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Download2B Test Of Bottom In The US Dollar-Swiss Franc
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...As the US dollar continues its slow-motion, spontaneous combustion before our very eyes, an important test against the Swiss franc looms.
30 Years of Trading Wisdom - Part 1
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Having been involved in the futures markets for the past 30 years it has never really been obvious to me why some people win and some people lose. But in giving it some more thought, I've made the following deductions.
3M Teeters On The Edge Of The Abyss
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...3M led the way lower in April, and further weakness would confirm a large bearish pattern that has been working since November.
A 10-Year Overview Of Market Sentiment by Joe Duarte, M.D.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A 10-Year Overview Of Market Sentiment by Joe Duarte, M.D. Crowd psychology plays a role in the development of market tops and bottoms. In theory, a bottom forms when the majority of investors are extremely pessimistic, and a top occurs when the investo
A 2B Test Of Bottom In The S&P 500
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The same formula that noted a bottom in March hints at another one in June.
A Break Of Key Support For Reliant Energy
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A recent break of support could lead to further weakness for Reliant Energy.
A Break Of Trendline Support For Magnum Hunter Resources?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Magnum Hunter Resources looks to have breached last July's uptrend line but a further pullback could represent a good buying opportunity.
A Burst Of Joy (Global, That Is)
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Joy Global is a worldwide mining machinery and services company. And the stock price is breaking out.
A Confluence Of Price And Time
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...By using two different methods of technical analysis, it is possible to arrive at a confluence of price and time that defines not only a price target but a date at which the price target is expected to be reached.
A Confluence Of Support For IWM
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The big trend is up and a confluence of support indicators suggests that the mild correction may be nearing an end.
A Confluence of Uncertainty and Volatility
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The US$ is falling like a stone. The Gold price is going through the roof. Alan Greenspan appears on CNBC and tells everyone in a language few can understand, that the US economy will be fine. The Dow, S&P500 and Nasdaq move sideways...
A Cup Of Security With Vasco Data
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A cup is in the making.
A Daily Chart Of The S&P 100 Index
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...On April 22nd I presented an article "Gann, Elliott and the Dow Revisited." In it I argued that for the long-term, the trend is bearish, but for the short-term it could be bullish. Here is a chart of the S&P 100 Index that looks bullish for
A Dead Cross For Bank Of America
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A breakdown in late February and a dead cross in late March are enough to turn medium-term bearish on Bank of America. This bodes ill for the biggest sector in the S&P 500.
A Drill Hole Of Hope
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Gold is down from its recent high, and those supposedly in the know say that gold is down at the moment because "all commodities" are down, but...
A Five-Wave Look At The Spring/Summer Rally of 2003
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...An Elliott wave interpretation of the current bull market suggests a correction before higher prices.
A Gann Study of A Bull Move In Wheat by Richard Diaz
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A Gann Study of A Bull Move In Wheat by Richard Diaz Gann's methods have been studied for years and applied by many to trading stocks and commodities. Here, Richard Diaz of Refco, Inc., provides us with his Gann analysis of a bull market in wheat. Whe
A Giant Rally Of Allegiant Travel
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Allegiant Travel has been traveling north for the past few weeks.
A Head (And Shoulders) Of Cattle
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A nearly five-month topping pattern in December live cattle futures looks set to resolve itself in a breakdown.
A Linear Regression Analysis Of Tekelec
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Before taking a position in any security, it is important to first look at its technical condition. In this analysis I use linear regression as the analysis tool to determine the overall trend of this technology company.
A Linear Regression Analysis Of The DJIA
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Linear regression analysis is used here to show that the Dow Jones Industrial Average is most likely in the very early stage of rolling over to the downside.
A Long-Term Analysis Of The DJIA
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Are the events of the week ended July 27 the start of a major correction in the Dow Jones Industrial Average? A look at the chart presents conflicting evidence.
A Lulu Of A Stock
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Christmas is around the corner. What do you buy someone who has everything?
A Lulu Of A Stock
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Companies listed on the market can go bankrupt. Many are then delisted, but what do you do when they are not?
A Lulu Of An IPO
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Is this a company loved by its customers, or is it well managed?
A Major Confluence Of Support For Crude Oil
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Light sweet crude is approaching a key support zone, which could act as a significant reversal point for prices.
A Method Of Statistical Analysis For The Dollar
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Long-term statistical analysis shows the downward trend of the dollar weakening but may continue to move lower at a slower rate.
A Momentum Analysis Of The S&P 500
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Price looks like it could continue to chug along, inching its way upward. A look at momentum suggests otherwise.
A Pair Of Flags For Newmont
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Newmont Mining has falling flags working on two time frames, and a breakout on the daily chart would have long-term implications.
A Pair Of SOX
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...In recent days, the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index (SOX) has enjoyed a mild corrective bounce from its long-term support zone.
A Parade Of Bearish Candlesticks Confirm Resistance For Qualcomm
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Qualcomm is pushing against resistance for the fourth time in three months, with bearish candlesticks forming on each test.
A Portrait of General Electric as a 2B Test of Top
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A favorite technique for spotting potential market tops and bottoms appears as shares of General Electric test their June highs.
A Portrait of General Electric as a 2B Test of Top
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A favorite technique for spotting potential market tops and bottoms appears as shares of General Electric test their June highs.
A Quick Read of Fabrinet
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The chart of Fabrinet (FN) has not been an easy read. After reaching a high of 46.50 on October 5, 2016, it began to move lower, making a series of lower highs and lower lows, but a breakout to a new high of 47.50 on February 13, 2017, causes us to recon
A Rectangle & Fan Lines Show Alcoa Running Out of Steam
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Over the past two years most publicly traded companies have seen their equity price drop substantially. On the other hand Alcoa (AA) has survived and even thrived in hard times.
A Reliable Set Of Technical Indicators
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...With so many indicators to choose from, it often becomes difficult to identify a few that work well together. Here is one trader's set of favorite indicators
A Shooting Star For Bank Of America
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The primary momentum indicator should always be price. To measure true momentum in price, many technical traders turn to candlesticks to help predict market direction for both long- and short-term periods.
A Short-Term View Of Gold
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A number of Fibonacci levels are nearby that may affect the price of gold.
A Sign Of Spring
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The sage of Omaha reports to his shareholders.
A Statistical Analysis Of Qs
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...In this analysis I use statistical analysis to determine the overall trend of NASDAQ 100.
A Statistical Analysis Of Vertex Pharmaceuticals
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Before taking a position in this security it is important that I first look at its technical condition. In this analysis I use linear regression as the analysis tool to determine the overall trend of this pharmaceutical company and when to time my trade.
A Stock Market On The Verge Of Collapse
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...There are four basic analytical tools an analyst uses to measure the health of an individual stock or the stock market as a whole. One is price patterns, one is momentum, another is volume, and the final one is breadth. By using these four tools we can n
A Tale Of Two Investors
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Here are two investors with two very different ways of looking at how and why they invest the way they do.
A Tale Of Two Channels
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...What's this? "2004 rally dead in the water"?! Somebody forgot to tell the trend channels.
A Tale Of Two Equity Curves
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...When developing and testing various trading systems, learn to identify the most desirable kinds of equity curves.
A Tale Of Two Flags
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A large falling flag on the weekly chart and flat flag on the daily chart point to further upside for the Information Technology SPDR (XLK).
A Tale Of Two Indicators by Andrew Tomlinson
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Stocks & Commodities V. 22:10 (22-27): A Tale Of Two Indicators by Andrew Tomlinson What do you do when two apparently similar indicators give opposite signals? On July 6, 2004, I was feeling pretty pleased with myself. The stock market was falling and
A Tale Of Two Macro Market Valuation Indicators
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Stocks have continued to rally despite the calls for a correction from pundits. But how much more room have they got to run?
A Tale Of Two Options
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Finding it hard to make accurate directional calls in such a volatile market? Why not just consider selling short-term options that are beyond strong resistance barriers instead?
A Tale of Two Stock Markets
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...How to trade a stock market moving in two directions at the same time.
A Taste Of The Big MACD
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Indicators like the moving average convergence/divergence help you confirm signals and decrease risk when buying and selling securities. Invented by Gerald Appel in the 1970s, the MACD has become a staple in the world of technical analysis. Here's h
A Theory Of $20 Oil Or Lower
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...For a lasting economic turnaround, many hope for cheaper oil prices to act as a catalyst. Here is a plausible chart view to sustain the above notion.
A Trader's Weapons Of Value & Growth
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...For a trader, price and strategy are key components for successful trading when properly combined with both the value model and growth model approach to higher gains.
A Tug of War For BHP Billiton
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The stock is consolidating between support and resistance, so which way will prices break?
A View Of 2004 From The Inside
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...It was another great year for corporate insiders to cash in their company's stock, and they did so in a big way. It is important that the trader understand how insider signals work and under what conditions they generate the best results. Here&apo
A Whiff Of Deflation
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Are falling silver prices anticipating a deflationary shock?
A modification of Wilder's directional movement system by Thomas P. Drinka and Steven L. Kille
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A modification of Wilder's directional movement system by Thomas P. Drinka and Steven L. Kille In his New Concepts in Technical Trading Systems (Copyright 1978) J. Welles Wilder Jr. introduced his directional movement system with the following: ""Direc
A more conservative estimate of risk by Clifford J. Sherry, Ph.D.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A more conservative estimate of risk by Clifford J. Sherry, Ph.D. Risk is, or at least should be, of interest to all investors. One of the traditional measures of risk is the standard deviation of expected returns (that is, the spread of the expected re
A simple analogue of auto- and cross-correlation by Clifford J. Sherry
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A simple analogue of auto- and cross-correlation by Clifford J. Sherry If you trade commodities or stocks and if you expect to make a profit, you are making the tacit assumption that you can predict the future price of your commodity or stock. Traders
A simple variation of the moving average by Peter Aan
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A simple variation of the moving average by Peter Aan General description: The Moving Average Direction System is trend-following; always in the market. Originator: Peter Aan Advantages: Profits from most significant trends; entry technique eliminates
A thing of duty by Sara Nuss-Galles
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Duty or passion? In either direction there is poetry in work. By Sara Nuss-Galles; page 273.
ABBV'S Band of Resistance
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...AbbVie's (ABBV) stock got slammed after disappointing results on small cell lung cancer drug, Rova-T, test results. The drug was the lead product of Stemcentrix, the biotech company ABBV acquired back in 2016 for $5.8 billion. On Thursday, March 22,
AIV Gives Fresh Breakout Of Flag Formation
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Apartment Investment and Management Co. shows a strong profit potential.
AK Steel Dropping Like A Ton Of Lead
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...In a surprising selloff, after gapping lower at the open, AK Steel proceeded to shed another $2 per share before the session was over. Is this a portent of things to come?
ALTR: Relief Rally In The Midst Of A Larger Downtrend?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Shares of Altera fell by as much as 19% during its recent three-week slide; its latest rally looks to be of the bear market variety, with bigger declines ahead.
APO: Bucking The Tide In A Sea Of Red
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...When a fundamentally attractive stock rallies strongly on a day when the broad markets are tumbling, traders and investors should take notice.
AVP: A Change Of Channel
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Shares of Avon Products have been in a bear market for more than a year now, but signs of a reversal are appearing.
Affine Geometry Of The Markets by Viktor Likhovidov
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Affine Geometry Of The Markets by Viktor Likhovidov Think the market doesn't have a memory? Think again. bout five years ago, I came across an interesting article concerning the channeling behavior of market charts. I don't remember much about the arti
Aftermath Of The Bubble by Phil Abel
Agilent Showing Signs of a Bottom
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Agilent (A - NYSE) is on the move again but this time it looks to be heading upward.
Alex Saitta of Salomon Brothers by Thom Hartle
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Alex Saitta of Salomon Brothers by Thom Hartle Seasoned equity traders know that interest rates are a key force behind the direction of the stock market. The term ""interest rates,"" of course, is really a catch-all phrase for a group of markets that pr
Allstate : Early Warning of Cycle High?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Bearish divergences have begun to appear on Allstate Corp's daily chart; is the ten-month old rally nearing completion?
Allstate: Downtrend Out Of Control Or In Good Hands?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Down by 11% over the past 11 weeks, are shares of Allstate Corp. (ALL) preparing for an all-out rout or will key support levels soon contain its slide?
Amazing Parallels of 2015 and 2017
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...See why a mini stock market crash could happen in August 2017.
Amazon - A Harbinger of the Bear?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Amazon has been a high-flyer over the last twelve years but is it now telling us that the worst is over for it and tech stocks?
American Semiconductor Comes Out Of Consolidation
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...American Superconductor Corp. has finally emerged from long consolidation.
Amid The Gloom, Pockets Of Strength
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Amid The Gloom, Pockets Of Strength
An Applied Glimpse Of Gann
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Let's have some fun with astrology and the financial markets
An Autumn Of Infamy
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A catastrophic terrorist attack on the United States sets the stage for a not entirely unexpected stock market collapse.
An Elliott Wave Count Of The S&P 500
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The saying goes that one peek into the future is worth 1,000 finesses, so does our Elliott wave count give us that peek?
An End Of The Bull Run For DJIA?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged to a neckline support. Will the index ignore the pattern and surge higher or will it break down?
An Expert Of A System
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...In this sixth part of a seven-part series, we look at an expert trading system that color-codes candlesticks to simplify entry & exit decisions.
An Overview Of The TRIN
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The TRIN can help traders spot overbought and oversold market conditions.
Analysis Of A Winning Trade by Gary Smith
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Analysis Of A Winning Trade by Gary Smith Winning traders tend to have something in common in at least one way, and that is the ability to make rapid trading decisions based on all the factors that affect the market. Here, private trader Gary Smith reco
Analysis Of Price Change & Trend Direction
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Did you ever think that price change or movement within a trend can be described by the laws of mechanics of rigid body motion? It can, and here's a method that looks at it from that perspective
Anatomy Of A Breakdown (Part 1)
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...To successfully identify a break down as it begins to happen, it is essential to learn to look for signs of technical weakness on the chart.
Anatomy Of A Breakdown (Part 2)
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...There are many tools that the technician can use to help identify technical weakness on a price chart. Indicators used correctly can provide invaluable information.
Anatomy Of A Candlestick
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Take a closer look at this strong reversal pattern.
Anatomy Of A Low: Order Flow And Order Book Data Provide Insight
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...In this article, we examine the order flow and limit order book data in the WTI futures market that provides insight into the development of support for Thursday, March 7, 2019. Market structure and order flow provide insight into the actual transactiona
Anatomy Of A Stock Trade: MTD
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The study of price action is often misunderstood and poorly demonstrated. Here, a trade breakdown will dispel some of those myths and untruths.
Anatomy Of A Trade: The One That Got Away
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Have you ever traded with exceptionally bad timing? Here's one to ponder
Anatomy of a Stock Market Top
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Patterns from four stock market peaks could reveal the near future.
Anatomy of a Trade by JACK K. HUTSON
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Anatomy of a Trade by JACK K. HUTSON All you have to do to be successful is follow the advice you give to others. -- The Scottish Rite Torch. WEEDING OUT THE TRASH During a daily course of market review we produce a number of computer studies to suppl
Andrew Addison of the Addison Report by Thom Hartle
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...INTERVIEW Simplicity for Simplicity's Sake: Andrew Addison Of The Addison Report by Thom Hartle In this increasingly complicated world, it's a comfort to hear that indicators don't have to be complicated to work well, as Andrew Addison of The Addison Re
Andrew Lo And The Future of Technical Analysis by J. Gopalakrishnan & B. Faber
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Andrew Lo And The Future of Technical Analysis by J. Gopalakrishnan & B. Faber Andrew Lo, who is the Harris & Harris Group Professor of Finance at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's (MIT) Sloan School of Management and director of MIT's Laborat
Another Bite Of The Apple
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Apple watch has proved to be a no-no, so Apple has reduced its retail price and brought out a smaller iPhone. Is this the winner?
Another Look At Bank of America
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Is Bank of America getting its house in order? Is it a BUY at current levels?
Another Sign Of A Market Top?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...On February 15, my Traders.com Advantage article discussed the soaring S&P 500 and a falling VIX, which together with eurodollar futures and some other indicators pointed to a top in US stocks. Here is another reason for concern.
Apache Corp. Offers a Good Example of a Shakeout Pattern
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Apache Corp. (APA) broke a significant top in the $57.00 to $58.00 range last month. The positive relative strength and shakeout pattern indicated a further move to the upside.
Apache Corp. on the Verge of Breaking Out
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Apache Corp. looks to be completing a bullish triangle formation, indicating a potential break to the upside. However, I would wait for confirmation before jumping in.
Apple Stock Pushed Higher With News Of Steve Jobs' Health
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Apple Inc. is a stock to watch with news about Steve Jobs' health.
Apple: Intial Stages Of A Sizeable Correction?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...When a weekly and monthly cycle top at around the same time, expect a tradable correction to soon follow.
Appreciating The Risk Of Ruin by Nauzer J. Balsara
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Appreciating The Risk Of Ruin by Nauzer J. Balsara Traders focus on developing trading rules and systems that identify market entry and exit points. A factor that is often overlooked is the percentage of trading capital available that is risked on trade
April: A Month Of Renewal For the SPX?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Statistically, April is one of the best-performing months for the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA). It could serve as a springboard for the market to break higher, and it could also take one stock, Carriage Services, even higher than the 75% return it
Are Office Supplies, The Paper Kind, An Indicator Of A Recovery?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...History has shown that when a stock market enters a recovery phase, more paper is used. The reason is simple; invoices, and writing on those invoices, use ink, pens, pencils and other such office supplies, and when that company uses recycled materials, t
Asoka Selvarajah Of Rabobank International by Thom Hartle
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Asoka Selvarajah Of Rabobank International by Thom Hartle According to Asoka Selvarajah, markets do make sense ultimately, but not in a way that most people imagine. To understand the markets, according to Selvarajah, requires a dash of Pythagorean theo
Austria I-Share Leaves Behind Clouds Of Uncertainty
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After long volatile sessions in earlier months, EWO finally breaks through the hurdles and creates good trading conditions.
Balance Of Market Power by Igor Livshin
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Balance Of Market Power by Igor Livshin Who's in charge, bulls or bears? It doesn't take higher-order math to get a good reading. The balance of market power (BMP) indicator measures the strength of the bulls vs. the bears by assessing the ability of e
Balance of Market Power (Part I of III)
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...What is this indicator? Does it work? Something new or just a different look at what you might have already observed?
Balance of Market Power (Part I of III)
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...What is this indicator? Does it work? Something new or just a different look at what you might have already observed?
Balance of Market Power (Part II of III)
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...What is this indicator? Does it work? Something new or just a different look at what you might have already observed?
Balance of Market Power (Part II of III)
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...What is this indicator? Does it work? Something new or just a different look at what you might have already observed?
Balance of Market Power (Part III of III)
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...What is this indicator? Does it work? Something new or just a different look at what you might have already observed?
Balance of Market Power (Part III of III)
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...What is this indicator? Does it work? Something new or just a different look at what you might have already observed?
Band Of The Handheld PCs
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...You can take notes! You can play games! You can access the Internet! You can get your E-mail -- and you can even be fashionable as you do it all. The newest offerings represent the bargains, best buys, and things to come in the growing market for handhel
Bank Of America
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Yellen: Europe held back by problems in its banking center.
Bank Of America
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Are bank shares worth a buy now?
Bank Of America Bullish Continuation Possible?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Up by more than 45% over the past six months, shares of Bank of America may be setting up for yet another surge higher into December 2012.
Bank of America Charges To Resistance
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Despite an impressive surge over the last two weeks, Bank of America remains in a downtrend overall with resistance close at hand.
Bank of America's New 52-Week High
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The bulls kick off 2013 with a powerful rally, with shares of Bank of America leading the charge higher.
Battle of Bulls vs. Bears
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Lessons from warfare that can improve your trading ability.
Be Aware Of Pin Risk
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...If you're a futures or option trader, this is one risk you should be aware of. Find out how to manage your positions to lessen the possibility of pin risk
Be Ready For The End Of The Recession
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...With economists now predicting that the recession should be brief and shallow, traders may want to consider relative strength strategies to be ready to profit from the recovery.
Bear-Baiting & The Dogs Of The Dow
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Investing in high-yield, low-priced Dow stocks has been a winning game for years -- with the emphasis on "has been."
Bearish Breakout Of DJIA
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The descending rally of DJIA has breached major intermediate support. Will the index regain its previous levels?
Beat The Dow With The Dogs Of The Dow
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Want to know how you can beat one of the broader market indexes? Here's a strategy you can follow.
Behavior of the Standard & Poor's 500 Stock Index by Cliff Sherry, Ph.D.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Behavior of the Standard & Poor's 500 Stock Index by Cliff Sherry, Ph.D. Is it stationary, random or independent? Editor's note: In preparing for magazine publication, this article has been heavily condensed. Some insights that were peripheral to the S
Berkshire Hathaway As One Of History's Biggest Winners
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Warren Buffett has built great wealth for himself and his investors with a buy & hold philosophy, and traders would be hard-pressed to keep up.
Best Of Funds, Worst Of Funds
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Not much has changed in the world of sector fund relative strength over the past few months; transportation stocks are still outperforming even as energy-related shares continue to languish.
Best Of Funds, Worst Of Funds
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Not much has changed in the world of sector fund relative strength over the past few months; transportation stocks are still outperforming even as energy-related shares continue to languish.
Between The Lines Of Rectangle Patterns
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...It’s an area of indecision -- are the bulls in control or bears?
Beware of Microsoft
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Goliath looking weak next to David.
Biotech ETFs: A Slice Of Medical Science
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Are you interested in learning more about using exchange traded funds (ETFs) in your trading? Leslie N. Masonson, an active ETF trader, is president of Cash Management Resources, a financial consulting firm that focuses on ETF strategies. He is the autho
Biotechs Ready To Break Out Of Consolidation
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Biotechs are a key part of the Nasdaq index. The Nasdaq has broken out of its consolidation and its strength will naturally rub off on those constituent sectors that were also consolidating. The biotech index is one such sector and new 52 week highs ar
Birth of a Crude Oil Bull Market?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Evidence from all four market dimensions imply a bull market has begun for Crude Oil.
