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ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The previous high resistance and bearish formation is an upcoming danger for the FTSE rally.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Awareness - it's your best friend. When you start trading, don't get discouraged with your losing trades. Be aware of why those losses occurred. You'll find that the losses were often caused by your emotions. Relate your trading to the 10 reasons provide
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Everybody is hunting for the best buy signals, but this focus ignores a major trading reality: You don't earn a penny until you sell. And you won't keep it if you don't know when to sit on your hands.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Everybody is hunting for the best buy signals, but this focus ignores a major trading reality: You don't earn a penny until you sell. And you won't keep it if you don't know when to sit on your hands.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Right out of the gate, the going got tough for stocks this year. But where do they go from here?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...3M has been a top performer over the last four years, but low volume and a potential bearish reversal pattern could end that streak.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...So... is the stock a buy?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...With so many advisors calling for a major correction in the US stock market, a look at Canadian stocks is a possibly the way to go.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...WD-40 Company currently markets its products in 188 countries worldwide and recorded sales of $368.5 million in fiscal year 2013.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Here is a price pattern you can use with a trading strategy to filter trades and ride a price wave. We'll explain the logic and show step-by-step how to do it
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...When a share rises off a double bottom it is worth a watch.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The market keeps going up and up and up, in spite of the negativity suggested by many top experts.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...This past week has been an interesting week, both in the political agenda and in the share market of the USA.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...When you see a gap occur on a price chart, it is likely that the gap will be filled at some point.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Looking for a mutual fund? Set your goals, do the research, pick a winner!
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...What should traders understand about arbitrage as it pertains to the forex market?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A Guide To Pyramiding by Nauzer J. Balsara Pyramiding, the process of adding to the number of contracts during the life of a trade, needs to be distinguished from the strategy of increasing or decreasing the trading size contingent on the outcome of a c
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS..."Buyers beware, the bear market has begun," says a well-known and respected currency and commodities analyst.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A MiniGuide to Fourier Spectrum Analysis by ANTHONY WARREN, PH.D./STAFF WRITER The basic idea behind Fourier Analysis of time series is to decompose the data into a sum of sinusoids of varying cycle length, each cycle being a fraction of a common or fun
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A Rule-Based Approach to Trading by Jeffrey Owen Katz, Ph.D. Last month, Katz presented his experience developing a trading system using a neural network?based approach. This month, he delves into a rule-based approach to trading. Previously, I showed
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Finding a share to buy and hold forever is not easy. However, the Canadian stock market does offer a few.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...With the present craziness in the stock market, having a list of shares to keep an eye on for a future buy is a must.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Every now and again, a share captures your attention as an indicator triggers a buy or a sell.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...When the chart of a share rises strongly over a number of years, it becomes a share one should own for the long term.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...When the stock market falls, is it wise to look for shares that are suggesting a bottom as a possible future buy?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Exchange-traded funds are an interesting alternative for many investors.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Anyone who has looked at a price chart knows that gaps occur. But all gaps aren't the same. Here's a look at the characteristics of four and how you can trade them
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...You can locate patterns to perform seasonal trades--although they won't necessarily be where you expect. Here's a way to uncover consistent patterns you can use to trade, not just on futures but also on some seasonal stocks
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Money flow for XTO Energy has been negative recently but the trend may be ready to reverse.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...No one can deny that the first year of the millennium has turned out to be less than spectacular for the markets. But is it typical? First, Staff Writer David Penn looks at the first half and its lack of memorable activity, and speculates what kind of
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Shopify empowers entrepreneurs from all over the world.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...There is no holy grail trading system, but there are real-world mechanical methods that can make decent money over time. Here's a look at one system that shows a great deal of promise.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A Wyckoff Approach To Future by Craig F. Schroeder The Wyckoff approach, which has been a standard for decades, is as valid for futures as it is for stocks, but even students of the technique appear to be unaware of its extended uses. Most technicians k
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A better way to smooth data by J.S. Payne, Ph.D. What every trader desires is indicators that give strong signals with no misleading period-to period jitter, or noise. We all know what noise is to a trader, but let's restate it. Noise is something in yo
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Shares of Apple Inc. are at all-time highs again, but this latest rally is fast approaching a likely cycle high.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Shares of Apple, Inc. have been in a major rally since June 2013, but may now be near an important turning point.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...An ascending triangle is about to break out in AKSteel Holding.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The AMEX Oil Index, a price-weighted index of large-cap integrated oil companies, failed to follow through last week. The culprit is broken support, which is now acting as short-term resistance for the Index.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Low-priced stocks are usually best left alone, but ARWR is setting up to run away with the bulls.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Adapting Moving Averages To Market Volatility by Tushar S. Chande, Ph.D. If a market is active, it has volatility: that cannot be avoided. And because the market is continuously changing, an indicator that attempts to predict market activity must itself
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The add & reduce method allows you to take maximum shares to profit while reducing your risk exposure.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Is it time to consider adding exchange traded funds to your portfolio?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The S&P 500 now has potential to reach 1600 by the end of October. Here's why.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The stochastics indicator is usually applied to closing price data but it can be calculated using indicators such as the relative strength index, making those indicators more valuable in many cases.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Adding The Human Element To Neural Nets by Jeffrey Owen Katz, Ph.D., with Donna L. McCormick Is it possible to train a neural network to ""see"" the way you and I do? These Contributing Writers walk you through their research in selecting chart-based tr
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The whole purpose of technical analysis is to use past price and volume data to determine the future direction of a security or market. An analysis that does not include volume, however, is not a complete technical analysis. When volume is considered alo
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Stocks & Commodities V. 23:3 (38-41): Adding Volume To The Move-Adjusted Moving Average by Stephen Bisse In this second article of the series, we look at how adding volume can help identify large moves in one direction. In "Visiting MOMA," my previous
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS..."Oh how the mighty have fallen"
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The GS Agriculture Index ($GKX) has held key support and broken resistance to signal a continuation higher.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Despite continued high oil prices, the Amex Airline Index ($XAL) broke resistance and momentum has turned fully bullish.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Despite an overshoot on the way down, the DJ Airline Index (DJUSAR) recovered just in time for a fairly normal retracement and price channel breakout.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The DJ Airline Index successfully tested support in May and has started to outperform the broader market.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After a hard fall, the stock for Akamai Technologies (AKAM) has accumulated and started to rise again.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Alaska Air likes the sound of falling oil prices as the stock moves to channel resistance and readies for a breakout.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Alcoa, which was profiled in late September with a triangle pattern, went on to break triangle resistance, but failed to hold this breakout. A reassessment is in order.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...With all that is happening in the White House today, one share to keep an eye on is Alibaba.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Trading the SPY is part of most traders' portfolios. But other vehicles are available with similar and even attractive attributes, and these trading opportunities are often overlooked. You might try substituting them into your SPY trading strategy, espec
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Pent-up consumer demand and a massive liquidity injection are about to fuel the greatest bull run you've ever seen with Amazon leading the way
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The bullish rallies of Ameren were stopped by psychological resistance.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...When a stock triggers a buy signal on the charts, it is a stock to keep an eye on.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Amgen surged on big volume but stalled at resistance, and bullish consolidation formed on the intraday chart. The next few days are critical.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...It's not always easy to beat buy & hold on a consistent basis, particularly without the use of complex and involved strategies. But it is possible, as this study suggests. Here are some easy strategies that could beat buy & hold. They work by incorporati
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Sylvain Vervoort is a market analyst that has developed market trading strategies.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Traders are always looking for an indicator that will give them successful buy/sell signals. Here is a strategy that you can consider.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Are you considering option trading but not sure where to start or whether they're for you? In this article series, we'll introduce you to the world of options and cover all the most important aspects of them
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Thinking of getting into option trading? In this article series, we are introducing some of the most important things to know to get started. Last time in part 1, we covered the components of option contracts and how options are used. This time, we'll lo
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Thinking of getting into options trading? In this article series, we are covering the most important things to know to get started. In part 1 we introduced the components of options. In part 2 we discussed the greek values and implied volatility. Here in
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Thinking of getting into options trading? In this article series, we are covering the most important things to know to get started. In part 1 we introduced the components of options. In part 2 we discussed the greek values and implied volatility. Here in
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...An Introduction to Maximum Entropy Method (MEM) Technical Analysis by Anthony W. Warren, PhD RESEARCH Preface to Maximum Entropy Articles A reasonable assumption concerning the motivation of subscribers to Technical Analysis of Stocks and Commodities
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Another rumor hit the street today - shares of BlackBerry Ltd. soared 8.5%.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Apple looks to be in a topping process. By looking at price patterns, price momentum, and volume, we can come to a clear understanding about the technical condition of this security.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Two weeks ago, I made the case for more downside on Apple. After mounting a weak rally, it resumed its downtrend with a vengeance.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Bollinger Bands are highly flexible instruments and can be used in the forecasting of different aspects of market behavior.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Applying Expert Systems To Trading by Wolf von Ronik Artificial intelligence was introduced 50-odd years ago to model the way humans learn and extrapolate from the knowledge they glean. How can the theory of expert systems, one of the two current though
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Applying MIDAS To Daily And Weekly Charts by A. Coles and D. Hawkins In this second part of this series we go one step further by adding deeper insight into price action. SO far, we have explored what technical analyst Paul Levine called the scientifi
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Stocks & Commodities V. 23:11 (16-19): Applying Pit-Trading Techniques To Electronic Trading by Clem Chambers Just like every other established futures market, the London International Financial Futures Exchange (LIFFE) used to have a pit where colorful
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Using a nontraditional approach to relative strength, we find that QQQQ is a buy.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...With the price of oil appearing to settle at the $50 level, all companies involved in energy have come under the spotlight.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Applying statistical pattern recognition to commodity trading systems by Scott Brill Statistical pattern recognition (SPR) is a subfield of artificial intelligence concerned with automatic recognition of meaningful regularities in noisy or complex envir
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Aqua America, one of the strongest stocks in one of the strongest industry groups, is getting close to a buy setup as it pulls back in a strong uptrend.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A bearish consolidation pattern and negative divergences on the daily chart could point to lower prices for Internet stocks.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Natural gas may have put in a significant top earlier this month but there are a number of signs pointing to higher prices in the near-term.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...In today's collapsing market, yields of preferred shares are reaching astronomical levels.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Can the chart of the Qs tell us which way the market is going?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...You have to be strong to buy when prices are bad.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Artificial intelligence tools can be used to classify trading sessions into patterns. The Python programming environment can be used to carry it out. Here, we'll lay out the concept
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The daily chart for Aurizon Mines (ARZ-T) shows a breakout from the large 14-month symmetrical triangle on this mining and exploration company.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The bearish Bank of America stock is struggling to stabilize. Will the consolidation lead to a bullish breakout?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The huge gap down has moved Biocrystal Pharmaceuticals below the support area, and weak breakout on the Health Care Select Sector Index may result in further downside.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...When a stock's long-term money flow trend is deteriorating, wise traders and investors take notice.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The negative rally has pulled BP Amoco below the various support areas.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Shares of Buckeye Partners, LP are up by 34% since late December 2013, but technicals suggest that a pullback may be due soon.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Up by nearly 44% since late December 2011, shares of BRCM now appear ready to attempt yet another surge higher.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Back To Averages by John Sweeney Getting back to the subject of averages skimming tops and bottoms of price curves (Settlement, STOCKS & COMMODITIES, February 1991), two readers, C. Skelley of Tucson, AZ, and John Ehlers of Goleta, CA, wrote to explain
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Is the stock market at the bottom and ready to start a new bull market, or is the stock market bottom still ahead of us? Let's go back to the basics of technical analysis to answer this question.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...How can you extract meaningful trading information from market data? Here are some crucial insights
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Back To Basics In Trading Stocks by Gregory J. Kuhn Identifying the once or twice a year that the market is ready to embark on a very profitable move is the ultimate quest of anyone trading stocks. But in this day and age of artificial intelligence, wit
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...As tech gets toppy, will the rotation turn toward basic materials stocks for the upside?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...When times are tough, like now, and people are being handed pink slips, is it time to go back to school?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Failing new year-to-date highs in the Industrials, the next Dow theory event could well be a test of the August lows.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Back to Basics With Quantitative Analysis by Anthony J. Macek Ever notice how we seem to want to do things the hard way? Anthony Macek, publisher of the ""Just the Facts"" newsletter, has, and he's proposed a solution to simplify our lives using quantit
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The bullish flag in the commodities index is back. Will higher commodity prices return, as well?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Despite an impressive surge over the last two weeks, Bank of America remains in a downtrend overall with resistance close at hand.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Here is the banking index with a wave 5 projection.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The yearly book show in Toronto has been canceled because publishers feel that not enough books are being bought by the public. If that's the case, why is the future bright for this bookseller?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Three technical setups helped traders game the market for November soybeans.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Three technical setups helped traders game the market for November soybeans.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Even though the broader indexes have been weak in 2004, truckers just kept on trucking. However, recent bearish candlesticks point to resistance and a reversal for JB Hunt (JBHT).
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The euro remains at lofty levels and the emergence of a second bearish engulfing pattern within a few weeks suggests a correction is warranted.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After a very short oversold bounce, a host of short-term bearish indications surfaced on the AIG chart, and the stock looks like it is headed for new lows.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...As lumber futures plummet toward a 61.8% retracement of their August–December rally, would-be buyers find themselves looking for a bounce.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...This Ontario based pharmaceutical company has had its share of woes but the chart hints at a possible turn developing.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...As safe an investment as there is in the current market? The charts show why.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After breaking resistance with a gap and a surge in April, Biogen Idec returned to the scene of the crime. This level should offer support.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Biotech HOLDRS surged over the last two weeks, but resistance is near and Aroon is not impressed.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...With gene-based medicines, tissue regeneration, and cutting-edge treatments for cancer and HIV, biotechnology promises a revolution in medicine. Are there opportunities for investors as well?
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
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Both markets could be approaching blowoff tops. Speculative forces can sometimes be so powerful they transcend more than one market. Since March 2020, Bitcoin in US dollars (BTCUSD) and the S&P 500 (SPX) have traded closely together. Evidence in
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Boeing, like many others, fell below its 50-day EMA as the overall markets tunrned south. The hammer signal formed on March 16, hints at a possible bounce here.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Boeing apparently has found support at its 20-day exponential moving average.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Shares of Boeing Company continue to gain altitude, setting yet another new multiyear high.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Imagine that you're on a train seated at a table for five - just you and four of the world's best stock traders.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Borg Warner broke down on the daily chart, and this reversal paves the way for a bigger bearish reversal pattern on the weekly chart.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Cyclical investing suggests that in the month of June, investors should stay in Treasury bills but start looking for bottoms to buy. Biomirin Pharma could be such a bottom.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Do you look at a weekly chart or a daily chart?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Broadcom held up better than the Nasdaq in January, and the recent breakout argues for higher prices in February.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...This stock has seen a dramatic rise and fall. Is there a bounce in the offing?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Some stocks just seem to keep going up, despite periodic corrective phases. Bucyrus International shares may be ready to rise again in the wake of a fresh RMO swing buy signal.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Pulte Homes forged a classic retracement but cannot follow through on a bullish candlestick reversal, and lower prices are likely.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...When you see a familiar chart pattern on a price chart, should you automatically do what the pattern suggests, or should you look at it more closely before making the decision? Here are some scenarios that could play out when a bullish engulfing pattern
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...When you see a familiar chart pattern on a price chart, should you automatically do what the pattern suggests, or should you look at it more closely before making the decision? Here are some scenarios that could play out when a bullish engulfing pattern
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Muddled positive divergences in many averages launched rallies in late January. Will clear-cut negative divergences mark the end of those rallies?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...In this article, we examine the rally toward the Average Daily Range High target on Wednesday, April 13, 2022. Market structure and order flow provide insight into the market's dual-auction price discovery process. Analysis of this data provides a s
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Buy-And-Hold Comparisons To Evaluate Stock Trading by Jack Schwager Benchmark comparisons are a standard technique for the performance of a trading system. One particular benchmark is the buy-and-hold approach. This noted market analyst looks at the ste
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Incredible mania of the US stock market.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...An ascending rally of Cheesecake Factory is showing reversal signs.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The recent head & shoulders pattern of the DJIA appears to have failed. This should not put you off H&S analysis. Here's a stock with an inverse H&S pattern that looks very interesting.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Some natural resource stocks are looking vulnerable right now. Here's a look at a very interesting chart setup in a key player from this sector.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Chipotle Mexican Grill has been on a roller coaster ride in recent years but is poised to hit a big profit target.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Stocks breaking out of consolidation or continuation patterns are always the surest trades. In this example, CNET breaks out of a flag pattern on very heavy volume to hit new 52-week highs.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Cray Inc. has moved up almost continuously since January 2002. But the stock is giving signals that could portend a change in direction.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After a huge correction, the CRB index formed a strong bullish reversal pattern. Will the pattern break out successfully?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Commodity Research Bureau Index is ready for a bounce.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Like many stocks, Cabot (CBT) enjoyed a nice run off October lows. It now looks like it is getting set to resume its long-term downtrend.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The retail stock HOLDRS wedged higher, but negative divergences frustrated progress.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The CBOE Market Volatility Index or VIX is popular with traders as a measure of fear in the market. But given just how volatile it is, how can it be used as a stock market indicator?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...There are many Canadian shares that offer attractive yields. Here are four of them.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...It is worth keeping a close eye on stocks in the renewable energy sector as the race towards cleaner energy intensifies.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Will the stock break the previous high resistance?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...This resort developer broke ground today for Oahu's first new beachfront condominium homes in more than two decades. A traditional Hawaiian blessing and this chart may indicate brighter things ahead after this recent downturn.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...How the Shanghai Composite could signal a global stock market bottom.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Cisco Systems appears to be facing more weakness in the near future.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...If your playbook reads "buy tech," does that make CSCO a go-to stock?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...This networking leader soared with the markets off October lows only to be stopped by a double top. Now it has made a retracement to a likely key support area.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Prices have no directionality and low volatility, providing the expectation for a new trend to be born soon.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After a major year-long rally, Citigroup shares appear to be in the initial stages of a proportional correction.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Clues To Market Direction With The S&P 500 Premium by Jean-Olivier Fraisse, CFA Need a clue to short-term market direction? The premium between the Standard & Poor's 500 futures and the corresponding cash index may help, provided you understand how it i
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Be your own trading coach!
