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• A Rule-Based Approach to Trading by Jeffrey Owen Katz, Ph.D.

  ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A Rule-Based Approach to Trading by Jeffrey Owen Katz, Ph.D. Last month, Katz presented his experience developing a trading system using a neural network?based approach. This month, he delves into a rule-based approach to trading. Previously, I showed

AUTHOR: Jeffrey Owen Katz, Ph.D.DATE: DEC 1996

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• Adding The Human Element To Neural Nets by Jeffrey Owen Katz, Ph.D. with Donna L. McCormick

  ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Adding The Human Element To Neural Nets by Jeffrey Owen Katz, Ph.D., with Donna L. McCormick Is it possible to train a neural network to ""see"" the way you and I do? These Contributing Writers walk you through their research in selecting chart-based tr

AUTHOR: Jeffrey Owen Katz, Ph.D., and Donna L. McCormickDATE: NOV 1997

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• 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

AUTHOR: J. Katz, Ph.D., and D. McCormickDATE: JUL 1998

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• 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

AUTHOR: Jeffrey Owen Katz, Ph.D.DATE: MAY 1997

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• Developing Neural Network Forecasters For Trading by Jeffrey Owen Katz, Ph.D.

  ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Developing Neural Network Forecasters For Trading by Jeffrey Owen Katz, Ph.D. Neural networks, for many, still exist only in the realm of theory, without having real, practical, everyday uses -- yet. But neural network applications need not be confined s

AUTHOR: Jeffrey Owen Katz, Ph.D.DATE: APR 1992

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• Evaluating Trading Systems with Statistics by J. Katz, Ph.D.

  ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Here, in part 1 of two, these Contributing Writers explain the steps necessary to evaluate trading system behavior with the use of statistics. by Jeffrey Owen Katz, Ph.D., and Donna L. McCormick Most systems I have seen are simply optimized by being te

AUTHOR: J. Katz, Ph.D.DATE: JUL 1997

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• 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

AUTHOR: Jeffrey Owen Katz, Ph.D., and Donna L. McCormickDATE: FEB 1998

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• 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

AUTHOR: J. O Katz, Ph.D.DATE: JUN 1997

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• On Developing Trading Systems by Jeffrey Owen Katz, Ph.D.

  ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...On Developing Trading Systems by Jeffrey Owen Katz, Ph.D.,with Donna L. McCormick This neural network developer details steps in developing a trading system using advanced technology. STOCKS & COMMODITIES readers have one thing in common: We have all t

AUTHOR: Jeffrey Owen Katz, Ph.D.DATE: NOV 1996

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• Seasonality and Trading by Jeffrey Owen Katz, Ph.D., with Donna L. McCormick

  ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Seasonality and Trading by Jeffrey Owen Katz, Ph.D., with Donna L. McCormick This month, this trader and consultant looks at seasonality as the basis of a trading system. My search for successful systems began with the brute-force application of neura

AUTHOR: Jeffrey Owen Katz, Ph.D., and Donna L. McCormickDATE: APR 1997

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• Sunspots and Market Activity by J. Katz, Ph.D.

  ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Is increased sunspot activity a precursor to market volatility? As any amateur radio operator can tell you, one of the major influences on long-distance radio transmissions is sunspots, which appear to the observer as, literally, dark spots on the surfa

AUTHOR: J. Katz, Ph.D.DATE: SEP 1997

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• 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

AUTHOR: Jeffrey Owen Katz, Ph.D., and Donna L. McCormickDATE: MAR 1998

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• Trading Stocks With A Cyclical System by Jeffrey O. Katz, Ph.D., with D.L. McCormick

  ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Trading Stocks With A Cyclical System by Jeffrey Owen Katz, Ph.D., with Donna L. McCormick There may be a tradable pattern in individual stocks and indices. Read about one way to systematically look for and track this cycle. More than a decade ago, w

AUTHOR: Jeffrey Owen Katz, Ph.D., and Donna L. McCormickDATE: FEB 1999

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• 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

AUTHOR: J. Katz, Ph.D., and D. McCormickDATE: MAY 1998

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• 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

AUTHOR: J. Katz, Ph.D., and D. McCormickDATE: APR 1998