Boeing - King Of All Stocks
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Learn why this aerospace & defense company is a key stock market indicator.
Bollinger Bands (Part I of IV)
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Bollinger bands are one of the most successful indicators available today.
Bollinger Bands (Part II of IV)
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Bollinger bands are one of the most successful indicators available today.
Bollinger Bands (Part III of IV)
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Bollinger bands are one of the most successful indicators available today.
Bollinger Bands (Part IV of IV)
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Bollinger bands are one of the most successful indicators available today.
Boosting Rates Of Return With Noncorrelated Systems by Richard L. Weissman
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Boosting Rates Of Return With Noncorrelated Systems by Richard L. Weissman Here's how adding noncorrelated assets within a trading system and combining noncorrelated systems can help your trading. Mechanical trading systems offer traders and risk manag
Boston Scientific: Early Hint Of Distribution?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Up by 150% since November 2012, shares of Boston Scientific may now be giving advance warning of "smart money" distribution.
Breadth Of Fresh Air by Gregory L. Morris
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Stocks & Commodities V. 23:12 (36-41): Breadth Of Fresh Air by Gregory L. Morris The significance of the levels of the McClellan summation index can help improve your trading results. I was writing my second book, The Complete Guide To Market Breadth I
Breakdown Of Verizon
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Verizon Communications is unable to sustain its new high.
Breaking Out Of Price Channels by Gerald Marisch
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Breaking Out Of Price Channels by Gerald Marisch Here's a technique based on Tushar Chande's variable-length moving average. The indicator is more responsive to market price movements than a conventional simple or exponential moving average and can be u
Breaking Out Of The Trading Range by John Sweeney
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Breaking Out Of The Trading Range by John Sweeney Some blessed day, after being mired in a trading range for two years, your market is going to finally go into a trend. You must be there when it does, not trading something else or, worse, ignoring it fr
Breakout Of Health Care Index
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After two years, the Health Care Provider Index has entered a fresh intermediate uptrend. The confirmed triangular breakout would polish the bullish path for the index.
Bullish Percent is a Good Barometer of the Market
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The bullish percent is the percentage of stocks that are on buy signals at any given point in time. By watching for certain patterns, investors can interpret what type of market - bull or bear - we are in before it is too late.
Bullish Rally Of CW Halts?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Curtiss Wright Corp. is showing signs of trend reversal possibilities while heading towards its previous high.
Bullish Rally Of XLY
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Consumer Discretionary Select Sector is undergoing a healthy bullish rally. The outlook is likely to remain positive.
Buying Strength In A Time Of Weakness
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Is the SPX faltering and weakness setting in? If it is, now may be the time to identify strength to spot tomorrow's new stock leaders.
CAN SLIM II: The Gold At The End Of The Rainbow
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Now that you have the CAN, try rearranging your alphabet.
CLDX: Plenty Of Warning Before The Plunge
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Up by nearly 450% in 17 months - prior to today's plunge -shares of Celldex Therapeutics had given prior warning that its latest parabolic rise was unsustainable.
CORNERSTONE OF TECHNICAL ANALYSIS: The Dow Theory by Timothy A. Maguire
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...CORNERSTONE OF TECHNICAL ANALYSIS: The Dow Theory by Timothy A. Maguire ""The necessity of the times, more than ever, calls for our utmost circumspection, deliberation, fortitude, and perseverance."" (Samuel Adams, 1771) Historical Perspective Charles
CTL: Evaluation Of Channel Breakouts
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Certain channel breakout setups are more desirable than others; here's a quick tutorial to help you spot the higher probability opportunities.
Cabela's Inc. Breaks Out Of Symmetrical Triangle
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...CAB reached its previous high by moving out of the symmetrical triangle it had been in.
Calculating Interest With the Rule of 72 by Raymond Rothschild
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Calculating Interest With the Rule of 72 by Raymond Rothschild Despite the convenience these days of computers, business calculators and the like, it is often desirable to perform some calculations either mentally or using pencil and paper. After all, o
Calculating Relative Strength Of Stocks by Robert L. Hand Jr.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Calculating Relative Strength Of Stocks by Robert L. Hand Jr. Heavy on consumer stocks? You may want to rethink your strategy and make some adjustments to your portfolio. Robert Hand addresses the shift of leadership early this year from consumer stocks
Can Bank Of America Crack Down Further?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Bank of America has formed two reversal patterns that can lead to a serious correction.
Can Financials Provide Warning Of A Market Top?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...In past market tops, the financial sector has turned down first. It happened in the October 1987 meltdown and again at the 2000 top. So how has the financial sector been doing lately?
Candlesticks And The Method Of 3 by Gary S. Wagner and Bradley L. Matheny
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Candlesticks And The Method Of 3 by Gary S. Wagner and Bradley L. Matheny Various uses of the number three, a number of importance in Japanese culture as well as Western culture, can be seen prominently throughout candlestick technique and particularly
Capitulation Confirmed With Massive Wave Of S&P 500 Component Buy Signals
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The bear market reversal in the S&P 500 appears to have some staying power. More than 40% of this index's component stocks flashed a buy signal over the past two sessions.
Cassandra Toroian Of Financialmuse.com
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Cassandra Toroian is president and chief executive officer of Financialmuse.com, an online bank, brokerage, and educational resource designed for women. She developed the idea for Financialmuse.com after recognizing that women need to learn more about fi
Charles D. Kirkpatrick II of Kirkpatrick & Co. by Thom Hartle
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Interview: Charles D. Kirkpatrick II of Kirkpatrick & Co. by Thom Hartle Charles Kirkpatrick II is not only a market researcher and money manager, but he also holds the distinction of being the first recipient of the Charles H. Dow Award for technical a
Charles Rinaldi Of Strong Capital Management
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Charles Rinaldi joined Strong Capital Management, Inc., in November 1997 as the head of the firm's small-cap value equity product. Previously, he was senior vice president and portfolio manager at Mutual of America Capital Management Corp. from Nove
Charles White Of Tucson Asset Management by Thom Hartle
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Charles White Of Tucson Asset Management by Thom Hartle Charles White's career has ranged broadly from fixed-income portfolio manager to Commodity Trading Advisor. Today, as one of the three principals of Tucson Asset Management, White is doing it all a
Charter Communications Inc. And The Golden Touch Of Paul Allen
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Although Paul Allen is majority stock holder in this company, it still has experienced significant losses in its stock value. Is it now on the rebound? A breakout from a triangle formation gives shareholders some hope.
Charting the universe of funds by Technical Analysis, Inc.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Charting the universe of funds by Technical Analysis, Inc. FUNDGRAF Parsons Software 118 Woodshire Drive Parkersburg, West Virginia, 26101 (304) 424-5191 Price: $100 Computer: IBM PC and compatibles So wide-spread is today's speculative impulse that ""
Checking Out Bank Of America
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The rule is, when everyone is buying, it is time to sell.
Cisco Systems Running Out Of Fuel?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Shares of Cisco Systems have enjoyed a solid rally for the past five weeks, but the rally appears to be treading on thin ice.
Citigroup — The Beginning Of The Beginning?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Is a buy signal given by Citigroup the start of a recovery for financial institutions?
Citigroup Maintains Uptrend, Breaks Out Of Consolidation
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Markets are actually in sharp up or downtrends only 30% of the time. Seventy percent of the time, they are either in weak trends or "choppy," moving in a sideways consolidation. The US market seems to be going through a weak trending phase and
Clue Hunting Through Commitment Of Traders' Data
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Like any indicator, Commitment of Traders (COT) data has its followers. For those who know how to read between the lines, there is always an interesting story to be had.
Coca Cola Has Plenty Of Fizz Left In Bull Run
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Shares of Coca-Cola are surging higher yet again.
Commitment Of Traders Report Turns Bullish
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Commercial traders have turned bullish on the S&P 500.
Commitment Of Traders Report: Demystified by Jason Braswell
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Stocks & Commodities V. 23:8 (22-23, 28-31): Commitment Of Traders Report: Demystified by Jason Braswell Debunking the myths about the COT, its traders, and their markets can help you build indicators for your own trades. Most traders know that the Com
Commitments of Traders as a sentiment indicator By Stephen E. Briese
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Commitments of Traders as a sentiment indicator By Stephen E. Briese In the past, conventional market sentiment indicators have been criticized for deficiencies such as the delay involved in reading market letters, weighing their content, estimating the
Commodity Spreading: An Art of Price Differentials by DR. BASIL VENITIS
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Commodity Spreading: An Art of Price Differentials by DR. BASIL VENITIS A Commodity Spread or Straddle is a combination of a long position and a short position in related commodity futures. It is a sort of arbitrage between futures. (The same way hedgin
CompuDyne Corporation Breaks Out Of An Ascending Triangle
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Ascending triangles are different from other triangles. They give an indication of the direction of their breakout before the event. An ascending triangle breakout on heavy volume is a good reason to be long on a stock and CompuDyne Corporation's c
Concho: The New King Of The Oil Patch
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Concho Resources, Inc. is setting up shop in a major oil shale reservoir. Is it time to buy its stock?
Confessions of a Speculator: Why Losses Occur by JESSE H. THOMPSON/Technical Analysis staff writer
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Confessions of a Speculator: Why Losses Occur by JESSE H. THOMPSON/ Technical Analysis staff writer ""The Markets"", whether envisioned as the stock markets, the futures markets or any of the myriad forms and reflections of price activity, are all somew
Confessions of a technical heretic by Grant Noble
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Confessions of a technical heretic by Grant Noble Recently, I chatted with someone who runs a fairly well-known advisory service. He mentioned that one client tested more than 700 computerized systems and came to the conclusion that some worked well in
Confluence of Technical Indicators = Opportunity
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Confluence of non-correlated indicators suggest high-probability, low-risk trading opportunities. With CNET, there is bullish confluence of volume, price action, and MACD divergence.
Consolidation Of HSBC
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...While going through a long-term consolidation period, HSBC maintained bullish sentiments by developing an interesting pattern and support levels.
Convergence Of Bullish Signals In HCLP
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...HCLP has been on the rise but has recently stalled so is it time to exit or go long? The answer may surprise you.
Convergence of Price and Time
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The S&P 500 reaches major price resistance on a cycle turn date.
Correction Phase Of Utility Average Ends
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Dow Jones Utility Average severely lost bullish strength in the past correction. The charts suggest that a gaining season for the index is under way.
Correlations of common stock indicators by Frank Tarkany
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Correlations of common stock indicators by Frank Tarkany Not surprisingly, it turns out that certain stock indicators are highly correlated with each other and with the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA). There appear to be short but usable lags betwee
Could Transports Climb A Wall Of Worry?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...With the news dominated by airlines entering bankruptcy and oil stubbornly clinging to record levels, this may be a good time for contrarians to look at transportation stocks.
Crude's Cracked Wall Of Worry
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Does the Katrina spike spell the end of crude's crazy rally?
Cup (Of Sugar) With Handle
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The year-to-date consolidation in sugar futures could be hinting at more historic highs to come.
Cycle Analysis: A comparison of the Fourier and Maximum Entropy methods by John F. Ehler
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Cycle Analysis: A comparison of the Fourier and Maximum Entropy methods by John F. Ehler The motivation for reducing price history to a mathematical expression is clear. If we can describe the prices mathematically, we have the means to extend the equat
Cyclical analysis of stock prices with astrology by Robert S. Kimball
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Cyclical analysis of stock prices with astrology by Robert S. Kimball Over the past four years I have participated in a research project that has sought to test the validity of a rather controversial and unorthodox approach to cyclical analysis. The pri
DFS And A Reversal Of Fortunes?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Some market reversal situations inspire more confidence than others, and this just may be one of them.
DMI Says Lack of Power to Stall Golds
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...My favorite trend strength indicator, DMI (directional movement indicator), says gold price and the gold index do not have enough power in the short-term so expect a move down.
David Vomund And The World Of Exchange Traded Products
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...David Vomund is the president of Vomund Investment Management, an investment advisory company that specializes in managing exchange traded fund (ETF) portfolios. While other advisory firms are only now discovering ETFs, Vomund's firm has an exceptional n
Dawn of the Bear Market?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Deep retracements of stock indices could be the start of a larger decline.
Death To The Death Of The Dollar
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A massive, two-year head & shoulders bottom suggests an upside surprise for dollar bears.
Death of a Bull Market?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...How to trade US stocks at the beginning of 2019.
Debugging and the virtues of experimentation Part 6 by Jim Summers, Ph.D.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Debugging and the virtues of experimentation Part 6 by Jim Summers, Ph.D. In last month's column we discussed the use of {Put} and @Index(...) menu commands in Lotus 1-2-3. These can increase significantly program speed by avoiding cursor movement and r
December Coffee: A Case of False Breakout
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After spending the past two months trading in a range between 78 and 85, December coffee experienced a brief upside breakout that led to a dramatic reversal and new 52-week lows.
December Corn's 2B Test of Top
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...As the CRB Index heads toward resistance, the grains struggle to keep their bull markets alive.
December Crude Oil Showing Signs of Recovery
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...December crude oil has been in a downward spiral for the last month-and-a-half. Though the contract failed to confirm a bottom last week, there were some positive technical developments on Monday.
Deeds of Trust
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...With the stock market losing some of its appeal, real estate investment is worth a fresh look.
Degree Of Complexity
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...When designing trading systems, it's easy to keep adding parameters or filters. But does the system perform better when it's more complex? Here's how you can keep your system efficient and only add more when it's necessary.
Dell Testing Another Layer Of Support
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...One area of key support has already been taken out. Can Dell hold the next line?
Demand May Overwhelm Supply of Deluxe
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Multiple indicators point to higher prices for Deluxe.
Developing a personal trading style The Wyckoff method of trading Part 14 by Jack K. Hutson
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Developing a personal trading style The Wyckoff method of trading Part 14 by Jack K. Hutson Trading the stock market with the Wyckoff Method is as much a test of personality and personal perseverance as it is a test of analytic education. Wyckoff was st
Diary Of A Strangle by Charles Steiner
Did Gap Really Fall Because Of Cotton Prices?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The announcement from Gap may reveal more about the economy than the company.
Dividends And The Risk Of Early Option Assignment
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Selling calls on stocks always presents a risk of early assignment when the calls are in-the-money. Stocks that have dividends present an even greater assignment risk when they are in-the-money and when the extrinsic value is low. Here is what you should
Dogs Of The Dow: Mid-Season Review
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...How are the Dogs doing halfway through the year?
Don't Ditch The Dogs Of The Dow
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...With just one modification, you can create a reliable variation of a money maker.
Don't Underestimate The Power Of The VIX
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The recent runup in the stock market since the March lows still has the bulls giddy. But their bearish cohorts can make a pretty persuasive argument for a summer selloff in the stock market. Over the past couple of months, the S&P 500 has been busy c
Dow Mini: Retest Of Support Likely
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Dow Jones Industrial Average gets closer to support levels as negative news affects investor attitudes.
Dow Reaches Its Moment Of Truth
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The recent recovery in the Dow Industrials is quite impressive, but this key market barometer is not out of the woods just yet.
Dow Theory Principle Of Confirmation
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Recently, the Dow transports reaffirmed the rising intermediate trend on the Dow industrials by making a new closing high. Even though the market is looking toppy at these levels, the intermediate trend has yet to be reversed based on the principles of c
Dow Trading Strategies, Three Types Of Trends To Trade
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Dow Jones Industrial Average offers exciting opportunities for traders, but only if you understand the three types of trends that are common to this market.
Dow Transports Warn Of Reversal
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...This statistical analysis shows that the Dow Jones Transportation Average warns of a possible reversal in trend from up to down.
Dundee Precious Metals Inc. And The ABCs of Elliott Wave
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Precious metals: To buy or not to buy -- that is the question. A look at this chart may give you the answer.
EBF Shows Strength Of Candlestick Formations
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The candlestick pattern, whether based on one bar or as a group of bars, provides technical insight into a specific stock, index, or exchange traded fund (ETF).
Early Sign Of Lower Oil Prices?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A company supporting offshore drilling is breaking down, possibly signaling that lower oil prices lie ahead.
Ease of Movement
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Ease of Movement
Ease of Movement
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Buy when it is easier to buy, and sell when it is easier to sell.
Ease of movement by Richard W. Arms Jr.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Ease of movement by Richard W. Arms Jr. On occasion it seems as though a stock or commodity must have discovered anti-gravity. It moves upward with little effort. Such a move is characterized by increasing volume but similarly increasing price spread on
EchoStar Breaks Out Of An Ascending Triangle
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A breakout of an ascending triangle on good volume gives good reason to be long this stock.
Ed Seykota Of Technical Tools by Thom Hartle
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Ed Seykota Of Technical Tools by Thom Hartle Ed Seykota, whose thoughts and insights were chronicled in Jack Schwager's book Market Wizards, has been involved with trading commodities since the late 1960s. According to Market Wizards, Seykota's ""model
Edwin LeFevre: Man Of Mystery
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Who was this man, whose work is so well known but who himself is not?
Effect Of Evening Doji Star
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...An interesting reversal candlestick pattern was formed on the weekly chart of Microsoft, plunging the stock back to its lows.
Effects Of Volatility On Trading
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Can trading results be similar to those of roulette betting? Find out here.
Election 2004: A Tale Of Two Tops
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The nine-month trading range of 2004 resembles a similarly extended trading range from 2000.
Elements of charting Wyckoff method of trading stocks part 2 by Jack K. Hutson
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Elements of charting Wyckoff method of trading stocks part 2 by Jack K. Hutson The second of a series which presents the Richard D. Wyckoff method of trading stocks. In this article, the different types of charts upon which the Wyckoff method is based a
Elements of charting Wyckoff method of trading stocks part 2 by Jack K. Hutson
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Elements of charting Wyckoff method of trading stocks part 2 by Jack K. Hutson The second of a series which presents the Richard D. Wyckoff method of trading stocks. In this article, the different types of charts upon which the Wyckoff method is based a
Elizabeth Marbach of Rodman & Renshaw by Thom Hartle
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Elizabeth Marbach of Rodman & Renshaw by Thom Hartle Elizabeth Marbach, first vice president and broker/analyst in the financial futures group for Rodman & Renshaw, started out in the early 1980s down in the Treasury bill trading pit on the Chicago Merc
Elliott Wave Analysis Of $SPX
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...What does a review of current Elliott wave counts reveal? A short-term buy, but what else?
Emini S&P Toward The End Of The Rally
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Prices are consolidating close to recent highs.
End Of Bond Days
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The "salad days" are over for bonds, PIMCO bond guru Bill Gross says. If that's true, then what can investors and traders anticipate in the way of an entree?
End Of Day Trading With Double Bottoms
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...On February 19, Traders.com published my article on the trading strategy "Buying At The Bottom." Below is a chart showing how to trade both long and short using this strategy.
End of Day Trading Using the Red Green Trading Strategy
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...In previous articles I have written about the JM investment strategy, and the R/G trading strategy. This article shows how to analyze the market and find a stock to trade short-term using the R/G strategy.
Entropic Analysis Of Equity Prices by Ron McEwan
Essentials Of Technical Analysis by Larry Swing
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Stocks & Commodities V. 23:13 (62-64): Essentials Of Technical Analysis by Larry Swing Technical analysis doesn't have to be complex. Here's a reminder to keep it simple. We have a hard time making fast decisions with complicated information. That is w
Estimating The Fractal Dimension Of Stock Prices
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Are markets completely random and unpredictable, or are they partially predictable? Here, we explore how the fractal dimension (or the related Hurst exponent) of a stock or index price series can help answer this question
Euro Index Hits A Milestone, Warning Of A Possible US Market Turn
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A Euro Index bounce could reflect the US Dollar Index and the major US indexes topping.
Evaluation Of Stocks, ETFs, And Funds
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...In times of price volatility and diverging political and financial theories on world markets, how will independent traders survive? Find out how one trader navigates the markets with a daily evaluation method.
Evolution of a Timing Model by Nelson Freeburg
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Evolution of a Timing Model by Nelson Freeburg How does a trading model evolve? Formula Research newsletter publisher Nelson Freeburg discusses the evolution of a trading model and explains such concepts as out-of-sample testing, parameter sensitivity t
Exelixis, Inc. Breaking Out Of Ascending Triangle
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Exelixis, Inc. (EXEL) has been rising in an ascending triangle since October 2002, and is just beginning its breakout on strong volume.
Exorcise fear of a depression by Charles Bebber
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Exorcise fear of a depression by Charles Bebber Not surprisingly, economic reports in the weeks following the stock market's Black Monday bristled with references to pessimism, alarm and failure of confidence. Contemporary economic thought has long take
Exploring the Science of Technical Analysis: Thomas R. DeMark by Thom Hartle
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Interview: Thomas R. DeMark by Thom Hartle Thomas R. DeMark has been called ""the ultimate indicator and systems guy"" with the publication of his well-received book, The New Science of Technical Analysis. Who is he and what has he done that deserves su
Exponentially Smoothing The Daily Number of Declines
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Exponentially Smoothing The Daily Number of Declines This article presents an indicator that is the one-day rate of change of a triple exponential smoothing of the daily number of declines, an oscillator similar to TRIX (covered by Jack Hutson in the e
Extremes Analysis Of Interest Rates And Stock by Mark C. Snead
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Extremes Analysis Of Interest Rates And Stock by Mark C. Snead This former investment broker explains the relationship between declining interest rates and the lagged effect on the stock market. Interest rate changes exert a powerful influence on stoc
Exxon Running Out Of Gas?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Ever since 2002, Exxon's share price has been consistently moving higher and higher. Does Exxon have the energy to continue higher, or is it running out of gas?
ExxonMobil Runs Out Of Gas
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Statistical analysis shows that the bull market in ExxonMobil has run its course and a new bear market has begun.
FEIC Gives Gap Breakout Of Falling Wedge
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A breakaway gap from a particular pattern reinforces the gap and the continuation of trend. FEI Co. is heading toward the target of $41.