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...On October 28, 2014 at 8:30 a.m. (EDT), Coach, Inc. (COH) held a conference call to discuss the company's first quarter results.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...This leading worldwide designer and manufacturer of material handling products has had a deeper correction than the overall markets and now appears ready to rebound.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Relative strength is a powerful trading tool, but its signals can be difficult to interpret. Applying indicators to relative strength can help.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Ten years after the last major stock market top can another major top be near?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Yes, it does look like the big, bad bear is back -- for a while, anyway. But even a bear market can offer some surprising, bullish bounces back to resistance areas.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The index has reach its historical resistance, which has till now restricted the upward path. The index is still too weak to violate the stronger resistance.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...While Dow theorists eagerly watched to see if the Averages would take out their May lows, recent closes beneath the July lows may already tell a bearish tale.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Consumer Staples SPDR has been underperforming the Standard & Poor's 500, and continued distribution bodes ill for this sector.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...XLP is heading toward new highs.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...NYBOT cotton has formed an ascending triangle, and a resistance challenge looks imminent.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...See what factors could cause its stock to rise dramatically.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Since its IPO debut open of $87.24 on March 29, ride-share company Lyft stock has struggled. Could the stock finally be getting ready to launch?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Crude oil is likely to extend its three-year trading range, which forecasts a short-term drop in the price.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...With fears of Iran receding to the back of newspapers, the risk premium in oil could drop and the trend seems to be changing directions.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Can it be? Is the developing triple-bottom pattern on the crude oil daily chart for real? If so, how far might crude prices rise?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Will a potentially bullish consolidation pattern finally lead to a break of key resistance?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The bearish reversal pattern that appeared on crude oil's weekly chart is now making an appearance on the daily chart.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...V. 22:3 (17-23): DAT To The Future by David Penn Electronic trading has come a long way in the six years since the SEC's display rules of 1997. How have individual traders continued to take advantage of a revolution in access and transparency? In many
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The German DAX Composite has reached a make or break situation.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The breakout leads the DB Commodities Tracking Index Fund to a lifetime high. The index slipped below the new high and the slide may continue on weak trend notes.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Despite weakness in the Nasdaq, Dell Inc. (DELL) remains within striking distance of its October high and shows good relative strength.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Dell is likely to gear up a bullish rally with the robust support of a previous low pivot.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...DG FastChannel has reached its target on a bullish wedge breakout and now is about to dip down.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Dow Jones Industrial Average Diffusion Index indicates difficulty in the Dow pushing to new higher highs.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A short-term bottom is likely in the works for the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...This long-term statistical analysis shows that following the current correction, the Dow Jones Industrial Average will continue its downtrend.
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.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Making Of The Modern Trader Dare To Trade To understand how much courage it takes to be a trader, take the trader's journey. by Adrienne Laris Toghraie, MNLP, MCH The markets are not sympathetic to the meek. Few professions require as much courag
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A massive, two-year head & shoulders bottom suggests an upside surprise for dollar bears.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...DELL firmed over the last two months, and a recent rise in the accumulation-distribution line shows signs of accumulation.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Designing a winning trading system, one that can survive a bear market as well as thrive during a bull market, takes a great deal of planning, testing, and self-examination.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Developing An Expert System To Forecast The Stock Market by Mike Flanagan, Ph.D. Nowadays, computers are often used to develop rule-based trading strategies. Frequently, these rules will be based on work provided by experts; such rule-based models are g
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...You may not give much thought to self-discovery, but it plays a role in trading, especially when it comes to managing uncertainty. Find out how.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...With a number of factors in its favor, not the least of which is upward pressure on oil prices, is this stock getting ready to break out?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A five-month head and shoulder formation signals a possible shorting opportunity for Digital River, Inc. (DRIV).
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Stocks & Commodities V. 25:1 (58-64): Directional To Delta Neutral by Chris Tyler Staying alert to new opportunities and changing market conditions means you have to adjust your positions. Here's how. A Wall Street adage says winners take care of thems
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Although the stock presents good relative strength, it is likely to enter a consolidation phase in the short term.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The divergence that giveth in October looketh to taketh away in December.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Rate of change and sentiment are trending opposite to the price action of the S&P 500.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Many analysts are pointing to lower than average volume in stocks as a reason to expect a price decline. This seems logical, but test data works better when it comes to making investing decisions.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...We all know that banks caused the recent market meltdown, and that they are now under close scrutiny to make sure that their greed is controlled.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...So many choices, but which is right for you?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Many investors are hesitant about investing in gold. Memories of the stratospheric and unexplained rise to the unchartered territory of the high $800s in January 1980, followed by several limit-down days, still haunt baby boomers, many of whom ha
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...This toy manufacturer's chart shows an interesting cycle.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...On October 17, 2024, Netflix (NFLX) reported quarterly earnings and beat analysts' estimates for revenue and earnings leading to a surge in its stock price. Does NFLX shares still have room to run?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After a long time, the Financials Select Sector SPDR is showing signs of recovery. Will it carry the rally ahead?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Markets climb a wall of worry, and few markets are more worrisome than the US dollar.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The US Dollar Index has retraced from its January 2012 highs and is at a low-risk entry point.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The candlestick formations, tweezer top and bearish engulfing pattern, have the Dow primed for some downside action.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Simultaneous closes below the January lows in the Dow industrials and transports is an unequivocally bearish development.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Higher lows in May suggest that both the Dow industrials and Dow transports are in gear to move higher as the summer season begins.
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.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Further price weakness in the near term could create an excellent buying opportunity for this stock.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A Young Adult's Guide To Investing And Financial Decisions That Can Shape Your Life.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Electronic Arts shares have taken a bit of a breather lately, but now look ready to make another attempt to run higher.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Even short-term traders will have some investments they hold for the longer term. But even those longer-term investments need some monitoring from time to time. Here's how you can apply a momentum strategy using technical analysis tools to help select mu
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The candlestick patterns and indicators could help us identify the breakout point.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Taxes can always be tricky, but especially so for traders.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...An impulse to the downside has been printed during the past three sessions, indicating weakness is ahead in the short term.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...With more and more products being added to the marketplace, how do you decide what to trade? Here's a look at what you should consider before trading the commodities. New traders are often overwhelmed at the number of different instruments the
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Statistical analysis of the energy market sector shows that over the near term, this market should continue to move higher. However, a market correction or even a long-term downtrend reversal looms on the horizon.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...For those still bullish on the North American oil and gas sector, Enerplus offers a chance to profit in three ways.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The price of pharmaceuticals and prescription drugs is far higher in the United States than in Canada, which has led many Canadian Pharmaceutical companies to tap the U.S. market via e-mail and offer cheaper prescription drugs. This is upsetting the drug
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Here are some steps to follow and questions to ask when thinking about choosing a futures broker.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Here are some steps to follow and questions to ask when thinking about choosing a futures broker.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...You probably already know what you need to know, but here's a reminder and common-sense reasons why the rules hold true
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Lows in June have provided for tradable bounces in many markets. The next measure of strength will be in how these markets handle the inevitable distribution.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After two months of choppy consolidation, ExxonMobil has a number of bullish technical measurements in agreement.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Down by 50% over the past two years, shares of Freeport-McMoran Copper and Gold may be closing in on an important multicycle low.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...In the Fidelity Select sector fund universe, the construction and homebuilding fund is now the one with the strongest relative strength versus the broad market.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Allegheny Technologies is currently trading at nose-bleed levels above $65. How it got there (in part) contains an interesting trading lesson.
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.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Over the past 20 years, February has been a down month. While seasonals are just one indicator, they add to the bearish case in a down market.
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.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The financial market looks as if it is ready to turn higher, indicating that the broader stock market could turn higher as well within the next few months, if not sooner.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Finding stocks to buy or short is easy, since there are many programs out there that offer tips. But how good are those tips?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...One sign of a healthy stock market is the appearance of a number of up-and-coming stocks with a relatively low number of shares and market caps that are making new all-time highs. It's also a great way of finding the next big stocks to add to your t
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Solar headwinds have hit the sector. Have they blown themselves out?
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ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Five Steps To A Winning Trading System by Matt Blackman Whether you use your own system or someone else's, a big part of the development of any trading strategy is testing to see how well it works. Here we go through the step-by-step process of how to t
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Shares of retail giant Costco made another new high on October 10, 2012, but a sharp intraday decline soon followed. Is Costco ready for a major correction?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Picking tops and bottoms in the market can be a very dangerous prospect, but sometimes there are tell-tale indications about a warning of a trend reversal well in advance of the actual event.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Ford is standing on strong historical support. The stock seem capable of undergoing any volatile action in the market.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Shares of Ford Motor Co. have been in a steady decline since April 2012, but signs of accumulation are now evident.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After experiencing a volatile rally, Ford has moved back to the level of its previous congestion area, which is now the support area of the next rally.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Despite the numerous economic uncertainties surrounding the US auto industry, Ford stock appears to be on track to go higher.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Rumors about Ford unit Jaguar are moving prices higher.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A convergence of technical indicators suggests that Forest Oil Corp. is ready to continue its trend up.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...There's a lot of talk these days of "clean energy" companies as revenues slowly begin to rise in this sector. Want to get in on this upcoming arena? Here's a look at some of the newer technologies and how returns are stacking up against more traditionall
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The major cyclical trends in the financial markets create both risk and opportunity for investors, yet most lack a system to identify and profit by these cycles. Here is a tutorial to help you build a comprehensive system in four steps--using a wide vari
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The path to profitable trading can easily be thwarted, especially when you misinterpret indicators, fail to test your trading systems, or fail to develop a set of trading rules to follow. Here are four steps you can take to overcome your hurdles
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...With the up/down movement in the stock market recently, finding a stock to buy and hold for the long term is not that easy.
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.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Stocks & Commodities V. 23:2 (56-59, 63): Fourier Transforms As An Aid To Decision-Making by Alok Srivastava Interested in improving the performance of your indicators? It may be worth your while to gain an understanding of Fourier transforms, frequency
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Shares of Freeport-McMoran Copper and Gold (FCX) tumbled by nearly 40% between late January and late May 2012, but now appear to be on the rebound again.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Apple and Tesla recent action could signal an approaching bear market.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...In a competitive market, only the strong survive. Soon we'll be able to separate the pretenders from the contenders in telecommunications.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After breaking out in mid-February and reaching its minimum upside price projection, the S&P 500 retraced nearly 50% of its gains. Now back at the breakout highs, the bulls find themselves bucking for more.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Consolidations in trends are often resolved by further movement in the direction of the previous trend. This is not one of those consolidations.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...How the rule of alternation warned bears of a sharp reversal near the end of September.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...When the markets are rallying, little thought is given to protecting your assets. But what happens when the markets turn and start quickly moving down? In this first part of a two-part series, find out how this author follows a set of guidelines to prote
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...In part 1 of this two-part article, you were introduced to rules you could apply in various markets, including markets recovering from a decline. Here in part 2, we'll see how well the rules work.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Michael Kors acquired Jimmy Choo for $896 million in 2017 and Versace for $2.1 billion in 2018. The company also changed its name to Capri Holdings (CPRI). With these two acquisitions, CPRI looks set to overhaul the existing power structure of global fas
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Stocks & Commodities V. 25:2 (44-48): From Nile to NYSE by Radha Panini Here's an analysis of the profitability of an indicator based on the Hurst exponent. In researching and developing trading systems, we came across an indicator based on fractal con
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Most traders fail to adjust their trading strategy to match the current market. Here are five ways to identify when a trending market changes direction
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Pack your bags! Whether you're looking for adventure or assurance in your options, spouses and tulip bulbs are no match for today's exotic varieties.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A system seems to be an algorithm of the interaction of three subsystems: strategy, signal system, and sizing.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Is this the beginning of global meltdown? And, will RNG lead the way?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Using Elliott wave theory to game the correction of January/February 2005.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...FuelCell Energy broke out of a bullish triangle formation last month and is now pulling back to long-term support levels.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...As I write this, the S&P 500 is down more than 3% to 1172. With the broad market continuing to fall, when might we see some relief?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Futures According To Trend Tendency by E. Michael Poulos Not all markets have the same tendency to trend. E. Michael Poulos uses his February 1991 STOCK & COMMODITIES article, ""Of trends and random walks,"" on the random walk index, which separates tre
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...GE has underperformed the S&P 500 since mid-October, and relative weakness increases the chances of a support break.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The stock price of General Motors has broken above a consolidation pattern, but can it track higher?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Cleaning up a mess. Hats off to the CEO, Mary Barra. Are women CEOs teaching us something?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Gannett sports an inverse head & shoulders pattern and signs of accumulation point to a breakout.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...In this article, we examine the market structure of a Gap Higher Open in the WTI futures market that resulted in a continuation of the rally to 115.40s on Wednesday, March 23, 2022. Market structure provides insight into the market's dual-auction pr
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Gap (GPS) has traded in a tight range the last few months, and the narrowing Bollinger Bands indicate that a move is likely sooner rather than later.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...General Electric is about to break out topside of a 3-month ascending triangle.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Getting To Know Options With Dan Passarelli by J. Gopalakrishnan & B. Faber If you want to learn more about options, here's a trader who might be able to help you. Dan Passarelli is the author of the book Trading Option Greeks and president of Market Ta
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Gilbert Raff: From Medicine To Money Management by Thom Hartle Stocks & Commodities readers have suggested that we interview someone who did not start his or her career in the financial community but was successful enough in the markets to change career
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Trading near support and just below the squeeze trigger price, Global Crossing may be ready to move significantly higher.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...They've been sold off mercilessly for the past few months, but a tradable bottom reversal may soon be at hand for the stocks in the precious metals mining industry group.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Gold had a stellar year. Could this asset be the place to be for the next few years? Here, we present a survey of gold-based ETFs and review some statistics and comparative return data to help you decide whether an allocation to one or some of these ETFs
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...An update of the Fidelity Select Sector funds reveals a significant changing of the guard. Gold equities are now the top dog, with other stocks from the materials and natural resources groups also vying for the top rankings.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Some markets tend to trend intraday, while others look more like financial market meat grinders. Using the right kind of trading system can help you exploit the potential in nearly any kind of market.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Gold seems to be in a $60 range for the foreseeable future, with both the daily and weekly charts showing weak trends. As long as there are the opposite pulls and pushes from interest rate hikes and global terror, gold is likely to remain sideways.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After drawing some trendlines on a long-term chart for gold, it's striking to see how gold gravitates to the big round numbers.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Many gold stocks are looking anemic but this Canadian gold company is due for an upleg attempt as suggested by this chart.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After making a breathtaking, parabolic move toward 25, the gold/crude oil ratio has consolidated, tracing out what could be the early stages of a pennant or wedge pattern.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The belief that the price of gold has been moving inversely to the US dollar is now a wrong belief. Why?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Using Elliott wave analysis we can calculate that StreetTracks Gold Trust Shares should fall approximately 34% from current price levels.
