Article Archive For Keyword: CTA

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• Bear Market Survival Kit by Anthony Trongone, PhD, CFP, CTA

  ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Bear Market Survival Kit by Anthony Trongone, PhD, CFP, CTA Any system can produce stellar results when it suggests taking a position in the same direction of a trending market. But what do you do when the market quickly changes direction? Few if any

AUTHOR: Anthony Trongone, Ph.D., CFP, CTADATE: APR 2010

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• Computer Data Conversion by Hans Hannula, Ph.D., C.T.A.

  ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Computer Data Conversion by Hans Hannula, Ph.D., C.T.A. Computers talk to each other all the time -- except when you get involved. A familiar feeling? Ever have data you'd love to have on your system, except the data aren't compatible with your setup and

AUTHOR: Hans Hannula, Ph.D., RSA, CTADATE: MAY 1992

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• 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

AUTHOR: Daniel L. Chesler, CTA, CMTDATE: JUL 2003

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Following The Crowd After A One-Day Correction by A. Trongone, PhD, CFP, CTA

AUTHOR: Anthony Trongone, Ph.D., CFP, CTADATE: Bonus Issue 2008

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• Forex Focus: Point & Figure For Forex by James Chen, CTA

  ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Forex Focus: Point & Figure For Forex by James Chen, CTA Here's an age-old charting technique that you can use effectively in the foreign exchange markets. To trade using point & figure charts is to trade based on pure price action. One of the best-kep

AUTHOR: James Chen, CTADATE: FEB 2008

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• High Volatililty And Market Turns by William Brower, CTA

  ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Does an increase in volatility indicate a market top? This historical look offers some insights. Back in 1994, it was exciting for traders watching the Standard & Poor's 500 index to get a true range day of four full points or better. These days, that s

AUTHOR: William Brower, CTADATE: DEC 1997

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• Looking Forward With Yesterday's Action by Anthony Trongone, PhD, CTA, CFP

  ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Can you determine how prices will move after looking at yesterday's price action? This analysis measures price movement on the S&P 500 Sp d r exchange traded fund for the next three days.

AUTHOR: Anthony Trongone, Ph.D., CFP, CTADATE: JAN 2011

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• Making Money With Chaos by Hans Hannula, Ph.D., RSA, CTA

  ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Making Money With Chaos by Hans Hannula, Ph.D., RSA, CTA An order indeed exists in the market, as W.D. Gann and, more recently, J. Welles Wilder have claimed. But the order is not as perfect as some have made it out to be, simply because the market obey

AUTHOR: Hans Hannula, Ph.D., RSA, CTADATE: AUG 1990

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• Mind Control by Michael Bois, CFA, CTA

  ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Stocks & Commodities V. 23:4 (54-57): Mind Control by Michael Bois, CFA, CTA The psychology of trading has always been a struggle. Perhaps the techniques here could provide a solution. Not long ago, I interviewed a Standard & Poor's floor trader from t

AUTHOR: Michael Bois, CFA, CTADATE: APR 2005

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• On The Precipice Of The Nearest Dollar Increment by A. Trongone, Phd, CFP, CTA

  ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...On The Precipice Of The Nearest Dollar Increment by A. Trongone, Phd, CFP, CTA In a bear market, any piece of information that will give traders a slight edge in performance is always welcome. Here's how a stock performs when it is trading in the vicini

AUTHOR: Anthony Trongone, Ph.D., CFP, CTADATE: MAR 2009

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• Polarized Fractal Efficiency by Hans Hannula, Ph.D., C.T.A.

  ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Polarized Fractal Efficiency By Hans Hannula, Ph.D., C.T.A. What is fractal geometry, anyway, and how do you use it? Well, you'll find out here. Hans Hannula of MicroMedia describes the construction and use of an indicator derived from fractal geometry,

AUTHOR: Hans Hannula, Ph.D., RSA, CTADATE: JAN 1994

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• 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

AUTHOR: C.A. Kase, C.T.A.DATE: OCT 1993

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• Situational Trading by Anthony Trongone, PhD, CFP, CTA

  ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Situational Trading by Anthony Trongone, PhD, CFP, CTA How do you know the markets are beginning to recover? D uring periods of downslides, many cautious investors remain on the sidelines until signs of recovery emerge. Fortunately, trading activity c

AUTHOR: Anthony Trongone, Ph.D., CFP, CTADATE: OCT 2009

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• Statistics Of Chaotic Markets by Hans Hannula, Ph.D., C.T.A.

  ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...For those of us who have had ""chaotic"" days - when everything was topsy-turvy and nothing went the way it should have - maybe the problem isn't in those days; maybe it's in what we expect. - by Hans Hannula, Ph.D., C.T.A. Have you ever had a truly cha

AUTHOR: Hans Hannula, Ph.D., RSA, CTADATE: JUN 1996

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• The Principle Of Contraction/Expansion by Toby Crabel, CTA

  ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Principle Of Contraction/Expansion by Toby Crabel, CTA I define the principle of contraction/expansion as the market phenomenon of change from a period of rest to a period of movement back to a period of rest. This interaction between the phases of

AUTHOR: Toby CrabelDATE: SEP 1990

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

  ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The S&P 500 Seasonal Day Trade by William Brower, C.T.A. Is there a particular day of the week within a month that offers the most opportunity? Here's a trading system based on the best days of the week for trading Standard & Poor's 500 futures. Much

AUTHOR: William Brower, CTADATE: AUG 1996

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• Trade The Chart, Not The System by Anthony Trongone, Ph.D., CFP, CTA

  ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Stocks & Commodities V. 24:6 (44-47): Trade The Chart, Not The System by Anthony Trongone, Ph.D., CFP, CTA This is why you need to constantly monitor the performance of your trading system. Changing economic conditions can affect the performance of any

AUTHOR: Anthony Trongone, Ph.D., CFP, CTADATE: JUN 2006

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• Trading In Restrictive Intraday Price Ranges by A. Trongone, Ph.D., CFP, CTA

  ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Stocks & Commodities V. 24:10 (34-36): Trading In Restrictive Intraday Price Ranges by Anthony Trongone, Ph.D., CFP, CTA When the commodity markets are moving in a narrow price range, are there any trading opportunities? Discover how you can find them a

AUTHOR: Anthony Trongone, Ph.D., CFP, CTADATE: OCT 2006

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• Trading Planetary Eclipses by Hans Hannula, Ph.D., C.T.A.

  ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Trading Planetary Eclipses by Hans Hannula, Ph.D., C.T.A. Stock market lore has long been filled with claims that planetary motion affects stock and commodity prices. As most market students who pursue this topic find out, however, many rules and explan

AUTHOR: Hans Hannula, Ph.D., RSA, CTADATE: APR 1992

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• Trading The Eclipse Cycle by Hans Hannula, Ph.D., C.T.A.

  ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Trading The Eclipse Cycle by Hans Hannula, Ph.D., C.T.A. The ancients saw eclipses of the sun and moon as something mysterious and magical. The high priest of the day controlled the masses by telling them: ""Look out, there is an eclipse coming. Do as I

AUTHOR: Hans Hannula, Ph.D., RSA, CTADATE: DEC 1991

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• Trading Tomorrow's Wall Street Journal by Hans Hannula, Ph.D., C.T.A.

  ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Trading Tomorrow's Wall Street Journal by Hans Hannula, Ph.D., C.T.A. W.D. Gann once remarked some people would not be able to make money even if they had tomorrow's Wall Street Journal, just because they would be held hostage to fear. In October 1987,

AUTHOR: Hans Hannula, Ph.D., RSA, CTADATE: JUL 1990