Failure Of A Bottoming Out Pattern In Peoplesoft Inc.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Peoplesoft Inc. was forming a head and shoulders pattern on the weekly chart, indicating a bottom formation. But the pattern seems to be failing as prices refuse to cross the neckline.
Fallacy Of Adjusting Stop Loss To Breakeven
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Tightening the stop loss is a key risk management concept, but moving it to breakeven for no technical reason invites subjectivity in your decision-making, potentially preventing yourself from making a profit.
Fear of Regret
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The fear of regret is a cognitive bias that involves both judgment and emotion. We feel pain for having made a decision that results in a loss. Sometimes, the anticipation of that pain is so strong that it causes us to act in ways which might otherwise
Fear of Success by Ari Kiev, MD
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Fear Of Success by Ari Kiev, MD This psychiatrist, who teaches strategies for successful trading, discusses the identification and management of the fear of success. Success takes conscious commitment to a future result without any certainty or guarant
Fears of the trader by Ron Jaenisch
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Fears of the trader by Ron Jaenisch In order to eliminate fear from trading it may be useful to have an understanding of what it is and how we generate it. Fear is actually a form of excitement and the only physiological difference between fear and exci
Fibonacci Rules To Get Ahead Of The Trend
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Getting a feel for when market trends begin and end is a great skill to have. Gain some insight into market price moves using Fibonacci rules.
Fifth Of A Fifth?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Has the S&P 500 just begun its last surge higher?
Finding Value Statistically: Geraldine Weiss of Investment Quality Trends by Thom Hartle
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Interview: Geraldine Weiss of Investment Quality Trends by Thom Hartle Have you ever wondered about how to find real value in the markets? Well, this may be the solution to your problem. Geraldine Weiss started the Investment Quality Trends newsletter i
First Citizen Of Technical Analysis: Arthur Merrill by Thom Hartle
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...First Citizen Of Technical Analysis: Arthur Merrill by Thom Hartle Arthur A. Merrill, currently of Merrill Analysis and Analysis Press and previously of Technical Trends, drew his first bar chart in 1930. His first, earliest calculations were made on sl
First Energy Near Back Of Relative Strength Pack
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...No matter if a reversal in the S&P 500 was a fluke. Tracking the weakest stocks in this index may alert you to potential shorting opportunities.
Fiserve Has A Mind Of Its Own
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...While the Nasdaq wallows near its lows for the year, Fiserve (FSIV) is breaking resistance barriers on good volume.
Flextronics International's Rising Wedge of Worry
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Flextronics (FLEX) has been dropping for some time and this trend will not change. In fact, the future looks quite gloomy for this chart.
For Bank Of America, Cycles Warn Of Near-Term High
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Shares of Bank of America continue to trend higher, but two key price cycles are warning of a near-term reversal.
For Bank Of America, Cycles Warn Of Near-Term High
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Shares of Bank of America continue to trend higher, but two key price cycles are warning of a near-term reversal.
For PCLN, End Of The Line For Current Rally?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Shares of Priceline.com have enjoyed an epic runup in price over the past few months. Is the current decline a buying opportunity or the start of a major trend reversal?
Ford Motor Exhaustion Gap Warns Of Decline
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Ford Motor shares have enjoyed a strong rally since summer 2012, but its new exhaustion gap pattern is warning of a possible reversal soon.
Ford, The Survivor Of An American Industry
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...This company is the sole survivor of the US auto industry, and the charts show it.
Forecasting the HIGH of a Cycle
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Forecasting the date for a cycle low is relatively easy as I have shown in my two previous articles, "Cycles and the S&P 500 Index" (12/13/02), and "Nasdaq and Cycles" (12/16/02), but forecasting a cycle high can be difficult. Her
Forex Focus: Determining The End Of The Trend by Jody Samuels
Forex Focus: Making Sense Of Currency Movements by Grace Cheng
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Forex Focus: Making Sense Of Currency Movements by Grace Cheng With currency movements so randomized, how could you possibly know when to enter and exit trades? One of the most frequently asked questions among forex traders is certainly this: What on e
Forex Focus: Surviving The Trappings Of Trends by Cornelius Luca
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Forex Focus: Surviving The Trappings Of Trends by Cornelius Luca Faced with a choppy trend? Here's how to analyze a trend and identify some realistic opportunities. AH! the dream and promise of trends! Traders rightfully seek and try to follow them. Ho
Four Lessons From Three Decades Of Trading
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...If you had the opportunity, why not learn a thing or two from those who have already figured out what works and what doesn't? Here's a chance to soak up some wisdoms as one trader shares lessons he learned as he traveled along his 30-year trading journey
Four Measures Of Market Volatility by Frederic Ruffy
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Four Measures Of Market Volatility by Frederic Ruffy How do you read the CBOE's new measures of volatility? Find out here. The CBOE volatility index (VIX) was last modified in September 2003. The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) reconstructed the
Four Signs Of A Market Breakdown
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Market breakdowns occur as fast as you can blink, but if you know the signs of a breakdown, you can emerge a winner.
Four Types Of Trading Volume To Use For Higher Gains
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Technicians use price action to dictate their trading decisions, but that is a waste of time if you don't understand how to use volume, the fuel for price movement, to trade well.
Fourier Series Model Of The Market
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Traders are aware that cyclical activity can be observed in market data. Here's a way to use a Fourier series indicator to model the market and describe cyclic market activity so you can develop realistic trading strategy rules for swing trades
Frank Gretz of Shields & Company by Thom Hartle
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Frank Gretz of Shields & Company by Thom Hartle Frank Gretz wears many hats for Shields & Company - technician, broker, money manager and market letter writer (not to mention appearing on CNBC in his capacity as a technical analyst) - but he also undert
Fresh Breakout Of Merck
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Merck Inc. is likely to surge into a long-term bullish zone.
Fritz Meyer Of Invesco
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Fritz Meyer, the lead manager for the Growth and Income fund (IVGIX), joined Invesco Funds Group in February 1996. The Growth and Income fund seeks high total return from capital appreciation and current income by focusing on large-capitalization stocks,
Frontier Oil - A Classic Example of Broken Support Turned Resistance
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Frontier Oil broke a spread quintuple bottom in the $14.50 to $15.00 range back in July. Since then, this area of broken support has acted as stiff resistance for the stock.
FuelCell Energy Showing Signs Of Bottoming Out
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A break of short-term resistance last week may have confirmed a bottom reversal in FuelCell Energy.
Fun With Numbers - The Joys Of Compounding
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Ever wondered how much you would make in a year if you were able to sustain an average daily return?
Fund Of Funds
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Here's one way to diversify your investments and preserve your capital.
Further Analysis of Triple Exponential Smoothing by ANTHONY WARREN, Ph.D./Technical Analysis staff w
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Further Analysis of Triple Exponential Smoothing by ANTHONY WARREN, Ph.D./Technical Analysis staff writer In the July issue of Technical Analysis, J. Hutson presented a method of using triple exponential smoothing (TRIX) as a trading oscillator and supp
Gail Dudack Of S.G. Warburg by Thom Hartle
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Gail Dudack Of S.G. Warburg by Thom Hartle S.G. Warburg senior vice president, head of market strategy and technical analyst Gail Dudack, C.M.T., is no newcomer to technical analysis or the world of Wall Street; she began her career at Pershing & Co. (n
Gann And Fibonacci (Part III of III)
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Gann's basic swing pattern theories have been used by other traders. Here are a few examples of how they were applied.
Gann And Fibonnacci (Part I of III)
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...One enigma remains elusive and another less so.
Gann And Fibonnacci (Part II of III)
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...One enigma remains elusive and another less so.
Gann's Square Of Nine
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Whether you call it Gann's square of nine or something else, it holds secrets to the greatest mystery in mathematics -- the distribution of prime numbers.
Gathering Signs of Trouble?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...There have been a number of signs that markets are weakening. Here are some new ones.
Ghost Of Bull Market Past
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Analogy with 1987 bull market implies US stocks could rally until August 2019. The S&P 500 (SPX) rally from December 26, 2018 to May 1, 2019 resembles the SPX December 31, 1986 to April 7, 1987 ascent. If the analogy continues, the SPX could reach 3
Going Up: The Triangle Of Research Frontiers
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After reaching a high of 40 at the beginning of 2000, Research Frontiers trended to a low of 11.25 by March 2001. Since then, the stock has almost tripled and there may be more upside to come.
Gold Falling Like A Ton Of Lead
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Despite a modest relief rally, gold has resumed its major monthly cyclical downtrend. At what support level might this metal finally bottom out?
Gold Rally Cools Amid Impressive Resilience Of Stock Markets
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Gold goes in consolidation mode after recent sharp gains as investors await direction from stock markets and central banks, with the coronavirus lockdown measures easing a little in a few places.
Gold's Monthly Chart Warns Of More Downside
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Gold ran up from $681 to more than $1,423 in a little more than two years; after hitting previously forecast resistance levels, the gold futures market is beginning to turn lower. Where are the critical long-term support areas that traders and investors
Greg McBride Of Bankrate.com
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Bankrate.com financial analyst Greg McBride provides analysis and commentary on banking and consumer finance trends. A member of the research department of Bankrate.com, he has hands-on access to nationwide research on 100 products from 130 markets, cove
H&R Block Showing Positive Signs Of Reversal
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Plenty of divergences are pointing toward an upswing.
HAL Breaking Higher After Test Of Support
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Building upon a steadily rising period of accumulation, Halliburton appears ready to move higher after a favorable test of support.
Hain Celestial Comes Out Of Falling Wedge, Heads Up?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Hain Celestial Group breaks out of a falling wedge formation. Is it heading up?
Harnessing The (Mis)Behavior Of Markets by Rick Martinelli
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Stocks & Commodities V. 24:6 (21-30): Harnessing The (Mis)Behavior Of Markets by Rick Martinelli Do market prices vary due to large numbers of random effects such as the whims of individual traders? In 1900, Louis Bachelier was awarded a doctorate from
Harold Gartley, Pioneer Of Volume
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The secret lies in the volume.
Heavy Is The Heart Of The Homebuilders
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Negative divergences augur lower prices ahead for homebuilding stocks.
Helen Of Troy Ltd. Net Sale Revenue
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Helen Of Troy Ltd. reports record net sales revenue.
Henry Pruden of Golden State University by Thom Hartle
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Henry Pruden, who heads up Golden Gate University's Institute of Technical Market Analysis, mixes the classic technical methods with the new and promising ones. S&C spoke with him to find out what he has to say about technical analysis making inroads on
Hidden Rewards Of Cycles by Mohab Nabil, MSTA
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Hidden Rewards Of Cycles by Mohab Nabil, MSTA Head and shoulders patterns appear frequently in price charts. By using simple cyclical analysis you can forecast not only the price target, but also when that price will be reached. Making a profit in the
Hidden Risks Of Debit Spread by Alex Mendoza
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Hidden Risks Of Debit Spread by Alex Mendoza Understand all your risks when you trade. Strategies that seem harmless could end up costing you. Debit spreads are a favorite strategy among experienced options traders who understand the need to hedge risk
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
Hollinger International Near Top Of Trajectory?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The stock of the newspaper empire led by ex-CEO Conrad Black, has done very well since March and recent speculation of a sale has driven it higher. With legal troubles looming and Black on the hot seat, could it be time to sell?
How High Can Shares Of Praxair Inc. (PX) Go?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...With second quarter financial results being released on July 23rd, 2014 should you expect the stock price to keep rising till then?
How The Small Survive - Laura Granger Of Oppenheimer Emerging Growth Fund
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...When the going gets tough, do the small get growing? That's how Laura Granger, portfolio manager of OppenheimerFunds' new Emerging Growth Fund, sees it. At the helm of the fund since October 2000, Granger has parlayed her success in turning aro
How To Play Both Sides Of The Market?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Buy when the market goes up and buy when the market goes down. It's that simple.
How To Stay On Top Of The Market
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Traders move from euphoria to terror as markets that were once on a bullish run turn bearish at the drop of a dime. But if you understand a few concepts, you won't be caught flat-footed.
Hurricanes And Oil Holes Of Hope
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Connacher Oil and Gas and Falcon Oil and Gas are two energy companies worth keeping an eye on.
IBM On The Verge Of A Big Break
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...IBM failed to hold onto its early January gains and is on the verge of a major support break.
INTRODUCTION: TECHNICAL ANALYSIS of Stocks and Commodities
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...INTRODUCTION: TECHNICAL ANALYSIS of Stocks and Commodities Our primary consideration of an article is whether it teaches, describes or illustrates an applicable trading method or technique. Also, information about the use of chart or numerical methods i
ISSI Shows Signs Of Accumulation
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Integrated Silicon Solution has been consolidating in 2006 and is showing signs of buying pressure.
Identify The Start Of A Trend With DMI
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Improve on certain directional movement index signals such as identifying the start of a trending move and picking market tops and bottoms.
Impact Of Junk Bonds On Trading
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...When should you be in equities and when should you hold cash and stay on the sidelines? Here's a simple system that can help to answer that question
In Search Of The Best Trend
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...There are so many ways to measure trends that it becomes difficult to identify which one to use. Here we compare five systems that each use a different method of determining trend, and we analyze the results to see which ones top the list
In Search Of The Next Big Game
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Stocks go up when there are more buyers than sellers, down when the opposite occurs and short-sellers are a big part of the picture. But when a heavily shorted stock rallies, it can provide those in the know with a powerful trading strategy that works we
In Search Of The Next Big Game
In Search Of The Trendilator
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...When equities are trending, one group of indicators works best. When prices are stuck in a trading range, other indicators are more successful. Wouldn't it be nice to find one indicator that worked well in both types of markets?
In Search of Fossil Free Returns
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...2019 will be remembered as the year that climate awareness moved to front of mind amid calls to reduce our collective carbon foot prints.
In search of the cause of cycles by Hans Hannula, Ph.D.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...In search of the cause of cycles by Hans Hannula, Ph.D. People have, for centuries, noticed cycles in many things, including the stock market. My own interest in cycles and their application to the market began in the early 1970s, when I read Dewey and
In search of the cause of cycles by Hans Hannula, Ph.D.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...In search of the cause of cycles by Hans Hannula, Ph.D. People have, for centuries, noticed cycles in many things, including the stock market. My own interest in cycles and their application to the market began in the early 1970s, when I read Dewey and
In search of the perfect system: Interview Jack Schwager
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...In search of the perfect system: Interview Jack Schwager Jack Schwager, self-confessed skeptic and diligent debunker of ""new and improved"" commodity trading systems, is director of both research and managed trading for PaineWebber and is a not-too-rec
Index Of Chart Sentiment by Viktor Likhovidov
India Fund Breaks Down - Is It Because Of Election Results?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Most people think that the Indian market went through a crash because the government expected to come to power lost their elections, but technical charts show a different picture.
Intel Near End Of Trend?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Intel is near the end of its current downward leg, but longer term, it may have further to go on the downside.
Intel: Intraday Failure Of An Ascending Triangle
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The semiconductor stock printed on Friday the worst performance of the DJIA--is weakness ahead in the short term?
Intermarket Analysis: Alternative Way Of Spotting Opportunities In FX
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Looking for divergences between correlating markets can lead to FX trading opportunities.
Interview Howard Abell of Innergame Partners by Thom Hartle
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Interview Howard Abell of Innergame Partners by Thom Hartle With nearly 30 years' experience as a trader and broker in the commodities pits, money manager and author Howard Abell has the bead on what it takes to trade. Abell, co-author with Bob Kopell o
Interview The World Of Commodities With Carley Garner by Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Interview The World Of Commodities With Carley Garner by Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan Alaron broker and analyst Carley Garner has been involved with the markets for years and is actively educating traders through web content and online seminars at CommodityT
Interview: A Man Of Many Talents: Dan Gramza by Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Interview: A Man Of Many Talents: Dan Gramza by Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan Is there anything Dan Gramza hasn't done? He's president of Gramza Capital Management and DMG Advisors, LLC. He is an author, trader, analyst, consultant to domestic and internation
Interview: A Unique Perspective From Jonathan Rose Of ActiveDayTrader.com
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Taking what he has learned from being a floor trader on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and Chicago Board of Trade and turning it into actionable trading ideas has made Jonathan Rose the trader he is today. His ability to hunt for opportunities that coul
Interview: Alan Farley Of HARD Right Edge by Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Interview: Alan Farley Of HARD Right Edge by Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan What are the big differences between swing trading and momentum trading? Alan Farley can tell you. Farley is a private trader and the publisher of HARD Right Edge (www.HARDRightEdge.co
Interview: Alan Knuckman of GlobalTec by Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Stocks & Commodities V. 25:3 (54-60): Interview: Alan Knuckman of GlobalTec by Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan Alan Knuckman currently serves as the president and developer of GlobalTec's Commodity Explorer product line. In this capacity, he oversees all aspect
Interview: Bart DiLiddo Of VectorVest
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...If you've ever attended a trading event or expo, chances are you've met or at least know of Bart DiLiddo -- "Dr. D", founder of VectorVest. With over 30 years of experience in the financial markets and a quantitative background, Dr. D has a unique perspe
Interview: Bob Pelletier Of CSI Data by Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Stocks & Commodities V. 24:13 (40-45): Interview: Bob Pelletier Of CSI Data by Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan Not many current traders can remember a time when commodities weren't a driving force in the markets, but Robert Pelletier, president of CSI, can. Pel
Interview: Charles D. Kirk of TheKirkReport.com by Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Interview: Charles D. Kirk of TheKirkReport.com by Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan Minnesota-based Charles E. Kirk is an individual investor who has been investing and trading stocks for more than 12 years and who currently trades stocks for a living in additio
Interview: Christopher Neely Of The Federal Reserve by Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Once in a while, we hear something coming out of the Federal Reserve we just don't expect. In this case, we heard about a technical analysis?receptive individual -- an economist, to boot! Christopher Neely is a research officer with the Federal Reserve Ba
Interview: Chuck Dukas Of TRENDadvisor.com by Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Stocks & Commodities V. 24:6 (62-66): Interview: Chuck Dukas Of TRENDadvisor.com by Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan Chuck Dukas is principal in a hedge fund and president of TRENDadvisor.com, a website that provides trading recommendations and educational and t
Interview: David Landry Of TradingMarkets.com by Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Interview: David Landry Of TradingMarkets.com by Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan Ever heard of "grandma money management"? If not, ask David Landry, a sometime Technical Analysis of STOCKS & COMMODITIES contributor, to explain. Landry is a cofounder and directo
Interview: David Vomund Of AIQ by John Sweeney
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...On The Opening Bell - David Vomund Of AIQ David Vomund of AIQ Systems wears a few hats, chief of which is his positions as chief analyst of artificial intelligence?based charting software developer AIQ Systems and the editor of AIQ's newsletter, The Ope
Interview: Doug Fabian Of Fabian Investment Resources by Thom Hartle
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Keeping Investing Simple Doug Fabian Of Fabian Investment ResourcesFor mutual fund investors, one of the bestknown newsletters is Fabian Investment Resources, previously known as Telephone Switch Newsletter. It was begun by financial planner Dick Fabian,
Interview: Gail Mercer Of TradersHelpDesk.com
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Gail Mercer, a 15-year veteran of the trading industry who is the founder and Ce o of TradersHelpDesk, has dedicated her career to helping traders achieve success. Committed to helping traders grow from amateur analysts to master traders, her unique
Interview: Gary B.Smith Of TheStreet.com by John Sweeney
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...V.18:10 (80-95):Interview:Gary B.Smith Of TheStreet.com by John Sweeney Trader, author, and TV personality Gary B.Smith trades for a living and has done so since splitting with Sports Illustrated, where he covered pro golf. More prominently, Gary writes
Interview: George Fontanills Of Optionetics by Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Interview: George Fontanills Of Optionetics by Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan You might assume that graduates of Harvard Business School know everything they need to know, but George Fontanills, cofounder of Optionetics, is an active trader and Harvard grad wh
Interview: Helene Meisler of TheStreet.com by Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...V. 22:6 (72-77): Interview: Helene Meisler of TheStreet.com by Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan If you've ever traded the overseas markets, you know how confusing the time difference can be. Now imagine being on the other end of the time difference. Technician H
Interview: Jeffrey Hirsch, The Chronicler Of Change by Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Stocks & Commodities V. 22:11 (66-72): Interview: Jeffrey Hirsch, The Chronicler Of Change by Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan Like father, like son -- eventually. Jeffrey Hirsch is now the president of the Hirsch Organization, and editor-in-chief of The Stock Tr
Interview: Jerry Toepke Of The Moore Research Center by J. Gopalakrishnan
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Stocks & Commodities V. 24:10 (58-65): Interview: Jerry Toepke Of The Moore Research Center by Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan Watching the rhythm of the markets, and being able to anticipate market movement, can give the involved trader a boost. Jerry Toepke,
Interview: Jim Dalton of DLC Profiles by Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Interview: Jim Dalton of DLC Profiles by Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan Author and former hedge fund manager James Dalton is a Market Profile believer, and he'd be the first to tell you that. A member of both the CBOT and the CBOE, he served as executive vice
Interview: John Bollinger Of Bollinger Bands Fame by Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Interview: John Bollinger Of Bollinger Bands Fame by Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan Unlike many technicians who start out with degrees in business, veteran analyst John Bollinger, the president and founder of Bollinger Capital Management, started out with a de
Interview: John C. Bogle Of Vanguard
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Interview: John C.Bogle Of Vanguard John C.Bogle, president of Bogle Financial Markets Research Center, founded The Vanguard Group, Inc., in 1974, after having been associated with a predecessor company since 1951. The Vanguard Group is one of the large
Interview: John Carter Of TradeTheMarkets.com
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...John Carter was never that intrigued by the brokerage side of the trading world, preferring to test various online trading strategies. Eventually, he found a trading system he was satisfied with, and once he did, he left corporate America to pursue full-
Interview: John Hill Of Futures Truth by Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Interview: John Hill Of Futures Truth by Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan Think of all those trading systems you see advertised and hyped. Haven't you wondered whether they work? Of course you have. John Hill is the president and founder of Futures Truth magazin
