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DownloadA Genetic Algorithm System For Predicting The OEX by Deniz Yuret and Michael de la Maza
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A Genetic Algorithm System For Predicting The OEX by Deniz Yuret and Michael de la Maza Since artificial intelligence made its debut within the pages of Stocks & Commodities, various and sundry methods by which neural networks can be used in designing t
Are There Persistent Cycles? by E. Michael Poulos
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Are There Persistent Cycles? by E. Michael Poulos Most technical indicators use a fixed lookback length based on the idea that cycles are present in the price data. Should the same fixed lookback length be used for all markets? Are there persistent cycl
Correlation Among Stocks by Michael P. Turner
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...CorrelationAmong Stocks by Michael P. Turner If you are trading stocks, you may find opportunities by tracking the correlation between them. This can lead to different strategies such as trading one company off of another's news, spread trading, and sec
Flexible Market Forecast by Michael Kahn
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...It is important to be flexible in your market forecasts, as this walk through some recent trends in various markets indicate. That repetitive price patterns exist is one of the foundations of technical analysis. The reasoning is that repetitive pattern
Follow That Trend by Michael Covel and Justin Vandergrift
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Stocks & Commodities V. 25:2 (32-36): Follow That Trend by Michael Covel and Justin Vandergrift Even if you are a trend-follower, you still have to be a systematic trader. Here's why you still have to manage drawdowns when the market is not trending. A
Futures According To Trend Tendency by E. Michael Poulos
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Futures According To Trend Tendency by E. Michael Poulos Not all markets have the same tendency to trend. E. Michael Poulos uses his February 1991 STOCK & COMMODITIES article, ""Of trends and random walks,"" on the random walk index, which separates tre
Goodman Wave Theory by Michael Duane Archer
Historical Movement Of The Stock Market by Michael J. Moody, C.M.T.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Historical Movement Of The Stock Market by Michael J. Moody, C.M.T. Experience enables you to recognize a mistake when you make it again. --Franklin P. Jones Perspective is critical for participants in the financial markets. Unfortunately, one's perspe
Improve Your System With The Profitability Rule by Michael Harris
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Improve Your System With The Profitability Rule by Michael Harris What are the capabilities and limitations of your trading system or investment strategy? You can ensure your system or strategy has a high probability of meeting your profit objectives by
Interview: Michael W. Covel by Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Stocks & Commodities V. 23:6 (52-57): Interview: Michael W. Covel by Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan The author of Trend Following: How Great Traders Make Millions In Up Or Down Markets and a researcher of the most successful trend-following investment managers
Interview: Michael "Trader Mike" Seneadza: From Swing Trading to Daytrading by J. Gopalakrishnan
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Stocks & Commodities V. 24:7 (62-67): Interview: Michael "Trader Mike" Seneadza: From Swing Trading to Daytrading by J. Gopalakrishnan Atlanta, GA?based independent stock trader Michael Seneadza received a bachelor of science degree in electrical engine
Interview: Trading Systems With Michael Bryant
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...With advanced degrees in mechanical engineering and computer science, working in the aerospace industry in the field of spacecraft design, and then in academia in the departments of ophthalmology and mechanical engineering, Michael Bryant found the marke
Is Dow Theory Sending Us A Warning? by Michael D. Sheimo
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Is Dow Theory Sending Us A Warning? by Michael D. Sheimo Michael Sheimo, best known for books such as Dow Theory Redux and Stock Market Rules, tackles the age-old question of whether the Dow theory is still valid and if it is, is it really sending us a
Measuring the Move by Michael Kahn
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Chartists often use techniques to set profit objectives as well as determine their risk points in putting on a trade. Here, then, are some guidelines for your own trading. When a market breaks out of a technical trading pattern, traders need to correctl
Michael Kors: Major Breakdown?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Shares of Michael Kors Hldg. Ltd. (KORS) have staged a powerful bearish breakdown, one confirmed by multiple technical dynamics.