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ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Up by more than 50% since December 2010, shares of Goodyear Tire and Rubber may be ready for yet another spurt higher.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The uptrend in Google is well developed and easily sustainable. Some minor twists suggest profit-booking for safe trade, as support can get retested.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Google shares have experienced a substantial gain since putting in a minor double bottom pattern in mid- to late June 2012. Can the stock continue to rise near term?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After a bearish candlestick reversal in July and a decline below 285, Google is trying to hammer out a bottom and a bullish reversal.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Shares of Healthcare Management Associates, Inc. are up by more than 150% since June 2012 and may soon be offering traders and investors a low risk pullback entry opportunity.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The waiting period may just have ended for the stock of Hon Industries.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The waiting period may just have ended for the stock of Hon Industries.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After three weeks of range-bound price action, shares of Halliburton have just made a decisively bullish breakout.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Was the late January rally a "don't look back" breakout?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Hang Seng Index has had a wild bull run in a short time period. The rally is now likely to enter dark clouds, resulting in a strong correction. The declining move has begun with a gap down on the index.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Hang Seng is consolidating at support with the long-term uptrend hanging in the balance.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Blindly following market wisdom can be hazardous to your bottom line. Technicians should always test what "everyone knows" to see if it is true and profitable.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Head and Shoulders: An Introduction to Reversal Patterns by Timothy A. Maguire ""A picture is worth a thousand words""- Chinese proverb. The first thing a novice to the stock market would likely notice about individual security prices is that they are
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Hilbert Indicators Tell You When To Trade by John Ehlers On Lag, Signal Processing, And The Hilbert Transform Here's one way to control moving average lag, using a little math and a little-known algorithm called the Hilbert transform to come up with in
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Statistical analysis shows that the Home Depot primary bear market countertrend rally has run its course and the stage is set for the stock to resume its bear market trend.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After a massive multiyear bull run that produced gains of nearly 400%, shares of Home Depot are in the process of correcting.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The homebuilding industry is tied to the health of the economy, employment, interest rates, and supply & demand for housing of all types. During difficult financial times, homebuilders and their stocks suffer. However, during strong parts of the economic
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Under highly bearish conditions, Honeywell began a bullish reversal rally. The stock may soon hit a long-term moving average resistance.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...How I Stopped Holding And Learned To Love The Death Cross by Greg Gazurian Check out this exit strategy, which may be what you need when a specific stock or market is weakening or bearish, compared to the (classic but not necessarily desirable) buy & ho
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The dollar is going through an upward technical correction while in a downtrend, whereas gold and crude oil are going through a downward correction in an uptrend. Has the downtrend ended for the dollar and the uptrend ended for gold and crude? I don&ap
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Traders fall victim to fakeouts caused by floor traders who see where the buy & sell orders are on the exchanges, but by making a few adjustments, you can turn the tables and profit.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Sometimes knowing what not to do is as important as knowing what to do. To help you overcome any obstacles that may get in the way of your trading success, here are some suggestions to help smooth the way
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The battle for investment survival has endured throughout the years.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Even when you assign a fairly concrete definition to the term "correction" or "bear market", it's still not easy to know at what point one began. Here is one proposed solu
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...False breakouts are common, but not if you learn how to detect them early with a simple indicator.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Here's how you can apply the benefits of machine learning to a traditional trading system with the help of some Python libraries
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...When the unexpected happens, you need a backup plan so you don't miss a runaway move.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...How To Get In With The Trend And Out At The End by Bryan Strain Need a simple trend-following system to get you right with the market? Take a look at this. ""Good indicators must have an easily explainable, fundamental reason for working,"" trader and
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Candlestick patterns such as the bullish doji can you help you spot where buyers are and where low-risk entries are.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Like an ocean wave, price ebbs and flows in a pattern that reveals the trend if you know where to look.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Don't wait for drawdowns to hit before you make the effort to examine your profitability. Successful traders will routinely and systematically do this. Here's how you can embrace this mindset and adopt these important concepts for improving your profitab
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Buy when the market goes up and buy when the market goes down. It's that simple.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The trend is your friend, but navigating the turns in the market can help you make larger returns by catching tops and bottoms at just the right moment.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Learn how to tell whether a stock will resume its trend after a decline and how to enter early on with low risk.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The stock market has experienced a short-term downswing for more than one month. This downswing has cost investors a quick 35% on their investments. During the shakeout of this high volitility period an investor can take a small amount of risk by trading
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Symantec Corporation has been in a $48-$70 trading range over the last four months.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Ebay, Inc. has been in a $130-$170 trading spanning the last eight months.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Apple Computer has been in a $110-$130 trading range over the last eight months.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Compaq Computer Corp. has been in a $24-$30 trading range over the last five months.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The bull run is still climbing, and you can use this unique pattern in the short term to help you pile up the profits.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Analyzing a bar chart for the first time can be like looking into the night sky full of stars but not being able to see any constellations. It's all in front of you, but what are you supposed to get out of it? Here's a lesson on how to read a b
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...With your IRA limit $5,000 instead of $2,000 these days, here's how buying an excellent used car instead of a brand-new one could save you more than half a million dollars!
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Emerging stock leaders are easy to spot if you understand accumulation that will give you the best entry into a new long position, if you know this vital key.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Triple-bottom patterns are one of the highest-performing reversal patterns you can trade if you know how.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Congestion patterns form when volatility declines and traders are unwilling to take control of the trend, but it is in these pauses in between trading that breakouts can occur.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Cup & handle patterns can result in huge profits but only if they are formed properly -- otherwise they can cause your trade to fall apart.
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.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...On the road toward profitability as a trader, both the frequency and size of your winning trades are important. But to what extent? You can use the "expected value" calculation for the trades in your account as a way of examining profitability. Find out
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Stocks continue to gain ground in a rally that has been going since March 2009. In February 2013, a combination of factors converged to generate a secular sell signal that paralleled the biggest peaks in modern history. Does that means that it's tim
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Initial public offerings generate a lot of buzz like the upcoming IPO for Facebook, and if you know this trading method, you could stand to earn a lot of money.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Mergers and acquisitions present opportunities for speculation in the markets; institutional investors routinely pursue such opportunities. Can individual investors also profit from speculating on this type of corporate event? Here's a look
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Although it is one of the most reliable patterns, price channels are often one of the most underutilized, which is a shame, since it reveals low-risk trade setups as well as when trend reversals develop.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS..."Buy on dips and sell on rallies" is good advice, but it leaves the question of how? A simple set of indicators can show you where "price respect" is and how to trade dips in price.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Volatility can be a trader's best friend, but trading volatility can be tricky. Here we look at an indicator that has a negative correlation with the Cboe Volatility Index (VIX) and could help you identify when volatility could increase
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Price action never presents itself in the plain-vanilla step-by-step format like traders are taught, which is why you need to use tools that are outside the box.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Any missed opportunity can feel painful, and in trading and investing it's something we all experience. Here's one way to take such a situation and creatively transform it into a way forward
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Tesla and Apple have clear Elliott Wave patterns.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Breakout trading can turn into "fakeout trading" as floor traders manipulate the market, but if you know this effective entry method developed by two trading legends, you can beat them to the punch for large gains.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Breakout trading can turn into "fakeout trading" as floor traders manipulate the market, but if you know this effective entry method developed by two trading legends, you can beat them to the punch for large gains.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Price action is the cornerstone to all trading systems and methods, but most traders lack an understanding of what it is and how to use it. Learning these core concepts can help you use price as an effective tool to profit in the market.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Price action is the cornerstone to all trading systems and methods, but most traders lack an understanding of what it is and how to use it. Learning these core concepts can help you use price as an effective tool to profit in the market.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...To gauge a stock's strength or weakness, study price and volume.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...To gauge a stock's strength or weakness, study price and volume.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Momentum stocks tend to be leaders in the stock market, taking it to higher highs while also being favored stocks by traders and investors alike. However, using stock options, you can enhance your profits with momentum stocks by following a few guideline
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Trading range-bound stocks has been the cornerstone of many successful traders, but one small tweak in this approach can lead to many home-run trades.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Trading range-bound stocks has been the cornerstone of many successful traders, but one small tweak in this approach can lead to many home-run trades.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...How To Use Tick, Tiki, TRIN For Daytrading by Terry O 'Brian These three indicators can be important guides in implementing trading strategies. Could they help you? The tick, the tiki, and the trading index (TRIN) -- indicators that are for the most par
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Using the four market dimensions to discover important market tops and bottoms.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Institutional traders have enormous advantages over the individual trader but there is one advantage the retail trader has that trumps all of them.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Utilizing an Elliott wave pattern to anticipate a trend change.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Could the S&P 500 reach an intermediate peak on July 25, 2016? Technical analysis has some very interesting clues.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...How to be wrong and still profit by David L. Caplan Why bother learning and using professional option strategies? Why spend the time and energy to learn how and when to use options and option strategies when, in trading futures, all you have to do is us
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...How to evaluate a commodity trading system by Kent Calhoun The percentage of profitable trades, the average profitable trade, the average losing trade, the maximum consecutive losing trades, the average profit per closed trade, the largest winning and l
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...How to spot takeover candidates by Norman S. Wei The shares of Celanese Corp. were trading at 218-1/2 at the close of Oct. 31. They shot up to a high of 247-1/2 on Nov. 3 and closed at 242-1/2--an increase of $24 per share! Integrated Software's stock j
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...How to use Maximum Entropy by John F. Ehlers MESA is an acronym for Maximum Entropy Spectrum Analysis, a forecasting method that filters the ""noise"" from time series data and can uncover useful cycles. The advantages of the maximum entropy method over
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...IBM broke resistance with a surge in March, and a return to this breakout offers a second chance to partake in the new uptrend.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Iran, impeachment, trade wars have started the New Year off to a rocky start but
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Which is the strongest and which is the weakest? Here's a straightforward concept that can help you track forex market dynamics and cross-currency relationships.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...When a significant triangle pattern approaches completion, breakout traders begin to plan their method of engagement.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Inco's recent breakout on big volume argues for continued strength over the next few months.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Broad market indexes are weaker than the headline indexes, a condition that has preceded market declines in the past.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Dow transports raced to a new all-time high this month, but the Dow industrials is lagging badly with a bearish pattern in the works.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Dow Theory was last discussed in late May. At the time, the Dow Transports moved to new reaction highs, but the Dow Industrials had yet to confirm. Since then, the Dow broke above its January highs (blue arrow) and moved to a new reaction high at 9323. I
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The ratio of insider share sales to purchases jumped threefold from August to the first week in September. It more than doubled again in the second week of the month.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Insiders continued to sell while the selling was good, unloading $3.5 billion worth of shares in March. While it was down from the extreme reading in February of $5.1 billion, selling outstripped buying by nearly 30:1 in dollar terms.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...In our continuing coverage of insider transactions, there is little sign that selling is waning. In fact, insiders continue selling shares like there's no tomorrow.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...How To Get Started In Electronic Day Trading: David S. Nassar Each day, more and more traders are using computers for the direct buying and selling of stocks. Is there a difference among the myriad services available? We went to David Nassar, author of
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Integrated Systems Approach To Technical Commodity Analysis by JOHN E. ROSENSTOCK when I first became interested in commodity markets, it was my great fortune to read the works of and speak with several of the most lucid teachers of market science and s
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Contracting volatility in Intel should put traders on alert for a big move. But which way?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Prices are testing their supports after a two-month correction.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Former futures broker, book publisher, and author Ed Dobson always had a calling for the markets. He never lost that interest or stopped trading, despite becoming busy with his brokerage career and publishing business, knowing that one day he'd get back
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...From The Pit To The PC Lewis J. Borsellino The current, never-before-seen bull market in stocks has led to tremendous growth in trading the Standard & Poor's 500 futures pits. One top S&P trader, Lewis Borsellino, has been a runner, a clerk, a broker, a
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Stocks & Commodities V. 24:7 (62-67): Interview: Michael "Trader Mike" Seneadza: From Swing Trading to Daytrading by J. Gopalakrishnan Atlanta, GA?based independent stock trader Michael Seneadza received a bachelor of science degree in electrical engine
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...For over two decades, Abe Cofnas has provided fundamental and technical analysis on trading strategies in currencies and intermarkets. He is the founder of Learn4x.com, which provides private coaching and seminars on currency trading, and he has been the
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Mark Minervini has more than 37 years of market experience as an independent trader and is a market educator and performance coach for traders. He is the author of several books on trading as well as on how to develop a winning mindset. In 1997, he won f
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Scott Andrews is cofounder and CEO of InvestiQuant (www.investiquant.com), a financial services company that uses robust historical market analyses and predictive analytics. Prior to InvestiQuant, he cofounded Master The Gap and SciQuest, which he took p
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Introduction to macros Part 3 by Jim Summers, Ph.D. In the previous column, I discussed the advantages of using Lotus 1-2-3 in the management of an indicator as complex as the Directional Movement Index (DMI). In this column and hereafter, we shall move
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Introduction to spread investing Part 1 by Frank Taucher Most commodity traders are aware of the lower risk and margin requirements that traditional spread trading offers vs. outright long or short positions. Many even have a favorite spread or two that
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The technology sector remains strong, and one of the top-performing stocks from the business software and services industry group is Iron Mountain, Inc.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...With all the uncertainty in the world, should you sit on cash or look for stocks to buy?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Apple has seen a massive runup and correction in the stock. Are its best days behind it?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Berry Petroleum continues to be stuck in a trading range but the technicals point to higher prices down the road.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Biopure Corp. is a leading developer and manufacturer of oxygen therapeutics, a class of pharmaceuticals that are intravenously administered to deliver oxygen to the body's tissues. Wishful thinking, or can it be achieved?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...If the price of CNH drops a bit more, it may be in a good position for an intermediate-term bounce.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...With OPEC threatening to cut production, is the price of oil on the way up?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...China and India still enjoy respectable growth rates even as their industrialized counterparts in the US and Europe enter recession. Is now the time to jump across the bamboo curtain?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Short-term indicators predict a forthcoming bottom reversal, while the long-term pattern points to higher prices.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...With crude oil futures correcting toward the lower end of their multimonth trend channel, oil stocks continue to warn of weakness.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Could an upside breakout from an intermediate head and shoulders bottom put October crude above 30?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...EnCana Corp. (ECA) has been pulling back since the early part of June but looks to be forming a short-term bottom at current levels.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Shares of the Market Vectors Gold Miners exchange traded fund are off by more than 18% since late September, but early signs of an impending rebound may be appearing.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The AMEX Gold BUGS Index says it is.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Traders should be cautious, with this stock moving near its target.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Is Honeywell ready to resume its long-term uptrend or will the short-term bears sink the stock price?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Apple to start India manufacturing soon.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The 3-D printing sector has been under pressure since the start of 2014.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The stock of Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) is struggling to move back into its bullish zone. Is this the time to buy the stock?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Has the time come to start nibbling at financials, or is it a case of "Fools rush in..."?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Those faithfuls who love Apple never ever sold.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Although not good for many stocks, rising interest rates are having a positive impact on one sector.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The maxim is, "Buy when the blood is running in the streets." Should we follow it?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...As the most recent rally has gathered steam, a number of sectors have put in strong performances including semiconductors. This semi looks particularly interesting.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...When the technicals of a stock suggest a buy, do you buy?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Start preparing your list of stocks you would like to own, then watch and wait.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Citigroup has been receiving a great deal of publicity recently. Is it time?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Is it wise to buy a share as it lists on the market?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...W.D. Gann's time cycle count seems to think so.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Gold crashed through $1,300 an ounce earlier this month. Is it time to start buying gold?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...In the past, when the economy and the stock market looked bad, money moved to gold.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Gold is a protection and a hedge. Countries whose currency is depreciating are slowly buying gold, but with the London gold price falling from a high of $1887 is gold still protective?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Is it time to start trusting the banks and buying their shares?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Lifestyle trendsetter Martha Stewart's television show, Martha, saw advertising soar.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Investors are worried that history will repeat itself just two years after the banking sector spectacularly imploded.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The price of Oil has dropped considerably. Is it reaching a bottom? Is it time to start investing in oil shares?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The question on everyone's mind is, "Have oil prices bottomed?"