Interview: John Sosnowy of SIMCO by Thom Hartle
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Interview: John Sosnowy of SIMCO by Thom Hartle There seems to be a connection between engineering and investing. Like Jack Hutson, the publisher of Stocks & Commodities, John Sosnowy of the Sosnowy Investment Management Co. (SIMCO), Cameron, TX, was an
Interview: Jonathan Hoenig Of Capitalist Pig by John Sweeney and Bruce Faber
Interview: Joshua Hayes Of Big Wave Trading
Interview: Ken Tower And The Future Of Electronic Trading by Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Stocks & Commodities V. 24:3 (54-61): Interview: Ken Tower And The Future Of Electronic Trading by Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan A member and former president of the Market Technicians Association (MTA), Ken Tower is chief market strategist at CyberTrader, an
Interview: Lane Mendelsohn Of TradingEducation.com by Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan
Interview: Leo Zamansky Of RINA Systems by Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Stocks & Commodities V. 22:10 (62-67): Interview: Leo Zamansky Of RINA Systems by Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan RINA Systems founder Leo Zamansky has more than 20 years of experience in managing large software development projects, creating modeling and optim
Interview: Matthew Andresen Of Island ECN by John Sweeney
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Faster, Cheaper, Better? Matthew Andresen Of Island ECN Matthew Andresen has been serving as president of Island ECN , Inc., since 1998. Since then, Andresen has spearheaded IslandÕs explosive growth and overseen its role in shaping the new electronic
Interview: Moe Ansari Of Compak Trading by Bruce Faber
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Following The Road Map Of The Market - Moe Ansari Of Compak Trading Discipline and determination are key to succeeding as a trader, or anything else, for that matter. Moe Ansari of Compak Trading started off his college years as an architecture major be
Interview: Oliver Velez Of Pristine.com by Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Interview: Oliver Velez Of Pristine.com by Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan Oliver L. Velez is the chairman and cofounder of Pristine.com, a leading online educational portal for active, self-directed traders. He is also the chief editor of the site's flagship p
Interview: Paul Hickey & Justin Walters of Bespoke by Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Interview: Paul Hickey & Justin Walters of Bespoke by Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan It's a classic situation: Young bucks learn all they can from the seasoned veteran, and once they have, it's time for them to move on, to put their own stamp on the horizon. I
Interview: Rick Ackerman Of Rick's Picks by Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Stocks & Commodities V. 23:2 (68-75): Interview: Rick Ackerman Of Rick's Picks by Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan Rick Ackerman started out as a newspaperman before he found his calling as a trader. How often does that happen? Not very! He went from journalism
Interview: Risky Positions With Keith Fitschen Of TradeSystem, Inc. by Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Interview: Risky Positions With Keith Fitschen Of TradeSystem, Inc. by Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan Keith Fitschen has been developing technical trading systems for the futures markets for 20 years, actively trading his systems. His initial research was on t
Interview: Samuel Eisenstadt Of Value Line by David Penn and John Sweeney
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Disproving The Efficient Market Theory Samuel Eisenstadt Of Value Line For more than 50 years, Samuel Eisenstadt has been one of the major reasons for the phenomenal success of Value Line, Inc., developers of the Value Line Ranking System. Eisenstadt i
Interview: Speaking of Seasonals with Steve Moore of Moore Research Center by Thom Hartle
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Interview: Speaking of Seasonals with Steve Moore of Moore Research Center by Thom Hartle The concept of seasonality is certainly not new. ""To every thing there is a season,"" Ecclesiastes and, more recently, the 1960s rock group The Birds said. And of
Interview: Speaking of Seasonals with Steve Moore of Moore Research Center by Thom Hartle
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Interview: Speaking of Seasonals with Steve Moore of Moore Research Center by Thom Hartle The concept of seasonality is certainly not new. ""To every thing there is a season,"" Ecclesiastes and, more recently, the 1960s rock group The Birds said. And of
Interview: Teresa Lo Of trendVue.com by Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Interview: Teresa Lo Of trendVue.com by Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan Teresa Lo, founder and chief market strategist of the trendVUE.com educational financial website, worked in the stock brokerage business for more than a decade at Canada's largest independe
Interview: Terry Bedford of Bedford & Associates by Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Interview: Terry Bedford of Bedford & Associates by Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan Technician Terry Bedford, president of the Bedford & Associates Research Group, CNBC commentator, and MSN Money columnist, developed an interest in the market early on: at the a
Interview: The Holy Grail Of Trading Is Within Us All: Van K. Tharp by Thom Hartle
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Holy Grail Of Trading Is Within Us All: Van K. Tharp, Ph.D. Psychologist and trading coach Van K. Tharp is the president of the International Institute of Trading Mastery, Inc. He has spent the last 15 years working with more than 4,000 traders, and
Interview: The Nature Of The Market Is Change: Bruce Kamich by Thom Hartle
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Nature Of The Market Is Change: Bruce Kamich Technicians follow numerous markets, and some specialize in specific areas, such as equities or fixed income. With the Treasury bond yields recently hitting lows that were unthinkable by most only a few y
Interview: The Psychology Of Trading With Claudio Demb
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Claudio Demb, MD, is a psychiatrist and has been an individual trader and investor since the 1990s. He is a frequent contributor to this magazine on the topic of trading psychology. Along with his professional practice, he has an academic appointment as
Interview: The Way Of Trading With Ian Murphy
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Ian Murphy trades his own account using trend-following, swing trading, and daytrading strategies. He studied under experienced traders such as Alexander Elder and Kerry Lovvorn. Working in metal recycling early in his career led him to precious metals a
Interview: Tim Wood Of Cycles News & Views by Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Stocks & Commodities V. 23:5 (68-74): Interview: Tim Wood Of Cycles News & Views by Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan Tim W. Wood is editor and publisher of Cycles News & Views, which provides technically based research and analysis on the stock market, gold, bon
Interview: Tom Rietz Of Iowa Electronic Markets by John Sweeney
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Trade The Future(s) Tom Rietz Of Iowa Electronic Markets Iowa Electronic Markets (IEM) are real-money futures markets in which students and professionals trade contracts of everything from US politics to Federal Reserve monetary policy to computer retur
Interview: Trading Success As A Point Of Reference: Ari Kiev, M.D. by Thom Hartle
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Trading Success As A Point Of Reference: Ari Kiev, M.D. Ari Kiev started out working with suicidal patients before going on to work with athletes and now as a trader's coach. He is a management consult-ant to several trading firms and is the author of n
Interview: What Is The Future Of Trading? by Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...What Is The Future Of Trading? by Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan At The Start Of Our 20th Year, We Ask: What Is The Future Of Trading? The trading exchanges have been going through various changes lately, shifting from member-sponsored entities to for-profi
Interview:Bob And Don Bright Of Bright Trading by John Sweeney
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Tales Of Professional Daytraders Bob And Don Bright Of Bright Trading Bored in retirement from exploiting the Standard & PoorÕs OEX options spreads, Bob Bright got back into trading in 1992 by forming Bright Trading with partner Edward Franco as an off-
Interview:Richard McCabe Of Merrill Lynch by John Sweeney
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Richard McCabe Of Merrill Lynch The Technical Tradition Continues Continuing the technical tradition begun by Bob Farrell, Merrill Lynch chief market analyst Richard McCabe has been Mr.Technical Analysis at the world's largest brokerage since 1993, fol
Intraday swings with wave charts: The Wyckoff method of trading stocks part 12 by Jack K. Hutson
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Intraday swings with wave charts: The Wyckoff method of trading stocks part 12 by Jack K. Hutson The serious follower of Wyckoff, a trader who embraces the entire scope and intricate details of this methodology, has not completed his or her analytic ars
Iris International Is On The Edge Of A Breakout
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Iris international is on the support/resistance zone of the retracement level, so the strong bullish indicators could pull the stock above that area.
Is Coast Wholesalers An Indicator Of Housing Starts?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Coast Wholesale Appliances Income Trust has been a disaster almost from the start of its listing, and yet it is a viable profitable business. Why then its poor performance?
Is Gold In Need Of More Fuel?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Attempting to pick a market top is foolish, but many times a market nearing a significant cycle high is kind enough to issue an early warning of a possible trend reversal.
Is Harley Running Out of Gas?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Harley Davidson has had quite a ride but now the charts are suggesting share prices may be headed "down the highway."
Is HongKong iShares Coming Out Of Bearish Phase?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Certain patterns and rallies indicate declining bearish force. Will the EWH really break through the resistance to begin a fresh bullish run?
Is It Worth Taking A Bite Out Of Apple?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...What does the future hold for Apple, now that cofounder Steve Jobs has passed away?
Is Juniper Networks on the Brink of Breaking Out?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A triangle formation on Juniper Nerworks (JNPR) chart has a bullish tendency but it will not break out unless the volume continues to increase.
Is Sara Lee A Piece Of Cake?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The best trade setups often appear with little warning or fanfare; Sara Lee shares may be offering a nice low-risk long setup right now.
Is Serengeti Resources Buying A Hole Of Hope?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...South Africa and gold are synonymous, and the share price has responded accordingly. Is it justified?
Is That Positive Rate Of Return Pie-In-The-Sky?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Don't let overly positive rates of return obscure the real picture. Try a rule of thumb to estimate time value of money.
Is The Bottom Near? - Mike Byrum Of Rydex Funds
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Is the market bottom near? That's one of the questions we asked Mike Byrum, chairman of the Rydex Investment Strategy Committee, which oversees investment activity for all Rydex Funds. He is also the portfolio manager for the Rydex OTC Fund. Byrum w
Is This The End Of An Era For GM?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...GM losses reach US$15.5 billion – is this the end of the American automaker?
Is This The Start Of The Correction?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Many well-known analysts have been calling for a correction. Is this the start of the correction?
Janus Breaks Out Of Short-Term Reversal Pattern
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Here is a good example of an inverse head & shoulders formation on the chart for Janus Capital Group (JNS).
Jared Woodard of Condor Options by J. Gopalakrishnan and B. Faber
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Jared Woodard of Condor Options by J. Gopalakrishnan and B. Faber Knowing how the market moves isn't particularly important, Jared Woodard, our interview subject of the month, explains. Woodard, the principal of Condor Options, has more than a decade of
John Bollinger Of Bollinger Capital Management by Thom Hartle
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...John Bollinger Of Bollinger Capital Management by Thom Hartle John Bollinger, C.F.A., C.M.T., former market analyst for CNBC/FNN, president and founder of Bollinger Capital Management, author of the ""Capital Growth Letter"" a market letter for the aver
John C. Bogle Of Vanguard
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...John C. Bogle, president of Bogle Financial Markets Research Center, founded The Vanguard Group, Inc., in 1974, after having been associated with a predecessor company since 1951. The Vanguard Group is one of the largest mutual fund organizations in the
John F. Ehlers Of MESA
John McClure Of EquiTrend
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Market timing helps keep traders swimming with the current, not against it. What is your market timing strategy doing for you?
John McGinley of Technical Trends by Thom Hartle
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...John McGinley of Technical Trends by Thom Hartle The Technical Trends newsletter, originally published by technician Arthur Merrill, presents statistical analysis of the stocks and futures market in graphic form. STOCKS & COMMODITIES Editor Thom Hartle
John Roberts Of Barclays Global Investors
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Barclays Global Investors' iShares are among the newest exchange traded funds (ETFs) in the investing marketplace. ETFS, which are index mutual funds, can be bought and sold just like common stock and are traded on the American Stock Exchange along
Jokes Of (Trading) Wisdom by Giorgos E. Siligardos, PhD
Jordan Kimmel Of Magnet Investing
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Who put the technicals in my fundamental analysis? Who put the fundamentals in my technical analysis? Kimmel's Magnet Investing is another path to the perfect blend.
Josh DiPietro and The Reality Of Daytrading by J. Gopalakrishnan & B. Faber
Journey to the End of the Diagonal
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Ending diagonal triangles are one of the many ways Elliott wave analysts bring five-wave movements to a close.
July Platinum's 2B Test of Top
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Does a successful test of the May highs mean lower prices for platinum?
Kathy Lien Of BKForex.com
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Kathy Lien is managing director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management and cofounder of BKForex.com. Lien has more than 13 years of experience in the financial markets with a specific focus on G20 currencies.
Keeping Track Of Short-Term Momentum
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...As the broad markets begin to pause and/or correct, it may be beneficial to discern which industry groups are beginning to accelerate to the downside.
Key Resistances Of Icon
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The two major resistances restricted the price rally of ICON Inc.
Kicked out of the DOW
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Getting kicked out of the DOW is the most recent in a long line of ignominies for this iconic multinational conglomerate which has been in business since 1892. But bad news for a stock can be a contrarian indicator. Has GE bottomed at last or is there mo
Kings Of Commodities
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The dollar's turnaround will challenge the bull markets in gold: both black and yellow.
LUV: Warning Of Decline Ahead?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Shares of Southwest Airlines suddenly reverse after hitting a major supply zone.
Land Of The Falling Yen
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Even though the big trend remains up, a recent rising flag support break points to further weakness for the yen/US dollar.
Larry Williams And The Art Of Short-Term Trading
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Larry Williams has taught thousands to trade the markets, won many trading championships, and has been the only futures trader in the world to repeatedly trade $1 million of his own money live at seminars around the globe.
Laws Of Fractals
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Price action has a fractal nature because the way that people act and react to the markets is repetitive. The challenge is in identifying these repetitive patterns on a price chart. Here, we explore one way to identify these patterns
Laws Of The Vital Few
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Last month in part 1, you saw that gravity and emotional capacity are two of the markets' strong underlying forces. Here in this second part, we'll explore how some hidden power laws can affect the individual trader's profits and thus why you should be a
Laws Of Trend Dynamics
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Trends are always present in the markets. In the third part of this series, we explore the forces behind price movements during trends and identify those with explosive price movements
Leader Of The MACD by Giorgos Siligardos
Letting Go Of Resentment by Adrienne Laris Toghraie
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Stocks & Commodities V. 23:9 (68-70): Letting Go Of Resentment by Adrienne Laris Toghraie Each trading day brings with it an array of emotions, both positive and negative. Here's how you can get a grip on your negative emotions. If there is one thing t
Life Cycle Model Of Crowd Behavior
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Editor's note: On occasion of the recent passing of Henry "Hank" Pruden, who was a longtime industry associate, a dedicated teacher of technical analysis, and a past contributor to this magazine, we are presenting an article from our archives that he had
Life Cycle Model Of Crowd Behavior by Henry O. Pruden, Ph.D.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Life Cycle Model Of Crowd Behavior by Henry O. Pruden, Ph.D. For a large part of the past 30 years, the discipline of finance has been under the aegis of the efficient market hypothesis. But in recent years, enough anomalies have piled up, cracking its
Light At The End Of The Tunnel For BAC?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...These have been tough times for the banking sector. But there may be some light at the end of the tunnel.
Liquidity Of The Biofuels Market by Rick Kment
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Liquidity Of The Biofuels Market by Rick Kment The ethanol futures contract is relatively young, but the market has tremendous growth potential. Here's why. Since the early 1970s, the ethanol and biofuels industry has witnessed rapid and unprecedented
Lockheed Martin Ahead Of Schedule?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Shares of Lockheed Martin reached a new multiyear high on Wednesday, October 24, and may be setting up to move even higher.
Long Term Trend Of The Dow Nears End
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Statistical analysis shows the Dow Jones Industrial Average is nearing the end of its long-term upward trend.
Long-Term Target Of Visa, Inc.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The stock price of Visa, Inc. has been on the long-term buy list for the past month. The stock rose more than 20 percent within the last three weeks. Is the stock ripe for a correction or is more upside possible?
Looking At Gold Through The Eyes Of Gann
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Gold has been making new highs as the market has been falling.
Looking For Intrinsic Value - Clyde McGregor of Oakmark Funds
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...As a portfolio manager for Harris Associates, LP, a Chicago-based investment management firm that serves as advisor to the Oakmark Family of funds, Clyde McGregor searches for stocks trading below intrinsic value for the funds he oversees.McGregor was an
Louis Navellier Of The MPT Review
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Louis Navellier Of The MPT Review Modern portfolio theory (MPT) uses statistical analysis, screening and ranking of stocks to decide what and where to invest. Louis Navellier, money manager and publisher of The MPT Review, specializes in using this meth
MACD (Part I Of II)
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Analyzing how MACD works makes a good case study for many indicators.
MACD (Part II Of II)
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Analyzing how MACD works makes a good case study for many indicators.
Making Cents Of Throwbacks And Pullbacks by Thomas Bulkowski
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Making Cents Of Throwbacks And Pullbacks by Thomas Bulkowski What are they and how can we use them? Find out what they are and how they perform. When I started investing more than 20 years ago, I thought technical analysis was nothing more than mysteri
Making Sense Of Fractals by Erik Long
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Making Sense Of Fractals by Erik Long What is chaos? Here's a tool you can use to trade on the cutting edge of chaos and fractal theory. haos is evident just about everywhere: in lightning, weather patterns, earthquakes, and financial markets, to name
Making Sense Of Load Funds
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...What's a load fund? What's a no-load fund? This should help you figure it out.
Making The Most Of A Trend With The Disparity Index by Dan Valcu
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Making The Most Of A Trend With The Disparity Index by Dan Valcu In volatile markets, it's difficult to forecast the formation of peaks and troughs. The disparity index is an indicator that helps you squeeze the best out of a trend whether you are tradi
Making spreadsheets part of your trading system Part I by Jim Summers, Ph.D.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Making spreadsheets part of your trading system Part I by Jim Summers, Ph.D. This column will be all about using Lotus 1-2-3, Release 2.0 as a trading tool. Given the number of programs written for technical analysis fundamental analysis, and portfolio
Manias And The Madness Of Crowds
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...I usually will not write about IPO's because there is simply not enough technical information available to do a halfway decent analysis. So why am I writing about LongFin Corp. (LFIN)? Because sometimes a stock acts so spectacularly that a special m
Manulife Financial As A Ray Of Light In The Darkness?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...How good is Manulife Financial?
Market Internals Showing Signs Of Strain
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...For any rally to keep going there has to be a steady price growth by strong stocks to lead the market higher. Here are two metrics that are saying that just isn't happening.
Market Leaders Tell A Tale Of Woe
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...These previous market darlings pulled the market higher in good times. But now they are doing the opposite.
Market Taking A Bite Out Of Apple?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...In a mammoth runup, how much higher does Apple really have left to run?
Market strategy The Wyckoff method of trading: Part 15 by Jack K. Hutson
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Market strategy The Wyckoff method of trading: Part 15 by Jack K. Hutson The reasoning behind Richard D. Wyckoff''s classic method of chart analysis is simple and straightforward: when demand for a stock exceeds supply, prices rise; when supply is great
Market trends in composite averages Wyckoff method of trading stocks part 3 by Jack K. Hutson.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Market trends in composite averages Wyckoff method of trading stocks part 3 by Jack K. Hutson. By looking at Vertical Line charts of composite averages using Wyckoff analysis, you can learn where the market is taking your individual and group stock pick
Martin Pring and The Relevance Of Price Trends by J. Gopalakrishnan and B. R. Faber
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Martin Pring and The Relevance Of Price Trends by J. Gopalakrishnan and B. R. Faber Martin J. Pring entered the financial markets in 1969 and has grown to become a leader in the global investment community. In 1981 he founded Pring Research and began pr
Martin Zweig Of The Zweig Forecast by Thom Hartle
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Martin Zweig Of The Zweig Forecast by Thom Hartle Martin Zweig may be a familiar name to you, and that would not be surprising, considering how many different hats he wears: one as editor of The Zweig Forecast newsletter, one as chairman of the Zweig Fu
Marty Unterreiner Of ProActiveMoney.com
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Have the market's day-to-day movements got you overlooking the investment forest for the trading trees?
Mary Pugh of Pugh Capital Management by Thom Hartle
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Mary Pugh of Pugh Capital Management by Thom Hartle The year 1994 will be known for the debacle in the derivatives markets. But what are these instruments that seem to have left a number of money managers holding the proverbial bag? To answer this quest
Maximizing profits with stop orders: The Wyckoff method of trading stocks part 11 by Jack K. Hutson
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Maximizing profits with stop orders: The Wyckoff method of trading stocks part 11 by Jack K. Hutson No matter what technical system you use, the first rule of successful trading and investing is: Cut your losses short. No one believed more firmly in thi
Measuring The Strength Of A Rally
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Before entering a trade, it pays to measure one indicator that says much about a market.
Mechanical Trading System and the Art of . . . by Marcello Cattaneo Adorno
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Traders following mechanical systems can see situations that may affect mechanically based signals. Here's how to include technical signals outside your basic trading signal. What makes it more difficult still is that often the intuitive hunch not to f
Mechanical Trading System and the Art of . . . by Marcello Cattaneo Adorno
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Traders following mechanical systems can see situations that may affect mechanically based signals. Here's how to include technical signals outside your basic trading signal. What makes it more difficult still is that often the intuitive hunch not to f
Merck Holds Firm In The Face Of Market Weakness
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Merck is battling back with a triangle breakout and a consolidation near resistance.
Merck Shows A Positive Divergence Of The Bollinger %b Indicator
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The stock has been in a downtrend during the past five years.
Midterm Price Analysis of The S&P 500
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Here's the midterm price outlook for S&P 500.
Minimum Expectations Of A Trading Strategy
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Is your system performing adequately? Here is a method you can use to determine minimum expected performance.
Moment Of Truth For XLF
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After forming a rising wedge over the last two months, the financials SPDR declined sharply and is dangerously close to a continuation breakdown.
Money Flow and the Comeback of Light Crude
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After a descent in late November, February light crude has begun climbing . . . again.
Monthly Dow Shows Early Signs Of Trend Change
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Normally longer term trend changes are announced by a series of higher lows and higher highs on a monthly chart and the Dow finally shows this.
Monthly Price Cycles Show Bullish Signs Of Life
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Many industry groups are manifesting rising monthly price cycles, implying that more gains may be seen after a period of further correction and/or consolidation in the US markets.
More Gains To Come For Bank Of America?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Price cycle studies suggest that Bank of America shares may be due for more gains in the weeks ahead.
More Signs Of A Market Top
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Insider selling continued at a brisk pace in November. The ratio of shares sold to purchased dropped slightly but overall sales were up significantly. There are other signs that the market may be at, or at least very near, a top.
