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
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,
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Which Volatility Measure? by Gordon Gustafson Is it true? Is average true range, an approximation, superior to standard deviation, the most beloved of quants, as a measure of volatility? Many traders use some measure of volatility to generate signals i