Michael Sheimo On Dow Theory by Thom Hartle
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Interview: Michael Sheimo On Dow Theory by Thom Hartle Take a look around: Technology is changing the face of trading and investing before your very eyes. Computers, information acquisition and trading are all getting faster and faster, sometimes at bre
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
Momentum And The S&P 500 by Michael Oliver and Gary Esayian
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Momentum And The S&P 500 by Michael Oliver and Gary Esayian As applied to market action, momentum is generally confined to some limited role such as measuring the relationship between moving averages. But momentum can be much more. Michael Oliver and
Money Management Indicators by Michael R. Bryant, Ph.D.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Money Management Indicators by Michael R. Bryant, Ph.D. Keeping track of your system's performance will alert you to changes in market behavior. T raditional market indicators are typically based on price. Moving averages, for example, are calculated u
Money flow analysis by Steven B. Goldstein and Michael N. Kahn
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Money flow analysis by Steven B. Goldstein and Michael N. Kahn In 1976, Joe Granville documented several theories of stock market price and volume movements in Granville's New Strategy of Daily Stock Market Timing for Maximum Profit. The book explained
Of Trends And Random Walks by E. Michael Poulos
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Of Trends And Random Walks by E. Michael Poulos M y distrust of the current crop of technical indicators that use fixed-length lookback intervals, with no attempt to use a price-time model, motivated me to do some research into the subject. For example,
Point & Figure Relative Strength by Michael J. Moody and Harold B. Parker
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Point & Figure Relative Strength by Michael J. Moody and Harold B. Parker STOCKS & COMMODITIES contributors Michael J. Moody and Harold B. Parker suggest using point and figure and relative strength as a way to identify strong and weak stocks. It has o
Position Sizing With Monte Carlo Simulation by Michael R. Bryant, Ph.D.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Need to know how much to put on your next trade? You can figure it out with 95% reliability using this simulation technique. Consider this: Jane and Joe started trading the same Standard & Poor's 500 futures trading system at the same time. They each be
Predicting The Shape Of A Cycle Bottom by Michael R. Burk
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Predicting The Shape Of A Cycle Bottom by Michael R. Burk I define a cycle as what happens between peaks in my New Low Indicator. Since the beginning of 1978 there have been 24 complete cycles averaging a little over 120 trading days, or 24 weeks. Cycl
Stock Splits: Boon Or Bust? by Michael D. Sheimo
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Stock Splits: Boon Or Bust? by Michael D. Sheimo Even the most sophisticated market participants are tempted to buy a stock that has been announced to split two for one. They, of all investors, should know better, because not all stock splits turn out t
Students select a winning portfolio by Michael Scott
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Students select a winning portfolio by Michael Scott Can high school seniors on a college prep track outperform leading investment advisors and mutual fund managers? Based on the following evidence, the answer must be an unqualified ""yes."" The underly
Studying Price Behavior by Michael Daley
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Price behavior? Can you really read it? This article points out ways to look at price behavior to give you insight into possible consistencies, such as how much today's range typically overlaps yesterday's range. Not only that, how often does today's ran
The 4% Indicator Revisited by Michael J. Collins
Trading The Santa Claus Rally by Michael D. Sheimo
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Trading The Santa Claus Rally by Michael D. Sheimo 'Tis the season to be jolly and make a profit. What could be finer? Michael Sheimo explores the whys and wherefores of this seasonal phenomenon. Holiday rallies in the stock market are a fact of life.
Volatility Is Dominant Theme In Stocks by Michael Carr, CMT
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Volatility Is Dominant Theme In Stocks by Michael Carr, CMT The market may be setting up for a period of consolidation. From a technical perspective, the biggest factor in the markets is volatility (Figure 1). Since the large down move in autumn 2008,
Volume-Weighted Average Pricing by Michael Tanksley, Ph.D.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Volume-Weighted Average Pricing by Michael Tanksley, Ph.D. What price should you aim to beat in your trades? Here's what the pros use. J. Welles Wilder once said, "Somewhere amidst the maze of open, high, low, and close prices is a phantom line that is
When Should You Sell That Stock? by Michael B. Patterson
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...When Should You Sell That Stock? by Michael B. Patterson It's one of the toughest and loneliest decisions for an investor to make. When it comes to buying a stock, there's no shortage of advice, both useful and otherwise. Virtually every investment mag
Working Money: Do You Need Volume To Move Stocks Higher? by Michael Carr
Working Money: Relative Strength As A Selling Tool by Michael J. Carr, CMT
Working Money: Testing Point & Figure Patterns by Michael J. Carr
Working Money: Where Can We Invest? by Michael Porter
Working Money: Why Are Stocks And Bonds Inversely Correlated by Michael J. Carr
Working Money: Writing Covered Calls by Michael Dunham
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Working Money: Writing Covered Calls by Michael Dunham If you think that options trading is only for short-term traders and speculators, think again. By taking advantage of an option strategy known as covered call writing (selling), you can gather smal
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