More Words Of Advice For New Traders
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Here's some more advice and tips for those seeking to take their trading to a more profitable level.
Most Of What You Need To Know About Technical Analysis
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS.... . . You learned in elementary school.
Mr. Dow, Mr. Jones, And The Genesis Of Dow Theory
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...How did the Dow Jones averages get their start? Meet the makers of the averages and The Wall Street Journal, and learn how Dow theory came about.
NIKE Making A Run For It, But Could Be Out Of Gas
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...NIKE deteriorated in the spring as it came off a head and shoulders top and recently has found its second wind.
NVDA Complete Retracement Of The 2010 Decline
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...While it's always a thrill to see a stock launch into a near-vertical, parabolic rise, wise traders and investors will want to do some technical and fundamental investigation before blindly jumping on board at such lofty price levels.
Nasdaq Nears Confirmation Of Its Negative Divergence--Again
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Divergence + Confirmation = Reversal. Is the Nasdaq ready to roll?
Netflix Demonstrates Value Of Technical Analysis
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The stock plummeted after the company changed its business model, but technicians could have avoided the worst of the decline.
New Support Of XLI
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The bullish rally of the Industrial Select Sector has turned down various forms of resistance formed by the previous corrective rally. How far can the index run?
New Tricks With the Dogs of the Dow by Mark Vakkur, M.D.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS..."The Dogs of the Dow," a popular strategy based on purchasing the highest-yielding stocks each year, is reviewed here using a longer lookback period than originally used, as well as detailed analyses of the risks and rewards. On Beating the Dow, Michael
New Wave Of Selling On The Way For LLY?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...When a stock gaps sharply lower after a substantial gain, the party may be over.
Newpark Resources Retest Of Plunge Low Likely
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...When a former high-flying stock crashes and burns, the probabilities lean toward further selling pressure after a minor bounce toward resistance.
Nokia Gaps Out Of A Basing Formation
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The telecom sector has been moving up recently, thanks to companies like Nokia. Ahead of the pack, Nokia broke out of a 2-year consolidationon on an upward gap. Here's how you can trade that gap.
Normalized Slope As A Measure Of Trend
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Here is a sophisticated tool you can use to not only identify trends but also to help measure their significance. Formulas and functions that you can use in Excel to calculate it are provided for easy implementation
Of Gold And Bonds, Gold Is The Leader by Alex Saitta
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Of Gold And Bonds, Gold Is The Leader by Alex Saitta Does gold lead the bond market, or is it the other way around? Previously, we uncovered strong coincidental relationships between gold and the dollar, inflation, bonds and the CRB index. As bond trad
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,
Oil On The Verge Of A Breakout
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The US Oil Fund ETF (USO) surged off support over the last few days, and the exchange traded fund is on the verge of a breakout that would signal a continuation of the prior advance.
Oil Service Stocks Test Support Of Trend Channel
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...As the advance in oil prices stalls, oil service stocks move to the low end of a trend channel that has contained prices for months.
Oil Services Index Bounces of Key Support
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Oil Services Index bounced off key support in the 92-93 range last week. Though a further pull back is possible in the near-term, the long-term technicals point to higher prices down the road.
On Synergy and Strategy: Tom Bierovic Of Synergy Futures by Thom Hartle
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...On Synergy and Strategy: Tom Bierovic Of Synergy Futures by Thom Hartle Thomas Bierovic is president of Synergy Futures, a research, trading, and education company. He also writes Synergy Fax, a daily advisory service for futures traders, and he wrote t
On The Bull Market Of the Century: Louise Yamada by Thom Hartle
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The bull market of the end of the 20th century has been going on for some time now. How did this happen, and how much longer is it going to last? To get some answers, we turned to Louise Yamada of Salomon Smith Barney, whose recent book, Market Magic: Ri
On The Precipice Of The Nearest Dollar Increment by A. Trongone, Phd, CFP, CTA
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...On The Precipice Of The Nearest Dollar Increment by A. Trongone, Phd, CFP, CTA In a bear market, any piece of information that will give traders a slight edge in performance is always welcome. Here's how a stock performs when it is trading in the vicini
On the Fundamentals of Technical Analysis Andrew Lo by Thom Hartle
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Andrew Lo, Harris & Harris Group Professor of Finance at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's (MIT) Sloan School of Management, director of MIT's Laboratory for Financial Engineering and founder of Sloan's Track in Financial Engineering, is a radi
On the Principle of Parsimony: James O'Shaughnessy by Thom Hartle
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...On the Principle of Parsimony James O'Shaughnessy by Thom Hartle I wanted to understand why certain stocks went up and why others went down. I went looking for literature that would explain what I could see happening in the marketplace. I found that a l
One Of My 10 Biggest Financial Mistakes
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...I did not systematically invest in mutual funds.
PBR: Onset Of A Bullish Reversal?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Down by as much as 34% in just the past seven weeks, shares of Petrobrasileira S.A. may finally be at or near a key bullish reversal area.
PCS On Verge Of Powerful Breakout
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Shares of MetroPCS Communications have just broken above a key resistance area, even as a new mechanical buy signal has been issued.
Parabolic Stop and Reverse: The Other Way of Stopping
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A creation of the futures markets, the parabolic stop and reverse helps traders get out (or in) while the getting is good.
Part 1 Assessing risk on Wall Street A philosophy of investing by Thomas A. Rorro
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...part 1 Assessing risk on Wall Street A philosophy of investing by Thomas A. Rorro The goal of investing is to make a profit. To achieve this goal, the investor places his money at risk--with the hope of increasing his wealth. Whether by buying real estat
Part 5: Wyckoff method of trading stocks: Prelude to individual charting reading by Jack K. Hutson
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Part 5: Wyckoff method of trading stocks: Prelude to individual charting reading by Jack K. Hutson Averages--both market and group averages--are essential to stock market analysis and your investment or trading strategy with the Richard D. Wyckoff Method.
Paul Cunningham Of Merit Advisors
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Like a little "junk in the trunk"? More speculators are looking to high-yield bonds — and high-yield bond market timers — for trend trading opportunities.
Paul Rabbitt: The Statistical Scholar Of OpCo by Thom Hartle
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Paul Rabbitt: The Statistical Scholar Of OpCo by Thom Hartle Oppenheimer & Co. senior vice president and chief quantitative portfolio strategist Paul Rabbitt has a number of credits after his name, among which are contributing forecaster for Standard &
Peaking of a grand supercycle by Robert J. Prechter Jr.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Peaking of a grand supercycle by Robert J. Prechter Jr. For 13 years, A. J. Frost and I have made the case that a great ""fifth wave"" bull market--the termination phase of a longer term uptrend--was in force and that it would be followed by a bigger cras
Peter Hackstedde: profile of a winning trader by Van K. Tharp, Ph.D.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Peter Hackstedde: profile of a winning trader by Van K. Tharp, Ph.D. It was two o'clock on a Friday afternoon. I found myself having lunch with Peter Hackstedde in the Turf Club at Santa Anita race track. I had just finished two articles on compulsive t
Peter Mauthe Of Core Asset Management by Thom Hartle
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Value Of Valuation Peter Mauthe Of Core Asset Management Money management is simply a process of identifying what to own and when. While there are a number of ways to do so, one unique way is the work of Core Asset Management's Peter Mauthe. STOCKS
Petsmart Returns To The Scene Of The Crime
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Petsmart confirmed a major reversal pattern and returned to this support break, which now marks an important resistance level.
Philip Berber Of CyBerCorp by John Sweeney
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Brokerages: The Next Generation Philip Berber Of CyBerCorp Before Philip Berber formed CyBerCorp, a next-generation, electronic brokerage group providing real-time, direct-access trading, and Internet execution technology, he had already made a name fo
Philip Roth of Dean Witter by Thom Hartle
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Philip Roth of Dean Witter by Thom Hartle A 27-year veteran of Wall Street, Dean Witter chief technical market analyst Philip Roth has also been a survivor of the merger and acquisitions merry-go-round. After working for Merrill Lynch, Roth worked first
Pivot Levels And The Power Of Commonality
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Understanding how to use pivot levels will help you determine when to enter or exit a trade.
Pivot Levels And The Power of Commonality
Platinum Futures Break Out Ahead Of The Pack
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Platinum futures have broken out of a consolidation pattern while their more illustrious cousins gold and silver continue to consolidate. Breakouts of stocks and commodities in the same sector should be taken as a hint that similar breakouts will occur
Playing Both Sides Of The Gold Market
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...For traders who are unsure of market direction, selling high-volatility, deferred-month options can be an interesting and potentially profitable alternative.
Plurality Of Chart Patterns
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Pick the strongest stocks in the next runaway move by using the plurality of chart patterns concept.
Points of Force in Price and Time by Olesksandr Salivon
Portrait Of A Short Squeeze
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...From Cindy to Katrina, piggish bears have overplayed their hand in September.
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
Price Action And The Basics Of Trading
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The great Green Bay Packers coach, Vince Lombardi, was a big believer in the drilling of basics to his players. For traders, a solid foundation in trading fundamentals is just as invaluable.
Price Of Prescription
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...You are ill. Your Doctor has examined you and written a prescription. You shudder at the price of the medicine you need.
Principles of market activity by Robert Pisani
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Principles of market activity by Robert Pisani Fundamental to the branch of applied economics that I call Market Structure Analysis are three principles which I modestly call ""the Pisani Principles."" These elementary principles, certainly known to mer
Probability of Investment Ruin by Sherwin Kalt
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Probability of Investment Ruin by Sherwin Kalt When a client opens a managed account with as commodity trading advisor, the general practice is to specify a percentage loss at which the account will be closed. The natural question then arises as to what
Product Review: Risk Of Ruin
Profitability of selected technical indicators by Steven L. Kille and Thomas P. Drinka, Ph.D
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Profitability of selected technical indicators by Steven L. Kille and Thomas P. Drinka, Ph.D In previous issues of this magazine, we have reported the results of applying moving averages, momentum, Williams' %R, and Wilder's Relative Strength Index to C
Profitability of selected technical indicators by Thomas P. Drinka and Steven L. Kille
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...In previous issues, these authors reported the results of applying moving averages, momentum, Williams' %R, Wilder's Relative Strength Index (RSI), and Wilder's Directional Movement Indicator (DMI) to Chicago Board of Trade corn and long-term U.S. Treasu
Profitability of selected technical indicators by Thomas R Drinka, Steven L. Kille, Eugene Mueller.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Profitability of selected technical indicators by Thomas R Drinka, Steven L. Kille, Eugene R. Mueller The objectives of this paper are to review five popular technical indicators, summarize the capability of microcomputer programs developed jointly in t
Profitability of selected technical indicators: Silver by Thomas P. Drinka and Steven L. Kille
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Profitability of selected technical indicators: Silver by Thomas P. Drinka and Steven L. Kille In previous issues of this magazine, we reported the results of applying moving averages, momentum, %R, and Relative Strength Index (RSI) to Chicago Board of
Profitability of selected technical indicators: U.S. T-Bond futures by Steven L. Kille and Thomas P.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Profitability of selected technical indicators: U.S. T-Bond futures by Steven L. Kille and Thomas P. Drinka In the December 1985 issue of this magazine, we reported the results of applying moving averages, momentum, %R, and Relative Strength (RSI) to fi
Psychology Of A Short-Term Trade
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Had I taken a short-term position in GE, now would be the time to close out the trade. Why?
Puppies Of The Dow
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...It's a simple strategy, it eases the task of picking stocks to invest or trade in, and it narrows your focus to just five stocks. Here's how to apply it
QualComm Returns To The Scene Of The Crime
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...QualComm (QCOM) broke double-top support with a big gap, and this broken support area has now turned into resistance.
Questions Are The Heart Of The Matter by Ruth Barrons Roosevelt
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Questions Are The Heart Of The Matter by Ruth Barrons Roosevelt Questions can confound you or they can enlighten you. How can they help you in your trading? If you're not making money through your trading, you are probably not asking the right question
Quick Scan: Technical Analysis of the Financial Markets
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ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Omega Institute of Trading offers web-based courses for forex and option traders.
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RIG: Signs Of Trend Exhaustion?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Down by nearly 82% since its May 2008 peak, shares of Transocean Ltd. may be getting close to a major low.
RISK MANAGEMENT: The Square Root of Sharpe's, Stone's and Okham's Ratios by FRED S. GEHM
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...RISK MANAGEMENT: The Square Root of Sharpe's, Stone's and Okham's Ratios by FRED S. GEHM One of the most important tasks of commodity market money managers is the measurement and control of risk. Currently, the most popular technique for measuring risk
Rally Showing Signs of Fatigue
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...As this rally moves into the third month, it is beginning to show its age. Is it simply taking a breather, or is it running out of gas?
Ralph Acampora of Prudential Securities by Thom Hartle
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Interview: Ralph Acampora of Prudential Securities by Thom Hartle In the decades that technical analysis has been rising in prominence, few have been as outspoken as Ralph J. Acampora, CMT, first vice president with Prudential Securities. Acampora has h
Rate Of Change
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...This indicator is rarely used but can provide valuable insights.
Rate of Change by Martin J. Pring
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Rate of Change by Martin J. Pring Respected and well-known technician and author Martin Pring debuts as a STOCKS & COMMODITIES author, writing about the rate of change oscillator, a simple method of figuring advances or declines in a given period. The
Recession Watch 2020 - A Technical View Of Some Economic Data
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...In my last article on economic indicators, I looked at the yield curve. In this article I update that chart as well as examine two more key metrics.
Reduce Your Risk Of Buying High
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Dollar cost averaging is one way to make sure you're not getting into the market at too high a price.
Reducing The Subjectivity Of Elliott Waves
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Is the identification of Elliott waves too subjective? This method can reduce the subjectivity and improve your ability to forecast. The Elliott wave theory appeals to some and not to others, that goes without saying. Some adhere to it strictly, while
Refining chart analysis Wyckoff method of trading stocks part 10 by Jack K. Hutson
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Refining chart analysis Wyckoff method of trading stocks part 10 by Jack K. Hutson At this point in our examination of Richard D. Wyckoff's methodology for stock market analysis, we have explored all of the major tenets of this classic technique--from ba
Return Of The Son Of Another Rate Rally
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...An old support level turned resistance suggests that prices for 10-year notes are likely to continue lower before moving higher.
Return Of The Son Of Another Rate Rally
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...An old support level turned resistance suggests that prices for 10-year notes are likely to continue lower before moving higher.
Return Of The Son Of Denying The Divergence
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A double negative divergence signaled a market top in June. Will another double negative divergence signal another top in August?
Return Of The Son Of Denying The Divergence
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A double negative divergence signaled a market top in June. Will another double negative divergence signal another top in August?
Return of the Diamond
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Remember the two-year diamond top hovering over the Dow Jones Industrial Average that peaked in November 1999? The bears do.
Revenge of the Euro: A Head and Shoulders Bottom
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Will the "since-inception" euro bear market end with a H&S bottom?
Revisiting The Old Rules Of Investing
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Let's revisit the old rules of investing and while we're at it, let's take a look at the lessons we learned from the collapse of the New Economy.
Revival Of The Gold Myth
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...When the dollar weakens, gold prices tend to rise, since a plummeting buck means it takes more dollars to buy the same ounce of gold. Can changes in the US interest rate serve as an important mediation? Here's how you can trade the shiny metal
Rise Of Technology
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The NASDAQ 100 index has shown remarkable strength going through this great recession. Will this pattern continue?
Robert von Pentz of Quant Funds
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Robert von Pentz, portfolio manager of the Quant Mid Cap Fund, is a member of Columbia Partners and is responsible for all equity investment activities there. Before he joined Columbia Partners, von Pentz served as chairman of the board and chief investm
Rotation Out Of Tech For QQQQ
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...In recent days, we have started to see the tech sector struggle. In early May the Powershares QQQ Trust broke its rising trendline and started to display some weakness. If we follow the money, we can find where new interest is. While the techonology sect
Royal Bank Of Canada.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Canadian banks were kept small and in good health by Mark Carney, the new Governor of the Bank of England.
Royal Bank of Canada Facing a Triple Chart Challenge
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Canada's largest bank is at a crossroads right now. An interesting triple challenge seems to be in the works with what appears to be a slanted head & shoulders topping formation, an important trendline test, and a 200-day EMA challenge.
Runaway Gap At Rediff: Exhaustion Of A Rally?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After a dream run from a mere $7 to $22 in just four months, Rediff.com still shows no signs of a slowdown.
S&P 500 Fails on the Third Fan Line (The Power of Three)
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The power of three is pervasive throughout many forms of technical analysis. Triple tops and bottoms, head and shoulder formations, fibonacci retracements (occurring in one third increments), three white soldiers and three black crows in candlestick term
S&P 500 Breaks Series Of Peaks And Troughs
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The S&P 500 has now broken its series of lower peaks and lower troughs, signaling the end of the bear market downtrend that began in October 2007. However, it is still unknown as to whether a new bull market upward trend is in progress.
SAVE: Distribution Warns Of Correction
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...When a stock trends higher even as its money flow histogram keeps making lower highs, it's usually a warning that the "smart money" are in the process of scaling out prior to a correction. Here's a look at this process in action in sh
SIDEBAR: A tale of two frequencies
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...SIDEBAR: A tale of two frequencies Using the prices in Article Figure 2 as examples of this technique, we'd place the first price, 233.76, in the first histogram; the second price, 234.91, in the second histogram; and the third price, 232.56, in the fir
SIDEBAR: CALCULATING A RATE OF CHANGE OSCILLATOR
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...CALCULATING A RATE OF CHANGE OSCILLATOR A rate of change oscillator (Roc) is calculated by dividing the price in the current time period by the price n periods ago. For example, a 10-day rate of change would be today's price divided by the price 10days
SIDEBAR: Calculating the standard deviation of closing prices
SIDEBAR: Calculating the standard deviation of the percentage change in closing prices
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...SIDEBAR: Calculating the standard deviation of the percentage change in closing prices Calculating the ratio of two sequential prices in Lotus is straightforward. The natural log function is preprogrammed as @In(). The standard deviation of the logs can
SIDEBAR: Coefficient of Correlation
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Coefficient of Correlation Correlation is a measure of the degree of relationship between two series. When odd lot shorts are rising, is the Dow usually rising? When odd lot shorts are declining, is the Dow usually declining? Or is the reverse usually t
SIDEBAR: Commitment of Traders by Thom Hartle, Editor
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...An explanation of Figure 2 from the article ""Analysis of a Winning Trade.""
SIDEBAR: Converting Absolute Data to Change in Log of Price
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...CONVERTING ABSOLUTE DATA TO CHANGE IN LOG OF PRICE Sidebar Figure 1 is a sample of weekly interest rate and S&P 500 index data and the formula used to convert absolute interest rate data to changes in logs. Formulas first calculate the log of price and
SIDEBAR: DERIVATION OF EQUATIONS FOR WAMI SPECTRUM by Technical Analysis, Inc.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...DERIVATION OF EQUATIONS FOR WAMI SPECTRUM by Technical Analysis, Inc. The equations here have been included for researchers who may want to study and modify WAMI. Simply, the WAMI power and phase spectrum is obtained by using Z transform theory to obtai
SIDEBAR: DERIVATION OF THE RULE OF 72
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...DERIVATION OF THE RULE OF 72 The mathematics behind the rule of 72, stating that if an amount is invested at a compound interest rate until it doubles in value, then the product of the number of years (or periods) and the interest rate is approximately
SIDEBAR: DERIVATION OF THE RULE OF 72
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...DERIVATION OF THE RULE OF 72 The mathematics behind the rule of 72, stating that if an amount is invested at a compound interest rate until it doubles in value, then the product of the number of years (or periods) and the interest rate is approximately
SIDEBAR: Details of the Study.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...SIDEBAR: Details of the Study. The trade timing, transaction costs and statistical tests used in the study.
SIDEBAR: EASE OF MOVEMENT
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...EASE OF MOVEMENT This indicator is an oscillator designed to reveal the direction that a stock or commodity is moving with the least amount of resistance. First, calculate the midpoint movement (MPM):
SIDEBAR: FIGURING THE NUMBER OF PERIODS IN AN ANNUITY
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...FIGURING THE NUMBER OF PERIODS IN AN ANNUITY Often, investors anticipate a need for a given amount of funds at some future date. One way to guarantee that such funds will be available is to put aside a series of payments at predetermined intervals, know
SIDEBAR: FLDJ: ANALYSIS OF DAILY WSJ STATISTICS
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...FLDJ: ANALYSIS OF DAILY WSJ STATISTICS Data available from the Wall St. Journal that can be used in a fuzzy logic system, page 164.
SIDEBAR: METASTOCK IMPLEMENTATION OF DEMA1 AND MACO-DEMA1 by Technical Analysis, Inc.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...METASTOCK IMPLEMENTATION OF DEMA1 AND MACD-DEMA1 by Technical Analysis, Inc.
SIDEBAR: METASTOCK IMPLEMENTATION OF TEMA1 AND MACD-TEMA1 by Technical Analysis, Inc.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...METASTOCK IMPLEMENTATION OF TEMA1 AND MACD-TEMA1 by Technical Analysis, Inc. The TEMA1 moving average and the MACD-TEMA1 can be implemented in MetaStock version 3.x using the custom formulas. The period for the example TEMA1 below was chosen as 26; howe
SIDEBAR: MUGEN: COMPUTATION OF MEMBERSHIP FUNCTION
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...MUGEN: COMPUTATION OF MEMBERSHIP FUNCTION Membership functions can probably be computed with any plausible mathematical function suitable to the occasion. In practice, however, many situations are well served by simple first- or second-order functions.
SIDEBAR: PROFITABILITY OF BREAKOUT AND OSCILLATOR METHODS WITH S&P 500
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...PROFITABILITY OF BREAKOUT AND OSCILLATOR METHODS WITH S&P 500 Profitability of breakout and oscillator methods with S&P 500.
SIDEBAR: Portrait of a cycle
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...SIDEBAR: Portrait of a cycle Combining volume indicators, my new high and new low indicators and the advance/decline line (ADL) helps me to define cycles in the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) or other broad indices such as the New York Stock Exchan
SIDEBAR: REFLECTION OF CHANGES
SIDEBAR: SAMPLES OF USE
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...SAMPLES OF USE Three samples of data in different programs manipulated to be used in other software trading programs.
