Article Archive For Keyword: Favorable

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• Betting On Crude Oil, With Favorable Odds

  ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...On December 5, 2008, front-month crude oil closed below $41, the lowest price in nearly four and a half years. Does the bear market in oil have more downside, or is selling an out-of-the-money put a relatively safe bet?

AUTHOR: Donald W. Pendergast, Jr.DATE: DEC 2008

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• RTH Risk/Reward Ratio Favorable

  ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Retail HOLDRS is up against its 200-day moving average and downward sloping trendline. This is an ideal place to take a short position in this ETF, as the risk to reward ratio is highly favorable.

AUTHOR: Alan R. NorthamDATE: APR 2008

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• 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

AUTHOR: D. Stendahl and L. ZamanskyDATE: MAR 1999