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Here's a share that has given a buy signal as the market recovers.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Since peaking above $48 in April 2011, silver and other precious metals have been in correction mode. After hitting bottom for the second time in January, is now the time to buy 'poor-man's gold'?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...With solar panels becoming more efficient, is it time to invest in Solar City?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Sony Corp. has been falling since January 2000, when it reached a high of $158.18. Why has it not recovered?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Howard Schultz, the chairman and CEO of Starbucks, partners with Oprah Winfrey. Does that mean it is time to buy?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The stock market has moved up strongly the past four days. Many investors believe that the move up is a correction in the bear market, but is it?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Who would have dreamed that a market meltdown would be caused by an earthquake in Japan and the tsunami that followed? Is this the time to buy?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Are you busy putting away those winter sweaters and coats and straightening out the closet? Maybe it's time to do the same with your portfolio and yes, it can be just as easy as cleaning out your closet. And maybe even less onerous.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Peleton Interactive Inc. (PTON), the once popular stationary exercise bike and interactive cycling classes provider was a darling stock in the consumer discretionary sector, having won the hearts of exercise enthusiasts and Wall Street types alike. But
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...We all know that home prices have fallen badly with a recession created by banks who offered excessive mortgages, but is it time to start looking to reinvest?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Nikkei seems to have bottomed out for a while; look to enter a breakout for a decent move.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...When an Elliott wave count synchronizes with an indicator does it mean it is time to buy the stock?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Yes--I would love to own a Mercedes Benz, but...
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The bubble that burst in 2007 was created by the banking industry.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Banks in the United Kingdom, as we all know, took a big hit as the 2007 bubble burst.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The XAU i-Share is close to thinking so.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After six weeks of seeking a bottom, Rockwell Automation looks like it's in prime position to rocket higher.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...When a share simply goes up and up and up, when is it time to take profits?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Gold is a currency hedge. When the US dollar weakens, gold shares should rise.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan has said, "buy gold."
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Ulta Beauty, Inc. (ULTA) is a large capitalization specialty retailer in the consumer discretionary sector. Its stock had been in a downtrend recently as earnings misses caused the market to punish the stock. But in a Q2 2024 13F filing, eagle-eyed marke
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Ulta Beauty, Inc. (ULTA) is a large capitalization specialty retailer in the consumer discretionary sector. Its stock had been in a downtrend recently as earnings misses caused the market to punish the stock. But in a Q2 2024 13F filing, eagle-eyed marke
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...At the beginning of 2013, Netflix was selling for $92/share. By September it had surged through $300. But the stock has generated a bearish pattern. Is it time to sell?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...This often-ignored indicator may have the answer.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...When you notice momentum in the stock market or a particular stock, is it too late to jump in? HereÕs one way you can take a step back and look at the market as a whole to avoid being trapped.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Traders profit from volatility. But what exactly is the tipping point where volatility crosses over into excessive risk? Here are tools you can use to measure volatility and determine that crucial point
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Kensey Nash has been in a robust downtrend for more than three months. Will the oversold stock resume the bullish rally, or is it forming a strong bottom?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Using a program to look for future buys is always a must and should be looked at carefully.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Stocks have turned more bearish of late, but one thing is clear. No matter what else is happening in markets, the probability for a rally is higher as Christmas approaches. Here is one stock that has the potential to move ahead of the pack should Santa m
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...With GM's recent announcement that it would be shutting five manufacturing plants in America and eliminating almost 15,000 jobs in North America, amounting to 15% of its workforce, would now be a good time to get into the stock? Let's look at
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...While "The Oracle of Omaha" has been in the headliines, the other Oracle has been gaining ground.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Stocks & Commodities V. 24:7 (22-30): Is Overnight Trading A New Way To Daytrade? by Thomas K. Carr, Ph.D. Is the pattern daytrading regulation an obstacle to your daytrading? There may be a way around it. On September 28, 2001, the Securities and Exch
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...With a momentum oscillator turning up and gap higher, Rambus appears set to continue the August advance.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Is this stock one to look at or shy away from?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Given the meteoric rise of silver over the last year, many pundits have proclaimed the gray metal in bubble territory. But there is interesting evidence to indicate this is probably not the case.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Sunoco currently has one of the highest relative strength ratings versus the S&P 500. Can this energy stock move even higher?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After building an extended base, TJX looks ready to move higher.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Year-to-date to October 29, 2013, Tesla stock is up around 400%. But is the stock red-lining?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Several weeks ago, the bear woke up. Is winter over, or is the bear going back to sleep?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The pullback rally of the Financial Sector SPDR has moved closer to the moving average resistance. The technical check is necessary for the direction of the breakout.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The U.S. Dollar Index has been in a decline for nearly three years now but various signs are pointing to a potential bounce in the near-term.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...How far would the US Dollar Index descend?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Once you've identified a promising trading system, you'll still be faced with a very basic question: When is the preferred time to begin trading it?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Europe's debt problems signal a retreat to the one universal safe haven of wealth and a clarion call to take the following action as well.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...USO has been in a bull market since 1999. However, there is a high probability of overhead resistance that could turn this fund downward for a selloff of as much as 62%.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Since the nuclear power plant disaster in Japan, uranium stocks have taken a beating. But here is one stock that looks poised to run, especially if the seasonal lift comes into play.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Market Volatility Index's (VIX) new recent lows may mean a potentially explosive move is coming by virtue of the "spring" theory.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Wal-Mart is up against overhead resistance, and recent trading has produced a rare triple divergence. Is WMT about to fall again?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The study of intermarket analysis tells us that global indexes tend to follow one another. At times they diverge but eventually they align. With that in mind, there are a few things that the FTSE may be trying to tell us about the Dow.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...It is unfortunate for this e-retailer that the expected rebound has come to an end. Amazon.com has bounced up from the $5.51 low of last September to a very respectable and surprising high in May of $20.40.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Over the last five months, the yield on longer-term bonds and mortgages has gone ballistic. But recent action suggests the run is done.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...JNJ's recent gap on high volume solidifies support and opens the door to a resistance test and possible double bottom breakout.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...China Finance Online Co. Ltd. is likely to break out of a long consolidation range.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Has Jet Blue formed a double-bottom formation?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After being grounded earlier this year, JetBlue stabilized at long-term support and the June surge looks strong enough to continue.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Is the decline in Johnson & Johnson a mere correction, or is it the start of something bigger? Here's what to look for.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Johnson & Johnson is printing multiple MACD positive divergences.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Trading a system in purely mechanical mode suits some traders just fine, but there are still plenty of traders who want to rely on other technical tools in order to select what they believe to be higher-probability setups. Here's a look at an attrac
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Ending diagonal triangles are one of the many ways Elliott wave analysts bring five-wave movements to a close.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A deep moving average convergence/divergence histogram trough suggests lower prices ahead for July cocoa.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The support that kept copper high in the spring threatens to become resistance in summer.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Shares of Kinross Gold Corp. appear to have already made a major low and may soon break higher.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Predictable patterns exist within the cycle of rising and lowering interest rates to help us gauge where in the economic process equity markets are. When shifting from an environment of rising to lower rates, interest-sensitive issues should be the first
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...LETTERS TO S&C GETTING A FIX ON LOOKBACKS Editor, I would like to comment on the excellent article by E. Michael Poulos entitled ""Of trends and random walks"" (STOCKS & COMMODITIES, February 1991). Mr. Poulos presents an extremely useful alternative
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Loral Space & Communication has been traveling in bullish atmosphere. A likely breakout could give it a boost.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Laps And Gaps To Get Your Edge by Larry Connors and Ashton Dorkins When a stock gaps higher at the open on bullish news, will that lead to even higher prices? When a stock gaps higher at the open on bullish news, will that lead to even higher prices? T
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Several futures markets show a similar pattern of speculator selling being met by commercial buying.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Letter to Jake by Stuart J. Pahn Dear Jake, You asked me to explain some of the main factors I consider when making a trade. Let me use my most recent trade as an example. As the attached equity run shows, I sold short a contract of June Comex gold on M
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Author Duane Archer replies: Gw t is both a refinement and expansion of the old 50% measured move [AB=CD] rule. The propagation principle is an expansion allowing the creation of several templates for forecasting. The intersection and 3-C rul
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ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...BALANCE OF MARKET POWER Editor, In "Balance Of Market Power" (S&C, August 2001), author Igor Livshin constructs an oscillator based on three types of rewards. But I think it lacks one more type of reward: today's open minus yesterday's close; that is,
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ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...LETTERS TO S&C REAL-TIME FAIR VALUE? Editor, In the July 1991 issue of STOCKS & COMMODITIES you published two letters concerning Jean-Olivier Fraisse's December 1990 article, ""Clues to market direction with the S&P 500 premium."" Mr. Fraisse noted in
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...LETTERS TO S&C DOUBLE EXPONENTIAL MOVING AVERAGES Editor, In ""Smoothing data with faster moving averages""(January 1994 STOCKS & COMMODITIES), author Patrick Mulloy refers to the steps used to calculate the 26-week one-parameter double exponential mo
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ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Editor, I am looking for more information on the market instrument function, which was described in an article by the same name in your December 2010 issue. Is this forecasting tool built into any trading software?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Letters To S&C Volatility via Black-Scholes Editor, I have all the S&C magazines. In the July 1988 issue, ""Trading Clues from Options Volatility,"" David Caplan says he uses a ""modified"" Black-Scholes model. Is this model defined in any of the back
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Editor, Thank you for Jamie Theiss' articles in the May 2011 and August 2011 issues of Stocks & Commodities ("Gap Fill And Go" and "The V-Bottom Buy Setup"). I have put the ideas from both articles to good use since May of this year.
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ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...PHASOR DISPLAYS Editor, I don't like to be negative, but I must admit that John Ehlers's article in the December 2000 S&C, "Phasor Displays," as usual, frustrates me. On a scale of one to 10, I'd grade him, brilliance: 9, clarity of exposition: 1. For e
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ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Stocks & Commodities V. 22:10 (10-15): Letters To S&C by Technical Analysis, Inc. The editors of S&C invite readers to submit their opinions and information on subjects relating to technical analysis and this magazine. This column is our means of commun
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Stocks & Commodities V. 27:01 (10-11, 97): Letters To S&C by Technical Analysis, Inc. Editor, John Ehlers presented a most interesting discussion of corona charts ("Corona Charts," November 2008, STOCKS & COMMODITIES) and I note that while the code for
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Letters To S&C by Technical Analysis, Inc. NETTING AN EXPERT SYSTEM Editor, Congratulations to Mark Fishman and Dean S. Barr for their description of a hybrid system for market timing (STOCKS & COMMODITIES, August 1991). Their use of neural networks t
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ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...LETTERS by Technical Analysis, Inc. COPPOCK'S ORIGINAL FORMULA Editor, Regarding my article ""The Coppock guide"" in the March 1993 issue, astute technicians may have noticed that the described formula varied somewhat from Coppock's original formula,
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ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Letters To S&C by Technical Analysis, Inc. METASTOCK FORMULAS FOR TRENDLINE BREAKS Editor, Is there anywhere on the website to find the code for trendline breaks in the September 2007 issue? It seems like I'm always entering the MetaStock formulas by
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ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...TWO TRADERS, TWO METHODS Editor, Just wanted to comment on a very interesting interview you conducted with Gavin Mok and Kevin Haygreen ("Two Traders, Two Methods," June 2009 S&C). I read many articles with trader profiles, and it is good to get insigh
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Stocks & Commodities V. 22:4 (10-13, 86-87): Letters To S&C by Technical Analysis, Inc. CANDLESTICKS REVISITED Editor, While I disagree with the importance placed on a single tall white candlestick line in Stephen Bigalow's article in the February 200
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ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Stocks & Commodities V. 23:8 (10-13): Letters To S&C by Technical Analysis, Inc. The editors of S&C invite readers to submit their opinions and information on subjects relating to technical analysis and this magazine. This column is our means of communi
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Stocks & Commodities V. 23:4 (10-14): Letters To S&C by Technical Analysis, Inc. FUTURES LIQUIDITY Editor, I just received and enjoyed reading your magazine, STOCKS & COMMODITIES. In the February 2005 issue, on page 87, you list futures liquidity from
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Letters To S&C by Technical Analysis, Inc. TRADERS' TIPS ONLINE Editor, Is there a way I can get the Traders' Tips from last month's magazine online? STEVE STOYKA, via e-mail Yes. Past Traders' Tips can be viewed at our website at Traders.com. The cu
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Letters To S&C by Technical Analysis, Inc. SAMPLE INDICATOR VALUES Editor, I have a request. Would it be possible to include a set of sample data and expected indicator values when you provide the code for indicators? Perhaps you could post it at your
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Letters To S&C by Technical Analysis, Inc. MARKET PROFILE Editor, A letter from Matt Thomson in the May 2003 S&C asks, "How do you determine what the value area for the next day is?" You responded that the answer could be found in earlier articles on
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ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Letters To S&C by Technical Analysis, Inc. OUR 20TH ANNIVERSARY Editor, The October 2002 issue of STOCKS & COMMODITIES finally reached me here in New Zealand. Congratulations on the 20th year of publishing S&C. I remember meeting STOCKS & COMMODITIES
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ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Letters To S&C by Technical Analysis, Inc. Where are we? Editor, I enjoy S&C and look forward to each new issue, including articles by guys getting off on esoteric concepts that hardly anyone will ever bother with. Although I enjoy the theory, I do fi
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Letters To S&C by Technical Analysis, Inc. TRIX: TRIPLE EXPONENTIAL SMOOTHING OSCILLATOR Editor, I am very interested in the indicator called TRIX, which was first described and presented by your publisher, Jack Hutson, in his July/August 1983 article
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ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Letters To The Editor by Technical Analysis, Inc. ZIGZAG INDICATOR VS. FILTERED WAVES Editor, As one who has more gray in his beard than he'd like, I wanted to point out that the "zigzag indicator" or "zigzag filter" referred to in Norman J. Brown's J
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ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Letters to S&C Readers sent in letters discussing on-balance volume, stochastic pop enhancement using RSI, the put/call oscillator, the Chaikin Money Flow, and adaptive trends and oscillators.