SIDEBAR: SHORT INTEREST AND LEVEL OF PAIN
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...SHORT INTEREST AND LEVEL OF PAIN Generally, short interest is a monthly statistic presented on a current-month versus previous-month basis. Viewing one or two months of short interest data is, unfortunately, a tantalizing but less than satisfying experi
SIDEBAR: SOURCES OF RISK IN A SECURITY
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...SOURCES OF RISK IN A SECURITY Sources such as: Business risk: The degree of uncertainty associated with an investment's earnings and the investment's ability to pay investors the returns owed them.
SIDEBAR: Slope of Activation Function - Technical Analysis, Inc.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...SLOPE OF ACTIVATION FUNCTION - Technical Analysis, Inc. A new slope of activation functions to improve the neural net's fit. In an effort to improve the model's fit of the data, we updated the slope of the activation function. This approach, however, i
SIDEBAR: THE RULE OF ALTERNATION
SIDEBAR: TIME DELAY OF LINEAR EXPONENTIAL AVERAGES
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...TIME DELAY OF LINEAR EXPONENTIAL AVERAGES Article Figure 2 indicates that if the price goes up linearly, after a while the exponential moving average will also be a straight line that is parallel to the original. For this to occur, there must be a const
SIDEBAR: TWO VERSIONS OF THE RSI FORMULA
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...TWO VERSIONS OF THE RSI FORMULA Derivation of the RSI formula containing an exponential moving average, from the basic RSI formula, page 205.
SIDEBAR: The Commitments of Traders report
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...SIDEBAR: The Commitments of Traders This sidebar simply gives the address for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) where the ""Commitments of Traders in Commodity Futures"" monthly report can be obtained.
SIDEBAR: The length of runs
Safe Bets In The Face Of Uncertainty
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Economists at leading brokers are forecasting a recession, while a poll of economists by Bloomberg forecasts a slowdown. Either way, consumer staples offer potentially rewarding investment opportunities.
Samuel Eisenstadt Of Value Line
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...For more than 50 years, Samuel Eisenstadt has been one of the major reasons for the phenomenal success of Value Line, Inc., developers of the Value Line Ranking System. Eisenstadt is research chairman, senior vice president, and a director of the company
SanDisk: Multiple Confirmations Of A Major High?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Shares of SanDisk have been among the better performers in the S&P 500 index since June 2012. Is this rally now near its ultimate high prior to a major correction?
Sandisk On The Verge Of A Breakout
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Sandisk (SNDK) held support in February and looks poised to break resistance, but low volume still haunts the stock.
Say Baidu Of China
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Do you want to invest in China? Here is a company worth looking at.
Scott Cooley Of Morningstar
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Financial professionals rely on Morningstar for independent investment information and services. Scott Cooley is a senior analyst for Morningstar Mutual Funds, a division of the company that evaluates and rates more than 1,700 funds. Their mission is to
Scott's Miracle-Gro Out Of Pep?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Scott's Miracle-Gro stock is facing a number of technical hurdles and may be in a good place to sell or short.
Sears: Anatomy Of A Double Bottom
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...At a low during a major bear trend, Dow standby Sears and Roebuck [S] rallied from an intermediate trend double bottom to reach highs of nearly $44 in late April 2000. But a selling climax and weak rally have caught Sears between either a major upside r
Seasonal Adjustment Of Time Series Data by George R. Arrington, Ph.D.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Seasonal Adjustment Of Time Series Data by George R. Arrington, Ph.D. While time series data is the heart of most technical trading systems, some have a tendency to reflect seasonal patterns; for example, agricultural commodities tend to follow harves
Selecting the best individual stocks Wyckoff method of trading stocks part 9 by Jack K. Hutson
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Selecting the best individual stocks Wyckoff method of trading stocks part 9 by Jack K. Hutson Our discussion of Wyckoff's analytical methods have so far concentrated on deductive reasoning to reach investment or trading conclusions. We first determined
Semi HOLDRS Heading For A Whole Lot Of Resistance
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The semiconductor HOLDRS is closing at the top of its 2005 range, and a reversal may be in the offing.
September Crude's 2B Test of Top
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...While the world waits anxiously for thousands of barrels of Iraqi oil to enter the market, this technical indicator suggests that cheaper oil may be coming--one way or the other.
Serge Dacic Of Timing Cube
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Three to five trades a year? Portfolio-pleasing returns? More and more traders and investors are counting on the Cube.
Serial Correlation Of One Rank by Norman J. Brown
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Serial Correlation Of One Rank by Norman J. Brown The one rank mutual fund switching technique is further enhanced using correlation. In two earlier articles, I demonstrated that the "one rank" (OR) switching technique depends on a low-value (less than
Serving a trading apprenticeship The Wyckoff method of trading stocks part 13 by Jack K. Hutson
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Serving a trading apprenticeship The Wyckoff method of trading stocks part 13 by Jack K. Hutson Anyone studying the stock market intends to remove themselves from the ranks of the public that dabbles with luck as their foremost rule of operation. A true
Seven Characteristics Of Winning Investors
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...And here, the philosophy of Zen and the art of market acceptance.
Short-Term Moment Of Truth For The Dow
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Dow Jones Industrial Average has corrected over the last three days, and this correction is nearing its make-or-break point.
Short-term 2B Tests of Bottom
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are making significant tests of near-term lows.
Sidebar: Risk of Ruin
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Sidebar: Risk of Ruin This brief sidebar discusses the risk of ruin- an estimate that indicates the probability that a trader will eventually lose all his trading capital- and the probability from zero to 100% that a trader will eventually lose all of h
Sidebar: The geometry of chart patterns by Teresa Lo
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...V. 22:9 (50-52): Sidebar: The geometry of chart patterns by Teresa Lo Pattern recognition is made simple using the swing lines of the classic swing indicator. Together with PowerSwing bars (not shown), the indicators act as visual aids, and basic geomet
Signs Of A Nikkei Bottom
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Has the 16-year bear trend ended for the Nikkei?
Signs Of A Reversal In UNG?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...It's 40 below in some parts of the US, but natural gas prices haven't seemed to notice — until now.
Signs Of Accumulation For Silicon Labs
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Silicon Labs has consolidated over the last few months, and signs of accumulation within this consolidation favor an upside breakout.
Signs Of Accumulation In Millennium
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Millennium has been in the dog house since January 2004, but some key volume indicators show buying pressure over the last three months.
Signs Of Accumulation In Tektronix
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Tektronix fell off a cliff in December 2006, but immediately firmed and now shows signs of buying pressure over the last two months.
Signs Of Accumulation In WMI
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Despite a decline over the last three months, key volume indicators have remained strong for Waste Management (WMI) and the correction may be nearing its end.
Silver More Evidence Of A Possible Reversal
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Most trend reversals give several warning signals before the turn finally comes. Here's another high-probability reversal setup in COMEX mini silver futures.
Silver Strangle Play Both Sides Of The Market
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Not sure which way silver will move in the next few months? Not to worry, there's a way to play such indecision by selling options.
Singular Spectrum Analysis Of Price Movement In Forex by Sergiy Drogobetskii
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Stocks & Commodities V. 23:10 (24-27): Singular Spectrum Analysis Of Price Movement In Forex by Sergiy Drogobetskii Looking for new information about price movements? Singular spectrum analysis may shed some light. Finding an analytical method to reduc
Sirius Satellite: Map Of A Mania?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Breaking down below a trendline that extends back to August 2004, Sirius Satellite suggests that this "once upon a time" highflier may have further to fall.
Slippage Cost Of A Large Technical Trader by Thomas V. Greer, B. Wade Brorsen and Shi-Miin Liu
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Slippage Cost Of A Large Technical Trader by Thomas V. Greer, B. Wade Brorsen and Shi-Miin Liu If traders rely on technical trading systems, they need to know the size of slippage, which is the difference between estimated transaction costs and actual t
Slippery Slopes Of Crude
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Here's the midterm price outlook for crude oil futures.
So, Is This The Start Of The Correction?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The stock market has fallen heavily over the past few days. Is this the start of the correction predicted by many analysts?
Southwest Airlines: Change Of Flight Plan
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The latest three-month rally in shares of Southwest Airlines is correcting, as are those of other airline stocks.
Spread Investing Tools of the trade part 2 by Frank Taucher
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Spread Investing Tools of the trade part 2 by Frank Taucher In part one, I discussed some of the pitfalls of traditional studies on the seasonality of spreading and how I attempted to correct them in my spread trading. The objective of the program is to
State Street's Parabolic Rise Warns Of Correction
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Up by more than 44% in just six months, shares of State Street Corp. are now in a parabolic rise -- one stronger than any that it's seen in the past 15 years.
Statistics Of Chaotic Markets by Hans Hannula, Ph.D., C.T.A.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...For those of us who have had ""chaotic"" days - when everything was topsy-turvy and nothing went the way it should have - maybe the problem isn't in those days; maybe it's in what we expect. - by Hans Hannula, Ph.D., C.T.A. Have you ever had a truly cha
Stephen Leeb Of Personal Finance And The Big Picture by Thom Hartle
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Interview: Stephen Leeb Of Personal Finance And The Big Picture by Thom Hartle If a diverse educational background ever lent itself to analyzing the markets, surely that of Personal Finance and The Big Picture newsletters editor Stephen Leeb would do so
Steve Ruffley Of iView Charts
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Ruffley is CEO of www.iViewcharts.com, Chief Market Strategist at www.Intertrader.com, and creator of www.TraderMaker.com and TraderMaker Pro software. He's the author of The Ruff Guide To Trading (due to be published in late 2014). He has presented more
Steve Shellans of MoniResearch Newsletter by Thom Hartle
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Computers have managed to insinuate themselves into our lives these days, but not many of us remember the early days. MoniResearch Newsletter publisher Steve Shellans was a pioneer of sorts in the industry; he started to work with computers in earnest 40
Steve Shobin Of Merrill Lynch by Thom Hartle
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Steve Shobin Of Merrill Lynch by Thom Hartle I'd first like to start off with some information about your background and how you first became interested in technical analysis. I graduated from the University of Pittsburgh in 1966 as an English literatu
Stochastics Of Earnings Yields by Mark Vakkur, M.D.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Stochastics Of Earnings Yields by Mark Vakkur, M.D. By combining technicals and fundamentals, you can make a realistic analysis of the market. Pure stock market technicians ignore fundamentals. To them, the chart tells the whole story, while the fundam
Stocks And The Art of Charts
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Are you trying to decide whether to buy or sell a stock? If you are, get out your stock charts. This simple method of analysis will make your decision easier.
Stop worrying yourself out of profits By Van K. Tharp, Ph.D.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Stop worrying yourself out of profits By Van K. Tharp, Ph.D. Every time Michael thought about entering the market, he said to himself ""But what if I lose?"" Those thoughts often paralyzed him from action or delayed his entry so long that many opportuni
Strength Of Reversal Candlestick Pattern
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Although certain candlestick formations are commonly found on technical charts, they do affect the price rally.
Summed Rate Of Change (KST) by Martin J. Pring
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Summed Rate Of Change (KST) by Martin J. Pring In the August Stocks & Commodities, noted technician Martin Pring presented smoothed rate of change indicators as a method to identify both the trend and reversals of trend in the markets. He pointed out th
Sun Life Of Canada
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Finally, here's a financial stock worth looking at.
Survival Of The Fittest by Don Bright
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Survival Of The Fittest by Don Bright What do we do now? A new era in the market has dawned, and we have to figure out how best to adapt to it. Take a look around. The market bubble has burst, and we must learn how to adapt to the new era of trading th
Survival of the fittest by Philip Gotthelf
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Survival of the fittest by Philip Gotthelf With the proper tools and right attitude, the ""Crash of '87"" represented one of the greatest profit opportunities in history. A single short S&P 500 futures position could have delivered an amazing $60,000-- w
Surviving The Test of Time With J. Welles Wilder by Brian Twomey
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Surviving The Test of Time With J. Welles Wilder by Brian Twomey J. Welles Wilder is an author, market technician, and inventor of indicators and trading systems that have become classics over time. Without Wilder's contributions to technical analysis,
Swift Energy Showing Signs Of Strength
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Swift Energy is showing signs of strength, indicating a potential break to the upside from the stock's two-month trading range.
Swing Prediction (Part 1 of III)
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Wouldn't it be nice to have an idea when-- that is the date-- the next swing might change direction? Some ideas might prove more profitable than others.
Swing Prediction (Part II of III)
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Here is a system that incorporates swing strength with time.
Swing Prediction (Part III of III)
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Spreadsheets and formulas.
Take Charge Of Your Investing With Mutual Funds
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Investing isn't as hard as you think. Check out these mutual funds.
Take Control Of Your Finances
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The market is versatile, and if you take the time to learn about it, it will work for you, no matter what your goals are.
Taking Advantage Of Market Volume
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Trends in market volume can provide helpful insight into market activity. One effective way to recognize these volume trends is with the use of a volume oscillator.
Taking Another Bite Out Of AAPL
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...If you do not own an iPad, then you are showing your age.
Taking Stock of Commodity Trading Methods by DR. BASIL VENITIS
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Taking Stock of Commodity Trading Methods by DR. BASIL VENITIS Fundamental Analysis Fundamental Analysis is price analysis based on basic economic, political, and ecological factors. These factors include supply and demand, seasonal cycles, weather, go
Technical Analysis of the Futures Markets by John Sweeney
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Technical Analysis of the Futures Markets by John Sweeney Author: John J. Murphy Publisher: New York Institute of Finance 70 Pine Street New York, NY 10270 (212) 344-2900 Price: $45 plus $2 shipping (U.S. only) Mr. Technician, John Murphy, has writt
Technical Tools For Day Traders, Part 4: The Use of Prior Day Highs and Lows
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Each of the intraday trading techniques discussed in Parts 1 through 3 have relied on reference levels arrived at by means of mathematical calculations. In contrast, the technique discussed in this section will deal with a set of support and resistance l
Technical analysis of NYSI/DJI by Howard Waxenberg
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Technical analysis of NYSI/DJI by Howard Waxenberg There is a great amount of technical analysis that is done intraday by number crunching computers that are connected to online databases. For the majority of investors and money managers that do not hav
Technical analysis of industry groups by Richard K. Carlin, Ph.D.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Technical analysis of industry groups by Richard K. Carlin, Ph.D. Stock market analysis is usually done in one of two ways: either on the market itself to predict whether stocks as a group are in an uptrend or downtrend, or on individual stocks to disco
Technical analysis of the Dow 20 Bond Index by Howard Waxenberg
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Technical analysis of the Dow 20 Bond Index by Howard Waxenberg Over the years, the correlation between moves in the bond market and moves in the stock market has been tremendous. In the last several years, we have repeatedly seen the condition where bo
Technical analysis of volume by Howard K. Waxenberg
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Technical analysis of volume by Howard K. Waxenberg You don't need a computer for volume studies; the analysis presented here can be done with a calculator and The Wall Street Journal. This article provides an outline of technical tools derived from vol
Ten-Year Rates May Show Effect Of PIMCO's Selling
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...When one of the world's largest holders of an asset sells, there are bound to be signs in the market.
Test Of Resistance For Micron Technology
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A shooting star candlestick pattern indicates at least a pause in the uptrend.
That Lulu Of A Lululemon
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Lululemon Athletica discovered the Oprah effect on November 19, 2010. At least that's what the various financial newspapers wrote.
That Stock Of Facebook, Again!
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS..."Facebook has exploded upwards. The question everyone is asking is, 'How much higher can it go?'" That is the question I asked on September 26, 2013.
The 10 Principles Of Successful Trading
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...In spite of the available resources to help traders trade successfully, a majority of traders still lose money. Here, we look at why that may be the case and how to rectify it
The Abundance Of Pullback Tests
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...As the markets struggle for direction, traders are seeing plenty of pullback tests, showing what a crucial spot we are in.
The Adam theory of markets by Lesley B. Orr
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Adam theory of markets by Lesley B. Orr Author: J. Welles Wilder Jr. Publisher: Cavida Ltd., N.C. The Adam Theory of Markets by J. Welles Wilder Jr. is a book about ""making profits trading...any freely traded markets anywhere in the world."" It s
The Alter Ego Of Swing Trading
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...With so much coverage of blue-chip companies coming from popular media channels, tweets, or social chat rooms, traders often overlook small-cap stocks, which provide wider spreads and more liquidity. Find out how to capitalize on them
The Amazing Price Moves Of Qualcomm
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Recent surge of its stock could be the final piece of a nineteen-year pattern.
The Anatomy Of A Brexit Appointment
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A trade occurs every day, hour, and minute. However, it's not very often that you get to trade by appointment. Here, we look at the entry, management, and target of a Brexit trade
The Anatomy Of The 10-Bagger
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Shh! We're hunting for these elusive (but not particularly rare) stocks.
The Angle Of Ascent by Martha Stokes, CMT
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Angle Of Ascent by Martha Stokes, CMT Understanding the concept of the angle of ascent will help you make strong entries and protect your profits. Successful traders know that technical analysis skills require an understanding of buy signals and in
The Average Age Of Averages
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Have you ever considered why you use 2/(n+1) as a smoothing parameter when using exponential moving averages? Here you will find a simple explanation.
The Basics Of Developing A Neural Trading System by Lou Mendelsohn
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Basics Of Developing A Neural Trading System by Lou Mendelsohn As traders begin to experiment with and apply artificial neural systems to financial forecasting, there are pitfalls to avoid in the design and training of these systems so this new tech
The Basics Of Managing Money by Robert P. Rotella
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Basics Of Managing Money by Robert P. Rotella A trader can score that one big win, but it's all for naught if he can't hold onto his profits. Money management is the step both before and after trading, the study of risk and reward and how best to ut
The Basics Of Moving Averages by George R. Arrington, Ph.D.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Basics Of Moving Averages by George R. Arrington, Ph.D. Moving averages are one of the most common technical tools that technicians, both veteran and novice, may take advantage of. But for those novices, the concept may be somewhat confusing. What i
The Basics of Managing Money by Mark Vakkur, M.D.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Why is money management one of the first items that profes-sional traders stress? Why would you think? Here's an overview of risk and several simple mechanical approaches to money management. Preserving capital is essential to a trader's long-term survi
The Beauty Of A Gann Fan
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...I have always believed in a Gann fan as an indicator forecasting the future.
The Benefit Of Hindsight
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Find out how a hypothetical ideal trader who has the benefit of hindsight can help you make everyday trading decisions.
The Benefits of Diversification by Lars N. Kestner
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Benefits of Diversification by Lars N. Kestner The question of how to increase returns while decreasing risk has fascinated investors for decades; after all, the goal is of trading or investing is to maximize return per unit of risk accepted. Here's
The Best And The Brightest Of Technical Analysis
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Traders are a lonely breed. Most of their days are spent alone, their eyes glued to an array of computer screens, fingers poised over the keyboard and "Do not disturb" signs hanging over their desks. Continually enhancing your trading
The Breakout Of MSPD
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The breakout is likely to initiate the new trend reversal rally for MSPD.
The Breakout Rallies Of ADC
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After the bullish breakout, Agree Realty Corp. is moving on up.
The Bullish Bears Of Summer
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...With stocks down and foreign currencies looking toppish, is there any hope left for a summer rally in equities?
The Bullish Breakout Of Alliant Techsystems
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After a long time span, Alliant Techsystems has moved into a bullish zone. A few bearish indications are visible on the charts.
The Bullish Breakout Of Cempra
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Cempra is ready to initiate a fresh breakout rally.
The Bulls Of 1987
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Two bull markets entered in 1987. Only one got out alive. Was that a lesson for today's markets?
The Business Of Trading by Don Bright
The CAC Breaks Out Of A Consolidation
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The CAC (French index) broke out of the 3720 level to target the next level of 3840. Most European indexes entered a consolidation before the Dow and are breaking out before the Dow completes its consolidation. Looking for such intermarket relationship
The Center Of Gravity Oscillator by John F. Ehlers
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Center Of Gravity Oscillator by John F. Ehlers Here's an indicator that identifies every major turning point without much lag. This new oscillator is unique in that it is smoothed and has essentially zero lag. The smoothing enables clear identifica
The Chase Of Volatility
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The fear of missing out (FOMO) can create a psychological challenge for traders. Here are some steps you can take to help prevent emotions from entering into your trading decisions and wreaking havoc on your trading plan
The Commitment Of Traders Report by Jon Anderson
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Commitment Of Traders Report by Jon Anderson The numbers reveal plenty about market participation. There are two basic ways to analyze the futures market: technically and fundamentally. Many traders have a purely technical approach, with total disr
The Concept Of Equivalence by Giorgos Siligardos, Ph.D.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Concept Of Equivalence by Giorgos Siligardos, Ph.D. Try this to avoid using two indicators that are equivalent. Let me present an objective, mathematical way to determine when two indicators are equivalent with respect to divergence. Knowing when t
The Continuous Curse of the Rising Wedge
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The SPY has produced at least five bearish rising wedges since the meltdown began in late 2000. I hate to be the bearer of bad news but it looks like number six may be nearing completion.
The Copy Book Recovery Of Xerox
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Xerox Corporation raised its full year outlook, citing second quarter performance and strong demand for Xerox's new technology and value-added services.
The Crash Of VMWare
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...On October 15, 2007, when VMWare's price was $102, I wrote an article asking, "Making A Bet, Or Is It A Sure Thing?"
The Critical Eye Of Laszlo Birinyi by Thom Hartle
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Critical Eye Of Laszlo Birinyi by Thom Hartle Laszlo Birinyi of Birinyi Associates is a most unusual technician, one who is critical of most technical methods. Birinyi, a former director of Salomon Brothers, is currently head of his own market resea
The Cycle Of Seven
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Does the market really move in a cycle every seven years? Let's find out.
The DJIA's Moment Of Truth
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After a sharp four-day rally, the Dow Jones Industrial Average is nearing resistance, and the moment of truth is approaching for the bulls.
