Article Archive For Keyword: Kent Calhoun

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• A case for patterns by Kent Calhoun

  ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A case for patterns by Kent Calhoun Probabilities are nothing more than mathematical odds of occurrence. The success of any trading system is a direct function of probability, yet how often is a trader aware when the odds shift strongly in his or her fa

AUTHOR: Kent CalhounDATE: OCT 1989

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• 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

AUTHOR: Kent CalhounDATE: SEP 1988

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• Half-day trading techniques Part 3 by Kent Calhoun

  ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Half-day trading techniques Part 3 by Kent Calhoun In volatile markets, profits increase with the price range, but so does the risk. In strong trending markets, traders will be more profitable not using profit exit points described in the September issu

AUTHOR: Kent CalhounDATE: NOV 1988

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• How to evaluate a commodity trading system by Kent Calhoun

  ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...How to evaluate a commodity trading system by Kent Calhoun The percentage of profitable trades, the average profitable trade, the average losing trade, the maximum consecutive losing trades, the average profit per closed trade, the largest winning and l

AUTHOR: Kent CalhounDATE: DEC 1989

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• Optimal parameter selection by Kent Calhoun

  ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Optimal parameter selection by Kent Calhoun The success or failure of any trading system hinges on the choice of its parameters. General wisdom holds that optimal parameters are variables that produce the highest cumulative profits on completed trades.

AUTHOR: Kent CalhounDATE: NOV 1989

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• Real world technical analysis by Kent Calhoun

  ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Real world technical analysis by Kent Calhoun Simplicity and common sense trading methods summarize my approach to technical analysis. The purpose of this article is to educate traders to view price action from a more creative perspective, starting with

AUTHOR: Kent CalhounDATE: AUG 1988

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• Tradable price patterns by Kent Calhoun

  ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Tradeable price patterns by Kent Calhoun What if you knew tomorrow had an 85% probability of closing higher. Do you think it w w would be possible to find a way to make money? Such patterns do exist in the markets all the time, but go unnoticed because

AUTHOR: Kent CalhounDATE: AUG 1989