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ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Editor, In your recent interview with Marcus Heitkoetter ("Short Swings In Futures With Markus Heitkoetter," May 2011), I noticed that when he was discussing the Bollinger Bands adjustment for the moving average, he suggests lowering the n
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Letters To S&C The editors of S&C invite readers to submit their opinions and information on subjects relating to technical analysis and this magazine. This column is our means of communication with our readers. Is there something you would like to know
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Letters to S&C Editor, I recently purchased one of your magazines and found the information contained in it rather complex and extensive. I do have some computer and stocks/commodities background, but here's my question: What kind of software is best f
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...LETTERS TO S&C The editors of S&C invite readers to submit their opinions and information on subjects relating to technical analysis and this magazine. This column is our means of communication with our readers. Is there something you would like to know
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The editors of S&C invite readers to submit their opinions and information on subjects relating to technical analysis and this magazine. This column is our means of communication with our readers. Is there something you would like to know more (or less)
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Editor, Excellent article by Jamie Theiss in the May 2011 S&C. Nearly all my trades are done by fading the gaps right after the opening using one-minute candlesticks plus a couple of indicators. Occasionally, I will wait around after my exit a
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...LETTERS TO S&C ENTERING AN ARRAY IN EXCEL Editor, I am writing for clarification on the article ""Smoothing data with less lag"" in the February 1994 issue of STOCKS & COMMODITIES. On page 68 is a listing for formulas calculating the DEMA2 and MACD. T
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Letters to S&C Letters from readers this month ask our editors for charting programs, data retrieval, point and figure and option analysis information.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Letters to S&C Editor, I recently subscribed to S&C magazine and find it the best in the field. I believe it was in the March 2002 S&C that you covered trading systems with a huge list of different systems. My question to you is this: I have spent year
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...CANDLECODES AND BOLLINGER BANDS Editor, I liked very much Viktor Likhovidov's use of Bollinger Bands on an indicator in "Light Up Your Trading System With CandleCode Trading" (STOCKS & COMMODITIES, September 2001). Figure 5 on page 26 nicely demonstrat
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Letters to S&C Getting to know you Editor, I recently purchased the set of tapes from the TAG IX CompuTrac seminar held last September. I would like to know more about your ""Technical Analysis Magazine"" and some of the articles from past issues, in
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Letters to S&C The editors of S&C invite readers to submit their opinions and information on subjects relating to technical analysis and this magazine. This column is our means of communication with our readers. Is there something you would like to kno
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Letters to S&C Overbought/Oversold Editor, I read with interest the letter from George N. Bower on the Overbought/Oversold indicator, in which Mr. Bower referred to the indicator's publication as a possible ""con"" on the reader, or the reader's sensi
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Letters to S&C by Technical Analysis TRADING PSYCHOLOGY REVISITED Editor, When I was first learning the trading business, a mentor once told me to pick a system, any system, and use it. The emphasis was appropriately placed, because actually implement
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ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Letters to S&C Compliments, data information and spirituality are discussed in this month's letters.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Editor, The color-based system presented by Edgar Kraut in his July 2011 article ("A Color-Based System For Short-Term Trading") looked promising and simple. However, using the Excel spreadsheet example given in your Traders' Tips section
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Letters to S&C This month's letters give definitions of short interest, short interest ratio and total short sales; and discuss point and figure software.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Letters to S&C MTA and CTA Editor, I wonder if you might publish the address, telephone number and name of a contact person at the Market Technicians' Association? Also, I learned recently that there is a program leading to qualification as a Certifi
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Letters to S&C This month's letters discuss possible flaws in the May 1996 STOCKS & COMMODITIES article ""Presidential parties and the stock market,"" calculating chi-square and historical volatility.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Letters by Technical Analysis WAITING FOR THE FED Editor, Can you clarify a point in the article "Waiting For The Fed" by David Penn, which was published in August 2002 issue of STOCKS & COMMODITIES? Does Mark Boucher's system keep out of stocks if th
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Letters to S&C This month's letters include queries into fast Fourier transforms (FFTs), information on where to get historical data and data downloading services, the futures liquidity column, candlestick formations, and portfolio management.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...V13:06: (271-273): Letters to S&C THE X FILES Editor, In the March issue of STOCKS & COMMODITIES, you published a very enlightening article by Joe DiNapoli titled ""The X'd trade."" This was quite informative and a number of my friends have found this
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Letters to S&C TREND DETECTION INDEX Editor, I always look forward to receiving STOCKS & COMMODITIES and seeing what new indicators may be presented. The October 2001 S&C article by M.H. Pee on the trend detection index (TDI) was intriguing and very wel
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Letters To S&C TECHNICAL ANALYSIS IN AUSTRALIA Editor, I received my November 1996 issue of STOCKS & COMMODITIES magazine and noted the addresses of the various professional organizations in the Letters to S&C column. Missing from the list was the Aus
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...LETTERS TO S&C FILLING THE GAPS Editor, In ""Trading the Deutschemark's gaps"" (STOCKS & COMMODITIES, June 1991), John Sweeney presented an excellent model of explanatory research, going from ""what-if?"" to price-change and timing guidelines. The rea
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...LETTERS TO S&C MOVING AVERAGE WINDOW Editor, I have been reading S&C now for about a year and have spent a lot of time understanding some of the trading systems presented in the magazine. I have also spent time actually setting them up with data in Exce
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...INDICATOR FOR AGRICOMMODITIES Editor, Can you help me determine the right indicator to use on the CBOT corn, beans, meal, and wheat markets? - MOHAMED ELSHAMY, via e-mail There really is no "right" indicator to use on the grain markets. However, grain
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...MORE SYSTEM REVIEWS Editor, You have a great 'zine and I have been a subscriber for a long time. One suggestion: Review more systems that are advertised in S&C. The good ones need to have their horns blown, while some of the garbage out there needs to
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Letters To S&C by Technical Analysis, Inc. SOMETIMES SIMPLE IS BETTER Editor, First, I want to send you all my best compliments for the magazine and for all the articles you feature, which I read every month with great interest and attention, especial
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Letters to S&C by Technical Analysis, Inc. METASTOCK CODE FOR THE FRACTAL DIMENSION INDEX? Editor, I found Radha Panini's articles, "From Nile To NYSE" (February 2007 S&C) and "Trading Systems And Fractals" (March 2007 S&C), very interesting. At your w
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Letters to S&C by Technical Analysis, Inc. FRASER OUT Editor, We talked today regarding the citation of Fraser Financial Publications in the August issue of Stocks & Commodities. This firm was stated as a source of books or pamphlets on the Wykcoff Me
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Letters to S&C by Technical Analysis, Inc. No Tar Brush Editor, I want to congratulate you on the recent improvement of your magazine. It is developing into a valuable resource for technical analysts. Your magazine's October 1986 issues carried a bro
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Letters To S&C by Technical Analysis, Inc. INTERVIEWS ARE VALUABLE Editor, Thank you for the excellent interviews with Joseph Stowell, Justin Mamis and Robert Krausz (STOCKS & COMMODITIES, July, August and September, respectively). They are correct wh
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Letters to S&C by Technical Analysis, Inc. CALCULATING MOVING AVERAGES Editor, Is there a program on the market that calculates moving averages with different filters and nothing else? JOHAN RISBERG, via e-mail The moving average itself is a low-pass
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Letters to S&C by Technical Analysis, Inc. BETWEEN PRICE AND VOLUME Editor, I would like to thank Buff Dormeier for his wellwritten and insightful article, "Between Price And Volume" (July 2007). I have two questions for the author regarding the volum
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Letters to S&C by Technical Analysis, Inc. More on the Computer-Assisted Investment Handbook Editor, Thanks for the Computer-Assisted Investment Handbook review in your June issue. However, there are some factual errors that need correction: 1. It was
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Letters to S&C by Technical Analysis, Inc. SHORT-PERIOD RSI Editor, Regarding the November 2007 S&C article "Does The RSI Give You An Edge?" by Larry Connors and Ashton Dorkins, I am wondering if the short period RSI was tested against the S&P 500 ind
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Letters to S&C by Technical Analysis, Inc. S&C Computer Program Editor, Would you please spend a few minutes to reply to my inquiry as to what equipment I will need in order to run the upcoming Stocks & Commodities programs for non-CompuTrac users? I
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Letters to S&C by Technical Analysis, Inc. Not Ready for IBM Editor, Do you know of any program for MACD, either in the conventional form or modified form (Gregory Morris, Stocks & Commodities, February 1987) that is available in BASIC for the IBM and
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Letters to S&C by Technical Analysis, Inc. POINT & FIGURE CHARTING ONLINE Editor, Regarding the letter in the January 2002 issue regarding point and figure software, a good site for P&F is PFscan.com. It's a UK company but their software can also be u
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Letters to Technical Analysis Dear Jack: I'm having a problem with the new Fourier disk you just sent out. All goes well until it's time for the COMMAND LINE to appear. Instead of the COMMAND LINE I just get a blank cursor and the system hangs. I coll
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Letters to Technical Analysis We have received hundreds of inquiries about Technical Analysis of Stocks and Commodities and are endeavoring to answer ALL via mail or through this column. The effort involved has been a strain on our meager resources, so
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Letters to Technical Analysis Gentlemen: Just received your October issue. The article by Morris on page 16 contains a gross error; specifically, the RSI formula on mid-page, and the subsequent information which is based on that formula. Morris' form
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Letters to Technical Analysis This column is our means of communicating with our subscribers and serves as an outlet for questions and answers. Please feel free to write about anything that you would like to know more (or less) about or pass along to th
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Letters to Technical Analysis This column is our means of communicating with our subscribers and serves as an outlet for questions and answers. Please feel free to write about anything that you would like to know more (or less) about or pass along to th
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Letters to Technical Analysis Dear Dr. Warren: Recently I purchased a book, Digital Foundations of Time Series Analysis, by Robinson and Silvia, that touches upon the Maximum Eutropy Method (MEM). As much as I want to understand I the basics, my colleg
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ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Dear Jack: I enjoy the publication very much. Please find enclosed renewal. I look forward to articles on Maximum Entropy. Please include a program on this that will run on Compu-Trac, if possible. Would you also consider an article and a program on eq
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Letters to Technical Analysis This column is our means of communicating with our subscribers and serves as an outlet for questions and answers. Please feel free to write about anything that you would like to know more (or less) about or pass along to th
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Letters to Technical Analysis Fourier Analysis Editor, I have an understanding of Fourier analysis from being an old-time EE. Not a lot of depth. I would like more information on the Volume 1 and Volume 2 disks. I have Volumes 1 and 2 of Technical Ana
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Letters to Technical Analysis This column is our means of communicating wit our subscribers and serves as an outlet for questions and answers. Please feel free to write about anything that you would like to know more (or less) about or pass along to the
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Letters to Technical Analysis Dear Dr. Warren, The purpose of this letter is to request your help, as the author, to obtain a working version of the program for Maximum Entropy Forecasting which appeared in the December, 1984 issue of Technical Analysis
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Liberty Global has reached an important zone. A stable bullish breakout would be an attractive buying opportunity.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Oil has temporarily alleviated the recent overbought condition and inflationary concerns with a seasonal fall in October. It now appears poised for a resumption of the uptrend.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...George Lindsay made some significant contributions to technical analysis, yet we often don't hear about him or his work. Here's a look at his methods and how they can be applied in today's markets.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Listen to the market by Thom Hartle Technical analysis encompasses a myriad of approaches and, in the face of the trend toward high-tech, I admit to being less of a computer system trader and more of a traditional chartist. I actually prefer to state th
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Are there ways that investors can listen to what the market may be trying to tell us?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Shares of Lockheed Martin are up by nearly 40% since August 2011; cycles and money flow analysis suggest that a pullback is due soon.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Many concerns have been expressed over the years about the assumptions made by the Black-Scholes model (and some other option models) with regard to the volatility and continuity in the markets. When trading very short-term option contracts, do the model
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...With the start of the year 2017, and a new President taking over in the United States of America, looking for a share to buy and hold is not that easy.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...In today's uncertain market, investors look for stocks offering solid dividends to buy and hold. Traders, on the other hand, look for stocks to buy and sell for a profit.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Lowe's daily chart looks supportive of further gains, if you select the appropriate trading strategy.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Shares of McKesson Corp. rose by more than 222% between late November 2008 and mid-April 2012. Does this stock have some more bullish ground to cover, or is a major trend reversal coming up?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Micron Tech broke double-bottom resistance, but met resistance at the 200-day, and the breakout is getting a serious test.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...If the broad market is destined to move even higher now, MWI Veterinary Supply is one of the stocks most likely to lead the way up.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After the breakout of head & shoulders top reversal pattern, Malaysia iShares has retraced to its 2006 low.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Canada legalized medical marijuana in 2001. The industry has since evolved much more.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...As the situation in Europe continues to deteriorate, there are signs that stock market challenges are not limited to bumbling politicians in that area alone.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The market has been pulling back during a transitional month, but is it about to go higher?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Despite the uncertainty over geopolitical concerns, these charts suggest a bounce attempt is likely.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Bulls & Bears are duking it out for control at Ground Zero, with one stock that looks like it will help the Bulls win the day.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Each trading style has market conditions in which it thrives. Match 'em and make your profit.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Traders can choose to use a trend-following method or a mean-reversion method depending on the market, but how can you tell when and where to apply each? Here's a way you can know
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The daily chart shows several reasons why a bounce attempt looks good here for this major drug manufacturer.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...For the study presented here, we will use four commonly traded metals futures markets to test for intraday biases that could give the trader an edge
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Typical of many Standard & Poor's 500 component stocks of late, shares of semiconductor manufacturer Micron Technology (MU) appear to be in the process of breaking higher from well-formed consolidation patterns whose bottom support levels have a
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Shares of Micron Technology have been going like gangbusters since the fourth quarter of 2012, but it's due for another correction soon.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Strong Chaikin money flow and a bullish pattern point to higher prices for Microsoft.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Although this equity doesn't jump like it once did, a move towards the $35.00 - $40.00 areas is likely in the short to medium term.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Statistical analysis shows that Microsoft is in a long-term and intermediate-term downtrend and that it is now ready to move lower.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Healthy bull markets are usually led higher by mid-cap stocks.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The S&P 500 is due to make a 20-week cycle low near the end of this month; this is further supported by the current action of the 20-day cycle, also anticipated to bottom near the end of the month.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Price cycle studies suggest that Bank of America shares may be due for more gains in the weeks ahead.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The broad market continues to surprise to the upside -- and there are a number of attractive stocks on the move. Here's a look at Yahoo's latest surge higher.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...There are primary indicators and there are subordinate indicators. Often we get caught up in the primary indicators and fail to see certain patterns within them. Here's how applying the subordinates can help you see something that could give you
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS.... . . You learned in elementary school.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The NASDAQ 100 index is outperforming all of the other major broad market indexes by a wide margin. A closer look at one of this index's highest relative strength stocks reveals a series of bullish technical developments.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Bollinger Bands suggest a trading range is developing.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Sideways markets are tedious to trade but finally the Nasdaq has broken out of a sideways market and is heading to 2700.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...In early May, NFLX was looking like it was about to put in a bearish reversal. Now, not so much.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Dark clouds are gathering. My last article about the stock entitled a href="http://technical.traders.com/tradersonline/display.asp?art=7676""What's Next For Netflix?"/a, marked the beginning of some bearish action.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Nexen Inc. has been on a tear after breaking out of a seven-month trading range back in May. Now that the stock has proceeded to pull back, I would look to accumulate shares at near-term support levels.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...This takeover is helping spur a surge in alternative energy vehicle stocks, but is the trend sustainable?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After a long consolidation period, Nike gapped up off support and looks ready for a run to new highs.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Despite the lone hammer, larger bearish patterns still dominate Nike, and the hammer needs confirmation.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Even though the Nikkei is near support, the sharp decline signals a sharp shift in trader sentiment that is unlikely to dissipate overnight.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Here is the Nikkei with trendline break and triple resistance threat.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A hammer at support and indicator divergence could foreshadow a bounce in the Nikkei.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Dow theory nonevent or not, the lack of confirmation between the transports and industrials in June provides the bears with hopes of a summer reversal.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The period before Christmas, especially when Christmas falls on a week day, means days of low volume and much volatility as traders take profits before the long weekend, and mutual funds adjust their portfolios to "pretty-pretty" the picture o
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Here are a number of plays to make on a head and shoulders pattern currently forming on Nortel's chart.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...There are both fundamental and technical clues that Nortel's worst trading days may be behind it. It would be a gutsy move but one that could reap handsome rewards if the telecom dog days are finally over.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...When a powerful trend takes hold, it generally pays to give such a market move the respect it deserves.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The current trend for NVLS is up, but the stock reached an important long-term retracement with a potentially bearish pattern taking shape.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Nvdia has been a stellar performer since August, but a potential double top and bearish engulfing pattern could mark the end of the run.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Nvdia established resistance around $29 in mid-June, and the parade of bearish candlesticks confirms selling pressure.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...It's not what the market is doing TO you but rather what you are doing in the market
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Up by more than 71% since June 2012, shares of Oceaneering International may be due to correct back to test support soon.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Amex Oil Index has covered the major distance of its bullish journey. The volatile sessions of the past few months obstructed the rally heading towards long-term resistance. Will the Index hit resistance?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Oil Index and Airline Index charts suggest that airlines are the stronger sector of the two -- for the moment.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Given that there are so many stocks, finding the best ones that make sound investments is not that easy.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Read The Future By Looking Back, Old Trendlines to Predict Future Movements by Cory Mitchell, CMT Can you extend old trendlines into time and use them to anticipate future price movements? Trendlines are well known to most traders, but most traders don
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...One Approach To Trading Bonds by Thom Hartle During the course of trading, the technician strives to enhance profitability by developing a consistent approach. Success in trading, as in any profession or practicing any skill, comes from the school of ha
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A great opportunity to buy stocks could be just a few days away.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...OppenheimerFunds focuses on providing investors with long-term performance across a range of funds. The resulting variety of styles and objectives offers true opportunities for diversification - both today and as investment needs change over time.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Options: Let price come to you by Jerry Kopf The average retail trader's first option transaction is often profitable--but rarely do rookie option traders know the actual reason behind their profits. Call it beginner's luck. If they win at first, they th
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Oracle is firming near a key retracement, but needs a catalyst before turning bullish.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Down by 60% since peaking in April 2011, shares of Pan American Silver may be at or near an important turning point.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...PCAR is likely to dip temporarily, according to RSI and ADX.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Sometimes the best strategy is to buy high and sell higher. This might be a strategy worth considering in shares of Pall Corp. in the days ahead.