The DJIA's Test Of Support
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The intraday charts magnify the short-term tug-of-wars between the bulls and the bears that causes day-to-day price fluctuations. The intraday charts provide a swing trader a wealth of information, such as key levels of support and resistance. But the in
The Development Of A Futures Trader by Thomas Drinka, Nathan Losey, and Ryan Lauer
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Stocks & Commodities V. 23:11 (34-38): The Development Of A Futures Trader by Thomas Drinka, Nathan Losey, and Ryan Lauer Here's a look at the trading methodology implemented by two futures traders. By using Market Profile, they successfully traded the
The Dow Days Of Summer
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Back together again, the Dow industrials and Dow transports take out their July 2004 lows on the same day. But if that's so bearish, then what's up with the bounce?
The Dynamics Of Candlestick Patterns by Shijoong Sung
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Stocks & Commodities V. 22:12 (46-49): The Dynamics Of Candlestick Patterns by Shijoong Sung Candlestick patterns have been used for centuries, but given that they have received so much attention among technical analysts, can they still be used in the c
The Effect Of Elections On Stock Market Returns
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Do elections influence the stock market? Is there a pattern that investors can take advantage of? This author's statistical research suggests that there is one pattern that produced more than 60% average returns during the election periods in countries a
The Effect Of Tilt On Mutual Fund Investing
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Overcome invisible limits and find your own positive tilt.
The Elliott Wave Vs. The Random Walk In The Battle Of The Century
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Elliott wave theory proves once again that the market is no random walk in the park.
The Elliott Wave Vs. The Random Walk In The Battle Of The Century
The Elusive B-Wave Of The S&P Index
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Here are some adages to remember: "Sell in May and go away." "The second year of a Presidential cycle sees the most corrections."
The End Of The Bull Run For Silver?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Who would have believed in early 2003 that the price of silver -- at $5 an ounce -- was destined to rise to nearly $50 an ounce in only eight years? Is this latest plunge merely a blip, or is it warning of a structural change in the status of the epic bu
The End Of The Trend by Cornelius Luca
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Stocks & Commodities V. 22:12 (14-18): The End Of The Trend by Cornelius Luca You're riding along with the trend, watching your returns consistently increase. You know it's not going to go on forever? but how do you know when it'll end? As much as we l
The Essence Of Dow Theory: Confirmation And Divergence by Richard L. Evans
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Essence Of Dow Theory: Confirmation And Divergence by Richard L. Evans The Dow theory tenet that the Dow Jones Industrials and Dow Jones Transports must ""confirm"" one another is listed perfunctorily in most Dow theory discussions, but confirmation
The Essence of Market Profits by Victor Sperandeo
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Essence of Market Profits by Victor Sperandeo The key to making money in the markets is having the major trends at your back. This well-known money manager points to the importance of looking at the big picture. Popular beliefs about investment pr
The Evolution Of The Euro's Trend Channel
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The dramatic fall and fall and rise of the EUR/USD as seen through the lens of a trend channel.
The Evolving State of Technical Analysis
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Evolving State of Technical Analysis Leafing through a back issue of ""Success Farming"" magazine the other day, I was quite surprised to run across a fairly sophisticated article on the technical analysis of some of the meat and grain futures. The
The Fall Of Feeder Cattle
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Cattle futures tumble toward a source of potential Fibonacci support.
The Fall Of The Euro
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The 10th largest price drop in market history was made and the specter of another recession looms on the horizon but while markets decline, money flows to new opportunities if you know where to spot them.
The Fallacy Of Adjusting The Stop-Loss To Breakeven
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Tightening the stop-loss is a key risk management concept, but moving it to breakeven for no technical reason invites subjectivity into your decision-making, potentially preventing yourself from making a profit
The Fate Of Currencies
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The global economy was nurtured back to health after the credit crisis by China. Now it's time to see if the world can stand with a drop in China's demand
The Fate Of Pfizer
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Drug companies have suddenly decided to bare their souls, and those of their drugs. Will they bounce back, and is the risk worth taking?
The Father Of Security Analysis
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...To buy when others are selling takes nerve, but this legendary investor, one of the most respected in the investment arena over the decades, taught a generation that value investing works.
The Feng Shui Of Abundance
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Can the Chinese art of placement and honoring your ch'i work for your financial benefit?
The Final Pieces Of A Ten Year Puzzle?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...See why the US stock market could be near a significant turning point.
The First Drops Of Blood?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS..."Buy when you see the blood running in the streets" -- or so goes the quote. Do we see any now?
The Followers Of The Dow
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...One theory, many interpretations. Here are four of the earliest interpreters.
The Fundamentals of Sector Rotation by Paul and Carole Huebott
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Fundamentals of Sector Rotation by Paul and Carole Huebott Maintaining an optimized portfolio of strong blue-chip stocks is one way to invest. Here are the basics of how stock groups move through a typical business cycle. Our new Dow strategy, des
The Future Of PSX
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...PSX has been Warren Buffett's darling for the last two years but can it continue? There are signs that the bulls are ready to take this stock higher.
The Future Of The Financial Markets
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Traders and market technicians tend to assume that the financial markets will always be available to them. After all, trading markets have existed during much of history, and today's traders have experienced open-access free trading markets of many kinds
The Gang Of Four Method For Trading
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Successful trading is a function of having a system that gives you an edge at each step of the trading process, and the Gang of Four method can give you that winning edge.
The Glitter Of Gold
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Gold has made a bullish move the past week. It's time to consider what the longer term charts are saying.
The Godfather Rules Of Trading
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Everybody wants to give you trading advice. How about some advice you can't refuse?
The Gravity Of Trading by Adrienne Toghraie
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Stocks & Commodities V. 24:13 (18-21): The Gravity Of Trading by Adrienne Toghraie Make money in the markets? and keep it. Do you want to make money in the markets and learn how to keep it? Then learn to appreciate gravity. There is an oftencited corre
The Greenback's 2B Test of Bottom
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The US Dollar index approaches a major test of lows set back in October 1998.
The Hidden Measure Of The Market
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Want to find out where the market is headed? Market breadth reveals plenty.
The High-Performance Dividends Stocks Of The Dow
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Dogs of the Dow scanner template in TradeStation can help you find megacap stocks that pay a handsome dividend yield.
The Highs And Lows Of Trading by Edward Robert Florez
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Highs And Lows Of Trading by Edward Robert Florez Here's a war story that illustrates some mistakes that all traders have made at one time or another -- and should keep in mind.. The best-laid plans and analysis can become catastrophically skewed w
The Impact of Currency Markets
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Performance of the currency markets can affect stock prices.
The Impeccable Timing Of Intraday Charts
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A good trader is always looking for clues of a reversal, trying to piece together the technical jigsaw puzzle.
The Importance Of Being Sufficiently Capitalized
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Making money from trading can be very difficult. There are several reasons for this, but one root cause is not starting with enough capital. Here's a way to boost confidence and your account size
The Importance Of Pitchfork Analysis For The Oil Services Index
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Pitchfork analysis has been accurate in determining support and resistance levels for the index. Where could prices be headed next?
The Importance of Stop Orders by Patrick Cifaldi, C.M.T.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Importance of Stop Orders by Patrick Cifaldi, C.M.T. Some traders view stop orders as an affront to their analytical skills, but they shouldn't. Here are some simple guidelines on using stop orders and saving yourself some painful and costly lessons
The Inflation/Deflation Phases Of The Stock Market Cycle by Martin J. Pring
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Inflation/Deflation Phases Of The Stock Market Cycle by Martin J. Pring Veteran analyst Martin J. Pring explains how the commonly known four-year stock market cycle actually contains lesser- known inflation/deflation phases, the knowledge of which w
The Ins & Outs Of Moving Averages Part 1
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...They are ubiquitous on price charts and an integral part of technical analysis. Do you know everything you should about using them?
The Ins & Outs Of Moving Averages Part 2
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...They are ubiquitous on price charts and an integral part of technical analysis. Do you know everything you should about using them? Here in part 2, we go a little deeper into the topic of moving averages
The Internal Dynamics of TRIN by Jack Rusin
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Internal Dynamics of TRIN by Jack Rusin Consider four simplified trading days on the New York Stock Exchange: Day 1: 1000 issues advance, 100 decline, with 1,000,000 shares up volume and 100,000 shares down volume. TRIN = (1000/100)/(1,000,000 /100
The Intersection of Price and Time
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Find out why the S&P 500 reaching 1950 on January 8, 2016 could be an important bottom.
The Joy Of Trading with Statistics by Ben Warwick
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Joy Of Trading with Statistics by Ben Warwick For many of you who have traded in the past, the title of this article may take you by surprise. How can trading be work of joy? Only when you are winning, obviously, but there's more to it than that. Sy
The Joys Of Juice
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Wanna know where the bulls have been running recently? Try the orange groves.
The Language of Money by Walter T. Downs, PhD
The Laws Of Cyclicality
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Trends do not continue forever. The life of a trend comes to a point where it stalls and reverses or temporarily stalls before resuming. How do you recognize when the trend has ended? Let's explore
The Laws Of Momentum
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...In the financial markets, there are underlying forces investors and traders need to know about and handle with respect. This is the start of an article series that will aim to line up the underlying forces that drive the markets and link them with what i
The Logic Of Pivot Trading by Jim White
The Long And The Short Of Gold?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Whereas my long-term view for gold is not that positive, my short-term forecast is very positive. What do I mean by long term and what do I mean by short term?
The Magic Of Time Value by Jesse Chen
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Magic Of Time Value by Jesse Chen With this simple method you can sort through various option spreads and find the best conversion spread. Too often in the world of option analysis, simple indicators are overlooked for more advanced mathematical mo
The Many Faces Of Loew's
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Even major bear markets sometimes offer attractive, low-risk swing trade setups. Here's an especially alluring short-term buy setup in shares of Loew's Corp.
The Market As The Eye Of The Storm
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The market is trading like the eye of a storm -- calm and quiet -- but a typhoon of trading could be right around the corner, along with big profits.
The Market Guru of The Gilded Age
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Over a century ago, James K. Medbery insisted that earnings and interest rates matter. He was right then, and he still is.
The Market Wizard of Interviews: Jack Schwager by Thom Hartle
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Market Wizard of Interviews: Jack Schwager by Thom Hartle Jack Schwager, director of futures research for Prudential Securities, coprincipal of Wizard Trading and author of Market Wizards, The New Market Wizards and A Complete Guide to the Futures
The Micro And Macro Of QIHU
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The US markets have been taking some hits lately but Chinese stocks are surging and one stock is setting up to explode higher.
The Moment Of Truth For Small-Caps
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Russell 2000 declined sharply over the past five days, and this key index is now trading at an important make-or-break level.
The Moment Of Truth Looms For The FTSE
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The FTSE is holding its uptrend, but the August pullback carried it back to key support, and a big test looms.
The Mystery Of W.D. Gann
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Was he an astrological or analytical technician?
The Nasdaq's 2B Test of Top
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Does failure to follow-through on the April 29th highs mean the Nasdaq is finally headed lower?
The Nature of Price Resistance by JESSE H. THOMPSON/Technical Analysis staff writer
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Nature of Price Resistance by JESSE H. THOMPSON/Technical Analysis staff writer Most of us involved with speculative markets often are so preoccupied with ""effect"", or price activity, that we ignore ""cause."" But an understanding of cause can cla
The Nature of Risk: Justin Mamis and the Meaning of Life by Thom Hartle
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...V.13:08 (359-365): The Nature of Risk: Justin Mamis and the Meaning of Life by Thom Hartle Looking back on decades of market activity can give anyone a certain perspective, and Justin Mamis, who writes the Mamis Letter, a newsletter for Hancock Institut
The Nature of Risk: Justin Mamis and the Meaning of Life by Thom Hartle
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...V.13:08 (359-365): The Nature of Risk: Justin Mamis and the Meaning of Life by Thom Hartle Looking back on decades of market activity can give anyone a certain perspective, and Justin Mamis, who writes the Mamis Letter, a newsletter for Hancock Institut
The Night/Daymares Of Traders by Adrienne Laris Toghraie
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Night/Daymares Of Traders Your mind doesn't shut down when you go to sleep. Sometimes, the trading from the daytime can stay with you into the dreamtime. Here are ways to cope with trading nightmares. If trading is a high-stakes game of skill, psyc
The Other Way Of Stopping (A Decline)
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Bears were livid as a piercing pattern put an end to a three-day decline in Yahoo.
The Out Of The Money Butterfly Spread by Jay Kaeppel
The Parable Of Coffee And The Blind Traders
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The end of a downtrend and the resumption of an uptrend loom in coffee futures.
The Pernicious Effect Of The Loss Of Opportunity
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Oh, the money you could have made if you had stayed in the trade longer! We all know that feeling, and here are some steps you can take to overcome that pain
The Pernicious Effect Of The Loss Of Opportunity
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Oh, the money you could have made if you had stayed in the trade longer! We all know that feeling, and here are some steps you can take to overcome that pain
The Politics Of Money Management
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Here are five simple steps to refreshing your money management skills.
The Possibility Of Grexit
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The past few weeks have been stressful with the anticipation of Greece leaving the European Union.
The Power Of Drawing Tools
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Used long before computers, these simple tools can be key in enhancing your understanding of how price action works.
The Power Of Fusion Trading
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Applying a trading system can be simple or complex but you have to start somewhere. Here's how one trader combines elements of different types of trading styles to create a trading strategy that outperforms his previous trading strategies
The Power Of Growth Stocks
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...How can you measure the strength of a growth stock? Can this be quantified? Here's a way to help measure it using concepts from digital signal processing
The Power Of Implied Volatility by Sam Bhugaloo
The Power Of Price And Volume Trends
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...To get a better sense of where the security's price is headed, you should consider volume along with price changes. Price changes are viewed with more significance when the volume accompanying the change is high, and conversely with less significanc
The Power of Knowledge: James O'Shaughessy by Thom Hartle
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Money manager and author James O'Shaughnessy is best known for the astute research presented in his books. We spoke to him about what the individual investor should focus on. So how did you start out, anyway? I started out like everyone else, wanting t
The Power of Multiple Negative Divergences
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...When stocks or indexes make or challenge new highs they can possibly foretell coming failure by way of diverging or conflicting signals.Traders can do well following these indications that all is not well with the current rise.
The Power of the Double Top
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The double top formation can be an early warning of ID (impending doom) to come. A few recent examples of this formation can be seen on the charts of Cisco (CSCO) and Broadcom (BRCM).
The Principle Of Contraction/Expansion by Toby Crabel, CTA
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Principle Of Contraction/Expansion by Toby Crabel, CTA I define the principle of contraction/expansion as the market phenomenon of change from a period of rest to a period of movement back to a period of rest. This interaction between the phases of
The Psychology Of David Ryan by Van K. Tharp, Ph.D.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Psychology Of David Ryan by Van K. Tharp, Ph.D. David Ryan won the U.S. Investing Championships three years in a row. I first interviewed David in May 1988 and again in August 1989. Q: What makes you successful as opposed to the average trader? A:
The Psychology of the Decision Bee by JESSE H. THOMPSON
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Psychology of the Decision Bee by JESSE H. THOMPSON A round the market ""hives"" buzz the forever listless market observers, the ""bees"". The hedgers, scalpers, brokers, analysts, traders, speculators, you and I. Within the general category of thes
The Queen Of The Iron Condors
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Find out what one trader did when her favorite trading vehicle was down 43 points one Monday, en route to a 25% JulyÐOctober, top-to-bottom loss.
The Rate Of Change Indicator by Bruce R. Faber
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Rate Of Change Indicator by Bruce R. Faber The rate of change is an indicator that measures the pace at which price is changing. Tracking the rate of the change of price can confirm trends and forewarn of market reversals. Here, then, are some guide
The Ratio Of Inflation Rates And Currency Trends by John Kean
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...V.13:06: (252-254): The Ratio Of Inflation Rates And Currency Trends by John Kean Exchange rates fluctuate on a second to second basis, but the long-term trends can be understood by using an indicator based on the ratio of inflation rates. The case in p
The Reality Of REITs
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Are you interested in learning more about using exchange traded funds (ETFs) in your trading? Leslie N. Masonson, an active ETF trader, is president of Cash Management Resources, a financial consulting firm that focuses on ETF strategies. He is the autho
The Return Of High Momentum
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...There's no right or wrong way to look at the market. The reality is that with so many choices, you can get creative with your analysis techniques. Here's a look at how to combine two related indexes and use opposite strategies for each
The Return Of How The Dollar Gets Its Groove Back
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Will a positive stochastic divergence in September result in a rally in U.S. dollar futures?
The Return Of Tempting Triangles
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The last tempting triangle prepared Dow investors for a 386-point ride. Now an ascending triangle in the weekly S&P 500 suggests more upside.
The Return Of The Count Right Now
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...With a close above the 1215 level, the S&P 500 closes in on a 100% retracement of the spring declines.
The Return Of The Son Of The Bearish Confirmations
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...It's all about the March 2004 lows for the Dow Transports and Industrials.
The Return Of The Son Of The Bearish Confirmations
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...It's all about the March 2004 lows for the Dow Transports and Industrials.
The Return of Copper Tops
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Bearish in February, bullish in May, is it time to get bearish again on copper futures?
The Reverse Journey Of Gold
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The technical chart of SPDR Gold Trust is likely to retrace toward its lower support.
The Rising Wedge of Worry!
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...With a rising wedge formation forming on the chart for Krispy Kreme doughnuts, the stock could be in for a downward move.
The Role Of Evolutionary Psychology In Trading
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...We can always learn and change and grow, but how much can we stretch ourselves, given the limitations we've inherited from our ancestors? How much is hardwired? We'll examine it from a practical standpoint for investing and trading
The Role Of Gold
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...What are gold and gold shares telling traders and investors about the current environment?
The Roots Of Periodicity
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...It may seem ancient, it may seem complex; but it works and it's simple. Here's a look at how to analyze the markets using an insight gleaned from thinking about W.D. Gann's squaring of price and time technique.
The Rounded Top Of $XTC
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...During the September to November price movement, the North American Telecommunication Index formed a rounded top -- a rare event.
The Rucker Park Of Capitalism by Jonathan Hoenig
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Rucker Park Of Capitalism by Jonathan Hoenig A venerable part of the traders' world is threatened, but its tricks and techniques will live on. The best players in the National Basketball Association (NBA) have all played in Manhattan's Rucker Park,
The Rule of Eight
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Markets have moved to decimals. Is W.D.Gann's Rule of Eight still effective?
The S&P 500's 2B Test of Bottom
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...How could a technician have caught the mid-March rally?
The Secret Of (Old and New) Pros
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Trading secret of the pros: Have a plan before you trade -- Then work it!"It is literally true millions come easier to a trader after he knows how to trade, than hundreds did in the days of his ignorance" - Jesse Livermore, 1923
The Seduction of Leverage by Jesse H. Thompson
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Seduction of Leverage by Jesse H. Thompson ""Leverage 'o Leverage. Ye siren of the speculative sea..."" --Anon. Rule: Do Not Overtrade! I must have bumped into this time worn dictrum a thousand times before I began to understand more fully the imp
The Short-Term Rally Of GS
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Goldman Sachs Group is extremely bullish.
The Signature of an Important Bottom
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Momentum and sentiment indicators signal that on January 15, 2016 an important bottom for both stocks and Crude Oil may be in place.
The Siren Call of Optimized Trading Systems by Dennis Meyers
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Siren Call Of Optimized Trading Systems by Dennis Meyers, Ph.D. Today's software for trading systems can take you down some dangerous paths. Here's how to avoid one mistake. With the advent of today's high-performance desktop computers and software
The State Of Price Action In The Market
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...In trading, knowing the difference between being an interpreter and a predictor can translate into huge results when looking for profitable trades.
The Stepchild Of Chart Patterns
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The inverted cup with handle may be the chart pattern that does it for you, if only you’d let it!
The Strength Of My Beliefs About The Markets, IGD Edition
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...I believe that the market is in a Wave II correction before the start of a bull run that will last six years, so can we look at investments that carry a higher risk? Look at ING.
The Strength Of Support And Resistance by Christopher Narcouzi
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Strength Of Support And Resistance by Christopher Narcouzi Measuring Overhead Supply Here's how to quantify support and resistance so you can get a good idea ahead of time whether they will hold up when tested. Stocks run up and down between suppo
The Subtle Aspects Of Expectancy
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...What exactly is it, when is it applicable, and when isn't it? Here we remove the confusion surrounding this often-misunderstood term
The Sweet Suffering Of Sugar
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Will sugar find a bottom in springtime?
The Taking of Time Warner TLC
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A descending triangle follows an intermediate head and shoulders top as the bears drag Time Warner Telecom down.
The Technical Basis Of Risk-Reward Analysis by Victor Sperandeo
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Technical Basis Of Risk-Reward Analysis by Victor Sperandeo Author and money manager Victor Sperandeo offers details on his investment approach in this excerpt from his latest work, Trader Vic II: Principles of Professional Speculation. Here, Speran
The Technical Song of Bernadette Murphy by Thom Hartle
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Technical Song of Bernadette Murphy by Thom Hartle ""The investor is in conflit, right now, because we've had the tremendous advance of consumer stocks throughout the 1980s. What we have is this battle: Should you be following capital goods? Or shou
The Theory Of Runs by Robert P. Rotella
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Theory Of Runs by Robert P. Rotella Are you the kind of trader who assumes that everything will go your way, only to be hit with a string of disastrous losses? Or are you the kind of trader who assumes that the worst scenario is the most likely one,
The Third Dimension Of Option Trading by Don A. Singletary
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Third Dimension Of Option Trading by Don A. Singletary Here's how you can profit from trading volatility. Sometimes when you purchase an option, you might see the underlying futures contract move in your favor, perhaps enough to overcome the time d
The Titans Of Technical Analysis by David Penn
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Titans Of Technical Analysis by David Penn A not-so-random walk through the history of charting the markets. Many years ago, a poet friend who was editing a collection of contemporary verse noted to me that "about half the working poets in America
The Tools Of The Trade by Martha Stokes
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Stocks & Commodities V. 24:10 (68-70): The Tools Of The Trade by Martha Stokes Here's an overview of the array of tools you need in order to trade successfully. Every professional knows that the right tools are essential to success. A carpenter wouldn'
The Triangles of September Wheat
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Upside triangle breakouts send September wheat on a summer rally.
