($XAU) has been stuck in a rut the last 15 months, and relative weakness remains a serious drag. Here are the levels to watch.
XTO Energy's Inverse Head And Shoulders Breakout
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Though some traders may have considered the recent triple top in XTO Energy as being negative, pattern watchers would have recognized the true upside potential of the stock.
Xilinx Attempts Head And Shoulders Reversal
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Xilinx formed an inverse head & shoulders over the last few months, but volume is not impressive and resistance is close at hand.
Yahoo Is Oversold and at Support
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Oversold momentum oscillators and firmness at support could foreshadow a bounce in Yahoo!
You And Money by Adrienne Laris Toghraie
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Do you honestly and truly want to make money? If you are a serious trader, you are in the business to make money. If you for some reason do not want to make money trading, you will sabotage your trading so you lose money, or do not make as much. As a re
Your Winnings And Retracement
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Understanding retracements could save you the agony of closing out your positions too early. How often have you sold a stock only to see the prices bounce right back up? You have just been shaken out of the market.
Zen and Emotional Control by Richard D. McCall
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...TRADING PSYCHOLOGY Zen And Emotional Control This occupational psychologist explains that trading combines market knowledge and emotional discipline and that through meditation techniques, a trader can develop better emotional control. by Richard D.
Zero Cost Averaging by Terrence M. Quinn and Kristin A. Quinn
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Zero Cost Averaging by Terrence M. Quinn and Kristin A. Quinn This technique steps in to assist in the management of the investment after the investor has determined which securities to purchase and when to open the position. Traditionally, fundamental
Zigzag And One Rank Compared by Norman J. Brown
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...V. 22:6 (24-31): Zigzag And One Rank Compared by Norman J. Brown Try this to switch mutual funds. The zigzag indicator has long been used to pick out the peaks and troughs of the price changes (rate of change, or ROC) of stocks and mutual funds. Howeve
dAaptive Trends And Oscillators by John F.Ehlers
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Adaptive Trends And Oscillators The Twain Meets Here by John F. Ehlers Can the market be modeled as a combination of a trend mode and a cycle mode? This longtime S&C contributor says yes. Here, he explores two indicators to trade each mode; one is the
iPad And The Price Of Apple Inc.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Now that Apple has launched its new iPad, how will this affect the future price of Apple?
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