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.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...IPOs often fail but PYPL may be the outlier to rise from the ashes as it prepares to breakout.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...With 2005 revenues of $2.95 billion, Pentair Inc. is a large player in the industrial sector. The stock's recent thrust higher may continue.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Shares of Pepsico have enjoyed a modestly bullish, long-term rally since March 2009, but technicals warn of an impending correction.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The smart money has been quietly accumulating shares of PetSmart Inc. during the stock's recent 10% correction.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Petsmart confirmed a major reversal pattern and returned to this support break, which now marks an important resistance level.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Pfizer Inc. is an established downtrend. Has its recent upside correction put it in a position to short?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Plan To Win by Richard Ahrens There are two kinds of traders: amateurs and professionals. The amateurs supply the money. Which would you rather be? It has been estimated that only 10% of traders consistently make money. It has also been estimated that
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The post-negative divergence decline was severe. And resistance at the 10-day EMA suggests more downside is possible.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...With the S&P Paper/Forest Products sector index coming off of a three-year low, more than a few paper products companies are having excellent years.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The consolidating range of PriceSmart can be traded for the short term. A breakout would lead to a robust bullish rally.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Shares of Priceline.com have been hit hard over the past three weeks; will the "smart money" step in to buy again soon?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The idea of reversion to the mean is one that traders tend to take for granted. Can you confidently assume all indicators subscribe to the normal probability distribution? Here, we measure the probability distribution of a few indicators to determine if
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Set of four DVDs contains the recordings of a four-day course that John Carter of Simpler_Options.com taught in September 2013.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The long-term trend for Pulte (PHM) is clearly bullish, but the daily chart shows a potentially bearish setup.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Pulte Homes rallied over the last six months, but resistance from a neckline support break is close at hand, and the advance looks corrective.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A Put/Call Ratio Oscillator To Pinpoint Market Conditions by John Summa Who says the put/call ratio doesn't work anymore? Here's an oscillator that's great for pinpointing intermediate market tops and bottoms. What's the ideal time to write an option?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A greater focus on your exit strategy and less on your entry may make a big difference in your overall trading results. Investors and traders alike devote a considerable amount of time focusing on what investments to make and what tools to use to m
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The bears continue to have a hard time writing the obituary for the bull market that began in 2003. Will it die? Not yet -- the weekly charts show that the market is on life support.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Shares of Qualcomm, Inc. may be on the verge of another trip south of their 50-day moving average.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The QQQs are beginning to look 'toppy.' Is it time to sell?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...QQQQ is the most traded and most followed stock in the US financial market. The long-term view of the stock is likely to be healthier than the current turbulence.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...According to Elliott wave theory, a stock or market trends in a certain direction in five waves with symmetrical triangle patterns forming as wave 4. Once wave 4 is complete, the stock or market continues in the direction of the trend to complete the fin
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Statistical analysis of the technology market sector shows that QQQQ is ready to move lower.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...QualComm (QCOM) broke double-top support with a big gap, and this broken support area has now turned into resistance.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Every market finds an enduring bottom at some point. Here's one way to help identify the start of a new bull market.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Transocean (RIG), a world leader in offshore drilling, broke major resistance in January and the current pullback looks like a classic throwback.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...When stocks blast to a new 52-week high on wide range and heavy volume, there's probably a good reason. Ross Stores is an example.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Shares of Raytheon have rebounded from a recent cycle low. Is this yet another surge on the way to a new high?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Shares of Raytheon have rebounded from a recent cycle low. Is this yet another surge en route to a new multimonth high?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Rambus shows good buying pressure and looks poised to confirm an important reversal pattern.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Rambus has been noticeably absent from the recent run in semiconductors, but shows signs of support and a volatility contraction.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...One of the most important skills to develop as an active trader is to know when to scale out of a position to lock in profits once price action starts to reverse
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The reason we make counterproductive trading decisions is because of our biases and flawed intuition. In this first part of a two-part series, we analyze and try to understand these trading behaviors so we can avoid costly mistakes and become more effect
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...What approach can lead to success in technical trading, in spite of all the cognitive biases we can have that were discussed in part 1 of this two-part article? Here in this second part, we try to answer that question by comparing what humans do in the m
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Bullish wedges are corrections in an upmove. Often the price of a stock in such a correction will retrace to a major support level. From there a resumption of the uptrend may be expected. Ford has made one such bullish wedge, correcting to major support
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A bottom of meaningful significance seems to have been made in the major equity indexes. Where are the significant resistance points going forward?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Denbury Resources recently topped out around the $14.00 level, as expected, but the near-term outlook is uncertain.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...V.14:1 (34-36): Recovery and Preparing to Trade by Ari Kiev, M.D. Keeping a level head is key to enhancing your success as a trader. In this article, this consultant, who teaches psychological breakthrough strategies, discusses how to relinquish the emo
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Once again, the 50-day moving average helps traders out.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Returning To The Basics by John Sweeney Since November last year, I've gone through exploiting the trend-related activities -- trading the underlying trend, adding trades to the trend trades and reversing trades when wrong about the trend -- but there's t
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The reversed MACD trading system, originally described in the March 2009 STOCKS & COMMODITIES, continues to perform well.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Back in April, we took a look at the performance of the reversed MACD trading system on shares of Newmont Mining. Here's a brief look at how the system has performed since then, using the same system parameters.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Looking for a share to buy is always a challenge.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Despite a sharp decline over the last two months, the decline in Rowan Cos. looks like a normal correction.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Russell 2000 has just completed a successful 38% retracement of the March 2009 to April 2010 bull run, and now, two volume-based indicators suggest that this key small-cap index may have another few weeks to run higher.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Daily and intraday charts both suggest that the line of least resistance for the premier small-cap index is toward higher prices.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Russell 3000 has recovered forming higher lows after establishing a strong support.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Powerful evidence suggests during 2016 the S&P 500 could reach 2200. However, a correction could be imminent. Let's see what's developing.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After such a big run higher, it's not surprising that the .SPX is due for a breather. Just how big a decline awaits may be determined by its strongest support levels.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Elliott wave theory shows that the S&P 500 has much farther to go on the downside before we can consider the market ready to start moving higher.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The S&P 500 is currently in a wave 2 market correction. Once this correction is completed, the S&P 500 will thrust downward to a new price low.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Penny stocks are among the most volatile of all, but for the patient and wise, substantial gains are possible. Here's a fascinating setup in a Canadian precious metals stock.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...CONVERTING ASCII TO APEX NDX FILE FORMATS Steps to convert ASCII to APEX NDX file formats, pages 56-57.
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
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Channel Index can help both stock and commodity traders detect when ""real world conditions,"" such as climate, are affecting seasonal price patterns. The author explains how to calculate as well as use the CCI. By Donald R. Lambert Four steps to ca
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...IS IT TIME TO GO MAC? Time was when virtually no software existed for traders whose machines were Apple Macintosh personal computers. Even Commodore had more software than Apple's machines, though retail technical analysis really got started with a lowl
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Letters in response to Arthur Merrill's article, ""The 28% Rule"", page 54.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...NORMALIZE TO COMPARE You can't compare apples and oranges - but if you need to try, normalizing the data is a way to make unlikely comparisons possible. A traditional method is to map values from the raw data onto a standard normal or bell curve. This l
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...SIDEBAR: Ode to the Sow or Bellies Up by Wilbur Corella
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Characterizations of certain psychological barriers to trading. - Technical Analysis, Inc.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Sidebar: Steps to overcoming resistance Self-help questions on your resistance to change.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Using BASIC Programs to Massage Data Microsoft BASIC has become the standard programming language on today's PC's and clones. It comes in a couple of slightly different flavors: BASIC, BASICA and GWBASIC, for example, are the most common IBM and clone v
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...SIDEBAR: Weighting schemes to computes implied volatility This sidebar lists the types of weights based on volume, distance in- or out-of-the-money, and volatility.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Strongly negative daily and weekly momentum indicators suggest that Sirius XM Radio shares still have more downside ahead.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Stocks in the semiconductor industry group may be primed for another correction after an unusually strong relief rally.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Snapchat could be poised for a rally.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Stamps.com has emerged out of a long consolidation period. Will the bullish breakout pull the stock higher?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Shares of SanDisk are surging higher again, making a near-term covered call play attractive.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The end of 2016 tells us why we may not see Dow Jones Industrial Average 20,000 for several months.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Is the market's rejection of drug stocks hinting at an opportunity in growth stocks?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Position sizing is an important concept in trading. Here is a look at using multiple entry points to reduce the risk of any one entry point
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Is the Semiconductor Index likely to test the newly formed support or plunge further? Is this corrective rally suitable to trigger fresh long positions?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A trader should not just jump into a stock position but should first define a valid trade setup, define his risk to reward ratio, and set the trigger price. GOOGLE (GOOG) is used here to explain how to properly enter a stock position to increase the prob
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Before you take the plunge and start trading options, here are seven mistakes you want to avoid.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Before you take the plunge and start trading options, here are seven mistakes you want to avoid
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...It pays to follow a disciplined trading system.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Reach for the stars! Don't give up on the quest for success. Everyone must go through a similar learning curve, and you should know that you're not alone in this journey to achieve successful trader status
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Shanghai Composite led the world from March to May, but this key index is lagging in July and a failure at the 50-day looks ominous.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Shaw Group is consolidating after a breakout rally of a rounded bottom.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Shifting To Another Dimension by John Sweeney I have spent the last several months tweaking a simple trading system to provide good profits with minimal drawdowns. The underlying idea (""Settlement,"" November 1991 through February 1992) isn't too compl
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Shorting a stock is not a game for amateurs, and even skilled traders struggle with trading during a bear market, but using this three-step process can put the odds greatly in your favor.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Precious metals have struggled of late and many are calling for a bear market. But here is some compelling evidence to the contrary.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Stocks & Commodities V. 22:10 (61): Sidebar: Four steps to calculate Lambert's commodity channel index Formulas are provided for the following four steps that calculate Lambert's commodity channel index. 1. Compute today's "typical" price, using high,
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Sidebar: Neoticker code and trading system to calculate AIM by L. Chan & L. Lin - NEOTICKER CODE TO CALCULATE AIM - NEOTICKER TRADING SYSTEM WITH ADVANCE ISSUES MOMENTUM
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A dramatic fall the past several weeks has cut the stock price in half and bargain hunting buyers could be stepping in.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Silver Standard Resources made a market top in late 2007 and has been trading lower this year. Over the last few months, SSRI has been in a narrow trading range that looks ready to break down and move lower.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Following its $48 high in April 2011, silver got hammered, dropping to a low of $18.51 in June 2013. Now that it's rising again, where is the best place to be?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...You can improve your investment returns over time dramatically if you can make profits during a bear market period instead of just suffering losses
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...While the direction of a trend can be dictated by difficult-to-understand economic concepts, there is a simple trend-following strategy that works and doesn't require any complex knowledge of economics.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Why has the price of this stock, a designer, developer, manufacturer and marketer of custom and open-standard memory solutions, jumped?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...In the past six months, two stocks have provided triple-digit gains. Pizza Inn and Stamps.com have some traits in common. Let's take a look.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Daytrading's not a profession for the weak, that's for sure. Try these tips to help you trade.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...While the Standard & Poor's 500 records multiyear highs, the S&P SmallCap Index remains below its July high, and continued relative weakness bodes ill for small-caps.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Iranian nuclear threat seems to be fading.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Markets have been volatile but is the worst over for solar stocks? And which ones are best positioned to perform once the correction has run its course?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...It's been a long road to get their products to market but the potential is exciting if they can deliver.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Originally published in Technical Analysis of STOCKS & COMMODITIES, our companion magazine, as "Some Rules To Trade By," this article, filled with common sense and down-to-earth advice, can be applied to investors as well as the traders
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Some Rules To Trade By by Daryl Guppy A good trader will have a trading plan. Here are some guidelines for setting up your own trading rules. In a raging bull market, it is easy to forget that markets make us pay for our mistakes. In a bull market, th
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...With Whole Foods Market (WFM) set to announce quarterly earnings on Wednesday May 4th, 2016, what does the chart say about the performance of its stock?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Over the last few months, the selling pressure in the shares of Southwest Airlines has been relatively mild yet persistent. Will the newest swing sell signal in the stock precipitate a plunge to lower price levels?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Spinnaker Exploration has been in a long-term downtrend since May of last year. Elliott Wave theory indicates a potential decline to new lows before this trend reverses.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Spread Trading to Reduce Risk by L.A. Little What are spread trades, how do they work, and how can we use them? The spread trading strategy receives too little attention even though a well-designed spread can offer excellent profit potential while dec
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Staples' price chart on a weekly basis has closed at a new all-time high. What transpires next should be a tradable move, but traders need to see some confirmation. Show us the money!
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Starbucks broke above flag resistance, but low volume suggests that this breakout may lack caffeine.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...While the broader market recovered in February, Starbucks has yet to fill its gap and remains oversold.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Step Up To Trade At The NYMEX by Victoria Woolley How do you get to be a floor trader at the New York Mercantile Exchange? Like Broadway, it's practice, practice, practice. Ever wonder what the training process is for new options traders, how their per
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Step up to the window by Alan Hanson As a newly-licensed floor broker handling orders for a major Chicago commodity broker, I enjoyed expressing my own market theories and opinions to the older members of the exchange. My ideas were important to me, but
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Tina Logan (www.tinalogan.com) is the author of Getting Started In Candlestick Charting and Profiting From Market Trends. She has more than 23 years of combined experience as a trainer in corporate settings and as a coach for traders
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Putting some of your investment dollars to work in securities that offer payouts can be a good tradeoff between risk and reward. Here's how to go about it
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...There are key factors that can help you understand the market's cycle when it crashes as well as how to avoid it and, more important, how to profit by it.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...One stock that has stirred attention in the news is Microsoft Corp. [MSFT]. A stock that was growing at a steady rate had taken a beating due to certain fundamental factors affecting the stock negatively.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Stock timing to the discount rates by Jay Kaeppel The course and direction of interest rates have long had a direct and often profound effect on the course of stock prices. When interest rates are rising, investors tend to turn away from the stock marke
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A Structured Approach To Option Trading by Jay Kaeppel This is the first in a series of articles about option trading with the PROVEST option trading method. The PROVEST method is not a trading system. Rather, it utilizes a series of criteria that can a
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Stocks According To Trend Tendency by Stuart Meibuhr Many times, a question asked of STOCKS & COMMODITIES readers will more than likely find an answer -- and more than an answer, further questions. Such was the article that E. Michael Poulos presented ea
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Stocks and bonds have been moving in unison since late summer, but signs of strain are starting to appear in this "positive" relationship.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...As Warren Buffett said recently, "It is better to invest in houses than in stocks."