The True Cost of a Bad Trade
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Looking at losing trades as learning opportunities is the best way to refine your market skills.
The Two Trendlines Of Starbucks Corp.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Breaking down below a short-term trendline, Starbucks stock finds support above a long-term one.
The Two-Period Rate Of Change
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A short-term methodology to identify buy and sell-short setups.
The VIX Hints Of Irrational Exuberance
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A bullish P-p-P pattern on the MACD histogram hints that volatility is on the rise. But market sentiment remains very bullish at these levels as the indexes make fresh highs, drawing the bulls into a false sense of security.
The Very Basics Of Technical Analysis
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A mini-refresher course on the very basics of technical analysis.
The Warrior's Discipline Of Trading by Richard D. McCall
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Warrior's Discipline Of Trading by Richard D. McCall This occupational psychologist and a master of martial arts compares the disciplines that traders need in order to trade effectively with the disciplines of the samurai. When was the last time yo
The Will Rogers Theory Of Point & Figure Trading by J. Adam Hewison
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Will Rogers Theory Of Point & Figure Trading by J. Adam Hewison When I first started trading, moving averages were pretty much the epitome of high-tech computer analysis. Since then, we have seen the birth of computerized studies for Gann, Fibonacci
The Wisdom Of Wyckoff
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...At the root of all markets are the participants. Human nature does not change and therefore there is much to appreciate and learn from the observations Richard D. Wyckoff made nearly a hundred years ago
The World Of Technology: QQQ Powering Ahead
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Do you want to participate in the possible future growth of technology stocks without having to take on the effort and risk of individual stock selection? Here's a close-up look at the QQQ, the ETF that holds many Nasdaq technology stocks. We look at its
The algebra of inequalities by Donald D. Bump, Ph.D.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The algebra of inequalities by Donald D. Bump, Ph.D. Many technical systems, simple and complex, come down to a decision based on inequality. For example, ""If the 10-day moving average for today is greater than that of yesterday, go (or remain) long.""
The average maturity of money market funds and Eurodollar futures by Glenn Mancher
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The average maturity of money market funds and Eurodollar futures by Glenn Mancher The high interest rate environment of the early 1980s resulted in great swings in the average maturity of money market funds (Figure 1). As the yield on short-term instru
The electronic bulletin board comes of financial age by Marshall Rens and Federico L. Brown
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The electronic bulletin board comes of financial age by Marshall Rens and Federico L. Brown If you've never explored one, computer bulletin boards must seem b-o-r-i-n-g -- a bunch of hacker nerds earnestly arguing via their personal computers the merits
The last wild ride of the gold bears is upon us by Joseph Holleman
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The last wild ride of the gold bears is upon us by Joseph Holleman Holleman, a CTA and CPO, offers his opinions on where gold prices may be headed. These predictions demonstrate how positions in the market are developed and show the factors that shape a
The optimization of a trading program by Robert C. Pelletier
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The optimization of a trading program by Robert C. Pelletier Many people have purchased software which gives the opportunity to test various parameter combinations to achieve the maximum profit results. For example, a system which may use three moving a
The secret of trading success: COMMITMENT by Van K. Tharp, Ph.D.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The secret of trading success: COMMITMENT by Van K. Tharp, Ph.D. Jack had a successful business, but he wanted to be a trader. Still, he wasn't willing to give up his annual $75,000 salary until he was certain he could be successful as a trader. So, he
The tragic neglect of the old masters by James Alphier
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The tragic neglect of the old masters by James Alphier I still become physically queasy when I recall my shock and surprise as I read a short article written by James Dines some years ago. In it, he related how he had asked an assemblage of Market Techn
The value of optimization by Louis P. Lukac and B. Wade Brorsen
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The value of optimization by Louis P. Lukac and B. Wade Brorsen Optimization based on historical data is used widely in the futures industry to determine the most profitable parameter sets for a trading system. The underlying premise is that if some par
Third Of A Third?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Updating my "The Alternative Wave Count Cometh" ... could a major Elliott wave event be right around the corner?
Thomas Donovan And Patrick Catania Of The CBOT by John Sweeney
Those Essentials Of Technical Analysis
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Technical analysis doesn't have to be complex. Here's a reminder to keep it simple.
Three Laws Of Trading
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The stock market is doing so well that it appears too good to be true to some traders, but if you know these three laws of trading, you can come out a big winner in 2013.
Three Warning Signs Of Buying IPOs
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Facebook is the most anticipated initial public offering in recent years, yet IPOs are often losing trades unless you know the three warning signs to protect you from these trades.
Through the Years: Jim Yates Of Dyr Associates by Thom Hartle
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Through the Years: Jim Yates Of Dyr Associates by Thom Hartle As an options market analyst with a quarter century in the securities business, Jim Yates takes us back to when the listed options markets first began. Yates is president of DYR Associates, a
Tiffany Moves Out Of Consolidation Range
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Tiffany is likely to open fresh buying opportunities with the current breakout.
Time Of Daily High And Low by Arthur A. Merrill, C.M.T.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Time Of Daily High And Low by Arthur A. Merill, C.M.T. Does the time of the high for the day and the time of the low give a clue to the performance of the market on the next day? For example, suppose that the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) high po
Time To Sell Bank of America?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A new sell signal has fired in Bank of America stock at a time when a bullish long-term money flow divergence has developed. So what's likely to happen next?
Time Value Of Money
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...How much money do you really have? Over time inflation will decrease the value of your investment and your profit may not be as large as anticipated.
To Trade of Not to Trade (or how I done it) by JACK K. HUTSON, EDITOR
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...To Trade or Not to Trade (or how I done it) by JACK K. HUTSON The format of sharing trading experiences is an easy way for Technical Analysis Group members, as well as others, to tell how they used chart work and technical analysis in the day to day tra
Toilet Paper Shortages in the Age of COVID-19
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS..."We're all sick and the kids' schools are closed, so we're all home. And it's raining. And the stores are out of toilet paper and we have seven butts to wipe and no toilet paper to be found," so said the celebrity actress an
Tom Laming Of Buffalo Funds
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Tom Laming is senior vice president and portfolio manager with Kornitzer Capital Management, Inc., a research-driven firm that manages $1 billion in assets, including the Buffalo and AFBA Five Star family of mutual funds. Laming, who joined the firm in 1
Tom Morabito of Principal Capital
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Tom Morabito joined Invista Capital Management, an affiliate of Principal Capital, in early 2000 as the lead small-cap value portfolio manager. Previously, he managed the Structured Small Cap Fund for Invesco Management & Research. Morabito, who rece
Top Spotting: Knowing What You Need To Stay Out Of Trouble
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Since April 2013, the S&P 500 index has put in a series of higher highs. So how high is too high? The end of the rally may be closer than you think.
Trade Of The Day
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Qualcomm, Inc. (QCOM) offered a few good trading opportunities on 5/30/00. Considering that the broader indices were up and QCOM was one of the most actively traded stocks on the Nasdaq, it was certainly one to consider trading.
Trade Of The Day-Exodus Communications [EXDS]
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...When it comes to day trading, it's a matter of being there at the right time.
Trade Stocks In The Direction Of The Market
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Cup & handle patterns are the mother's milk of successful momentum trading, but you have to be on the right side of the market to avoid unnecessary losses.
Trading Edges Are The Foundation Of Success
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Certain key factors have to be in place to succeed at trading the markets, and having a trading edge is the most important of them all.
Trading In The Swing Of Things
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...This science teacher-turned-trader is still learning and still teaching, but these days, about the science of trading.
Trading Out Of A Slump by Adrienne Laris Toghraie
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Trading Out Of A Slump by Adrienne Laris Toghraie Anyone who's traded a while can tell you that finding yourself in a slump from time to time is inevitable. But a slump shouldn't be a crippling hurdle; here, Toghraie explains how to climb out of that pi
Trading Relative Strength Instead Of Price
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...It is possible to profit from relative strength charts, basing buy and sell decisions only on this indicator instead of looking at price.
Trading Secrets Of The Consistent Losers
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A few tips on getting started right.
Trading Secrets Of The Successful Losers
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Stay away from these common pitfalls when trading.
Trading Stats - Be Aware Of Outliers
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Knowing how to interpret your system's key summary statistics is of vital importance. Here are a couple of major ones to consider.
Trading System Logic: Considering The Power Of A Long-Term Trend
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Even a garden-variety trading system can outperform, if you know how or when to deploy it in a strongly trending market. Here are a few ideas that might help improve the performance of the trading systems you use.
Trading The Failure Of Candle Patterns
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...As all traders know, chart and candle patterns may or may not follow through in an ideal fashion. But not all is lost when they don't. Sometimes, you can observe quite a lot about market action and market participants even with failed patterns. Here, we
Trading The Failure Of Candle Patterns: Shooting Star
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...What should you do when a candle pattern does not behave as expected? Here's a closer look at the shooting star.
Trading The Failure Of Technical Patterns
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Yes, you can potentially trade patterns profitably even when they fail. Here's how to spot and take advantage of these types of opportunities
Trading The Ratio Of The RSI by Russell Rhoads
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Trading The Ratio Of The Rsi by Russell Rhoads Here's a method for trading the spread between the Swiss franc and the Deutschemark. The technique involves using the ratio of the relative strength index (RSI) of each currency to identify trading points.
Trading The Upper Half Of The RSI
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...As a novice trader, I'm looking for a simple, straightforward indicator to help me make trading decisions. The RSI is just that- simple and straightforward. Here's how I use the RSI to stay on the safer side of the price movement.
Trading the Cusp of a New Year
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Looking to profit from the new year? Learn what opportunities 2017 offers.
Trading the Failure of Technical Patterns: Double Top
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...All is not lost when a reversal chart pattern like a double top fails to materialize.
Treasuries Showing Signs Of Exhaustion
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...With 10-year yields under 1.9%, Treasuries seem to offer little if any upside.
Trend of the trend by Gregory L. Morris
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Trend of the trend by Gregory L. Morris Most indicators of trend are taken for granted even though many times they are used successfully by stock and commodity traders. It has been my experience that blindly following canned indicators can lead you into
Triangles and the Run of the Rand
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A symmetrical triangle heralds the end of a greenback rally against the South African currency.
Twenty Percent Of SP 500 Components Trigger A Buy Signal
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Some rallies are fakers, while others become real moneymakers. With a full 20% of the S&P 500 component stocks flashing daily RMO swing buy signals on September 1, 2010, this rally might end up in the moneymaker category.
Two Bearish Reversals Of XLB
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Many indexes, sectors, and stocks may be facing tough trading sessions and huge volatility. XLB has the same challenge.
Two For The Price Of One
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Here's how you can enhance a momentum indicator to show momentum and congestion
Two-Point Problem Of The Rate Of Change by Martti Luoma and Jussi Nikkinen
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Stocks & Commodities V. 25:4 (26-30): Two-Point Problem Of The Rate Of Change by Martti Luoma and Jussi Nikkinen Here's a look at a modified version of the rate of change indicator, free of its detracting problem. The rate of change indicator (ROC), on
Two-Point Problem Of The Rate Of Change by Martti Luoma and Jussi Nikkinen
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Stocks & Commodities V. 25:4 (26-30): Two-Point Problem Of The Rate Of Change by Martti Luoma and Jussi Nikkinen Here's a look at a modified version of the rate of change indicator, free of its detracting problem. The rate of change indicator (ROC), on
U.S. Dollar Showing Signs Of Breaking Out North Of The Border
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The U.S. dollar has made up ground against the Canadian dollar in recent days but is this just a bear market rally or the beginning of a trend reversal?
U.S. Dollar Showing Signs Of Breaking Out North Of The Border
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The U.S. dollar has made up ground against the Canadian dollar in recent days but is this just a bear market rally or the beginning of a trend reversal?
URI: Bullish Channel Running Out Of Gas?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Still trading within a bullish channel and with gains of 100% since July 2013, shares of United Rentals, Inc. may be running out of gas.
US Dollar Index Nears Moment Of Truth
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The US Dollar Index has firmed over the last few months, but has yet to provide the spark needed to change the long-term downtrend.
US Dollar Index: Running Out Of Gas In The Fast Lane?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The US Dollar Index has suffered a decline of 33% from the highs of 2002 to 2005. A reversal attempt is under way.
USD/JPY: Consolidation Of Prices Ahead
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...An impulse to the downside indicates the possibility of lower prices in the medium term.
Underdog Of The Three Amigos
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...As other market leaders have recovered, Apple is struggling.
Understanding Causes Of Market Movements
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...An evidence-based model argues that the price movement of a chart is fully explained by cycles, support & resistance, and news-driven price impulses. We can use a cognitive psychology-based hypothesis to explain why and how cycles arise
Unraveling The Mystery Of Stock Prices by Boris G. Zinchenko
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Unraveling The Mystery Of Stock Prices by Boris G. Zinchenko Here's a simple method you can apply to interpret financial charts. It uses classical statistics as well as a number of simple chart indicators, which may help you better understand classical
Using Four Levels Of Risk Strategy
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Here's a modification to the fixed rate strategy that makes it not so fixed. This variation looks at four levels of risk and uses the one most appropriate to current market characteristics.
Using Scaling Laws For The Development Of FX Trading Models
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Can the fractal properties of financial time data be used to develop effective trading models? Here's a look at using scaling laws, which describe fractal behavior, for the development of trading models for forex
V.14:6(271-278: Jim Bianco Of Arbor Trading by Thom Hartle
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...There is no shortage of market analysts in this world, but as Jim Bianco, the director of research for Arbor Trading, can tell you, if you want to make a difference you have to look at things with a different vantage point. Bianco's career in the markets
VIX: The Agony of Ecstasy
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The VIX suggests that people are feeling better about stocks. Is that good news for the market?
Vantage Drilling: A Stock In Search Of A Breakout
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Low-priced stocks (those trading below $5 per share) can be difficult to trade, due to poor liquidity and low institutional sponsorship. However, once in a while an outstanding trade setup takes shape in one of these, one worthy of a long-term investor&a
Velocity of the S&P 500 by Robert A. Wood
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Velocity of the S&P 500 by Robert A. Wood Structural changes in security markets resulting from the introduction of derivative instruments, namely options and futures, have been the focus of extensive study in recent years. More recently, the introducti
Volatility Of Returns by John Sweeney
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Volatility Of Returns by John Sweeney Designing a profitable trading system is key, but the way that profits and losses vary can have an impact on your long-term success. Here's why looking at how the returns deviate can help you design your own system.
Volume Analysis (Part I of IV)
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Volume tells us how many shares are traded and thus gives us a measure of buying and selling enthusiasm.
Volume Analysis (Part II of IV)
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Volume tells you how many shares are traded and thus provides a measure of buying and selling enthusiasm.
Volume Analysis (Part III of IV)
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Volume tells us how many shares are traded and thus gives us a measure of buying and selling enthusiasm.
Volume Analysis (Part IV of IV)
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Volume tells us how many shares are traded and thus gives us a measure of buying and selling enthusiasm.
WM: Most Of What You Need To Know About Technical... by Matt Blackman
WM: The Best And The Brightest Of Technical Analysis by Matt Blackman
WTI Weekly: Dual Probability Path Provides Insight Into Failure Of Key Market Level
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...In this article, we examine the order flow and limit order book data in the WTI futures market that provides insight into the breakdown below key support and subsequent sell-side price discovery for Wednesday, September 18, 2019's auction. Market st
WTI Weekly: In Times Of Uncertainty A Dual Probability Path Is Important In Risk Management
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...In this article, we examine the order flow and limit order book data in the WTI futures market that provides insight into the rotation between resistance and support in Monday, March 30, 2020's auction. Market structure and order flow provide insigh
Walt Disney Warns Of A Top
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After rising more than $7 in five months, Disney stock looks vulnerable for a downside move.
Was Thursday, May 6's Selloff The End Of Wave II?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...One lesson I have learned over the years is that when a major selloff occurs, a market bottom is usually signaled.
Wave Of RMO Buy Signals In Gold And Silver Miners
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...When 10 of the biggest stocks in the precious metals mining industry group flash simultaneous RMO swing buy signals, there's good reason to expect significant follow-through.
Weeklies And Dailies: A Tale Of Two Charts
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Think you missed your moment? Try changing your time frame.
Weekly price cycles: evidence of auto-correlation by Frank Tarkany
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Weekly price cycles: evidence of auto-correlation by Frank Tarkany This article is a continuation of my article last month which examined Dow Jones Industrial Average weekly closing price data for price auto-correlation and cross-correlation with total
Weinstein's Theory Of Relativity
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...This simple but effective method is for long-term investors who don't and can't commit to the market full time.
What Class Of Trader Are You?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Scalpers, daytraders, swing traders, position traders Ñ they all trade, but they trade differently. Here's a look at the characteristics of each type.
What Type Of Investor Are You?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Time frame, capital, patience, assertiveness, rule following, and temperament are all large parts of investment success. In order to make the most of our individual inherent abilities to perform well at certain functions you must ask yourself some very e
What is the Impact of the S&P 500? by Clifford J. Sherry, Ph.D.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...What is the Impact of the S&P 500? by Clifford J. Sherry, Ph.D. What impact does the variability of the market have on the price behavior of an individual stock? Technicians often use the Standard & Poor's 500 stock index as a model for the market when
What's in Your Portfolio? A Short Capital One Strangle, Of Course
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Raff MarketSpace Stock System has issued a bevy of new short signals in numerous S&P 500 stocks. Here's a glance at an interesting short setup in Capital One Financial shares, one that can be played a couple of different ways.
Where Is The Price Of Oil Going?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...To determine the movement of the oil price, I looked at the oil ETF.
Who's Afraid Of The Big Bad VIX?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The markets are driven by fear and greed. When have these emotions reached an extreme? The VIX may have the answer.
Why Long-Term Bond Prices Show No Signs Of Reversing
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...As expected, long-term bond prices have broken to the upside. With pessimism still building, prices likely have higher to go.
Wide-Ranging Days And A Map Of The Market
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...This one-day pattern indicates that new money has entered the market.
William Byers Of Bear Stearns by Thom Hartle
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...William Byers Of Bear Stearns by Thom Hartle William Byers, director of commodities futures research and a managing director of Bear, Stearns & Co., has been in the investment business since 1972. In addition to his administrative functions relating to
Windows of opportunity by Douglas Arend
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Windows of opportunity by Douglas Arend Entering a commodities position typically is a two-step process. First, a decision must be made on the expected direction of the market. This is the set-up. Next, some method for timing the entry is required. I'll
Winning Percentage Of A Trading System by Oscar G. Cagigas
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Winning Percentage Of A Trading System by Oscar G. Cagigas The winning percentage is a critical statistic that can influence the speed at which your capital grows. Find out how you can apply it to your trading system. When developing a trading system,
With BMC Software, Successful Test Of Gap Support
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Will shares of BMC Software follow through, rising in the wake of a successful test of gap support?
With Shares Of Twitter Nearing Support Is It Time To Give It A Second Look?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Shares of Twitter (TWTR) closed on May 2, 2016 near support after several days of heavy selling. Is it now time to give the shares a second look for a possible long play?
Words Of Wisdom For Aspiring Traders
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Too many novice traders seem to believe that there is a magic formula or system that can, with one push of a button, put them on the pathway to profits.
Working Money: A Taste Of The Big MACD by Amy Wu
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Working Money: A Taste Of The Big MACD by Amy Wu Indicators like the moving average convergence/divergence help you confirm signals and decrease risk when buying and selling securities. Invented by Gerald Appel in the 1970s, the MACD has become a staple
Working Money: Anatomy of A Candlestick by Clive Lambert
Working Money: Bear-Baiting & The Dogs Of The Dow by David Penn
Working Money: CAN SLIM II: The Gold At The End Of The Rainbow by S. Yamanaka
Working Money: Fifth Of A Fifth by David Penn
Working Money: In Search Of The Trendilator by Matt Blackman
Working Money: Kings of Commodities by David Penn
Working Money: One Of My 10 Biggest Financial Mistakes by Brad Burch
Working Money: The Bulls Of 1987 by David Penn
Working Money: The Dow Days Of Summer by David Penn
Working Money: The Godfather Rules Of Trading by David Penn
Working Money: The Politics Of Money Management by Mark Whistler
Working Money: The Power Of Drawing Tools by Larry Swing
Working Money: The Stepchild of Chart Patterns by Kenny Gilliland
Working Money: Trading In The Swing Of Things by Darrell Jobman
Working Money: Trading Secrets Of The Consistent Losers by Roy M. Sidewitz, Ph.D
Working Money: Weinstein's Theory Of Relativity
Wyckoff method of trading stocks part 4 Understanding group stock behavior by Jack K. Hutson
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Wyckoff method of trading stocks part 4 Understanding group stock behavior by Jack K. Hutson The Richard D. Wyckoff method of trading brings the technical analyst a clean, logical way to understand stock market behavior and to anticipate the most opport
Wyckoff method of trading stocks part 6 Figure charts by Jack K Hutson
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Wyckoff method of trading stocks part 6 Figure charts by Jack K Hutson Thus far in this series we've concentrated on the price volume information supplied by vertical charts, which are the mainstay of Richard D. Wyckoff's technical analysis. But as an a
Wyckoff method of trading stocks part 8 Trendlines: Refinements in charting by Jack K. Hutson
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Wyckoff method of trading stocks part 8 Trendlines: Refinements in charting by Jack K. Hutson Like any complex activity, chart interpretation includes some aids to the process. Trendlines are one of these aids that help Richard D. Wyckoff analysts visua
XOP: Exhaustion Of Current Rout?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Shares of the SPDR S&P Oil and Gas Exploration ETF have literally gone over the proverbial cliff, but two key technicals say the selling may be overdone.
YELP: A Stock in Need of Help?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Shares of Yelp, Inc. appear to be on target to move below the $60 level in the near future.
iPad And The Price Of Apple Inc.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Now that Apple has launched its new iPad, how will this affect the future price of Apple?
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