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Finding which stock to buy can be a challenge.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Stocks Yield To Bonds by Tushar S. Chande A stock's price may be considered a mechanism to adjust its dividend yield. In the short run, the dollar amount of the dividend is fixed, and so stock prices change to accommodate changes in bond yields. Lags oc
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Readers often ask how they can get in touch with other traders to discuss trading ideas. In this age of electronic communication, one way to connect with other traders is through the Internet, by subscribing to E-mail-based ""lists."" The following infor
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...When technical indicators indicate a down market, one traditional approach is to move from stocks to money market instruments as a protective strategy and for improved risk-to-reward. Here's a twist on that market-switching strategy that instead turns to
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The best investment advice you will receive -- if a certain Prince is interested in buying long then you should be selling out your long position or shorting the equity!
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Systems Xcellence provides electronic transaction-based software applications for the managed-care sector of the health care industry.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The recent decline in Tidewater looks like a correction back to the resistance breakout.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Statistical analysis shows that the iShares Barclays 20+ Year Treasury exchange traded fund downtrend will continue.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...When a triple-leveraged exchange traded fund gives hints that a powerful trend may be about to stall, savvy traders begin to size up the situation more closely.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Up by nearly 50% in just five weeks, shares of TripAdvisor Inc. are once again meeting a strong resistance barrier.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Texas United Bancshares is ready for a break out in a flag & pennant formation.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Have you ever wanted to sit down with one of the rock stars of the trading world? Here's your chance.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...As layoffs mount, staffing companies can profit by helping to locate replacements for senior managers and offering consulting services to help with the changing corporate culture. That's what Korn/Ferry can do.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Closed-end funds are an often-overlooked trading vehicle, despite the wealth of available fundamental data that can be used to lower risk.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...By using a number of different trading methods, as opposed to relying on just one, traders can effectively lower their risk.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...XLK made a market low in mid-January and has been trading in an upward trend ever since. However, the evidence points out that this uptrend is nothing more than a bear market rally that is about to end.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A piercing pattern, a positive stochastic divergence ... could the much-loathed telecommunications stocks be among the first to move higher in April?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Leading sectors from a preceding bull market are often decimated in the subsequent bear market. The telecommunications sector was sent reeling in the technology crash. But they've been making exciting moves recently. Let's see what the possi
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Tesla stock took a hit after the Cybertruck reveal and window demo fail but there are some powerful reasons why this reaction might just be temporary.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...When an obvious head & shoulders pattern has bottomed, does it mean it's time to buy for a long-term hold?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Borrowing stock to sell short has limited upside if you get it right but unlimited downside if you're wrong. Here is a way to bet on a correction while limiting risk.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Borrowing stock to sell short has limited upside if you get it right but unlimited downside if you're wrong. Here is a way to bet on a correction while limiting risk.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Philadelphia Bank Index is a broad financial index that usually mirrors the Dow.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...When a well known bear interviewed on Bloomberg or CNBC and shouts, "sell, sell, sell", is it time to buy?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Technicians and traders from around the world met in Washington, DC, during the first week of November 2003 to discuss the latest techniques and markets. For those serious about the practice and application of technical analysis, it was an event not to
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Commitment To Trading by Adrienne Laris Toghraie How far would you go to succeed in your trading? Commitment and achievement go hand in hand but they must be balanced. Top traders know, either instinctively or as a result of experience, that all a
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Proven techniques to help you identify the right times to buy and sell.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Copper, a powerful indicator of global manufacturing demand, has been falling and not by just a little. Why and what does it mean for markets?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Over the long term, the US dollar has shown a tendency to peak several months ahead of peaks in the price of unleaded gas futures.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Statistical analysis is used to show that the dollar is in an uptrend with an expected price target of 25.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Dow has fallen heavily, but with so many companies coming out with excellent financial results, is it time to start bottom picking?
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
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The previously invincible home improvement behemoth Home Depot (HD) is ready to drop in spite of a strong housing market. Is this a contradiction or a sign of things to come?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Price direction reveals the trend but this stock's relative strength is the fuel to keep it going
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Keys To Technical Conditions by James S. Gould, Ph.D. In the beginning, before personal computers routinely made trading decisions, there were traders who were able to decipher the language of the markets and earn trading profits. Today, traders hav
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Are you a buy-and-hold believer? Enhance your returns by using this simple technique.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Good news from the European Union and the US sent the stock market soaring, with stock leaders offering solid trades for big profits.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Market Facilitation Index Update: 1/89 to 3/90 by Charles F. Wright I have noticed through the years that when a technique is disclosed in the popular press you can count on it to stop working for some time after the disclosure. You can speculate as
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Want to know one simple gauge the pros use for determining the overall health of the stock market? Find out what to look for
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...As their daily charts move above their 200-day moving averages, the indices are showing a short-term trend change.What are the weekly charts showing with their longer-term views?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Is there such a thing as a "normal" market environment anymore? From the looks of it, probably not, but that may not be a bad thing. There are still opportunities to make a lot of money. We'll explore them he
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Oil Services Index (OSX) has been in a steep correction the last several weeks but is now showing signs of bottoming out.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Why do traders lose money? The answer may surprise you. Here's a look at the core of the problem and how you can arrive at a profitable strategy.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The result of this analysis shows that the trader must select the right indicator in order to be successful in trading.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Russell 2000 (small cap stocks) has been on the road to recovery and is now testing the highs made in early June. It looks poised to clear June's overhead resistance in the near future, but might need a pullback to build the momentum to get the
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Though the S&P 500 has been resilient in recent months, the index is showing signs of vulnerability.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Many people get duped into believing that by participating in the markets, success will be right around the corner. Here's a more realistic look
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Taking small steps, being patient, and following a well-thought-out plan makes all the difference.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After breaching the resistance, the S&P 600 Small Cap Index entered a healthy uptrend.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...In an industry where indicators flash buy and sell signals, there are only three real factors that make up successful trading.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...With the madness surrounding stocks like GME, it seems that now is a good time to go over this basic principle of trend trading.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...With the madness surrounding stocks like GME, it seems that now is a good time to go over this basic principle of trend trading
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...See how to use Bollinger Bands and trend lines to discover market tops and bottoms.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Expand your trading expertise with this handy guide to orders and how to use them.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Despite last week's sharp correction in the equity market, current volatility levels do not indicate a significant bottom in the S&P 100.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Despite last week's sharp correction in the equity market, current volatility levels do not indicate a significant bottom in the S&P 100.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The secrets to stock option success by Patrick D. Bosold Author: Kenneth R. Trester Publisher: Institute for Options Research, Inc., P.O. Box 12340 Reno, NV 89510 (800) 334-0854, Ext. 840 Contents: Ten cassette tapes, 270 page manual, Future Value
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...I have defined six statistical signals that when completed provide an overall signal of a reversal in trend. Recent price action of the Dow Jones Industrial Average has now completed three of these statistical signals with three signals left to confirm a
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Fundamentalists and technicians have long been at war over approaches to profiting from the market, but price patterns have been three keys to sizing up stocks for strong profit potential.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Runaway stocks always start from breaking out from a base pattern. There are three keys to help you spot them over and over again.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...US stock indices are poised for a December decline - Elliott wave theory shows the paths to the next buying opportunity.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...It's not just about how much you make or lose on each trade; it's how you manage those profits and losses that make all the difference in your success as a trader. Here's a look at three rules that may give you a different perspective.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Three Rules, One Easy Way To Trade ETFs by Larry Conners and David Penn Here's a short-term trading strategy to trade exchange traded funds. A famous trader once remarked that he could publish the secrets to his winning trading strategy in the newspape
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...To score the highest gains, you have to look for strength in the stock market. Here's a look at three stocks that are currently helping lead the market higher.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Measure market time in elapsed five-minute intervals in any time zone.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A recent breakout on good volume bodes well for Intel as long as key support holds.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Shares of Oracle Corp. have remained within the bounds of a remarkably steady uptrend channel for more than four months now, but is that about to end?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The NASDAQ as well as the overall stock market has been in a secular bear Market since 2000. However, from early 2009 to the present the NASDAQ has been moving upward in a bear market correction. It is now time for this correction to end and the bear m
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After plunging by more than 40% between November 8, 2011, and May 16, 2012, are shares of Newmont Mining a value investor's best friend?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A rising wedge formation and a triple-top resistance in two different time frames may spoil the party in Cisco. Profit-booking may be wise at this stage.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Banks throughout the world have been hit hard. Is it time to start buying shares in some of them?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The financial markets of the world are in a recession. What are the best stocks to buy?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After reaching a high of $725 on May 12, the price of London gold has fallen dramatically to $586.50 by June 14. What can we expect next?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Traders seem obsessed with timing buys in gold. But there might be better investment opportunities in the metals that get overlooked.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Corn is up almost 30% in the last two months and soybeans show gains of almost 15% in the past five weeks.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The S&P 500 has moved into prime short-term buying territory with today's move.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Spinnaker Exploration looks to have completed the second wave of an uptrend, meaning that the stock should eventually take out June's high.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The market may be in a sideways trend until after the US Labor Day and the Canadian Labour Day. The problem, however, is that the month of September is notorious for being the quietest of the year, presenting remarkable buying opportunities. So what are
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The bullish percent chart for precious metals could indicate a buying opportunity very soon.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Up nearly 200% since 2008's bear market low, high-grade copper futures appear to be running out of steam. Where are the most solid support levels for this essential commodity?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Sometimes it's the not-so-obvious clues on the price chart that can warn you that the party is just about over. Looks like the hosts are making a mad dash for the punch bowl -- in shares of Sara Lee.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Is it time to go long on Valero Energy?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Is gold gearing up for a breakout?
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?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Once again, the bears circle Campground Apple hoping for easier pickings this time around.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...This stock shows signs of topping and presents a short opportunity to hedge long exposure in today's volatile markets.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Stocks making new multimonth highs are always a topic of interest for serious momentum traders.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The company is loved, the athletic clothing sold popular. With the financial crises, the price dropped from a high of $58.87 in October 2007 to a low of $5.60 by March 2009. It is now trading at $26. Is it worth a buy?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Two key divergences and a 62 percent retracement level say it's time to cash in or at least use a trailing stop-loss to lock in profits.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Having experienced a rise of 80% in the past 11 months, shares of TWX are beginning to become more vulnerable to a correction.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Careful analysis is one essential component of making successful trades. Admitting you were wrong is another.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Careful analysis is one essential component of making successful trades. Admitting you were wrong is another
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Are homebuilders a buy yet?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Covered call writing is one of the most popular option strategies, but there is, of course, a catch. This variation will reduce risk and increase profitability and compare it with related call writing strategies.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...To Forecast or To Follow by JESSE H. THOMPSON/Technical Analysis staff writer Browsing the ads of Barron's Financial Weekly or Commodities magazine can be mesmerizing. Financial gurus, ""new discoveries"" and ""wonder"" systems abound. Too much skeptici
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...To Forecast or To Follow by JESSE H. THOMPSON/Technical Analysis staff writer Browsing the ads of Barron's Financial Weekly or Commodities magazine can be mesmerizing. Financial gurus, ""new discoveries"" and ""wonder"" systems abound. Too much skeptici
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Is it time to buy gold? My charts are saying, "Not yet."
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Is it time to buy gold? My charts are saying, "Not yet."
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Despite what some investors say, find yourself a real investment, because the yellow metal is not it. What’s that, you say? Gold isn’t a real investment?!
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...... Not to Netflix. That is the question.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) are modeled after mutual funds. They are often publicly traded and they purchase, manage and rent physical real estate. Typically, a particular REIT will have a specific property type they invest in like single-famil
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) are modeled after mutual funds. They are often publicly traded and they purchase, manage and rent physical real estate. Typically, a particular REIT will have a specific property type they invest in like single-famil
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...That is the question. Here's a detailed discussion of short selling.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...That is the question. Here's a detailed discussion of short selling.
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
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
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The bankruptcy of General Motors, and the financial difficulty the motor vehicle industry has found itself in, has scared the market. But is it time to invest in it?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Here's a look at the US presidential election and how it can affect the stock market.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The S&P 500 reaches resistance, see why it could hold and where it can go next.
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.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...High-yield bond funds can provide stock equity-like returns with significantly less volatility and significantly smaller drawdowns. Exponential moving averages (EMAs) are a popular way to trade these funds and strategies can range from very simple to com
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Statistical analysis shows traders becoming less aggressive in buying the individual stocks making up the Dow Jones Industrial Average. This normally occurs near the end of a long-term upward trend.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...You can use seasonality characteristics to develop a trading strategy. Here's an example of developing a strategy after identifying a seasonal pattern in an agricultural commodity
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Here, the potential for using the ADX indicator in an automated trend-following trading system is demonstrated and applied to trading stock index futures
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...When is the best time to buy on a head and shoulders bottom reversal?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...When to sell? It is the age-old question. There have been many explanations and theories. Try and keep it simple.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The general market trend seems to be changing. Here's an example of how to take advantage of it.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Despite the recent rise in oil prices over the last few months, the Dow Transports are surprisingly strong and the Oil Service HOLDRS are surprisingly weak.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Travel and entertainment ETFs offer an opportunity to participate in an industry that has experienced significant disruptions and revenue declines due to the Covid-19 pandemic and its lingering effects. Are they resurging? Here's a look
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Whether as support or resistance, trendlines can play more than one role in bull markets.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Amid a montage of chart patterns comes a breakout for Realnetworks.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Fundamental analysis, technical analysis, or sentiment analysis: which do you prefer? Find out how you can determine which type of analysis is best suited for you.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Has a bottom finally shown up to produce a tradable bounce?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Turkish ISE National XU100 Index is underperforming many world markets, and an early January breakdown points to lower prices ahead.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...IBD is a weekly financial newspaper well-known for its extensive stock market data crunching and top stock rankings. Here, we'll look at two ETFs that use stock-selection strategies developed and made famous by IBD. We'll begin with a review of IBD's his
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...It is customary for a share price to fill a gap when one is made.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...In every market, there are almost always new strong stock performers rising through the ranks. Here are two worth watching.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Canadian energy trusts took a tumble in the wake of the Canadian government's Halloween Surprise announcement in October 2006 regarding the tax treatment of these high-yielding securities. Here's a look at one energy trust that is currently set
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Here are two technical indicators trigger for a bullish swing trade.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...There are a few shares that simply move up and up and up. Below are two shares one should keep an eye on.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...By identifying when major bull and bear markets begin and end, you can time your investments better to improve returns and limit downside. Here's a way to do that by combining just one fundamental indicator with one technical indicator
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The most difficult part of trading is knowing when to get in early and when to stay out but there is a simple two step strategy to help you get into winning stocks earlier than the crowd.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After forming a solid-looking nine-week base, Hecla Mining may be forming a cycle low, one that short-term traders may wish to investigate.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Unocal (UCL) has been range bound since 2000, but the daily and weekly chart point to an upside breakout.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After becoming oversold and forming a bullish engulfing pattern, the US Dollar Index looks poised for a bounce. Don't get too excited, though.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The balance of evidence suggest US stock indices are in bull mode, however there are cautionary signals. Learn how to navigate the upcoming turns.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...US main stock indices have returned to important support. See what the technical indicators are saying.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The 30-year interest rate of this futures contract is at its all-time highs.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...USO rallied sharply after breaking higher from a bottom reversal pennant formation in mid-February 2009. Is the current price action signaling the start of a corrective phase in crude oil?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Shares of United Technology enjoyed a powerful two-day rally in the wake of Thursday's QE3 announcement by the Fed, and a continuation move is likely.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Shares of Union Pacific Corp. have rallied steadily since breaking higher from an 18-week long consolidation pattern.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...In any given day you are likely to find one stock that has gone up in price on higher than average volume. Is there any way of knowing whether this is a pump and dump or a genuine upside breakout that will be followed by continued upward price direction
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Learn how cup & handle patterns reveal explosive trade setups on a variety of time periods.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...It's not uncommon for markets to trend based on seasonal patterns. So when your system doesn't seem to be giving you the returns you were hoping for, it may help to turn to seasonality analysis to try and optimize your trading system
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Put/Call ratio is simply the number of put options contracts traded in a given day divided by the number of call options contracts traded that same day. The put volume divided by the call volume yields the Put/Call ratio.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Stocks & Commodities V. 24:3 (62-66): Using Calls To Create Synthetic Leverage by Matthew J. Stander Before you take the plunge and buy a call option, you should consider whether you know everything you can about doing so. Traders frequently buy call o
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Contrarian indicators like short interest, analyst ratings and bullish percent levels can all be used to help gauge market sentiment. In this article, I compare oil service stocks to integrated oil stocks to see which sector has the best chance of moving
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Do you want to trade assets that are positively correlated or are you better off trading assets that move in different ways? Here's a look at how a correlation strategy compares with a moving average crossover strategy and a buy & hold strategy
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Dawn's early light is the Sanskrit name that Tuschar Chande gave to an indicator he developed in 1995. The Aroon indicator consists of two separate lines; the Aroon-Up and the Aroon-Down. We will use the chart of Intuit, Inc. (INTU) to study how thi
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Here is a very simple, reliable way to help identify a true trend reversal -- and maybe make some trading profits, too.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Using Futures And Options to Reshape Portfolio Risk by Jean-Olivier Fraisse, C.F.A. Portfolio management at its simplest is finding the highest possible return while limiting the risk involved. Because economic conditions constantly change, keeping to t
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...W.D. Gann is reputed to have made millions of dollars in his share trading. Here's his technique as applied to Bombardier.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...See how the S&P 500 in 1998 could give clues to 2019.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Using MMI to trade OEX by Dan Downing My firm uses an indicator derived from the Major Market Index (MMI) Stock Index Future to trade options on Standard & Poor's 100 Stock Index (OEX). The indicator is used to determine when the MMI future is in very o
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...V. 22:6 (40-51): Using Money Flow To Stay With The Trend by Markos Katsanos Avoid impending disasters and stay on the right side of the trend with the volume flow indicator. In their classic Technical Analysis Of Stock Trends, Robert Edwards and John M
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A crossover of two moving averages presents a possible trading opportunity.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Trading a price retracement amid an established trend can provide you with a low-risk, high-probability trading opportunity.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Chart patterns aren't infallible. But when they do fail, what should you do?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Pitchfork channels can identify good buy and sell points, as illustrated by Meridian Resources Corp.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Price channels reveal both trends and trading ranges but also powerful trend reversals such as what may be happening in the bond market, right now.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Combining seasonality with price action can be a useful addition to the trader's arsenal of trading systems.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Sometimes people will say that the reason that they will no longer use protective sell stops is because when they have used them in the past, their stops will invariably get touched, taking them out of the trade, just before the stock reverses. It is li
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Use the unique relationship between the Nikkei Stock Average and the major US stock market indexes to predict short-term market turning points with the help of a spreadsheet--no skills in statistics required
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...While Frontier Airlines surprised investors with a bankruptcy announcement, relative strength investors would have steered clear of this disaster in the making before then.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Take advantage of the performance differential of a stock versus the market with this new indicator
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Relative strength offers traders a way to identify top-performing sectors, and exchange traded funds offer a way for investors to trade these ideas.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Using Spread Orders To Roll Forward by Csaba Radnoty Most futures contracts have a delivery mechanism that involves the exchange of physicals for cash. Understandably, few traders want to deal with the delivery process. To liquidate positions nearing de
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Using Stops To Your Advantage by William I. Greenspan Ever feel as though the locals on the floor of the exchange that you trade seem to know where you place your stop-loss orders? Professional traders know where stop-loss orders are, not because someon
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Does technical trading apply to REITs? Using three classic technical indicators, I will show you how technical analysis can be effective.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Does the Parabolic technical trading system work in a trending market?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Will the MACD indicator improve results? So far the RSI oscillator and the Parabolic trading systems have been flawed.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Using The Emini S&P 500 To Trade Options by Tom Busby Here's a technique one veteran S&P futures trader uses to trade options. I rarely come across a trader who has not traded options at one time or another. Option strategies come in many shapes and f
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Earnings releases and the biggest movers lists can highlight stocks ready to move.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Trading ranges not only help predict future movements in price, but they can also determine the extent of the move.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Trendlines can be used to predict reversal points, as well as breakout points.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Finding a trading system that beats the buy & hold method is a good find, especially in a volatile market. Here is a trading system that uses the volatility index as a forecasting tool and outperforms the buy & hold approach.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Part-time traders often become frustrated when they're unable to watch the market all day, but weekly charts give them an advantage of full-time trading.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The anchored VWAP is used to confirm trends and identify areas of support and resistance. The anchor adds a specific starting point, factoring in price and volume. Here is a way to automatically locate zigzag highs/lows to use as anchor points
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...LETTER FROM JOHN BOLLINGER Editor, The conventional interpretation of Bollinger bands is not overbought at the upper band and oversold at the lower band, as the Tezels assert in "On using volatility bands" (STOCKS & COMMODITIES, October 1997). Bolling
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...LETTERS TO S&C OVERBOUGHT/OVERSOLD LIMITS Editor, I'm new to the markets, technical analysis and SuperCharts. I'm constantly agonizing over where to set my overbought and oversold limits. What I would like to do is shift them up in a clearly definable
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...LETTERS TO S&C The editors of S&C invite readers to submit their opinions and information on subjects relating to technical analysis and this magazine. This column is our means of communication with our readers. Is there something you would like to know
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...DISCOUNT BROKERAGE SERVICE Editor, I'm an Italian subscriber and TradeStation user and I'd like to start trading soon. My problem is finding a discount brokerage service that allows me to trade in CBOT and LIFFE markets directly via keyboard from Italy
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...V14:7 Letters to S&C - Technical Analysis, Inc. SWING LINE CHARTS Editor, I would appreciate any information you have on swing line charts. Also, do you know of a charting system that shows this type of chart? I'm not referring to oscillators but to
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...MECHANICAL SYSTEMS Editor, Excellent article on the relative strength index by John Sweeney in the September 1997 issue! Has STOCKS & COMMODITIES published any articles on mechanical systems using relative strength index (RSI)? Can we look forward to fu
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The editors of S&C invite readers to submit their opinions and information on subjects relating to technical analysis and this magazine. This column is our means of communication with our readers. Is there something you would like to know more (or less)
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Letters To S&C Several readers wrote to S&C in response to Dennis Meyers's article, "The siren call of optimized trading systems," in the October 1996 STOCKS & COMMODITIES, and Meyers himself wrote a lengthy respose to the various questions.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Letters To S&C Letters this month include one responding to Jeffrey Katz and Donna McCormick's December 1996 article titled "A rule-based approach to trading," and the Dennis Meyer article published in the January 1997 issue.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Letters To S&C S&C readers voice their opinions on the historical volatility debate, the Futures Liquidity column, Mark Douglas' interview, and trading options futures.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Letters To S&C Topics this month range from inflation and interest rate questions in response to the interview with Alex Saitta in the March 1997 issue to Robert Krausz's article titled "Dynamic multiple time frames.""
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Letters To S&C The editor provides further information on technical analysis accreditation programs and additional reading on the Point and Figure technique.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...POINT & FIGURE CHARTING Editor, Concerning Daryl Guppy's March 1997 article ("Building point & figure charts"), the one-box point & figure chart was created incorrectly. When the reversal is one unit, you do not always move one column to the right. The
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...PATTERN RECOGNITION Editor, I have read some of the articles by Thomas Bulkowski, particularly, "On rising wedges" and "Ascending and descending triangles." I found them very interesting and accurate. I'd like to see more of his articles in the future.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...WEB FORUM ON TRADING? Editor, I'm a longtime subscriber to your magazine and enjoy it very much, including especially the reviews of products. There is a related need that your Web site could meet while it would be impractical for a periodical. The prod
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The bearish breakout of Valhi Inc. is inevitable.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Whenever the S&P 500 index makes a sharp, persistent correction, the volatility indexes can rally sharply.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Value Line Index offers a useful way to monitor market breadth and confirm the major trends.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A break of key resistance at current levels could signal higher prices down the road.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...It's been flying passengers since 2007 but on November 14, 2014 the company, founded by entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson, began trading on the NASDAQ.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Wellpoint Health Network is undergoing a bearish consolidation. The breakdown is likely to open various trading opportunities.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Shares of Williams Cos. have experienced a particularly strong rally since October 2011. Is the latest pullback in the stock a buying opportunity?
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 breakout above key resistance and subsequent buy-side price discovery for Monday, August 19, 2019's auction. Market structu
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 establishment of a structural low and subsequent buy-side price discovery for Tuesday, August 13, 2019's auction. Market st
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 selloff in Tuesday, April 14, 2020's auction. Market structure and order flow provide insight into the actual transactional
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 on Thursday, March 20, 2020. Market structure and order flow provide insight into the ac
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 buy-side continuation for Wednesday, March 4, 2020 which ultimately failed at statistical resistance. Market structure and order
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 breakout through key resistance and subsequent rally on Monday, February 8, 2021. Market structure and order flow provide insigh
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 breakout through key resistance and subsequent rally on Wednesday, April 28, 2021. Market structure and order flow provide insig
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 sell-side defense of key resistance and subsequent price discovery lower for Friday, December 20, 2019's auction. Market st
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 failed rally from key support and subsequent selloff on Friday, January 15, 2021. Market structure and order flow provide insigh
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 buy-side continuation for Wednesday, March 17, 2020 which ultimately failed at statistical resistance. Market structure and orde
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 Tuesday, April 7, 2020's auction. Market structure and order flow provide insigh
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 rally through key resistance on Wednesday, November 11, 2020. Market structure and order flow provide insight into the actual t
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 rally from key support on Thursday, October 15, 2020. Market structure and order flow provide insight into the actual transactio
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, April 6, 2020's auction. Market structure and order flow 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 breakout through key resistance and subsequent rally on Friday, March 5, 2021. Market structure and order flow provide insight i
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...In this article, we examine the order flow and limit order book data in the WTI futures market that provides insight into sell response at key resistance following a rally on Wednesday, June 23, 2021. Market structure and order flow provide insight into
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Up by nearly 130% since July 2012, shares of Wynn Resorts Ltd. appear to be under distribution prior to a correction.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Up by nearly 130% since July 2012, shares of Wynn Resorts Ltd. appear to be under distribution prior to a correction.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After a correction and consolidation, Wal-Mart broke resistance on big volume and is ready to challenge its 2005 highs.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...CF-DM from J.C. Productions. By John Sweeney Some systems are so active it could give a guy a heart attack. J.C. Productions has put together one of the most active and breathtaking trading systems I've run across. Of course, I haven't seen everything i
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Bernanke: Fed intends to maintain highly accommodative policy for the foreseeable future.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...What can you expect to happen in the financial markets in 2015?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The last time I wrote on this equity it had a very nice head and shoulders bottom reversal pattern. I was anticipating it to go higher over the long-term, but. . . things change. The time to sell long positions was when the long-term trendline was brok
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The effects of implied volatility are underestimated by many option traders. It can vary greatly and unpredictably over an option's life and have a negative impact on the profitability of an option position.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...On July 19, I wrote about TZOO, which Dan Zanger discussed in his newsletter as a potential buy. On July 20, it put in an engulfing bear candlestick pattern and then on July 21, it dropped off a cliff. What happened?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Year-end has historically been a good time to own gold thanks to seasonal jewelry demand. So what happened in 2013?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...September is known as the month the market usually slows down, and October is known as the month for drama. What does a Gann chart say?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Stocks & Commodities V. 24:4 (26-31): What It Takes To Survive by Adrienne Toghraie As a trader, you need to be a winner and you also need to be a survivor. Here's why. No matter how good a trader is, he will experience a shattering loss some time in h
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Analysts are at loggerheads when it comes to market direction. The bears are shouting sell, but the bulls are saying that when everyone sells, that's the time to buy! So what should you do?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...When a market has been strongly bullish, it's easy to get complacent and focus on continuing to grow your net returns. The reality is that markets don't always go up, which is why, as a precaution, it's worth your time to map out the bigger picture. That
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...What You Need To Know About Gaps by Joe Luisi and Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan Have you ever wondered what gaps are and why they occur? Here are the various types, examples - and an answer. Ever had an open position at the close one day, only to find that a
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Large and powerful formations are not always invulnerable to outside forces, and Coca-Cola is a case in point.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Since hitting bottom in late June, gold and precious metal prices have posted impressive gains. But the best way to play this rally may be to not buy the metals themselves.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...These five concepts should be considered when developing exit strategies.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Is waiting on the sidelines the ideal way to make a profit?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Why care about market internals?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The consumer confidence index has dropped, and stock prices have fallen. When do you get back in?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Knowing when to hold a stock is important, but it is absolutely critical to know when to sell them.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Knowing when to hold a stock is important, but it is absolutely critical to know when to sell them.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Candlesticks can be useful in helping to delete your emotions from trading.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Stocks & Commodities V. 25:4 (32-34): When To Trade With Cycles by John F. Ehlers When should you trade the cycle mode in a market and when should you trade the trend mode? Find out with this indicator. In theory, trading with cycles is easy -- just buy
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Since topping out at the $8 area, Canada's dominant airline is now in a potentially bearish pattern - a descending triangle.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Experts have always recommended keeping a portion of your investments overseas. But how do you select the countries to invest in?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...What type of analysis is likely to benefit the active trader? Which field of research is more suited for seeking market outperformance? Which is more tailored for those looking for consistent returns? Let's find out
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After enduring a multimonth decline, are shares of Freeport-McMoran Copper and Gold close to an important bullish reversal point?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The broad market indexes have tumbled significantly in the last few weeks, so how much lower can they go?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...With problems in Europe, the disappointing jobs report in the US, and the oil drama in the Gulf of Mexico, the question is, what's next?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Where to Put Your Stops by John Sweeney Stops protecting an initial entry position are like forward passes in football: Three things can happen to you and only one of them is good! 1)You can be taken out of a strong adverse move early (That's good). 2
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Though the recent correction in oil service stocks may not be over, we have probably not seen the ultimate top in prices.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Until investors become more optimistic on oil services stocks, this group has higher to go.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...AbbVie, Inc. (ABBV) is a large cap growth stock in the health care sector which has been on a tear for the bulk of 2017. It recently tested and retreated from its prior high. The question now is, what does this bode for the stock?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Most gold bugs already know that gold mining stocks tend to rally for an extended period during the latter part of the year. But what about this year?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...How much farther can the Standard & Poor's 500 fall?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...With the market in a correction, it's a good time to touch upon two key rules of trading that make you money and keep you from losing it.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Winning in the Futures Market (Three ways to beat the system) by Allen D. Hanson There are very few successful futures traders. Most winners tend to give back their earnings and many of the people that try the commodity futures markets never really get
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A very reliable MetaStock expert advisor is suggesting that the Russell 2000 index has the potential to face more downside in the next week or two, at the very least.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...With 17% of the S&P 500 component stocks flashing new RMO swing sell signals, there can be little doubt that the broad US markets have put in a significant weekly high.
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?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After making a measured correction into a key cycle bottom, shares of Workday, Inc. may be ready for a sprint toward $100 per share.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Working Money: The Lazy Man's Guide To Long-Term Investing by R.M. Sidewitz Are you a buy-and-hold believer? Enhance your returns by using this simple technique. One of the major chall-enges for the long-term investor involves the amount of time and at
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After a major, sustained bullish trend move, there's always a consolidation before another rally and/or a reversal. Which will it be for shares of Wyndham Worldwide?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Many gold stocks are surging higher as the XAU beats the 200-EMA resistance level.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The higher tops could not stop the Financial Select Sector SPDR from retracing back to the previous support level. The fresh bullish rally is likely to move with a depressed mood.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Industrial Select Sector SPDR has hit the target, and the momentum indicators are oversold. Is the situation favorable for a successful bounce?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...As the overall markets attempt to bounce off the recent downleg, many stocks will try to follow suit. Will Yahoo! have something to shout about?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Z-score can help to analyze sequences of trades to determine the relationship between wins and losses. You can use this statistic to refine your trading strategy to maximize profitability. We'll show you how